Totara LMS & Mahara Integration

Thomas Bell - @thomaswbell88 + Author of 10 Business Critical Areas - Open Courses + LSIS Sector Reference Group for Sustainability Member + LMS Programme Coordinator + ICT Professional Trainer

Derrin Kent - @tdmderrinManaging Director of TDM Ltd.+ Author of Mahara 1.2 ePortfolios: Beginner's Guide+ Credited Reviewer of both Moodle Administration and Moodle Teaching Techniques+ LSIS IfL RDF Research Development Fellow 2010-2011

Presentation Warning!

CamelCasing Things :( Sorry, habit Pictures all over the place! Some irrelevant :0 This isn't so much a demo of Totara or Mahara, it's a demo of how TDM Wyre Academy use Totara & Mahara to achieve successful learning. (Therefore, you might not see all Totara LMS features.

Head over to www.totaralms.com to request a full demo or give us a ring: +44(0)1299 404 193 for a walk through Totara LMS)

Quick intro ...

TDM The Development Manager Ltd:

Training.. In Open Source Software Consultancies Business & Education focus

Development.. Of Open Source Software Bespoke Software development

Management.. Of Open Source Software 'Implementation Management' for organisations Successful software deployment

First UK Totara Partner Managed Hosting Development

Moodle Services company Implementations Training

Mahara Partner Authors of the Mahara book: Mahara 1.2: A beginner's guide Mahara Certified Training Courses

Newly established, but with decades of training provision:

Online Training AcademyIT / ICT Apprenticeships Delivery

Mentor TrainingTutor Training

Management TrainingHigh-stakes Industry Qualifications

Proud to be partnered/certified with:

TDM Linux Professional Institute

Next LPI Master Affiliate for the UK

September 2011

What is ?

Corporate 'Distro' of Moodle Packaged up for quick and effective corporate learning delivery – work-based learning delivery Based on the most stable Moodle code Support Services – 24/7 Support, guaranteed response times Added functionality – and the constant development of new features Open Source Enterprise – following the same model as the most successful Open Source business – RedHat

Learner Management System

in contrast to...

Virtual Learning Environment / Course Management System

What is ?

Competency Based Learning Team/Cohort Management Staff / Hierarchy Management

What is ?

Organisation/Department Management Booking Management Excellent Reporting & Progress tracking Pathway specific training programmes

Programme Management

What is ?

Competency Based Learning

Competency Hierarchy Import e.g. IT User & ICT Professional Qualifications = 6000+ standards/competencies

Import from Register Ofqual Database Learners evidence competence against given standards

Team / Cohort Management

Manager – Manages team of staff = Trainer / Assessor – Manages cohort of learners

Classroom Booking Management

Face-to-Face Session booking. Calendared events tailored to learner's individual plans

Pathway Programmes= Totara Positions

Assign learners to a pathway Automatically retrieve relevant competencies to Individual Development Plan Set 'aspirational' position/pathway – Learner Engaging

Individual Learning Plans (ILP)

If assigned a Position, the learner receives the relevant competencies in their ILP Competencies – Gathered from:

Learner Pathway (Position) Organisation

Courses – linked to competencies Automatically drawn in with the competencies

Totara Reporting & Progress Tracking

Totara Report Builder We built a set of reports for specific roles

Learners see the stats they need to see Trainers see the stats they want to see Assessors... IV & EV etc

How do Mahara and Totara mix?

Wyre Academy Totara = Structured Learning Delivery: Online Courses Tracking + Reporting Workshop Booking Webinar Booking

How do Mahara and Totara mix?

Wyre Academy Mahara = Personalised Learning Professional Learning Community Reflective Journals Evidence gathering Evidence showcasing Assessment submission to Totara

Learner Journey In Totara/Mahara

Learner Registration & Interview Diagnostics Assessments Successful employment placement Induction training: Totara & Mahara Totara Position setting

Learner Journey In Totara/Mahara

Individual Learning Plan creation Auto assigned relevant competencies Auto enrolled on relevant courses Objectives setup with Assessor Timescales and due dates added to competencies

Learner Journey In Totara/Mahara

Learner gathers evidence in Mahara Learners constructs their views/pages in Mahara:

Screencasting Videos Audio Product evidence Witness testimonies

Learner Journey In Totara/Mahara

Formative Assessment: Assessor Feedback attached to views

Video/audio feedback Final submission & competency completion

Plans for the future..

“Mahara Evidence – Totara Competency” Mapping “Mahara Assessor Overlay”:

Point and click on Mahara blocks to grade/assess in Totara/Moodle

Get involved! If these sound interesting, contact us about joining resources to fast-track its development

Mahara ePortfolios

for TDM and for WBL

We've been involved in the development of Mahara for over 3 years now and still inputting. Very happy for the continuing success and uptake Looking to write the sequel to our successful Mahara 1.2: A Beginners Guide

References

http://www.flickr.com/photos/salim/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/nostri-imago/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/alancleaver/ http://wyreacademy.com http://tdm.info Mahara 1.2: A Beginner's Guide book www.lpi.org.uk