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Moodle at Fort Lewis College

Learn about the statistics, training, changes, and opportunities related to Moodle at Fort Lewis College, including challenges and successes. Discover how the college is leveraging Moodle's open-source platform to enhance learning.

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Moodle at Fort Lewis College

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  1. Moodle at Fort Lewis College Matthew McGlamery Director, Information Technology CHECO April 7, 2008

  2. Topics • A Few Statistics, a note on Stability • Moodle Training and Support at FLC • Changes to our Moodle Home Page • Examples of Courses and Uses • Moodle 1.9 First Thoughts • Challenges, Successes, Opportunities • Wrap Up Moodle at Fort Lewis College

  3. Course Mgmt SURVEY • Moodle • WebCT • Blackboard • SAKAI • Other • None Moodle at Fort Lewis College

  4. Modular Object Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment • www.moodle.org • K12 – Higher Ed – Private • Anyone who uses moodle is a moodler • Been moodling around • Moodle is all muddled up Moodle at Fort Lewis College

  5. Open Source • LAMP • Web, PHP, SQL • FLC = Windows, PHP, IIS, MYSql • Account Creation • LDAP • CAS • UPortal Channel Moodle at Fort Lewis College

  6. Moodle Stats Fall 07‐08 Winter 07‐08 • Number of courses: 998 937 • Number of courses that have been updated since beginning of semester: 182 174 • Highest number logins in a day: 6300 10239(2/3) • Highest number of unique logins in a day: 1400+ 1587(1/20) • Number of Faculty/Staff that have logged in to Moodle this semester: 89 77 • Number of Students that have logged in Moodle this semester: 1989 1938 Moodle at Fort Lewis College

  7. Statistics - Monthly • AWstats Moodle at Fort Lewis College

  8. Statistics – Robots/Spiders • 19 different robots Moodle at Fort Lewis College

  9. Stability – System Downtime • This is public • Other hiccups • Slower at high volume use Moodle at Fort Lewis College

  10. Training – Audience • All courses have Moodle shells • All Faculty have access from Day 1 • Can be difficult to ID who is doing what • Great potential to develop training schedules & delivery for higher “touch” Moodle at Fort Lewis College

  11. Training – 4 “Legs” To The Table • Strong learning objectives & outcomes • Assessment tied to objectives, measure • Logical course layout, design, usability • Strong communication with students Moodle at Fort Lewis College

  12. Training – Topics • How to access courses, change settings • Resources for one-way-out, e.g. syllabus • Interactivity for assessment, communicat’n • Course management for Gradebook • Course mgt. for backup, import, restore • New media files for adult learning styles Moodle at Fort Lewis College

  13. Training – Self-Service Support Moodle at Fort Lewis College

  14. Training – Online Tutorials • Click below for a web-based tutorial on • How To Add A Syllabus Moodle at Fort Lewis College

  15. Home Page Before / After • Busy • Calendar not used to potential Moodle at Fort Lewis College

  16. Home Page Before / After • Long scroll for courses • 3 pages to print • Online users not helpful Moodle at Fort Lewis College

  17. Home Page Before / After • Uses Site News • Links to Help files Moodle at Fort Lewis College

  18. Home Page Before / After • After login, use My Courses • Prints in one page Moodle at Fort Lewis College

  19. Some Courses – Psyc Testing Points to Faculty web page for more info. Uses File Directory Points to publisher’s website for more info. Uses Quizzes extensively Moodle at Fort Lewis College

  20. Some Courses – Music Conducting Upload video for visual aid Note the format and file sizes 6 min. clips Used Display a Directory tool Moodle at Fort Lewis College

  21. Some Courses – Computer Science Graded Assignment for Moodle Familiarization and Course Policies Students upload files Holds Students Accountable Moodle at Fort Lewis College

  22. Moodle 1.9 – Preliminary Testing • Hooray! Gradebook! • Looks much more user-friendly • To be used as the focal point for marketing and program development to build Faculty buy-in • Uh-Oh: Text Editor is glitchy • No dialogue box displays for Insert Web Link, change font color, or Insert Image Moodle at Fort Lewis College

  23. Challenges • Growing Pains with Support Team • Roles, Expectations, Communication Styles • Integration with SCT Banner Systems • Repeated sync failure taxed Faculty patience • No protocol for Who uses Moodle & How • Difficult to ID levels of Faculty engagement Moodle at Fort Lewis College

  24. Successes • Import Test Bank CD files into Questions • Overcame WebCT/Blackboard format types • Streamlined Manual Remove Students • Tightened up workflow processes for improved Customer Service • Improved Call Center actions for Moodle • Reduced most response times to one-hour, same day for improved Customer Service Moodle at Fort Lewis College

  25. Opportunities • Regularly scheduled Moodle training throughout the semester to build  • Faculty Focus Groups will acknowledge stakeholders and build strong foundations • Integration with UPortal • Integration with Banner - Grades Moodle at Fort Lewis College

  26. Thank You Matthew McGlamery Director, Information Technology Fort Lewis College Durango, Colorado

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