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Explore the implementation of Moodle in the School of Life Sciences, its benefits in complex assessment processes, monitoring timely and quality feedback, fresh look at online resources, acting as a platform for innovation and enhancing collaboration in learning, teaching, and assessment.
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Moodle in the School of Life Sciences Rebecca Freeman
Why a VLE? • Complex assessment processes • Monitor timeliness/quality of feedback • Fresh look at online resources • Platform for innovation • Collaboration
Learning, teaching and assessment VLE Website, Student Handbook Sitebuilder Student information management SITS (Tabula)
Implementation Reviewed the options • Blackboard • Moodle Pilot space Jan 2012 • Identified champions – academic and admin • Started moving module content over
Implementation University hosted Moodle Summer 2012 • Training – all academics • module maintenance • actvities • setting up assignments • marking assessed work • Developed tutorial programme • Groups • Deadlines and return dates • Pdf marking
Integration • Single sign on • Links between Sitebuilder and Moodle • Familiar theme • Draws module info from SITS • Management of student marks in Moodle
Implementation Autumn term 2012 • Roll out to students • Training offered • On-going user groups – forums, wikis, quizzes etc • Inclusion of assessed work from Labs • Feedback from staff and SSLC
Current status All UG courses are represented on Moodle Tutorials – all course materials and assessment Modules – all course materials and activities Laboratories – course materials and some assessment PGT to move summer 2013
Platform for innovation Forums – diary exercise Wikis Video Quizzes Audio feedback
So far… Increased knowledge of supporting learning online Encouraged innovation Great student feedback