1. Presence in Moodle
Creating Instructor
Jason Neiffer
C u r r i c u l u m D i r e c t o r, M o n t a n a D i g i t a l A c a d e m y
6 October 2011
ISU K-12 Moodle Moot 2011
Pocatello, Idaho

2. Paperless Handouts
http://www.workshophandouts.com/omnipresence
(omnipresence is case sensitive)

3. Today’s Format
Expose... Explore…
today later

4. About me…

5. What is
Moodle?

6. Face-to-face
frameworks?
Rigor
Relevance
Relationships
Learning?
Daggett et al 2005

7. Face-to-face
frameworks?
Rigor
Relevance
Relationships
Learning?
Daggett et al 2005

8. Experience says…

9. Experience says…
Experience tells me…

11. The rules…
1. Create regular “footprints in a course”
2. Professional is great, but, polish can
also be dangerous
3. Presence should be public when
possible and appropriate
4. Be mindful of workflow and adopting
technologies that are easy to maintain
5. Abandon these rules of they don’t work
for you

12. Three Simple Strategies

19. Five categories of technology
Five Advanced Strategies

20. Short Messaging Service
• Short Messaging Service, better known
as “texting”

23. Great Service:
Remind101

24. Moodle Alternative:
Twitter

25. Moodle Alternative:
Twitter

26. Podcasting
• Audio/video recording configured into a
subscription, allowing for automated
delivery to a desktop or mobile device

29. Screencasting
• Short videos that capture your screen as
your narrate (think Kahn Academy)

30. Live One-on-One
Interaction
• Providing live, real-time communication
on demand

31. Live Group Interaction
• Interaction between students and
teachers

33. Questions?

34. Thank
you! J