In this webinar, we'll show you how they used Moodle to overcome those challenges. Discover how your own eLearning initiatives can benefit from: 1. Developing An Online Learning Space & Curriculum 2. Utilizing The Best Tools & Practices For Course Delivery 3. Conducting Program Assessments For Future Optimizations

1. ACCELERATE LEARNING PERFORMANCE
Extreme LMS Lessons
From Post-Hurricane Puerto Rico
Presented by Lambda Solutions and Sagrado Global

2. 1. System integration
2. Measuring the ROI of eLearning
3. Limited possibilities of a proprietary solution
4. Lack of onboarding and product knowledge
5. Other (please specify in the Question box)
What is your biggest challenge in your
eLearning initiatives?
Poll

3. Email: jorgep.silva@sagrado.edu
global.sagrado.edu
Head of Sagrado Global at Universidad del
Sagrado Corazón & Distinguished Lecturer
Business and Accounting, City University of
New York (CUNY)
Jorge P. Silva-Puras ,
B.A., J.D., M.B.A.
Meet Our Presenter

4. ACTION PLAN
in the
aftermath
of Hurricane
María
Agenda
Steps
1. Determine the Need
2. Identify Volunteers/Academic Disciplines
3. Develop Curriculum & Set Online School
4. Recruit Students
5. Deliver Courses and Complete Program
6. Program Assessment

5. Step 1: Assess the Need
Hurricane María was a Category 4
Hurricane that made landfall on
Wednesday, September 20, 2017
near the Yabucoa municipality at
6:15am local time.

6. Step 1: Assess the Need (continued)
● Estimates of total deaths range from
2,200-4,000
● All university campuses in Puerto Rico
were destroyed or severely damaged,
leaving hundreds of thousands of
students without educational facilities.
● No electric power, connectivity or water
for months.
● Most campuses closed for months, but
Sagrado had a power plant that allowed
for limited class offerings.
María brought the strongest winds and damages in 90 years:
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7. ● 26 online synchronous courses offered from October-December 2017.
● 45 contact hours = 3-credit undergrad courses.
○ 15 hours delivered on video recordings
○ 30 hours delivered via live/face2face lecture hours
● Universidad del Sagrado Corazón worked on delivery to students, acting
as registrar for course enrollment and validation
● Students completed courses before December 31st, 2017.
Timeline

8. Step 2: Identify Volunteers/Academic
Disciplines
Social Media
Campaign to Recruit
Volunteers

9. ● Spanish-speaking Faculty Volunteers
● In a wide range of specialties at an undergraduate level
● Familiar and comfortable with online teaching
● Willing to teach and deliver Introductory Courses online
● For Puerto Rican Students affected by Hurricane María
Profile of Professors

10. Profile of Professors
● “We are a group of college faculty members
concerned with the short and long-term effects
that Hurricane María will have on Puerto Rico, and
especially on the Puerto Rican university students
who may be at risk of interruption in their studies.”
● We are faculty across the USA willing and able to
teach remotely to those students who may benefit
from an alternative method to continue their
studies.
● 235 faculty volunteers in our database in the
following areas:
○ Spanish Language and Lit, Sciences/Math,
Art/Design, Sociology, Anthropology, English
Language & Lit, Other Foreign Languages, Business,
Communications, Geography, Law/PolSci,
Multidisciplinary/Other
Discipline # of Professors
Business 8
Math/Science 19
Spanish Language & Lit 75
All other Languages & Lit 9
Psychology 23
Law/Political Science 8
Multidisciplinary Studies 14
Other Social Sciences 16
History 13
Linguistics 10
Other 40
TOTAL 235

11. 1. Moodle
2. Totara Learn
3. None
4. Other (please specify in the Question box)
What LMS platform are you currently using?
Poll

12. Step 3: Develop Curriculum & Create
Online School
Created Sagrado Online with Lambda Template and support.

13. ● Lambda Solutions provided the
hosting services for Moodle, the
Learning Management System (LMS)
we used.
● Zoom was used for video conferencing
for face-to-face interactions:
● Universidad del Sagrado Corazón
served as Registrar:
○ http://www.sagrado.edu/
Online Tools for Course Delivery

14. 1. pre-register students
2. create waiting list.
Step 4: Recruit Students
Social Media
campaign and used
Google Forms to:
Registered Students: 793
Students Wait-listed: 421

15. Step 5: Deliver Courses & Complete
Program
Step-by-step
Instructions on Use of
Moodle for Students
& Faculty

17. Step 5: Deliver Courses & Complete
Program
Example of an Online Class

18. Rating of Moodle technology:
Excellent or Good: 66.7%
Based on your experience, would
you take another online class:
Yes: 80%
No: 20%
Step 6: Program Assessment
Student Survey
(Post-Program)

19. • Virtual classrooms work, particularly when a live-video
component is incorporated.
• It can be accomplished quickly and cost-efficiently
• A robust LMS system is essential to the effectiveness of the
virtual school
• Faculty and students need a brief training on how to use the
LMS and the video-conferencing tools.
• Students should be provided a set of rules and etiquette to
maximize their engagement and learning.
Conclusion

20. #
Q&A

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