1. What we are learning from Learn Moodle
Presented by Mary Cooch, Moodle Community Educator

2. learn.moodle.net

3. Teaching with Moodle: An introduction
4 weeks – basic Moodle for complete beginners
34 required activities
First run: September 2013
Now run twice a year

4. docs.moodle.org/en/Pedagogy

5. “All of us are potential teachers as well as learners
“All of us are potential teachers as well as learners. In a true collaborative environment, we are both.”
Social constructionism as a Referent

7. Feedback, Feedback, Feedback

8. What we did well
What we could do better

9. “A learning environment needs to be flexible and adaptable so it can quickly respond to the needs of the participants.”
Social constructionism as a Referent

10. What we did well: Practice courses Feedback from others
Collaboratively creating glossary/database

11. “We learn particularly well from the act of creating or expressing something for others to see.”
Social constructionism as a Referent

12. What we did well: Practice courses Badges SHORT videos Forums
Feedback from others
Collaboratively creating glossary/database
Badges
Motivation and achievement
(certificates better!)
SHORT videos
Subtitles in other languages
Freely available on Youtube
Forums
Communities of learning
Different languages
Peer support

13. Could do better: Mobile
Students increasingly working from mobile devices
29% of participants accessed MOOC from mobile (Aug 2016)
As on slide….

14. Action: More for mobile
Jan 2016 – dedicated Learn Moodle mobile app
Mobile app availability condition > benefits community
As on slide….

16. Action: More for mobile
Aug optional assignment via app and optional ‘mobile learning’ quiz
The future: whole MOOC in app
As on slide….

17. Could do better: Navigation
Free path through a long page of activities daunting to some

18. Action: Step by step 2016: Restrict access by week 63% preferred it
9% didn’t like it

19. Could do better: Live sessions
Weekly Google hangouts/twitter/chat
Lack of interactivity
Too long
Mix of content

20. Action: Keep it Real Big Blue Button Live Q&A Half an hour limit
Teaching content>videos .

21. Could do better: Workshop Woes
Only activity with deadlines
Completion confusion

22. Action: Workshop Wows Explanatory page Explanatory video
> Higher completion rates!

23. Join us on January 2nd 