Presented during Moodle Sharing of Best Practices: Researching Practice on 7 February 2013, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur.

1. Blackboard to Moodle:
A Challenging Pedagogical
Migration at Taylor’s
University
By: Adrian Yao
e-Learning Academy (eLA)
Taylor’s University Lakeside Campus

2. Overview…
• Introduction
• Rationale of migration (for a new LMS).
• Challenges of migration: restructuring
process.
• Pedagogical migration process: training.
• Current features& future plans.

3. Introducing InTeLLeCT
(Taylor’s T&L centre)…

4. Rationale of Migration

5. Introduction…
• Our status as a young university provides an
opportunity to redefine learning experience of the
students which further enhances our reputation as
the leading private university.
• Hence, Taylor’s adopted a strategic & systematic
approach:
Blended Learning
Face-to-Face Classroom e-Learning Activities
Teaching & Learning Interactions (in and / or outside classrooms)

6. Restructuring process began…
• Adoption of this new approach requires some
restructuring of current learning environments
and methodologies.
• Taylor’s University’s e-Learning mission
statement is:
By 2015, every student at Taylor’s
University will learn in a collaborative, self-
directed and personalized manner
anytime, anywhere.

7. Reasons for migration…
• Taylor’s University introduced e-learning technologies
through:
2001
Mid 2012

8. Video Presentation on
TIMeS @ Taylor’s

9. Pedagogical migration begins…
• e-Learning Academy (eLA) was requested to
train academic staff in Taylor’s University.
• Trainings for TIMeS @ Taylor’s are divided into
three (3) levels:
– Basic
– Intermediate
– Advance (beginning year 2013 onwards)

10. TIMeS @ Taylor’s: Approach of
Training
120
minute
s
Face- Advance
Export /
to- import
Intermediate
face, h Online
grades from
external
ands- quizzes only. sources, plu
on. g-ins etc.
Basic
5 ‘Must-know’
features in
internal TIMeS.
trainers

11. Pedagogical challenge by moving
on…
• Total Number of Academic Staff: 503*
• Attended & trained approximately:
– 78.5% (Basic)
– 45.3% (Intermediate).
• Trainings are still currently on-going (based on
needs & requests by faculties).

12. I would like to explore
more external
features?
We have a new
LMS, so what?
Anything These features in TIMeS
new to are almost similar with
Blackboard…
discover?

13. Introducting Taylor’s lecture capture
system…

14. Video Presentation on
Rewind @ Taylor’s

15. Rewind @ Taylor’s Screenshot
(1)…
A B
C

16. Rewind @ Taylor’s Screenshot
(2)…

17. Future plans…
• Phase 1 of development completed.
– Integration of Rewind @ Taylor’s.
– Turnitin
• Phase 2 commences March 2013.
– Further equip Rewind @ Taylor’s to all venues
beginning March 2013 onwards.
– Developmental of more interactive academic
homepage with more interactive features to engage
students & improve learning.

18. Thank you!
Email: yao.adrian@taylors.edu.my
Questions?