PolyU eLearning platform

Introduction LMS Review Moodle - a closer look Moodle - the basics Moodle - resources What Next?

Website - http://ettl.edc.polyu.edu.hk/~lmsreview/ Scope & Objectives

To conduct a review that is pedagogically led To evaluate Blackboard 9 and Moodle 1.9.5+ To deliver within 3 months a selection and recommendations to

the ISSC Criteria

6 high level criteria were used to assess the suitability of an LMS.

Evaluation - Pedagogical & technical (functional) Business

Activities Aims

User surveys Survey of users’ needs

Workshops and focus group interviews

Evaluates the candidate systems from a usability stand point

Functional and technical evaluation

Detailed side-by-side comparison of the functional and technical aspects of the systems

Business evaluation Cost and business analysis of the systems

Experience of other HEIs in Hong Kong

Collect contextual information regarding eLearning Platforms used in Hong Kong

Website Raise public awareness of the review in PolyU

Research Investigate LMS usage in PolyU and review global trends in elearning development

User Surveys - Responses 313 staff 2275 students

Workshops & focus group sessions 8 workshops & focus group sessions (staff) 1 workshop & focus group session (students) 60 participants in total

Functional & Technical Review In-depth comparisons of candidate systems based on

pedagogical and technical criteria (over 200) Identify key strengths and weaknesses in the

candidate systems

Usability Blackboard Moodle

Which system was easier to use? 43 draws

31

What did you like about the system?

Lots of features Powerful Layout

Simplicity User friendly Switching roles

What did you not like about the system?

Complexity Cluttered Switching roles

Limited features Design

How did you find the navigation system?

OK Good Difficult

Easy Good OK

Any comments about the interface?

Complicated Cluttered

User friendly Clean

From pure functional and technical point of view The candidate systems are highly comparable with each

other Blackboard 9 is stronger in support for

Reporting (T10) Backend administration (T12)

Moodle is stronger in support for Copyright management (P8) Innovation and new technologies (P11) Learning outcome management & assessment

(P12)

Open Source Moodle Community Moodle Explained!

Logging into Moodle and Orientation Exploring the Interface Uploading course materials Creating & editing course materials Linking to web sites or uploaded content Assignments

Open Educational Resources OpenLearn – learning space LabSpace OpenMark

PolyU Community - Resources – http://moodleresources.wikispaces.com/

What happens next? What would you like to know? Migration Issues? Moodle 2.0?

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