From: <Chad.Outten@My Learning Space>To: <Esteemed [email protected]>Date: <19 November 2009>Subject: <Learning Management Systems>
Moodle LMS Unplugged
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Clients
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1. Aren’t we a trendy bunch?!
- 98% households own a computer
- 90% internet connection
- More mobile phones than people
- More time surfing net than watching tv
- Online education fastest growing industry
Nielsen Online March 2008http://www.nielsen-online.com/pr/pr_080318_AU.pdf
Technology ®evolution
Australian Communications and Media AuthorityMedia and Society Report 2007http://acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_310893
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2. Imagine if...
...Anyone from anywhere could
learn about anything at anytime
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3. Drumroll please...
Learning management system
“A course-based system that enables participants to communicate & collaborate, access activities & resources, meanwhile being tracked, assessed & reported on via the web”.
-Chad Outten
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LMSGSOH Software
PHPDatabaseWeb Server
Browser InternetComputer
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4. Moodle LMS punches above its weight
Moodle LMS
Freely available
750k+ moodle.org
80 languages
200 countries
Open-source
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• Recent LMS Report from e-Learning Guild Research
• Moodle ranked first for:
- Cost
- Ease of installation, customisation & use
- Implementation time
- Business impact
- Assessment capabilities
- Support for Web 2.0http://moodle.mylearningspace.com.au/mod/resource/view.php?id=79
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5. Case Study
- Private Brisbane Girls’ School
- 3000 users in 300 courses in 3 years
- Champions & advocates
- Professional learning investment
- Mentor program
- Make learning communal & fun
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6. Social constructionism states...
- All of us are potential teachers as well as learners
- We learn well from expressing something for others
- We learn through observing peer activity
- By understanding learner context, we teach more effectively
- A learning environment must be flexible & adaptablehttp://docs.moodle.org/en/Pedagogy
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7. We are the web, so lets get social
Web Services Moodle Social Tools
BlogYoutube blockFlickr blockRSS blockTags page
My MoodleWiki activityChat activityMessaging
Twitter block
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Food for thought
Tell me & I forget.
Show me & I remember.
Let me do & I understand.-Confucius
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ResourcesMoodle Demo
http://moodle.mylearningspace.com.au
Moodle Community Site
http://moodle.org
Moodle Documentation Wiki
http://docs.moodle.org
Moodle Discussion Forum
http://moodle.org/course/view.php?id=5
Moodle Book
http://issuu.com/iusher/docs/usingmoodle2
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