2. We put the earn in Learning!™ Online Learning in an Open Source Environment D. Verne Morland Managing Partner ROI Learning Services 4 March 2004

3. We put the earn in Learning!™ Objectives 1.Explain the Open Source SW movement 2.Summarize the Moodle design and features 3.Discuss social constructivist learning theory 4.Examine how Moodle works for:  Students  Instructors  Administrators 5.Facilitate an open dialogue on commercial and open system learning environments

4. We put the earn in Learning!™ Who Am I?  Managing partner, ROI Learning Services  Corporate university designer for NCR  Business analyst and marketing director  Software designer and systems engineer  BSEE (Princeton) and MSEd. (U Dayton) Verne Morland

5. We put the earn in Learning!™ What is ROI Learning Services?  Training outsource company  Network of skilled practitioners: Business and training needs analysis Instructional design Technical design and support Online and blended course development Classroom and virtual course delivery Learning and business impact assessment  Your potential partner! (www.roi-learning.com)

6. We put the earn in Learning!™ Getting to Know You  Taken an online course? Independent, self-paced, self-study? Collaborative, facilitated, synchronized?  Did you learn anything?  Did you enjoy the experience? Have you:

7. We put the earn in Learning!™ Getting to Know You  Designed an online course?  Facilitated an online course?  Customized an online learning environment?  Built an online learning environment? Have you:

8. We put the earn in Learning!™ What Is Open Source Software? FFree! LLocally extensible GGlobally supported PPlatform independent Details at http://www.opensource.org/docs/definition.php

9. We put the earn in Learning!™ Advantages of Open Source Open Source … means that because the source is available for all to see, developers are building on the work of others, rather than constantly re-inventing the wheel, and being recognized for their effort. Bugs are found and fixed more rapidly than in proprietary software, and a spirit of honest and open collaboration prevails. - Visualising a Better Way by J. Ul-Haque and R. Whittaker

10. We put the earn in Learning!™ Disadvantages of Open Source  No single, responsible supplier  No committed development schedule

11. We put the earn in Learning!™ Leading Open Source Products  LINUX- Operating System  Apache- Web server  Perl, PHP- Scripting languages  MySQL- Database system

12. We put the earn in Learning!™ Moodle Is… M odular, O bject- O riented, D ynamic L earning E nvironment

13. We put the earn in Learning!™ Moodle Is…  A course management system for developing and delivering Internet-based courses  Based on social constructionist learning theory  Available in 33 languages  A free alternative to commercial software such as WebCT or Blackboard  Written in PHP  Runs on Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, and Netware 6  Used by a growing number of universities, schools, and corporations. (Currently 927 sites in 70 countries are registered on Moodle.org/sites.)

14. We put the earn in Learning!™ Moodle Offers… Forums, Chats, Resources, Journals, Quizzes and tests, Surveys, Workshops, and Assignments.  Learning materials

15. We put the earn in Learning!™ Social Constructivism Social constructivists view learning as a social process. It does not take place only internally, nor is it a passive development of behaviors that are shaped by external forces. Meaningful learning occurs when individuals are engaged in social activities. - Social Constructivism By Beaumie Kim (2001)

16. We put the earn in Learning!™ Moodle Is Versatile  Moodle can be… A complete online learning environment A focal point for online collaboration A repository of self-study courses and materials  Moodle can contain… Collaborative, synchronous courses Independent, self-paced courses

17. We put the earn in Learning!™ Plain Vanilla Moodle

18. We put the earn in Learning!™ Corporate Moodle

19. We put the earn in Learning!™ Training Company Moodle

20. We put the earn in Learning!™ The Student’s View of Moodle 1.Short video tourShort video tour 2.Discussion using slides 3.Live, online demonstration

21. We put the earn in Learning!™ Logging In to the OLC Your Username Your Password

22. We put the earn in Learning!™ Center Home Page Discussion forums for new communities of practice (CoP) Link to first HH online course Welcome message

23. We put the earn in Learning!™ Course Home Page Instructions for taking the course and using the forums Participant profiles Recent activity

24. We put the earn in Learning!™ Course Topics Student journal Instructional articles Topic description Unit quiz

25. We put the earn in Learning!™ Navigating Through the Course Intro Unit 1 Unit 2 Quiz Learning Objectives Lesson 1Lesson 2Lesson 3 Each unit begins with “What You Will Learn” Navigation flows from lesson to lesson Each unit ends with a Quiz

26. We put the earn in Learning!™ Student Journals Journal instructions Your personal entries Quick navigation

27. We put the earn in Learning!™ Case Study Answer choices Engagement question Quick navigation

28. We put the earn in Learning!™ Retail CoP Forum Forum charter Click to start a new discussion Quick navigation

29. We put the earn in Learning!™ Forum Posting Message Subject Quick navigation

30. We put the earn in Learning!™ User Demo Harte-Hanks Online Learning Center

31. We put the earn in Learning!™ The Instructor’s View of Moodle 1.Discussion using slides 2.Live, online demonstration

32. We put the earn in Learning!™ Course Content Control Adding new components Admin areas Editing and positioning

33. We put the earn in Learning!™ Instructor Demo Harte-Hanks Online Learning Center

34. We put the earn in Learning!™ The Administrator’s View of Moodle 1.Discussion using slides 2.Live, online demonstration

35. We put the earn in Learning!™ Admin Controls Course control Who has access How things look and work

36. We put the earn in Learning!™ Grade Book GradesStudent Assessments

37. We put the earn in Learning!™ Site Logs Date and timeStudentMoodle object

38. We put the earn in Learning!™ Special Reports Photographs Student Student progress

39. We put the earn in Learning!™ Administrator Demo Harte-Hanks Online Learning Center

40. We put the earn in Learning!™ Key Take-Aways  Open Source is FREE  Open Source is extensible  Moodle will be to online learning what LINUX is to operating systems  Moodle is flexible (based on social constructivism but fully amenable to independent learning)  Moodle is easy to use for students, instructors, and administrators  Contact ROI Learning if you need help…

41. We put the earn in Learning!™ Thank You Discussion / Questions?