Blending Moodle Tools for Postgraduate Studies: a Recipe for Success

MoodleMoot IE UK - 16 April 2019

Aurelie Soulier Learning Technologist

Royal Agricultural University@edtechyogi

aurelie.soulier@rau.ac.uk

Finding your perfect blend and ingredients

• Background

• Values and principles

• Building your menu

• Cooking times

• Chefs and front-of-house

• Menu

• Technique

• Recipe

• Ingredients

• The perfect blend?

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The Royal Agricultural University

The Catalyst Project

• MBA Innovation in Sustainable Food and Agriculture

• MSc Sustainable Food and Agriculture Policy

• Developed with industry : bridging the gap between science, policy and practice & promoting practical innovation

• Blended learning

• 2 entry points / year

• Part-time option = 2 year with 4 short residential blocks

• Full time option = 1 year with 2 long residential blocks

Catalyst Programmes values and principles

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Welcome to your dinner party! How to you set up the best menu for your guests?

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Cooking times: our development schedule

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The menu: module stages

Distance orientation

15 hours

Residential15 hours

Distance learning80 hours

Assessment 40 hours

“Intro to …” F2F contactReflectionMasterclassEvening speakersCase studiesGroup work

1 formative assessment

2 formative assessments

Live webinars, videos, readings, quizzes, group activities, forums, chats, reflections, note-taking etc.

Feedback and teacher contact

Weeks 1 - 2 Weeks 3 - 4 Weeks 5 - 14

Summative assessment

The chefs: Teaching team and Learning Technologists

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The critiques: our students

Recipe: Design templates

Tasty fresh ingredients: Moodle (and other) tools

Our own blend – recipe for success?

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What is your perfect blend?

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