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Migrating to Moodle - “a tailored solution”

Migrating to Moodle - “a tailored solution”. Itay Ophir Lead Moodle Architect Shoham Center for Technology in Distance Education. Background. The Open University of Israel was founded in 1974. Largest University in Israel (45K students). The only open university in Israel.

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Migrating to Moodle - “a tailored solution”

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  1. Migrating to Moodle - “a tailored solution” Itay Ophir Lead Moodle Architect Shoham Center for Technology in Distance Education

  2. Background • The Open University of Israel was founded in 1974. • Largest University in Israel (45K students). The only open university in Israel. • Shoham Center for Technology in Distance Education, founded at OUI in 1995.

  3. The need for a tailored Moodle solution • Our LMS is a critical system with unique requirements • The method of learning is based on self-study from textbooks written by scholars in Israel and facilitated online • Teachers have very specific needs • The “old” system was developed in house • We want to learnfrom the old system’s best practices

  4. What “tailored” means for us • We take nothing for granted • We learn our business needs • We check how it works in Moodle • We make changes accordingly

  5. What did we do? • New forum • Content migration from old sysem • New online users block • New login block • New video+chat interface • Improved messaging system • Improved profile page • Improved participant list • New Hebrew file list display • New daily import scripts from university system • New SSO Integration • New Moodle homepage • New theme design • New course category • New course format • Configuration of new roles • New video recordings activity • New file list activity • New link list activity • Improved glossary activity • Implement wiris • New external calendar block • And more

  6. Moodle Main page

  7. Course Category Page

  8. Course Overview Page

  9. The Scroll of Death

  10. The Forum

  11. Activities

  12. File List Activity

  13. Blocks

  14. Smart Block • Activities & Resources • Group Permissions • Link management

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