1. Welcome to Moodle! and a worldwide community of learning innovators

2. Learning Management System Joule Moodlerooms’ brand of Moodle additional functionality Moodlerooms Provides Moodle support, hosting, setup, training, updates, and feature testing Moodle Core program written in PHP language. Most popular LMS in the world. Open source. Worldwide community of innovators

3. Advantages Blackboard Proprietary platform Limited compatibility Periodically updated Limited flexibility Moodle Open platformHigh compatibilityContinuous improvementHighly flexibleLower ownership costGreater reliability Expanded support

4. Implementation Strategy IT Prep Now – December 1, 2011 Set up site Complete administrator and support training Develop faculty training materials Implement help desk and support strategies Datatel Integration Pilot December 1, 2011 – March 1, 2012 Programs ASOT MSBC Nursing Migrate current courses Bb to Moodle Train Pilot faculty and Mentors Establish quality assurance strategy Assess pilot Rollout February 1, 2012 – April 30, 2012 Train all faculty Migrate all remaining courses Bb to Moodle

5. Conversion Due DateAcademic Unit/Course Session 4 - January 30, 2012ASOT MSBC Nursing – BSN, RN-BSN, MSN Session 5 – March 16, 2012ABA Business/Accounting Communication Liberal Studies Natural Sciences Psychology (Non-graduate) Social Work University Studies Session 6 – May 5, 2012Education MFA Graduate Psychology Summer Residency

7. Moodle/Joule Training Schedule BasicNovember 1November 2December 1December 2January 10January 12AdvancedNovember 8November 9December 8December 9January 17January 19BasicJanuary 31March 27March 29April 10April 11AdvancedFebruary 7February 9April 3April 5April 17April 18

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