3. WHY UPGRADE TO MOODLE 2?
• Moodle 2 included functionality that our users
were asking for
• Staff training and development
• Opportunity to enhance our Moodle theme
• Smooth and successful migration from Blackboard
to Moodle
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4. AUTOMATIC COURSE CREATION
& STUDENT ENROLMENTS
Moodle Modules is a web
application that sits
between the student
record system SITS and
Active Directory.
Moodle modules dictates
what modules are created
within Moodle and assigns
tutor roles.
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9. SIMPLE COURSE IMPORT
• Modified the course import process in Moodle to
allow a ‘copy everything from previous year option’
• Displays the course
with a similar course
id number
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10. STUDENT PORTAL
INTEGRATION
• Assignment information is pulled through into the
student portal which is powered by SharePoint
• A web service is used to display
assignment information
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12. MOVING FORWARD...
• Integrate SITS (student record system) and the
Moodle grade book
• Bulk upload of assignments
• Integrate lecture capture software and media
hosting platform
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13. ANY QUESTIONS?
Thank you for your time.
Daniel Mackley
Technology Enhanced Learning Trainer
York St John University
e: d.mackley@yorksj.ac.uk
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