2007_037


 * TITLE**

=//Oodles of Moodle//=

Moodle Sandpit - //for team members//
http://www.sit.nsw.edu.au/moodle/course/category.php?id=135

Webconferences - //will take place each week//
http://webconf.det.nsw.edu.au/moodle/

Replace the Moodle Webconference - recorded Wed 21 Nov 2007 http://webconf.det.nsw.edu.au/p56392189/ Replay the Moodle Webconference - recorded Tue 13 Nov 2007 http://webconf.det.nsw.edu.au/p68462930/ Replay the Moodle Webconference - //recorded Tue 6 Nov 2007// http://webconf.det.nsw.edu.au/p18536937/ Replay the Moodle Weconference-recorded Tue 24 Oct 2007 http://webconf.det.nsw.edu.au/p56811299/ Replay the Moodle Weconference-recorded Tue 16 Oct 2007 http://webconf.det.nsw.edu.au/p77377622/ Replay the Moodle Webconference - //recorded Tue 25 Sep 2007// http://webconf.det.nsw.edu.au/p26269647/

The team decided to record an adobe connect meeting session as the final report for this project and Adobe Connect we a key technology that we used for the team to communicate and develop their skills, ideas and reflections. Please click on the link below to access.
 * FINAL REPORT**

http://webconf.det.nsw.edu.au/p73038586/

The team facilitator also put together a slidecast in preparation for th e-learning 07 conference that gives a good overview of the project and feedback from a number of the participants who were not able to attend the final session.

http://www.slideshare.net/bsimmons/moodle-slidecast1a/

Beth Hobbs, Project Manager & Brian Simmons, Project Facilitator

**MANAGER**
Elizabeth Hobbs elizabeth.hobbs-at-tafensw.edu.au

**FACILITATOR[[image:oodler.jpg align="left"]]**
Brian Simmons

//brian.simmons at tafensw.edu.au//

Paula Williams paula.e.williams@tafensw.edu.au

**FOCUS**

 * Creation** of a core group of VTE teachers with the skills and experience to deliver high quality support to distance and F2F students using Moodle as one form of open source LMS and other compatible e-learning applications within Moodle;
 * **Improved** technical skills and understanding of the features, functions and appropriateness of open source LMS applications for designing, implementing and delivering VTE programs
 * **Development** - through action- learning – of a protocol or model for using open source LMS like Moodle in the delivery of VTE that will assist in the continuing professional development of VTE practitioners.

**TEAM**
Bronwyn Davies, Layla Kemp, Laura Armesto, Elsa Mittigam, Ross Hill, Ngulla Murrandah, Damir Kljucevic, Kerry Sinnerton, Deborah Pentecost, Heannette McGuiggan, Michael Cochrane, Brian Krout and Graeme Phipps

July - joint meeting at OTEN - [|program]
 * KEY DATES**

=037=

From NSW Learnscope Wiki

 * **PROJECT NUMBER** ||
 * **037** ||
 * **PROJECT TITLE** ||
 * Oodles of Moodle ||
 * **PROJECT MANAGER** ||
 * elizabeth.hobbs at tafensw.edu.au ||
 * **PROJECT FACILITATOR** ||
 * Brian Simmons [[image:oodler.jpg]]
 * **PROJECT MANAGER** ||
 * elizabeth.hobbs at tafensw.edu.au ||
 * **PROJECT FACILITATOR** ||
 * Brian Simmons [[image:oodler.jpg]]
 * **PROJECT FACILITATOR** ||
 * Brian Simmons [[image:oodler.jpg]]
 * Brian Simmons [[image:oodler.jpg]]

