1. Moving materials from Intranet to VLE Andy Diament Penzance

2. Reasons for project Repurpose existing material Explore how to write eLearning materials and activities Explore VLE in depth Learning & Teaching Technical

3. Existing materials Developed for trial with commercial VLE Content Web pages (Created in Dreamweaver) Quizzes (Created in Hot Potatoes) Presented in 2 courses Presented with frames Information & Communication for AS Physics (applicable to ICT/Computing/Music Technology)

4. Moodle Moodle is undoubtedly the premier open source VLE Course Centred interface (FERL Constructivist pedagogy Ease of Use – student / teacher Clear default interface Moving towards accessibility standards Supportive community

5. Activities to move materials Convert HTML to lessons Convert Hot Potatoes Quizzes to Moodle quizzes Introduce Uploadable assignments Glossary tasks Discussion forums & Chat Interactive spreadsheet

6. Problems Copyright material Tried Importing Hot Potatoes quizzes without editing Backup/restore format Database failure

7. Evaluation With AS physics group Replaced conventional lessons for 1 week Mostly positive response Successful outcomes: Easy navigation Success in quizzes Final test result exceed predicted grades Concerns Too much material presented in lessons

8. Benefits for students Change of activity Suits learning styles (of most) Material always available Can see progress Collaborative tools available Shared glossary printable for revision

9. Benfits for Practitioner Better understanding of effective eLearning activities In depth knowledge of installation / maintaining moodle Learnt from / contributed to http://moodle.org/ community http://moodle.org/ Enhanced database skills

10. Benefit to colleagues Other colleagues want to move from Intranet to VLE In depth knowledge to pass on teaching/learning technical Feed into staff development Development plan

11. Future use of materials Improved since trial: Minor errors Replace copyright imagery with own Check links Improved order (glossary task at start)

12. Deliverables Information Leaflet Report This presentation Original materials (html) Course (moodle backup) Installation guide