Student Progress Report - beyond ticking the boxes

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Presented at Moodlemoot AU 2014, we look at how Australian College of Nursing uses Moodle to support Student Management purposes in the absence of a student management system.

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Student Progress Reports – beyond ticking the boxes

Lindy Klein

If you’re from an organisation that’s transitioning to online learning;If you’re from an organisation that doesn’t have access to a dedicated Student Management System;If you like seeing how Moodle can be stretched…

Then this presentation is for you!

Who is this presentation for?

The backstory…

Burwood

Canberra

Student Progress Record

Front of SPR Back of SPR

Student Progress Record – Marking record (Front page)

Replaced by Moodle’s Grader report

Student Progress Record - Tutor/Student Contact (Back page)

Yes, at this point it would have been great to have had the option of a Student Management System!

Disclaimer…

By Cubmundo (Flickr: Frustration) [CC-BY-SA-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Purpose driven

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• Allows free text• Allows version history• Prevents accidental editing• Hidden from students• Auto-generates a record

area for each enrolled student

• Can be printed• Easily accessed for tutors• Allows files to be attached

What tools does Moodle have available for tracking communication between a student and an educator?

Go to http://bit.ly/mdlcom to join in!

Pop Quiz

What tools does Moodle have available for tracking communication between a student and an educator?

http://bit.ly/mdlcomresults to check out the results…

Pop Quiz - Results

Messaging

Log reports

Notes

Suffered similar problems to Messaging function.

Dialogue plugin

Could be viewed by all students, or if not viewed by all students, had to have a field for the student’s name.

May still have been a viable option…

Database activity

Wiki activityProsIndividual mode = Page for each student enrolledGroups mode visible = Each tutor could quickly see their own studentsHistory tab = Version controlOnline = Accessible from phone, tablet or laptop

ConsExporting information – still unresolved (but can be printed)Consistent data formatting – just not possible

Student Progress Record - using wiki in individual mode

Wiki activity – the tech setup

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Wiki activity – permissionsSubject coordinator (Teacher)

Tutor (Non-editing teacher)

Course:

Delete comments Allowed Prevented

Post comments Allowed PreventedRead comments Allowed PreventedActivity: Wiki

Create new wiki pages Allowed AllowedAdd comments to pages Allowed Prevented

Save wiki pages Allowed AllowedManage wiki comments Allowed PreventedManage wiki files Allowed AllowedOverride wiki locks Prevented PreventedView page comments Allowed PreventedView wiki pages Allowed AllowedActivities

Backup activities Allowed PreventedHide/show activities Prevented PreventedManage activities Prevented PreventedView hidden activities Allowed Allowed

The Verdict

By Chris Potter (Flickr: 3D Judges Gavel) [CC-BY-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Three takeaways…

1. Permissions and roles in Moodle give you a ton of flexibility – explore them!

2. Understand your purpose clearly as you start brainstorming solutions – it will save you time and pain in the long run!

3. Know that a solution is possible.

Questions?

Get in touch!

@moodlechick

lindy.klein@acn.edu.au

Occasional videos at http://www.youtube.com/user/ausmoodlechick/

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