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Learner Moodle: Low Cost
Learning Opportunities
Learner Moodle
• Originally created to house courses from the NROC Project
• NROC English
• NROC Math
• Expanded course offerings to include• Ohio Aspire Science Lessons
• Digital Literacy Basics
• Digital Literacy Advanced
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Why
• High quality content is available for little or no cost
• Increased student access to the devices enabling them to get online
• Technology has matured to the point where creating learning opportunities is a plug and play reality
Goals
• Set up a low cost way to offer distance education options to Aspire programs
• Create a digital sandbox to try different types of resources
• Courses available through NROC membership
• Online lessons developed by Aspire teachers
• OER courses
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Technology
• Learning Management System (Moodle)• User and course management
• Provides time tracking
• SCORM compatibility
• Lesson building
• Articulate• For modifying learning objects
Successes
• Five courses available at no cost to Aspire programs
• Over 140 students accounts were set up and have been active over the past two years
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Challenges
• User support• Lots of ongoing support necessary for students,
teachers, and content creators
• Technical hiccups• Server space
• Compatibility issues with OER courses
• Lesson activity ideas not feasible with chosen technology
• Persistence• You can lead a horse to water….
Leaner Moodle
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NROC English
NROC English
• English content designed to help students meet basic college entrance requirements.
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What is it?• NROC English is an interactive multimedia
course, developed by the NROC Project, designed to help learners meet the needs of basic college entrance requirements
• Course consists of 10 units integrating reading comprehension, writing, vocabulary building, grammar and punctuation, and usage skills.
Available Units• Unit 1: Introduction to College Reading and Writing
• Unit 2: Identifying Main Ideas
• Unit 3: Discovering Implied Meaning
• Unit 4: Interpreting Bias
• Unit 5: Analysis through Definition
• Unit 6: Learning Across Disciplines
• Unit 7: Exploring Comparative Elements
• Unit 8: Informed Opinions through Causal Chains
• Unit 9: Applied Critical Analysis
• Unit 10: Using Sources in Critical Reading and Writing
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Unit Components• Unit Introduction
• Foundations
• Pre-Reading Presentation
• Active Reader
• Post-Reading Presentation
• Pre-Writing Presentation
• Writing Center
• My Journal
• Assessments
How can it be used?• Teachers can use the course in a variety of
ways depending on the technology available. Text passages start at the 9th grade level and supports have been built in to assist advanced English Language Learners working through the units.
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Time Tracking
Unit Overview
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NROC Developmental English Unit
Unit Resources
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NROC Developmental English Unit
Introduction
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Pre-Reading
My Journal
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Active Reading
Reading Comprehension Check
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Post-Reading
Review
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Pre-Writing
Writing Center
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Resources
• Features to Support ELL Students• http://www.nrocnetwork.org/system/files/NROC-
DevEnglish-ELLsupport.pdf
NROC Math
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Ohio Aspire Science Lessons
Pilot 2015
Learner Mastery Model, which assigns a fixed
number of proxy hours of credit based on the learner
mastery (passing a test) on the content of each
lesson. Learners work with the curriculum and
materials and when they feel they have mastered the
material, take a test. A high percentage of correct
answers (typically 70%-80%) earns the credit hours
attached to the material.
National Reporting System (NRS)
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Instructional Practices
Blended Learning
Inquiry
Science Vocabulary
Differentiation
Pre-Assessment
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Introduction Module
Content Decisions
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Science Units
Life Science Physical Science Earth & Space Science
• Human Body and Health
• Relationship between Life
Functions and Energy
Intake
• Energy Flows in
Ecological Networks
• Organization of Life
• Molecular Basis for
Heredity
• Evolution
• Conservation,
Transformation, and Flow
of Energy
• Work, Motion, and Forces
• Chemical Properties and
Reactions Related to
Living Systems
• Interactions between
Earth’s Systems and
Living Things
• Earth and its System
Components and
Interactions
• Structures and
Organizations of the
Cosmos
Instructional Design
Each lesson contains:
1.Student Outcomes
2.Guided Inquiry Question(s)
3.Academic Vocabulary Terms
4.Video(s)
a. Video Check (formative assessment)
5.Reading(s)
a. Reading Check (formative assessment)
6.Visuals
a. Visual Check (formative assessment)
7. Final Assignment (summative assessment)
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Course Management & Reporting
• Creating student accounts
• Enrolling students
• Lesson reports and grading
• Grading assignment submissions
• Exit Tickets
• Digital Badges
• Course grade reports
• Time tracking
Digital Literacy
• Northstar Standards
• Digital Literacy Courses on Learner Moodle
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Northstar Digital Literacy Standards
Northstar Digital Literacy Standards
• Basic Computer Skills
• World Wide Web
• Windows
• Word
• Social Media
• Excel
• PowerPoint
• Information Literacy
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Digital Literacy Courses
• Digital Literacy Basics• Short modules
• Good for ELLs and students with little to no computer experience
• Digital Literacy Advanced• Longer modules with more interactive elements
• Includes pretest to determine skills gaps
Digital Literacy Basics
• Basic Computer Skills
• Microsoft Windows
• World Wide Web
• Microsoft Word
• Jobs Skills
• Cloud Storage
• Social Media
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Digital Literacy Advanced
• Use Computing Devices
• Navigate an Operating System
• Use the Keyboard Effectively
• Create Documents using Word Processing Software
• Demonstrate Basic Email Functions
• Perform Basic File Management Techniques
• Use the Internet
• Explore Social Media
• Manage Personal Data
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Next Steps
• Program administrators have been set up with accounts
• Basic instructions are provided on the back of the Learner Moodle handout
• Program administrators can create teacher and student accounts
• Teachers will need account created for them• Teachers can create student accounts
• Contact [email protected] for assistance
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