1.Moodle at theUniversity of Ballarat

2. Background pre 2009

WebCT Blackboard legacy

Technical and usability issues

Early Moodle adoption

3. Background pre 2009

WebCT Blackboard legacy

Technical and usability issues

Early Moodle adoption

4. Evaluation and Moodle trial - early 2009

Considered Sakai, D2L, Blackboard, Moodle

Formal Moodle trial

Blackboard Learn?

Consultation

• Forums

• Surveys

5. 6. 7. 3 words to describe the ideal LMS (staff) 8. 3 words to describe the ideal LMS (students) 9. 10. 11. Evaluation conclusions late 2009

Green paper and final report to VCST

VCST approve Moodle from 2011

Hosting and support decisions

• Service levels

• Cost

• Infrastructure

12. LMS transition - 2010

Technical content migration - training

Consultation with Moodle partner

Early performance issues

Communication

Blackboard decommission Dec 2010

13. Integration IMS Enterprise XML

Why IMS Enterprise?

• Legacy support

• Concurrent Systems

• Rapid Integration

• Flexibility

14. A Two Pronged Approach

Two Campus Management tools

Differing School Requirements

No licensing

Two Customised Moodle Installs

15. Campus Solutions (HE) APTUS (TAFE) Moodle UBOnline Moodle UBTAFE School Program Course 1 Course 2 Unit 1 Unit 2 Campus Management LMS/VLE School/Course/ProgramStructure 16. Some Issues

Data Snapshots

Moodle's IMS implementation

• No native update support

• Overlapping crons

• Default course settings

17. Training

Focus on Online Delivery

• Not a user manual

Non-linear Package Approach

• Introduction

• Communication

• Assessment

• Content expansion

• Groups (specialist training)

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