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The Moxy of Moodle. Creator: Wendi South Diffusion and Integration of Technology in Education. Welcome MCCSC School Board. Is there a need for new innovation in MCCSC?. YES!. Identified needs. What is Moodle?. Where did Moodle originate?. Creator: Martin Dougiamas When: 1999
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The Moxy of Moodle Creator: Wendi South Diffusion and Integration of Technology in Education
Where did Moodle originate? • Creator: Martin Dougiamas • When: 1999 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moodle
Philosophy The five key principles about learning on which Moodle has been and will continue to be developed.* * http://www.moodle.org
Research from leading thinkers • Branzburg, J. (2005). How to Use the Moodle Course Management System.Technology & Learning, 26(1), 40. Retrieved from ERIC database. • Consortium for School Networking, W. (2008). CoSN K12 Open Technologies Implementation Study #3. Moodle: An Open Learning Content Management System for Schools.Consortium for School Networking, Retrieved from ERIC database. • Dede, C. (1997, Winter97). Emerging technologies and professional development. ASHA, p. 8. Retrieved from Communication & Mass Media Complete database. • Elias, T. (2010). Universal Instructional Design Principles for Moodle. International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 11(2), 110-124. Retrieved from ERIC database. • Menges, B. (2009). Using "Moodle[TM]" (Open Source Software) with Grades 3-6. School Library Monthly, 26(2), 21-22. Retrieved from ERIC database. • Tapscott, D. (1998). Growing up digital: the rise of the net generation, New York:McGraw-Hill.
Commercialization thing
Innovation- Decision Process
Knowledge- timeline • 1986 - • 1998 - • 1999 – • 2002 - • 2006, June - • Ph.D.
Decision *http://docs.moodle.org/en/Philosophy
Implementation- Educational Possibilities: • Online courses • Hybrid courses • Individual and group activities
Rate of Adoption of moodle • Innovators and Early Adopters • Technology Director • Technology educators • Content Area educators
Rate of Adoption • Laggards • Teachers close to retirement • Teachers who enter education late in life
Attributes to Reach Critical Mass of Moodle in Education • Relative Advantage
Attributes to Reach Critical Mass of moodle in Education • Complexity
Attributes to Reach Critical Mass of Moodle Observability
Decentralized Diffusion System Why? Who?
Decentralized Diffusion System Role of Change Agent
Critical Mass of moodle How can critical mass be reached?