1. Diffusion of the Innovation called MOODLE Pamela Eder Walden University EDUC-8841

2. If you are an educator or business trainer, you have probably heard all the talk about...... 21 st Century Classrooms AND e-Learning & Social Networking

3. When it's time to do something for your organization or school, what would you want from an online learning system? Easy creation of courses from existing resources? Course content which can be re-used with different learners, including content from other vendors (Blackboard, WebCT etc.)? Learner involvement? Enrolment and learner authentication which is simple yet secure? Intuitive online learner and teacher management features? An active support community to help solve problems and generate new ideas? Affordability?

4. Introducing...... MOODLE! modular object-oriented dynamic learning environment

5. What was the problem or need that existed which gave rise to this innovation called MOODLE?

6. History MOODLE is an active & evolving work in progress Development was started by Martin Dougiamas Project started in the 90’s Webmaster & administrator on WebCT Problems & better way

7. Philosophy Open Source & Free Easy to use; almost intuitive Deeply held belief in the importance of unrestricted education & empowered teaching MOODLE is realization of these ideals

8. What research organization or people developed a solution to this problem or need? What were their findings? Who were the “lead thinkers” for this innovation, and how did they convince a manufacturer to produce it?

9. Martin Dougiamas – Innovator & Lead Developer He saw problems in other Learning Management Systems (LMS) Software product for producing Internet-based courses. World-wide ongoing development project Supports social constructionist pedagogy of education

10. What problems did the innovation encounter in the development process? Who was the intended audience for the innovation?

11. A number of prototypes were produced & discarded prior to Version 1.0 Released on August 20, 2002 Originally targeted toward smaller, more intimate classes at the University level Subject of research case studies which closely analyzed the nature of collaboration

12. Getting Started

13. The production, manufacturing, packaging, marketing, and distribution of the innovation. The Commercialization of Moodle

14. Open Source Software Provided freely as Open Source software under the GNU Public License Copyrighted – but additional freedoms are granted Developers can copy, use & modify the software provided they agree to : –Provide the source to others – Not modify or remove the original license & copyrights –Apply the same license to any derivative work

15. No packaging necessary Can be downloaded from www.moodle.org onto a server computerwww.moodle.org Distribution to anyone with Internet access Marketing is done via –Conference presentations on projects completed using Moodle –Books written by non-Moodle employees (users) –Worldwide news via the web site on Moodle Buzz

16. Adoption Rate within Society Martin Dougiamas & Moodle are at the beginning of a typical S-Curve for technology innovations. Changes are consistently imminent Future release are already in development Strategy is to keep things simple – very attractive to users Alternative to proprietary or commercial online Learning Management Solutions

17. Innovators & Early Adopters

18. Key roles within Moodle Lead Developer & Innovator - Martin DougiamasMartin Dougiamas Knight in Shining Armor - Eloy LafuenteEloy Lafuente Translation Coordinator - Koen RoggemansKoen Roggemans Security Officer - Petr Škoda Community Manager - Helen FosterHelen Foster Themes Manager - Urs HunklerUrs Hunkler Contribution Coordinator - Anthony BorrowAnthony Borrow From http://docs.moodle.org/en/Credits

19. Strategies for Adoption Very small learning curve for teachers (just a few short hours) No cost for school district Class templates Classes already on Moodle for learning –Currently, 10,038 sites in operation is the U.S. Many resources already available –Alternative high school programs – Free training online programs

20. Laggards

21. Rejection Notices Are you still using tried-and-true methods of teaching? –Chalk board –Overhead projector –Paper and pencil (*note taking) –Lectures Do you have a fear of technology? Do you believe that online education cannot be as good as traditional methods?

22. Perceived Attributes What can Moodle do to meet critical mass in the education industry?

23. Over 1,150 organizations in 81 countries had registered Moodle sites by April 2004 (http://moodle.org/sites). This number is growing by about 10% each month as educators and trainers learn the value of implementing open source Moodle.http://moodle.org/sites Moodle is an ideal online learning solution for: Who is Using Moodle? K-12 Schools Colleges Universities Governmental Agencies Businesses Trade Associations Hospitals Libraries Employment Agencies

24. Change Agents

25. A constructivist perspective... Learner Involvement

26. Students come to class with an established world-view, formed by years of prior experience and learning Even as it evolves, a student’s world-view filters all experiences and affects their interpretations of observations For students to change their world-view requires work Students learn from each other as well as the teacher Students learn better by doing Allowing and creating opportunities for all to have a voice promotes the construction of new ideas

27. WELCOME TO MOODLE TUTORIALS EDUCATING EDUCATORS HTTP://WWW.MOODLETUTORIALS.ORG To learn more about Moodle, or learn how to use it for no charge at:

28. References, 1 Barr, H., Gower, B., & Clayton, J. (2007). Faculty response to the implementation of an open source learning management system in three tertiary institutions in New Zeland. Computers in the Schools, 24 (3/4), 125-137. Brandl, K. (2005). Are you ready to "Moodle"? Lanuage, learning & techology, 9 (2), 16-21. Brooks-Young, S. (2008). Got Moodle? the free Open Source program enjoys great appeal amoing K-12 teachers, as it allows them to get the upper hand on course management and assessment. T. H. E. Journal, 35 (4), 28-31. Moodle Statistics. (n.d.). Retrieved January 8, 2009, from Moodle: http://moodle.org/stats/ http://moodle.org/stats/ Open university applies Moodle on a grand scale. (2005, December 15). Distance Education Report.

29. References, 2 Stewart, B., Briton, D., Gismondi, M., Heller, B., Kennepohl, D., McGreal, R., et al. (2007). Chosing MOODLE: An evaluation of learning management systems at Athabasca University. International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 5 (3), 1--7. Ware, P. D., & O'Dowd, R. (2008). Peer feedback on language form in tolecollabotation. Language, Learning & Technology, 12 (1), 43-61. Waters, J. K. (2007). Opening a new door: With the potential for cost savings and a growing number of educational application, open source software is proving to be an effective alternative for schools willing to make the switch. T. H. E. Journal, 34 (8), 30-36. Williams, J., & Hopfengardner-Warren, S. (2007). E-mentoring: Suppoting first-year educators and rejuvenating veteran teachers. The Delta Kappa Gamma Bulletin, pp. 9-11, 39.