1. Moodle How a VLE can save you time and lower your stress level

2. Failing to What? ● In 2003, KES closed for 6 weeks due to a very real terrorist threat ● Other risks exist:  Bird Flu  Flooding ● How would you teach your pupils?

3. Acronym Soup ● ILS Integrated Learning System ● MLE Managed Learning Environment ● PLE Personal Learning Environment ● VLE Virtual Learning Environment

4. Virtual Classrooms ● Distribute resources ● Interaction with  Course material  Tutor  Eachother ● Assess learning ● Give feedback

5. Why Moodle? ● It's free – open source software ● Widely used ● Easy to install/backup ● Very flexible

6. Moodle as a File Store ● Create course ● Edit course options ● Upload files for each week/topic ● Distribute key to students

7. Collaborative Tools ● Forums for discussion ● Choice for polls/voting ● Chat for real-time discussion ● Wiki webpages ● Moderated glossary

8. Assessment in Moodle ● Quizzes – question types include:  True/false  Calculated  Free text or MCQ ● Upload assignments ● Give a grade for an offline activity

9. Plan for 2007-8 ● All staff will have teacher access  Request courses to be added  Modify courses they are added to ● Each course will have a class key ● All students will be added to Moodle ● Teachers can give a key to students