Transcript Q&A Anytime, any place, any pace learning in TAFEVC and Moodle Mary Schooneveldt

Q&A
Anytime, any place, any pace
learning in TAFEVC and Moodle
Mary Schooneveldt
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A learning portal?
A training records system?
An authoring tool?
A competency management system?
A virtual classroom?
Is a learning management
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What can it look like?
TAFEVC
Blackboard Vista
Moodle
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How well does the LMS integrate with
Web 2.0 tools?
 What does the LMS offer that a wiki
or blog cannot?
 Can you create skeleton courses that
can be archived and duplicated as
templates for delivery?
 Where do you find support or training
for Moodle, as they have no
customer service line?
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Does an LMS play well with
others?
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Why?
 What units? What learners?
 How did we build content?
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Who are my students?
What are the learning goals or outcomes for the
course?
What parts of the course would benefit from online
learning technologies?
◦ content
◦ Resources
◦ Communication
◦ learning activities
◦ evaluation activities
What computer competencies do I want my students to
develop in this course?
Who can I contact for more information, resources, or
assistance?
Source: http://stats.macewan.ca/learn/pdf/handbook.pdf retrieved 28 October 2008
Fundamentals?
Getting started checklist
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Learner – familiarity with online
technologies; workshop participation;
time management; identify link between
Toolbox resource > Assessment tasks >
Online workshop
Facilitator – all of the above plus process
for grading tasks & recording
attendance/results, RPL, providing
individual support
Organisation – resources to commit.
technical support, working with individual
participants, tracking student participation
What issues?
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Plan instruction
◦ Delivery program/schedule
◦ Online session plans & activities
◦ Assessment items related to online environment &
training package requirements
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Resource familiarisation
◦ Toolbox
◦ Web based content
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Plan support
◦ Discussion forum
◦ Synchronous live classroom
◦ eMail support
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Moodle is an open source LMS so it is downloaded and runs
from your server. TAFEVC is hosted externally and your
organisation is given rights to access it.
Moodle is modular and can be built upon as your needs
grow. TAFEVC can also include more or less features.
Moodle is free, TAFEVC has a cost.
Moodle is structured in a linier fashion, TAFEVC is grouped
in folders.
Moodle has built in web 2.0 functions
TAFEVC comes with external extras such as live
classrooms, eportfolios and authoring tools.
What is the difference between
Moodle and TAFEVC
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Do your research and ask questions
Assess your infrastructure to identify what
your organisation can manage
Allow for professional development for
both your trainers and your administration
staff
Design induction program for your
students
LMS + virtual classroom
LMS expert + teacher
Summary: some final tips
Certificate IV in Training and
Assessment (TAA40104)
Mary Schooneveldt 2008
TAFEVC
http://www.tafevc.com.au/
Moodle
http://moodle.org/
EdNA groups
http://www.groups.edna.edu.au/
Course lab
http://www.courselab.com/
Developing and teaching an online course
http://stats.macewan.ca/learn/pdf/handbook.pdf
Useful sites
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