Date: July 2009

A shared VisionMoodle 2.2 Focus Group

Agenda

Welcome and apologies

Meeting Framing and Terms of References

e-Learning Strategy What does it means to you? In your role? In your department? In your part of the college? To your students?

Your visionThis is where we are and this is where we could be…How to get there?

Research projectsSummary of SMART actions

Review of meeting QuickTime™ and a

decompressorare needed to see this picture.

Framing of meeting

Nature of meeting:• Information sharing and action based

Outcome:• Defining what it is that we want to do with our VLE• Understanding why Moodle 2.2

Defined Success• Shared understanding of Moodle 2.2• Clarity of our focus group and individual role • Ownership

Rules of engagement• Who will take minutes?• Who will be the time keeper?

Terms of References

Overall objective:

To improve our VLE features to enhance Learning & Teaching at EFC

Terms of References

1. To review current VLE

2. To identify strength

3. To highlights areas where there are opportunities for improvement.

4. To review other Moodle sites and compare features

5. To rebrand our VLE

6. To redesign its Navigation

7. To redesign its homepage

8. To better link and integrate with our EFC systems

9. To decide on a communication strategy to staff

10. To review Training material developed to support staff and students in the new system

11. To support our staff development day in July

Frequency of meetings: once a week

Day and Time: Mondays 3 to 4pm

VLE Moodle 2.2 Change Why Upgrade?

New and improvedWe’re upgrading because:

Moodle is beginning to look and feel dated, we want to offer the best system possible for the needs of the EFC community.

A major version of Moodle was released in June 2011 which introduces many improvements and new features - upgrading is a logical and progressive step.

It introduces more functionality and flexibility while retaining all your existing course structures, activities and materials.

Existing course content and the general structure and behaviour of Moodle is not changing. Building on what makes Moodle great, there are many improvements in Moodle 2 and a few new and complementary features.

VLE Moodle 2.2 Change Why Upgrade?

VLE Moodle 2.2 Change

Improvement?

•Course and personal file management

•Course design, formats and structures

•Course enrolments and better integration of Portico cohorts

•Quiz tool and questions - flag questions and navigation during a quiz

plus initial creation of questions

•Look and feel with a new theme

•Linking and integration with other EFC systems

•Consistent and clearer navigation

•Richer course content via a new editor (video, audio,

text, mathematical expressions)

VLE Moodle 2.2 Change

New Features?

•Mobile access - access Moodle from a mobile (smart) phone

•Structured pathways through course activities material

•Conditional release for activities and resources

•Link to external sites and merge content into your course

VLE Moodle 2.2 Change

Moodle 2.2 Upgrade

•To take place on June 28th

•Both new and improved features will be promoted throughout the

coming months and into the next academic terms.

VLE Moodle 2.2 Change

Why Moodle?

EFC adopted Moodle in 2008 as the institutional online learning

environment, in September 2011 all taught modules and programmes are

using Moodle to deliver teaching and learning.

This staggering achievement needs to be matched by a system to support

and promote the diverse range of uses Moodle caters for.

Upgrading to the latest version ensures EFC is using the most modern

system possible. A transparent and clear approach will ensure Moodle

continues along its successful path.

VLE Moodle 2.2 Change

Timeline

To get an overview of the upgrade take a look at the following timeline.

We're aiming to go live by 28 June 2012 for the start of the 2012-13 academic session. While we understand that this may be more complicated for some courses and we're aiming to reduce this as much as possible, the summer break presents the best time for the necessary outage and migration.

VLE Moodle 2.2 Change

Timeline

May 2012 June 2012

Redesign VLECommunicate

and consult

Explore New version

Review material

VLE Moodle 2.2 Change

How are we going to get organised?

Was this a successful meeting?

Outcome:• Defining what it is that we want to do with our VLE• Understanding why Moodle 2.2

Defined Success

• Do we have a Shared understanding?• Is everyone clear of our role?• Does everyone feel ownership of actions?• Have we defined SMART actions?

Date of next meeting• Monday May 14th at 3pm