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Grassroots Moodle : Providing large scale Moodle services at a decentralized research university

Grassroots Moodle : Providing large scale Moodle services at a decentralized research university . Jim Witte, Ph.D. University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign j imwitte.com /workshops/moodlemoot2011. My presentation addresses three questions:.

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Grassroots Moodle : Providing large scale Moodle services at a decentralized research university

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  1. Grassroots Moodle: Providing large scale Moodle services at a decentralized research university Jim Witte, Ph.D. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign jimwitte.com/workshops/moodlemoot2011

  2. My presentation addresses three questions: • How did we end up running Moodle when our campus already had an enterprise LMS? • What are the major costs/benefits of running Moodle at a college level at UIUC? • How can multiple colleges work together to scale out the Moodle service in a cooperative manner?

  3. How did we end up running Moodle when our campus already had an enterprise Learning Management System?

  4. I was not initially impressed with Moodle (1.5?).

  5. In the early 21st century, Illinois supported three learning management systems.

  6. Early History of Moodle @ LAS/Illinois

  7. What are the major costs/benefits of running our own College-level Moodle LMS?

  8. Running an LMS does entail costs. Moodle/open source is free, like puppies.

  9. What does our Moodle installation cost?

  10. Benefits to running a college-level LMS • LMS admins have a stake in college academic initiatives. • Ability to mold LMS to academic program/initiative needs. • Licensing issues do not drive timelines for innovation/updates.

  11. How can multiple colleges work together to scale out the Moodle service in a cooperative manner?

  12. Our Moodle service is growing, campus-wide.

  13. How can we scale up and preserve the benefits of running our own LMS?

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