//brian.simmons at tafensw.edu.au//

Paula Williams paula.e.williams@tafensw.edu.au || · Child Studies **-** Laura Armesto (HT) - Aged Care - Jeannette McGuiggan (T) · Information Technology - Elsa Mittiga (HT) · General Education - Ngulla Murrandaher (T) · WSI, LMS & Web Administrator - Damir Kljkucevic · Information Technology - Kerry Sinnerton (T), Deborah Pentacost (T), Brian Krout (T) -** Professional Development - Bronwyn Davies (SEO) -** Logistics - Ross Hill (T) · Graeme Phipps (Animal Sciences Teacher) · Automotive - Michael Cochrane (HT) So as to cater for both F2F and distance mode learning environments, the team will include · Industry representatives **MTA** (Motor Traders Association**)- Laylor Kemp** DET personnel in schools /representation from the Centre for Learning Innovation (**CLI** ) **Grant Casey & Richard Doel-Mackaway** || podcast, blog post with imbedded media, multimedia vodcast, digital story ) || podcast, blog post with imbedded media, multimedia vodcast, digital story ) ||
 * **PROJECT SUMMARY** ||
 * **To upskill VTE teachers to explore the full potential of Moodle to act as a platform that integrates other emergent technologies to enhance student outcomes including:**
 * Adobe Connect webcasting and virtual classrooms
 * Captivate -for online assessments and demonstrations
 * Podcasting and vodcasting – learning objects
 * Social software applications- collaborative discussion using blogs/wikis
 * Information sharing- folksonomies eg flickr and technorati to connect and tag to other feeds in the blogosphere through RSS syndication. ||
 * **PROJECT CONTEXT** ||
 * TAFE NSW – Western Sydney Institute (WSI) is a large, complex, decentralized educational Institute, employing approximately 1450 full-time staff and 2500 part-time staff. WSI delivers training and assessment services throughout Western Sydney as well as state-wide, nationally and overseas to approximately 85 000 students each year. Learning is by classroom and distance delivery. ||
 * **PROJECT TARGET GROUPS** ||
 * **Learning Communities** - This will be created from VTE student cohorts within the following teaching areas:
 * 1) **Animal Sciences** (Animal Care, ARAZPA (Australasian Regional Association of Zoological Parks and Aquaria)
 * 2) **Information Technology**
 * 3) **Children’s Services**
 * 4) **Automotive including MTA**
 * 5) **General Education** ||
 * **PROJECT TEAM OVERVIEW** ||
 * **WSI Team Participants** - Comprise VTE Coordinators and teachers from seven colleges across Western Sydney Institute, these include the following:
 * OTEN**
 * 1) **Children’s Services**
 * 2) **Automotive including MTA**
 * 3) **General Education** ||
 * **PROJECT TEAM OVERVIEW** ||
 * **WSI Team Participants** - Comprise VTE Coordinators and teachers from seven colleges across Western Sydney Institute, these include the following:
 * OTEN**
 * **WSI Team Participants** - Comprise VTE Coordinators and teachers from seven colleges across Western Sydney Institute, these include the following:
 * OTEN**
 * Baulkham Hills**
 * Blue Mountains**
 * Information & Communication Technology**
 * Nepean** **- Kingswood**
 * Nepean - Penrith
 * Nirimba
 * Richmond**
 * Blacktown**
 * CLI & Industry- MTA**
 * **KEY DATES FOR TEAM / EVENTS** ||
 * **Item** ||
 * **By When** ||
 * LearnScope Induction Day and workshops ||
 * May 11 ||
 * Confirmation EOI’s sent to all participants ||
 * May 30 ||
 * Initial F2F workshop at WSI ||
 * June 8th ||
 * Skills development undertaken via fortnightly Adobe online sessions ||
 * June 11th – July 2nd ||
 * Second F2Fworkshop at WSI ||
 * July 16th ||
 * ‘Showcase of Excellence’ ICVET Conference 2006 ||
 * 10th August ||
 * Report 1 submitted for NSW LearnScope website
 * Skills development undertaken via fortnightly Adobe online sessions ||
 * June 11th – July 2nd ||
 * Second F2Fworkshop at WSI ||
 * July 16th ||
 * ‘Showcase of Excellence’ ICVET Conference 2006 ||
 * 10th August ||
 * Report 1 submitted for NSW LearnScope website
 * 10th August ||
 * Report 1 submitted for NSW LearnScope website
 * Report 1 submitted for NSW LearnScope website
 * Sept 24th ||
 * Third F2F workshop at WSI ||
 * September 07 ||
 * Presentation at E-learn 07 – NSW LearnScope Showcase ||
 * October 20 ||
 * Report 2 NSW Learnscope
 * October 20 ||
 * Report 2 NSW Learnscope
 * Report 2 NSW Learnscope
 * November 12th ||
 * Final project report, exit survey (by Manager), acquittal and final tax invoice for final project payment ||
 * December 1 ||
 * December 1 ||


