1. ACPET - Vic Government
e-Learning Program 2012
Learner Management Systems – Moodle 2

2. Moodle

3. Programme
•Characteristics of Learner management Systems
•Why Moodle?
•Models of training delivery using an LMS
•Communication Tools in Moodle
•Content Delivery Tools in Moodle
•Assessment Tools in Moodle
•Using Moodle for collaborative and group work tasks
•Student and Course Management
•How to implement Moodle at your RTO
•Other options for LMS (Commercial, Web 2)

4. LMS
• a software application or Web-based technology used
to plan, implement, and assess a specific learning
process.
•provides the trainer with a way to create and deliver
content, monitor student participation, and assess
student performance.
•provides students with the ability to use interactive
features such as threaded discussions, video
conferencing, and discussion forums.

5. About Moodle
Moodle is a software package for producing Internet-based
courses and web sites. It is a global development project
designed to support a social constructionist framework of
education.
Moodle is provided freely as Open Source software (under
the GNU Public License). Basically this means Moodle is
copyrighted, but that you have additional freedoms. You
are allowed to copy, use and modify Moodle provided that
you agree to: provide the source to others; not modify or
remove the original license and copyrights, and apply this
same license to any derivative work

6. Constructivism
Constructivism asserts that learning is particularly effective
when constructing something for others to experience. This
can be anything from a spoken sentence or an internet
posting, to more complex artifacts like a painting, a house
or a software package.

7. LMS – Good for:
• familiar web-page look and feel, with newsy front page
• adaptable – repository, course, group work, collaboration,
self paced, facilitated
• providing forums/support to learners
• introducing teachers to online tools, training ground
• relatively easy to learn and use (but takes time)
• group/collaborative work
• automated “assessment”
• difficult to create course content
• Incorporate course content made with rapid elearn tools
(using SCORM)

8. LMS
•To truly learn, students need to engage the world around
them – publishing content for people other than classmates
to read, and participating in the global discussion that
surrounds the topics covered in class.
•Students need to think critically and blog their experiences
for others to read.
•Students need to work collaboratively with other students
in their class.
•Students need to continue learning on a particular subject
beyond the last class date.
http://www.edugeekjournal.com/2008/02/05/the-death-of-the-learning-management-system-part-2/

9. Delivery
Models of training delivery that compliment the use of a LMS
Fully Online
Knowledge Preparation
for F2F Skills Workshop
Skill Blended – Mix of
recognition/currenc online & F2F
y/RPL
Skills update on
demand Collaborative
Learning with Peers

10. Tools
Potential Tools to underpin a flexible delivery
Virtual Classroom
Learner Management
Systems
Web 2 Portal
(Blog, Wiki,
Manuals, Facebook)
CD ROMS
USB
Existing resources ePortfolios

11. Content Models
Communication and
collaboration may take
place using Chats and
Forums for conversational
activities and Choices to
gain group feedback.
Adding Wikis to your
courses is an excellent way
to allow students to work
together on a single piece.

12. Content Tools
• Work can be submitted by students and
marked by teachers using Assignments or
Workshops. Automatic marking can be
achieved by using Quizzes. You can integrate
quizzes from third party software.
• Content may be delivered and supported using
Lesson module and SCORM activities. Key
words can be added to Glossaries by yourself
or, if you allow it, your students. You can add
content from third party software
• Surveys and Databases are also very
powerful additions to any course.

13. System

14. Content Tools
Content can be generated quickly using
purpose built “rapid elearning software”
such as:
•Articulate
•Captivate
•Udutu
•iSpring Presenter

15. Resource Tools
• Moodle supports a range of different resource
types that allow you to include almost any kind
of digital content into your courses. You can
create your own text and webpages quickly.
• Of course the resource may already exist in
electronic form (word, PDF, etc) so you may
want to link to an uploaded file or external
website or simply display the complete
contents of a directory in your course files and
let your users pick the file themselves.

16. Collaboration
• Use Wikis to create content together,
Forums and Comments to exchange
ideas, Database to collectively gather
resources, Glossary to create shared
understanding of concepts ... and more!

17. Assessment
• Grades can be created in each activity in a
course which are then added to the Gradebook.
For example, grades in Assignment (all types),
Quiz and Workshop activities are automatically
added to Gradebook. In some activities you will
have to turn grading on, such as ratings 'on' in
Forum, Glossary and Database to send them to
the Gradebook.
• Students can do self and peer assessment
type tasks by evaluating (and even rate) each
other's Forum posts, Glossary entries, and
Database entries.

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http://yumstudio.com.au/acpet
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Password: acpet
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password – write it down!

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20. Delivery Moodles

21. Moodle resources
http://www.yumstudio.com.au/temp/resources

22. Multimedia Plug ins
Supported Media Formats
* .mp3 - MPEG Audio Stream, Layer III
* .swf - Macromedia Flash Format File (Adobe, Inc.)
* .mov - QuickTime Video Clip (Apple Computer, Inc.)
* .wmv - Windows Media File (Microsoft)
* .mpg - MPEG Animation
* .avi - Audio Video Interleave File
* .flv - Flash Video File (Macromedia, Inc.)
* .ram - RealMedia Metafile (RealNetworks, Inc.)
* .rpm - RealMedia Player Plug-in (RealNetworks)
* .rm - RealMedia Streaming Media (Real Networks, Inc.)
* .mp4
* .m4v

23. Implementing Moodle
•Define your delivery model
•Plan your delivery – adapt!
•Link activities to assessment
•Determine your support
•Embed knowledge sharing and industry knowledge
•Consider peer review and collaboration
•Use Multimedia in your content
•Consider rapid elearning tools

24. Implementing Moodle
Look at external hosting unless you have good
inhouse IT support and capacity to support
2 providers of Moodle are:
•Eworks - http://eworks.edu.au/
•Pukinui - http://moodle.com.au/

25. Thank you
Sherrill Lister
Sherrill.Lister@acpet.edu.au
Michael Gwyther
mick@yumstudio.com.au
@mickgwyther