Flipping the classroom means shifting the training emphasis from delivering content to fostering discussion and collaborative learning. For an effective flipped classroom strategy, you need to provide solid resources for your students to be able to work through in their own time. In this workshop we will explore a range of resources created for industry by the National VET eLearning Strategy. You will go hands-on with Moodle downloading and installing free resources from the national learning object repository. We will also look at integrating content from a variety of sources into Moodle such as embedding YouTube videos and linking to content held in cloud repositories. For a cohesive instructional approach within Moodle, we will discuss learning design principles to help you design an intuitive and inclusive online learning experience for your students. Before you attend this workshop, note that you will need to bring a laptop-style computer as some standard Moodle file management functions do not work on Apple mobile devices. There are alternative solutions such as using Dropbox repository or the MoodlEZ iOS app, however users with laptop devices will more easily benefit from this workshop.

1. INDUSTRY RESOURCES INTO MOODLE
RORY OBRIEN - NSW CONTENT ADVISOR - NATIONAL VET E-LEARNING STRATEGY

2. Today’s session
• Overview
• Moodle log in
• Toolboxes
• Learning Object repository
• Download / Upload
• Modify resources
• Embed YouTube
• Further

3. OVERVIEW

4. Five key reasons teachers use Moodle
1. To create a simple online presence
2. To replace existing manual processes
3. To increase the use of online tools
4. To support a ‘continuous improvement’ model
of teaching
5. To support shifts towards progressive
teaching methods
http://www.markdrechsler.com/?p=281

5. Where does it go?
Find resource (Toolbox LO etc.)
Skills:
•Identify root file
•Create link
Skills:
•Write metadata
•Upload file(s)
•Link from LMS
Download resource as ZIP file
Place on shared drive
Upload to LMS (Moodle/Sakai)
Upload to repository
Skills:
•Find resource
•Website or file?
•Format?
Skills:
•Course create
•Manage files
•Create links
Skills:
•Create Folder
•Save in place
•UnZIP file

6. Moodle tree of use
Provide summative
assessment activities
Support
collaborative
learning
Online student
submissions
Automated quiz/assignment marking
Provide a passive Forum
to broadcast to students
Promote collaborative
collation of resources
Facilitate discussions in the
Forum. Questions!
Create learning sequences
Research, communities
of practice
Survey tools
and logs
Integrate online media
Introduce external
sites, activities, games,
networks
Give students more power
START
CLIMBING
HERE!
http://www.slideshare.net/moodler/moodlemoot-au-2012-keynote-13522115
Most Moodle users
Dump your stuff online!

7. Your experience?

8. Toolboxes
http://toolboxes.flexiblelearning.net.au/
• Repository of national Toolboxes
• Download Toolbox Learning Objects free

9. DOWNLOAD/UPLOAD

10. • Every time you download or make a resource,
make a new folder for it
• Good folder management is really important for
elearning!
The “new folder” rule

11. Common ZIP mistakes
Find resource
and hit
DOWNLOAD
SAVE
Do not OPEN
the file from
here!
OPEN FOLDER
and then extract
the files

12. Learning objects to Moodle
LIVE DEMO

13. 1. Download a Learning Object resource
2. In Moodle choose ADD AN ACTIVITY OR RESOURCE
> ADD AN IMS CONTENT PACKAGE > ADD
3. Give it a NAME and DESCRIPTION
4. CHOOSE the resource from your computer
5. UPLOAD your IMS ZIP FILE
6. SAVE AND RETURN TO COURSE
7. Click your new link
8. (DEPLOY the IMS Package –
Older Moodle versions only)
Steps: IMS Manifest to Moodle

14. Learning objects to Moodle
• Short YouTube tutorial on how to
load Toolbox Learning Objects into
your Moodle course
http://youtu.be/J5zXS-wamTA

