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Welcome
Moving Faculty to the Moodle Big Leagues with All-Star Training
with Courtney Bentley, Lafayette Collegeand Jan Pontia, Birmingham-Southern College
a special topic for instructional technologists and their colleagues
October 2, 2009
Moderator: Nancy Millichap, NITLEMIV Support: Bret Olsen, NITLE
What do you hope to gain from this session?
• Type in the chat area one thing that you hope to hear about during this session.
You First…
• Name your team: (where do you fit best)– A. Instructional Technology– B. Information Technology– C. Library– D. Faculty– E. Other
Place a Mark… Identify your Moodle
Use
Rookie <1 year
Major league =2+ years
In the Dugout: considering /piloting
Minor league 1-2 years
Have never seenthe Moodle interface
Our Stats:
• 125 full-time faculty• Approx. Faculty
trying Moodle first term of use = 90
• 1500 students• 1 Moodle support
(Inst. Tech)• 1st fullblown term –
just out of the dugout
• 197 full-time faculty
• 48% of Fall ‘09 course sites in use
• 2,382 students • 2+ Moodle
support• 5 semesters on the
field
Rookie VetJan- BSC Courtney-Lafayette
BSC, The Wind Up
• Fall 2008: Faculty vote to switch from Bb to Moodle
• Spring 2009: 2 pilot groups– Group 1 = 4 faculty, 4 courses, 4 sessions MIV with
Bob Puffer and Jan – Group 2 = 12 faculty, 4 sessions with only Jan– April: 1st week dev. sessions for summer faculty
• Summer 2009: – 30 Moodle courses, 10 Bb courses– Dev. Session weeks: May, June, July, August (<8 per
session)
• Fall 2009: Bb gone, 250 Moodle courses
Place a mark next to any idea that has worked for you.
Lafayette’s Timeline
Lafayette,Warming Up
• Semester long pilot: 8 faculty/16 courses– Two training sessions, 3-4 lunch sessions–Used lunch times to discuss issues,
pedagogy–Mid-term survey to students
• Moodle Support course– Crowd-source documentation: wiki, forums
• Brownbag to report on Moodle pilot and announce Blackboard retirement
Place a mark next to any idea that has worked for you.
Lafayette, First Inning
• Summer workshops– Faculty Quickstart– Developing your course (working session)
• Use pilot courses as examples• Use Moodle News forum for updates• Populate Global calendar - Academic dates• Documentation to ITS site & Moodle by
RSS• Moodle Minute podcast
Place a mark next to any idea that has worked for you.
Lafayette Moodle Support Course
BSC, Curve Balls from the Pilot Groups
• First major faculty session: April 2009 instead of May
• Grand Slam!!...“Faculty Friday” - Piloters share
• Session topics: “Starting Lineup Only”• Slow pitch/fast pitch (session pace)• Share faculty samples - 2 screens• August refreshers (“STRIKE”)• Include sabbatical and adjunct faculty
Place a mark next to any idea that has worked for you.
BSC, Pitches Over the Plate…
• Peer Help: Bob Puffer from Luther College – Pilot 1
• Peer Help: Courtney’s faculty (Michelle – our pinch hitter) - Moodle through MIV
• Food• Provost involved – Pilot 2 & Messages• Last inning July – Faculty decide dates
Place a mark next to any idea that has worked for you.
…BSC, continued
• “Moodle the Pieces” course – references, short videos for help, Q/A (Big Now), sharing area, wiki for pedagogy/sample ideas
• Sessions < 8 people to meet indiv. needs
• Helpdesk Communication - Key
Place a mark next to any idea that has worked for you.
Lafayette, Extra Innings
• Moodle Showcase –May during finals week– Ask for nominations from students
• Moodle museum for generating new ideas
• One-on-one to discuss pedagogical goals and match tools to them (or not)
• Personalized Jing videos
Place a mark next to any idea that has worked for you.
BSC, Next Dev. Session Plans
• Offering for all learning styles– Reference– Quickstart videos– Demo/discussion (bring in faculty to share)–Hands-on development
• Fall 2009, Hope to “hit” 3-4 new topics– Pedagogy first–How-To second
Place a mark next to any idea that has worked for you.
7th Inning Stretch
List one of your favorite development/training ideas
• • • • • • • • • • • •
• • • • • • • • • • • • •
An Empty Moodle Course
BSC Sample
PsychologyMeggers
Laf Sample
EconomicsAverett
Everyone Wants in the Game
• RA training• NCATE preparation• Academic Records• Library group• Advisees courses• PolSci Archives• Student Liaisons
• Search committees• Placement testing• First year
orientation• Accreditation review• Academic
departments• Student clubs• Faculty committees
Staff/Aux. uses of Moodle
Switching from Another LMS
• Opportunity to rethink HOW we do things
• Allows for new creativity• Clean up• Change can be good for growth
“Never let the fear of striking out get in your way.”-Babe Ruth
Moodle Resources
• Other NITLE Instructional Technologists• NITLE Moodle Exchange (NME) course• Moodle Museum (on CLAMP.org)• Moodle Moots• Moodle.org (forums) • Moodle Tracker• Web searches• YouTube videos• Faculty at other institutions
Share your resources:
Moving Faculty to the Moodle Big Leagues with
All-Star Training
Vet: Courtney Bentley
Lafayettebentleyc@lafayette.
edu
Rookie: Jan PontiaBirmingham-