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Online Learning in an Open Source Environment

Online Learning in an Open Source Environment. D. Verne Morland Managing Partner ROI Learning Services 4 March 2004. Objectives. Explain the Open Source SW movement Summarize the Moodle design and features Discuss social constructivist learning theory Examine how Moodle works for:

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Online Learning in an Open Source Environment

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  1. Online Learning in an Open Source Environment D. Verne Morland Managing Partner ROI Learning Services 4 March 2004 We put the earn in Learning!™

  2. Objectives • Explain the Open Source SW movement • Summarize the Moodle design and features • Discuss social constructivist learning theory • Examine how Moodle works for: • Students • Instructors • Administrators • Facilitate an open dialogue on commercial and open system learning environments We put the earn in Learning!™

  3. Who Am I? • Managing partner, ROI Learning Services • Corporate university designer for NCR • Business analyst and marketing director • Software designer and systems engineer • BSEE (Princeton) and MSEd. (U Dayton) Verne Morland We put the earn in Learning!™

  4. What is ROI Learning Services? • Training outsource company • Network of skilled practitioners: • Business and training needs analysis • Instructional design • Technical design and support • Online and blended course development • Classroom and virtual course delivery • Learning and business impact assessment • Your potential partner!(www.roi-learning.com) We put the earn in Learning!™

  5. Getting to Know You • Taken an online course? • Independent, self-paced, self-study? • Collaborative, facilitated, synchronized? • Did you learn anything? • Did you enjoy the experience? Have you: We put the earn in Learning!™

  6. Getting to Know You • Designed an online course? • Facilitated an online course? • Customized an online learning environment? • Built an online learning environment? Have you: We put the earn in Learning!™

  7. What Is Open Source Software? • Free! • Locally extensible • Globally supported • Platform independent Details at http://www.opensource.org/docs/definition.php We put the earn in Learning!™

  8. Advantages of Open Source Open Source … means that because the source is available for all to see, developers are building on the work of others, rather than constantly re-inventing the wheel, and being recognized for their effort. Bugs are found and fixed more rapidly than in proprietary software, and a spirit of honest and open collaboration prevails. - Visualising a Better Way by J. Ul-Haque and R. Whittaker We put the earn in Learning!™

  9. Disadvantages of Open Source • No single, responsible supplier • No committed development schedule We put the earn in Learning!™

  10. Leading Open Source Products • LINUX - Operating System • Apache - Web server • Perl, PHP - Scripting languages • MySQL - Database system We put the earn in Learning!™

  11. Moodle Is… Modular, Object- Oriented, Dynamic Learning Environment We put the earn in Learning!™

  12. Moodle Is… • A course management system for developing and delivering Internet-based courses • Based on social constructionist learning theory • Available in 33 languages • A free alternative to commercial software such as WebCT or Blackboard • Written in PHP • Runs on Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, and Netware 6 • Used by a growing number of universities, schools, and corporations. (Currently 927 sites in 70 countries are registered on Moodle.org/sites.) We put the earn in Learning!™

  13. Moodle Offers… • Forums, • Chats, • Resources, • Journals, • Quizzes and tests, • Surveys, • Workshops, and • Assignments.  Learning materials We put the earn in Learning!™

  14. Social Constructivism Social constructivists view learning as a social process. It does not take place only internally, nor is it a passive development of behaviors that are shaped by external forces. Meaningful learning occurs when individuals are engaged in social activities. - Social Constructivism By Beaumie Kim (2001) We put the earn in Learning!™

  15. Moodle Is Versatile • Moodle can be… • A complete online learning environment • A focal point for online collaboration • A repository of self-study courses and materials • Moodle can contain… • Collaborative, synchronous courses • Independent, self-paced courses We put the earn in Learning!™

  16. Plain Vanilla Moodle We put the earn in Learning!™

  17. Corporate Moodle We put the earn in Learning!™

  18. Training Company Moodle We put the earn in Learning!™

  19. The Student’s View of Moodle • Short video tour • Discussion using slides • Live, online demonstration We put the earn in Learning!™

  20. Logging In to the OLC Your Username Your Password We put the earn in Learning!™

  21. Center Home Page Welcome message Link to first HH online course Discussion forums for new communities of practice (CoP) We put the earn in Learning!™

  22. Course Home Page Recent activity Participant profiles Instructions for taking the course and using the forums We put the earn in Learning!™

  23. Course Topics Topic description Instructional articles Unit quiz Student journal We put the earn in Learning!™

  24. Quiz Navigating Through the Course Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Learning Objectives Intro Unit 1 Unit 2 • Each unit begins with “What You Will Learn” • Navigation flows from lesson to lesson • Each unit ends with a Quiz We put the earn in Learning!™

  25. Student Journals Quick navigation Journal instructions Your personal entries We put the earn in Learning!™

  26. Case Study Quick navigation Engagement question Answer choices We put the earn in Learning!™

  27. Retail CoP Forum Quick navigation Forum charter Click to start a new discussion We put the earn in Learning!™

  28. Forum Posting Quick navigation Subject Message We put the earn in Learning!™

  29. User Demo Harte-Hanks Online Learning Center We put the earn in Learning!™

  30. The Instructor’s View of Moodle • Discussion using slides • Live, online demonstration We put the earn in Learning!™

  31. Course Content Control Adding new components Admin areas Editing and positioning We put the earn in Learning!™

  32. Instructor Demo Harte-Hanks Online Learning Center We put the earn in Learning!™

  33. The Administrator’s View of Moodle • Discussion using slides • Live, online demonstration We put the earn in Learning!™

  34. Admin Controls How things look and work Who has access Course control We put the earn in Learning!™

  35. Grade Book Assessments Student Grades We put the earn in Learning!™

  36. Site Logs Date and time Student Moodle object We put the earn in Learning!™

  37. Special Reports Student progress Photographs Student We put the earn in Learning!™

  38. Administrator Demo Harte-Hanks Online Learning Center We put the earn in Learning!™

  39. Key Take-Aways • Open Source is FREE • Open Source is extensible • Moodle will be to online learning what LINUX is to operating systems • Moodle is flexible (based on social constructivism but fully amenable to independent learning) • Moodle is easy to use for students, instructors, and administrators • Contact ROI Learning if you need help… We put the earn in Learning!™

  40. Thank You Discussion / Questions? We put the earn in Learning!™

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