This program was presented at the Goshen, IN MoodleMoot July 2010. It discusses the value of using the Moodle LMS for Public Safety education for Police and Fire department staff.

1. Public Safety Education
Using Moodle:
How Moodle Can Save Your Life

2. Jim Keiken
Assistant Fire Chief
Personnel, Planning & Training
Madison (WI) Fire Department

3. Educational Requirements
Fire/EMS Law Enforcement
Law Enforcement
State State
National Fire Protection Agency Specific
Association (NFPA)
Insurance Service Office
State EMS Requirements
National Registry of EMTs
Agency Specific

6. Education Needs To
Be Like Health Food
Learners Needs
Quality
Access
Specific
Timing

7. Leaner Exception
On Target
Available
Easy
Entertaining

8. Madison Fire Stations 12
Madison Police Districts 5
Area EMS Station 5
Training Centers /Facilities 3

9. Members
371 565

12. Issues
Schedule
• 48 hour work week
• 24 hour shift
• Vacation
• Sick Leave
Calls
Consistency
Staffing Requirements
Travel

13. Round Trip Mileage Round Trip Time
31.2 66 min
1 316 West Dayton St.
70.8 116 min
2 421 Grand Canyon Dr.
7.8 16 min
3 1217 Williamson St.
13 26 min
4 1437 Monroe St.
16 40 min
5 4418 Cottage Grove Rd.
46 80 min
6 825 West Badger Rd
74 116 min
7 1810 McKenna Blvd.
11.4 42 min
8 3945 Lien Rd.
35.2 36 min
9 201 N. Midvale Blvd.
9.6 14 min
10 1517 Troy Drive
10.2 20 min
11 4011 Morgan Way
40.2 62 min
12 400 South Point Rd
365.4 Miles 11 hr 25 min

14. The answer is

16. Types of Programs
Initial Education
Continuing Education/Refresher
Enrichment
Blended
Resource

17. User - Stats
Fd iTrain - February 2008
Courses: 175
Users: 752
Role assignments: 4788
Teachers: 47
Posts: 20
Questions: 20973
Resources: 2371
Pd iTrain - January 2010
Courses: 40
Users: 41
Role assignments: 95
Teachers: 10
Posts: 3
Questions: 28
Resources: 746

18. Examples

21. Any Video Converter
Movie Maker
ScreenFlow

22. Contact
Jim Keiken
Assistant Fire Chief
City of Madison Fire Department
325 W Johnson St
Madison WI 53703
(608) 266-5966
jkeiken@cityomadison.com

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25. httpopensourced.org
OpenSourcEd, a site dedicated to examining and encouraging the use of Open
Source software in educational settings