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Diffusion of Moodle

The following presentation will analyze the diffusion of Moodle as a new technology innovation. Diffusion of Moodle. Tiffany Harrell Walden University EDUC 7101-2. Need. An environment for learner-focused education Close the gap in teacher-student relationships

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Diffusion of Moodle

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  1. The following presentation will analyze the diffusion of Moodle as a new technology innovation. Diffusion of Moodle Tiffany HarrellWalden University EDUC 7101-2

  2. Need • An environment for learner-focused education • Close the gap in teacher-student relationships • An evolution in the innovations of learning management systems (LMS) How Moodle meets those needs: • Varying national options and portal contents • Custom installation features through visibility policies and interaction functionalities

  3. Research • Designed by an educator and computer scientist • Social constructionist principles • Solves issues in collaborative learning Martin Dougiamas Creator & Lead Developer http://youtu.be/DyHep6CXV7s

  4. Development • Workflow of Moodle Tracker to fix problems and establish new features • Moodle Docs • 281 Moodle Developers found at http://moodle.org/mod/cvsadmin/view.php

  5. Commercialization • Free and available online • Open-source software Developers and users play the role of producing and distributing the creation of their courses to learners.

  6. What is Moodle?

  7. Knowledge • Moodle believes in using the social constructivist theory for spreading knowledge. • Mass media channels have helped to inform educators and businesses of the advantages of adopting Moodle.

  8. Persuasion • Moodle depends on social interactions • Interpersonal channels assist individuals in spreading and forming opinions • Targets individuals, groups, and systems

  9. Decision To speed up the rate of adoption, Rogers (2003) suggests communicating ideas more rapidly in order for knowledge to be developed sooner. • Moodle’s privileges: • Anyone can be a course creator • Use of existing resources • Active support community

  10. Implementation • Putting an adoption to use • Features of using Moodle: • Blogs • Grading Scales • Gradebook • Participation Logs • File Sharing

  11. Confirmation • Reinforcement of an innovation • Over 37,000 organization users in 204 countries • Community of learners for users and developers

  12. S-Curve of the Adoption of Moodle • September 2011- • Over 57,000 registered sites • Over 5 million courses and 48 million users • 214 countries • 75 different languages 2009- Moodle is ranked the number one learning management system (LMS) Began adoption in 2003 Invented in 1999 by Martin Dougiamas

  13. Moodle Adoption from 2003- Present

  14. Who is Adopting Moodle? Innovators and Early Adopters: • People in the field of education and technology, particularly new teachers. • Digital natives Trialability would assist K-12 educators in their adoption of Moodle.

  15. Who is Lagging in Adopting Moodle? Laggards: • Educators with many years of experience • Educators who are not interested in adopting technology Observability would expose Moodle and influence its adoption.

  16. How can Moodle meet the mass industry of K-12 Education? • Relative Advantage • FREE = Rapid adoption • Compatibility • Users create their own courses • Meets multiple learning styles • Trialability • Courses and uses can be experimented with

  17. References Davis, B., Carmean, C., & Wagner, E. (2009). Moodle moves to the front of the LMS adoption pack. Retrieved from http://www.learningsolutionsmag.com/articles/111/ Dodero, G., Ratcheva, D., Stefanova, E., Miranowicz, M., Vertan, C., & Musankoviene, V. (2007) .The virtual training center: a support tool for teachers community. Retrieved from http://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/docs/00/19/00/62/PDF/349-362.pdf Moodle (2011a). Philosophy. Retrieved from http://docs.moodle.org/20/en/Philosophy#Social_constructivism Moodle (2011b). Powerpointmoodle 1.9 presentation. Retrieved from http://download.moodle.org/download.php/docs/en/presentation_1.9_en.ppt Moodle (2001c). Moodle statistics. Retrieved from http://moodle.org/stats/ Rogers, E. M. (2003). Diffusion of innovations (5th ed.). New York, NY: Free Press.

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