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Using Moodle to Develop Online Communities

Using Moodle to Develop Online Communities. Frances Long Moodle Moot, New Zealand September, 2007 flong@knowplace.ca. It takes 5 .5 days to drive across our country & 3 days to drive north in British Columbia. Quick Survey (show of hands). How many people… Teach Online?

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Using Moodle to Develop Online Communities

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  1. Using Moodle to Develop Online Communities Frances Long Moodle Moot, New Zealand September, 2007 flong@knowplace.ca It takes 5 .5 days to drive across our country & 3 days to drive north in British Columbia

  2. Quick Survey(show of hands) How many people… • Teach Online? • Have designed an online course? • Work in a virtual team environment? • Are comfortable learning from your students? • Are committed to life-long learning? flong@knowplace.ca

  3. For Our 45 Minutes Together Ask questions, and interrupt often! flong@knowplace.ca

  4. Topics • Community • Role • Case Study: the Moodle Community • Keys to Success flong@knowplace.ca

  5. 1. Community

  6. Your Online Community has 3 Parts flong@knowplace.ca

  7. Your Space flong@knowplace.ca

  8. Our Space Moodle Is Virtual flong@knowplace.ca

  9. Online teaching and learning Communities knowMOODLE.ca knowSCHOOLS.ca knowCAMPUS.ca knowCOACH.ca knowTIPS.ca flong@knowplace.ca

  10. In Communities We Talk and Share • One person to one person • One person to many people • Many people to one person • Many people to many people flong@knowplace.ca

  11. Talk and Share Construct knowledge Get Answers Ask Questions Constructivism Jerome Bruner Father of Constructivism Theory, 1914 - flong@knowplace.ca

  12. Talk and Share Asynchronous Communication = Talk in delayed time Synchronous Communication = Talk in real time flong@knowplace.ca

  13. Asynchronous Communication Talk and Share • Write ….. • Hit send…. • AND someone (or everyone) reads what you have written flong@knowplace.ca

  14. Synchronous Chat programs Talk and Share • typed words in real time, • video, pictures • sound! CST GMT flong@knowplace.ca

  15. Everyone active = success! Technical Person Manager/Principal Members/students Moderator/teacher With People! flong@knowplace.ca

  16. 2. Role

  17. Guide on the side ~ NOT ~ Sage on the stage flong@knowplace.ca

  18. People The Continuum -- Interchangeable Roles is Key Nervous Live Online Comfortable Online Guide Others ePeers & eMentors flong@knowplace.ca

  19. Technical Use different tools Try new activities Learn with members 2. Social Welcome and encourage members Guide your members 3. Intellectual Provide content and intellectual information 4. Organize Discussions and information 4 Roles flong@knowplace.ca

  20. There will always be PROBLEMS Don’t be afraid to say you don’t know something Let your students take the lead Experiment with new tools (eventually you’ll figure out they are all basically the same) Make MANY Mistakes, Keep your sense of humour Technical Role Visit 3 or 4 times every day ! flong@knowplace.ca

  21. You’re the gracious host. You: Are likely the only person they’ll know Create the safety Foster enjoyment for learning Connect similarities and differences between people Provide a climate to make mistakes Social Role Visit 3 or 4 times every day ! flong@knowplace.ca

  22. You …. Supply most of the content Engage others to contribute Direct them to find more content Guide them to be responsible for their own learning Intellectual Role Visit 3 or 4 times every day ! flong@knowplace.ca

  23. People ask… Where’s … How do I find …. How do I do X…. Organize: Posts, Content, People The Organizing Role Visit 3 or 4 times every day ! flong@knowplace.ca

  24. Cultural shift (you teach in small spurts of time 7 days a week) 3 – 4 times a day: M – F 2 x day on weekends Work in teams Use a variety of active learning strategies (appeal to different learning styles) Answer posts and emails rapidly (an hour being frustrated is a long time online and things can blow up!) To organize YOU….Time Management flong@knowplace.ca

  25. 3. Case Study: Moodle

  26. Intake • An easy way for people to join our activities • Advertise activities site wide • Calendar • Course Descriptions, dates (visible to guests) • Easy to open new courses • Easy methods to take money Programs, Courses & Activities • Discussions • Group projects • Self directed projects • Polls • Enrolment key protected • Re-use some courses (eg: change dates) • Track participants • Rate activities • Real-time Chats Exit Criteria • Quizzes • Assessments • Follow up statistics and reports Online Space Requirements flong@knowplace.ca

  27. We Chose Moodle for two reasons…. • Robust community of programmers • Robust community of users flong@knowplace.ca

  28. Moodle gives to us We give to Moodle flong@knowplace.ca

  29. You don’t just take from a community You have to give back! ~ To keep it ALIVE ~ flong@knowplace.ca

  30. We Actively Researched! • Free Support (Forums for new users): http://moodle.org/course/view.php?id=5 • Documentation: http://docs.moodle.org/en/Main_Page • Issue Tracker: http://tracker.moodle.org/secure/Dashboard.jspa • Contribute Code: http://docs.moodle.org/en/Developer_documentation flong@knowplace.ca

  31. We give with our strengths Working with People flong@knowplace.ca

  32. We Bring People Together F2F • F2F Moodle user meetings during other conferences (2003 -) • Moodle Moot (February, 2006) • Brought together the right partners to host FIRST Canadian MoodleMoot, May 2007 flong@knowplace.ca

  33. We Bring People Together Online • Local Moodle discussions (eg: Rural Moodle Schools in BC) • Sandboxes (eg: university departments) • Host free & open weekends to help people facilitate with Moodle tools • Integrated a virtual component into apx. half of the FIRST Canadian MoodleMoot, May 2007 flong@knowplace.ca

  34. We Develop Towards A Vision • Conduct Moodle presentations • Opened knowMOODLE.ca dedicated to all things Moodle • Trying to Build a Support Network for Canadians • Apply for grants to conduct Moodle professional developmentc flong@knowplace.ca

  35. Behind the Scenes Relationships • Partnership with OKTECH.ca • Alliance with Lambda Solutions • Work WITH our “competition” • Wait for the right people to join us flong@knowplace.ca

  36. 4. Keys To Success

  37. Relationship 1st / information 2nd • Moderator is the Guide not the expert • Everyone contributes to the health of the activity • Work together as a team flong@knowplace.ca

  38. Be able to say…~ I don’t knowthe answer ~It all changes too quickly Ask for help from your students/members/clients flong@knowplace.ca

  39. Be committed: check in to the course/community… • 3 or 4 times a day Monday through Friday • 2 times a day on weekends flong@knowplace.ca

  40. Keep your Sense of Humour flong@knowplace.ca

  41. Frances Longflong@knowplace.ca There’s knowplace like home flong@knowplace.ca

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