1 Presentation to 2013 Moodle Moot New Orleans Using Moodle with compatible technologies to create streamlined, media-rich courses November 5, 2013 Meshing Moodle

2 Presentation to 2013 Moodle Moot New Orleans Presented by Eiizabeth Blankenship, Interim Director of Instructional Technology University of New Orleans Dr. Rob Stufflebeam, Chair, Department of Philosophy, University of New Orleans

3 Presentation to 2013 Moodle Moot New Orleans Conflicting Goals Rich Course Design: Multi-Modal Learning Streamlined Course Files Easier administration Smoother User Experience

4 Presentation to 2013 Moodle Moot New Orleans Students learn with eyes and ears MULTI-MEDIA IS BETTER

5 Presentation to 2013 Moodle Moot New Orleans Smaller course sizes = faster, smoother, more reliable, more affordable Storage Server performance Backup and restore

6 Presentation to 2013 Moodle Moot New Orleans Reduce image size in PowerPoint and Word Files Shrink pdfs: lower resolution Use Moodle HTML instead of big Word files Set videos for lower viewing quality Downsize So … how to balance?

7 Presentation to 2013 Moodle Moot New Orleans  Shrink PPTs Shrink PPTs  Shrink Word docs Shrink Word docs  Shrink PDFs Shrink PDFs Google how to

8 Presentation to 2013 Moodle Moot New Orleans These are helpful measures, BUT… Moodle Course File … the types of media that really blow up a course size require moving the media from the course, to be served from an external location Ginormous video file you can’t live without 637 image Photo Gallery 27 hours of audio lectures

9 Presentation to 2013 Moodle Moot New Orleans Linking, Streaming & Embedding

10 Presentation to 2013 Moodle Moot New Orleans My Private Files Streams quickly since courses and files are on the same server Keeps all your course material backed up in one place Does not reduce storage costs significantly

11 Presentation to 2013 Moodle Moot New Orleans Google Drive, Dropbox New to Moodle 2.x Can be tricky to set up Streaming can be slow, depending on students’ internet access

12 Presentation to 2013 Moodle Moot New Orleans Local Media Server Costly Requires setup and programming File type restrictions May not be user-friendly May not meet Fair Use copyright standards

13 Presentation to 2013 Moodle Moot New Orleans Embedding videos in YouTube Free, offsite backup Embeddable ADA accessible; can create captions Instructors can control their content Depends on YouTube for access Still need to backup your product

14 Presentation to 2013 Moodle Moot New Orleans YouTube at UNO We have used YouTube to add closed-captioning to videos for hearing-impaired students; to reduce file sizes of courses with weekly and twice-weekly recorded lectures; to serve classroom lectures captured on video for flipped courses. YouTube allows users to set access to Public, Private or Unlisted, which allows our faculty to determine how to share their course materials outside of the classroom.

15 Presentation to 2013 Moodle Moot New Orleans Linking to media through courses in iTunes U Free, offsite media platform Pairs media-rich lectures with Moodle graded activities Serves a mixture of media Instructor control of content Benefits of open-course PR

16 Presentation to 2013 Moodle Moot New Orleans iTunes U at UNO We were early adopters, with a series of New Orleans Literature video lectures; current offerings include Chemistry courses with huge lecture and video files (in Moodle, they pushed 30 GB). Our online BA in Philosophy core courses mesh enhanced podcasts in iTunes U with forums, assignments and quizzes in Moodle. The iTunes U platform is open access, and provides a good exposure for appealing content. Currently, UNO Philosophy courses hold six of the top ten slots at iTunes U, including Rob’s Philosophy of Mind at #1.

17 Presentation to 2013 Moodle Moot New Orleans Multi-Modal – UNO Philosophy Online Program The online Philosophy program draws on multiple platforms and tools: YouTube – training videos iTunes U – enhanced podcasts and documents Moodle – entry point and graded activities

18 Presentation to 2013 Moodle Moot New Orleans Faculty Training We want faculty to buy in to making good choices as to how they manage their media content. This requires several approaches: Training in creating and optimizing image and video files Information on available tools A checklist for planning new content Assistance in updating (including assessing for ADA compliance) existing media content

19 Presentation to 2013 Moodle Moot New Orleans Q&A

20 Presentation to 2013 Moodle Moot New Orleans Get in Touch … Beth Blankenship Rob Stufflebeam

21 Presentation to 2013 Moodle Moot New Orleans THANKS BYE &sgid=&pid=1521