Making your Moodle Mobile

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Making your Moodle Mobile

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Moodle 2.1 introduced the ability to set different themes to be used when different devices are detected.

Moodle 2.2 now has a standard theme as part of the core which was designed for smartphone and tablet browsers screens.

MyMobile was developed by John St.*as of Moodle 2.3

Mobile Moodle – MyMobile

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The Value of Mobile ThemesImportant to consider if:

Learners are on the move / learn outside of classroom.

Staff that need resources while out of office.

In 2012, Smart phone sales surpassed PC salesSource: Smartonline

World population: 7 BillionCell phones: 6.6 BillionSource: Wikipedia

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Mobile MoodleNavigation

dropdown

Completion Tracking

Settings – very clean

Simple, center pane

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ForumCan add threads

Reply

Subscribe

Can’t upload docs

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Page ResourceText displays well

Video works*

Embedded pictures show

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Page Resource

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FolderOpen in new

browser window, which…

Allows for other apps to hook in.

Don’t embed

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BookSimple Navigation

Previous & Next at top and bottom

Finish takes you back to course page

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AssignmentOnline text works

Can’t upload a file

File picker works but clunky

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QuizMultiple Choice

Written

True / False

Results

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Quiz

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CalendarCan view.

Can’t create new calendar entries.

Can export as iCal

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MessagesNew messages pop-

up on login

Can read, reply, create new messages

Can add people to contacts

Not best IM client

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Mobile Moodle ScorecardActivity NotesResources Works Well – Text, Video, pictures

Forum Can read, respond, create new; beware of upload;

Glossary Can read, search, create new; Loads all by default;

Folder Open’s resources in new window

Book Straight forward

Quiz Multiple choice, written, true/false

Assignment Can’t upload

Calendar Can see events; can’t create new ones

Messages Pop-up on login, can respond and create new.

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MyMobile LimitationsEnjoy Login!

File-picker does not work.

Meant for Student / Teacher; not Admin / Designer.

Browser back / forward buttons.

Quiz “Browser Security” will cause issues.

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Moodle: Apps for that?Lambda Solutions

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Moodle - AppsiOS

My Moodle (official)mTouch

AndroidmDroidMoodle for Android

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Moode Apps – Server Settingshttp://YOURSITEHERE.COM/admin/

search.php?query=enablewebservices

http://YOURSITEHERE.COM/admin/settings.php?section=externalservices

http://YOURSITEHERE.COM/admin/settings.php?section=webserviceprotocols (turn on REST)

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My MoodleUpload – picture, video,

record audioParticipants – see who is

in your course and save to phone

Contents – Browse site, download files for later access

Web - Course is embedded mobile browser at site page

Multiple logins No longer being

developed

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mTouchLists whole course

without section breaks

Can upload to Assignments (but not repositories)

Often loads embedded browser of resource

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MDroidInstalls StartApp (search

monetization App, changes web browser homepage)

Really only for fetching files and reading (not posting to) forums

Crashed fairly often

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Moodle for Android (YCIS) BETABeta just launchedOnly seems to work with test

siteShows course by content

typeForums opens mobile web

browserUpload option shows temp

internet files

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Discussion – mLearning Best PracticesLambda Solutions

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QuestionsWhat type of learning activities would work

well for students with mobile devices?

What do students want from a mobile class experience?

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Best Practices – mLearningMedium is the message - graphics size, text

length, etc

Link, don’t embed, resources

Video: mp4 / YouTube

Retention of information is limited on mobile devices

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mLearning ResourcesFree, open course on mobile learning best

practices:

http://tempus-efa.proj.ac.il/moodle/course/view.php?id=102

Paul Hibbitts - Mobile Learning: A User Experience (session was earlier today)

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