This presentation was given at the Association of Australasian Distance Education Schools, Adelaide, Australia in 2009.
Learn how to save your organisation time and money, meanwhile innovate to meet the complex needs of today's learners. This session will be of particular value to those considering the merits of adopting a learning management system.
A comparative analysis of commercial versus open-source learning management systems will be conducted. Our focus shifts to the freely available Moodle learning management system (LMS) as an educational software solution.
Through its social constructivist design, Moodle promotes flexible learning, quality teaching and 21st century education. The benefits of the Moodle LMS will be demonstrated by one of Australia's most qualified Moodle users. Features include blogs, forums, assignments, quizzes, wikis, gradebook and more.
4. Road Map
- Identify learner trends
- LMS overview
- Evaluate LMS options
- LMS demonstration
- Improve learning outcomes
- Add value to your organisation
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5. Technology (r)evolution
- 98% households own a computer
- 90% internet connection
- More mobile phones than people
- More time surfing net than watching tv
Australian Communications and Media Authority
Media and Society Report 2007
http://acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_310893
Nielsen Online March 2008
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7. Spare time...
8-17yo spend 50% of discretionary time
engaging with electronic media &
communication activities
Australian Communications and Media Authority
ACMA Communications Report 2007-8
www.mylearningspace.com.au http://acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_311541
8. Online Activity
150
120
90
Minutes per day
60
30
8-11yo 0
12-14yo
15-17yo
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9. Online Communication
10%
Messaging
22% 37% Gaming
Social Networking
Email
31%
- 49 minutes per day
- Same time per gender
- Activity variations by gender
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10. Web Authoring
- 39% MySpace or Facebook
- 13% Website
- 7% Blog
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20. Proverb
Tell me & I forget.
Show me & I remember.
Let me do & I understand.
-Confucius
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21. Learning management system
“A course-based system that enables participants to
communicate & collaborate, access activities &
resources, meanwhile being tracked, assessed &
reported on via the web”.
-Chad Outten
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22. Computer Browser Internet
GSOH LMS Software
Web Server Database PHP
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24. Commercial vs Open source
End user license agreement General Public License
Expen$ive Freely available
US-centric International community
Rigid design Flexible & customisable
.com .org
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28. Recent LMS Report
• 95.5% - allows better learning distribution
• 18.6% - Moodle most popular choice
• Moodle ranked first for:
- Cost
- Ease of installation, customisation & use
- Implementation time
- Business impact
- Assessment capabilities
- Support for Web 2.0
http://moodle.mylearningspace.com.au/mod/resource/view.php?id=79
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34. Food for thought
Social constructionism states...
1. All of us are potential teachers as well as learners
2. We learn well from expressing something for others
3. We learn through observing peer activity
4. By understanding learner context, we can teach more effectively
5. A learning environment needs to be flexible & adaptable
http://docs.moodle.org/en/Pedagogy
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Pytania
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Fragen Perguntas
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Spørgsmål
Domande Frågor
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