15. MODIFY RESOURCES

16. Working with HTML
To edit a web page in a learning object, follow these
steps:
• Unzip the package using a program such as
WinZip.
• Open the web page you wish to edit using an
HTML editor
• Make the changes you wish to the web page and
then save it in exactly the same place it was
originally located in the learning object folders.
• Use a program such as WinZip to re-zip the
learning object.
http://designing.flexiblelearning.net.au/learning_materials/customise/web.htm

17. • Most HTML resources
you download will have a
similar structure
• To make a link, you need
to know the start file
(also known as
the “main” or even
“root” file)
• Usually called
“index.htm”
• Or “start_here.htm”
Root files

18. Getting to know HTML
• W3Schools has a simple step-by-step tutorial
that shows you the basics of HTML structure
• With a little knowledge you can read code
enough to make changes to text, links etc.
http://www.w3schools.com/html/default.asp

19. eXe Project
• Free Open Source authoring application to
assist teachers and academics in publishing
web content without the need to become
proficient in HTML or XML markup.
• Export as IMS Content Package, SCORM 1.2, or
IMS Common Cartridge formats or simple self-
contained web pages.
http://exelearning.org/wiki

20. WYSIWYG HTML Editors
KompoZer:
• Free open source web authoring system
that combines web file management and
easy-to-use WYSIWYG web page editing.
http://www.kompozer.net/
Dreamweaver
• Industry leading WYSIWYG web authoring
software from Adobe – now includes mobile
app development support
http://www.adobe.com/au/products/dreamw
eaver.html

21. IMS VS SCORM?
SCORM
• Allows integration of quiz
results with LMS
• Quiz output from
Captivate, Presenter etc.
IMS
• Packages HTML content
with built-in navigation
• Look for imsmanifest.xml
file in the folder

22. IMS VS SCORM VS TIN CAN API?
The Tin Can API (aka Experience API) is a new learning technology specification
which allows for several new capabilities that SCORM didn't, such as:
• Taking e-learning outside of the web browser
• E-learning in native mobile applications
• More control over learning content
• Platform transition (start e-learning on a mobile device, finish it on a
computer)
• The ability to track games and simulations
• The ability to track real-world performance
• Team-based e-learning
• Tracking learning plans and goals
http://tincanapi.com/2013/01/11/whats-the-difference-between-tin-can-and-scorm/
http://tincanapi.com/
SCORM in a Tin Can? http://learnilities.com.au/scorm-in-a-tincan/

23. VET Reload Tool
• Quick reference: VET Tools for Developing,
Packaging and Describing Content
• The VET Reload Tool can be used to create
IMS and SCORM 1.2 content packages and
corresponding VET metadata
http://e-standards.flexiblelearning.net.au/implementation/tools.php

24. EMBED YOUTUBE

25. Embedding YouTube in Moodle
STEPS:
1. Go to YouTube and select SHARE then EMBED
2. Check settings - Copy Embed Code <iframe>
3. Go to Moodle, edit your section
4. Select HTML View <p></p>
5. Paste Embed Code
6. Save and Return to course
7. Consider Moodle Books for content
http://youtu.be/lDxflzQbaaQ

26. RESOURCES

27. C4LPT – resources lists
• Directory of Learning & Performance Tools
http://c4lpt.co.uk/directory-of-learning-performance-tools/

28. Strategy resources
http://www.flexiblelearning.net.au/

29. Some e-learning case studies
• The National VET E-learning Strategy
funded 84 projects nationwide
• Many Elearning for
Participation and Skills
projects use Moodle in
their e-design
• Read about their projects
on our wiki space:
http://participationandskills.wikispaces.com/Current+Projects

30. Coming soon…
• Revamp to current Strategy repository
• Integration of Toolboxes and Learning Objects
in one national site
https://nationalvetcontent.edu.au/

31. Industry resources into Moodle
THANKING YOU
Rory OBrien
Moodlemoot 2013
NSW Content Services Advisor
National VET E-learning Strategy
Email: rory.obrien@det.nsw.edu.au
Mob: 0477 348 650
Web: http://nswinnovations.wikispaces.com/
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