Blending Moodle Tools for Postgraduate Studies: a Recipe for Success
MoodleMoot IE UK - 16 April 2019
Aurelie Soulier Learning Technologist
Royal Agricultural University@edtechyogi
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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