 * **STRATEGIES FOR SHARING KNOWLEDGE**
 * **STRATEGIES FOR SHARING KNOWLEDGE**
 * **STRATEGIES FOR SHARING KNOWLEDGE**

Moodle project space: http://moodle037.wikispaces.com/ || The integration of the project will be controlled by a ‘**Central blog’** which will act as the nucleus to the team’s findings by connecting and tagging posts and providing feeds to all the new collaborative spaces relating to the moodle networks that have been created during the project using **del.ici.ous.com**. This will also tag and feed into Moodle **PLC** on TaLe which is a forum put out by CLI which is set up as a **Professional Learning Community http://taleforum.det.nsw.edu.au/tale/learning/moodle**
 * **Relationships really matter’: knowledge sharing**
 * **Relationships really matter’: knowledge sharing**

Surrounding the ‘**Central blog** will be **moodle wikispaces** which will serve as an online collaborative learning space to share ideas and thoughts about the action- based learning on Moodle that is occurring during the professional development of the team project. These will show asynchronous recordings and video clips of what has been trialled and invite discussions around the individual case examples developed during the project that will lend to further improvement and serve as proof of concept and knowledge sharing resources.


 * Collaboration:**

· Build a Moodle learning space to capture the sharing of the VTE based on the connectivism model. Thus, each team will become a node in the network that filters into a Moodle central blog and Moodle PLC in TaLe using tags and RSS feeds from individual participants contributions to de.li.cio.us.com.
 * Workshops will be conducted as part of the WSI Learning Technology Unit’s PD and showcased within the Institute. In addition, it will be promulgated across TAFE via the Institute’s Flexible Learning Group through road shows and at ICVET, across TAFE Intranets, TALs Portal on Sharepoint and TaLE.**Sharing our Findings:**· The internal LearnScope media wiki will be mirrored externally on http://oodlesofmoodle.wikispaces.com to be readily available to industry stakeholders and other learning communities to collaborate and connect.· ‘Proof-of-concept’ video recording will be captured from Moodle sessions throughout the project to help showcase the techniques used by the participants in their specialized field of practice. These will become case studies that will demonstrate the potential benefits of Moodle as a LMS that can be shared beyond the life of the project as a useful teaching and learning resource strategy for learners to prepare themselves for our workforce in order to meet the challenges of tomorrow.· An ongoing evaluation through the central blog will provide links to past and current LMS like Moodle trials illustrating the findings that may merit further investigation.
 * The project will set up dynamic learning environments that will continue to engage participants after the life of the project and incorporate opportunities into the continuing professional development strategies of the Institute. This will be achieved using blogs which will be used to create a ‘**continuing support mechanism’** to sustain teams and individuals in their current and future professional development needs in the use of high level communication technologies. ||
 * **WORKBASED LEARNING STRATEGIES** ||
 * Each sub team will engage through action learning using collaboration and dialogue across industry and employer groups within the relevant team groups. The strategies to be applied which will enable workplace learning by:
 * **WORKBASED LEARNING STRATEGIES** ||
 * Each sub team will engage through action learning using collaboration and dialogue across industry and employer groups within the relevant team groups. The strategies to be applied which will enable workplace learning by:


 * 1) Liaison with employer groups and industry areas
 * 2) Provide work-based learning using these tools in substitution of F2F delivery mode to further engage students
 * 3) Build in feedback and communication opportunities to ensure continuous dialogues between teachers,students,employers and industry groups. ||
 * **ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES** ||
 * · **Creation** of a core group of VTE teachers with the skills and experience to deliver high quality support to distance and F2F students using Moodle as one form of open source LMS and other compatible e-learning applications within Moodle
 * **Improved** technical skills and understanding of the features, functions and appropriateness of open source LMS applications for designing, implementing and delivering VTE programs
 * **Development** - through action- learning – of a protocol or model for using open source LMS like Moodle in the delivery of VTE that will assist in the continuing professional development of VTE practitioners. . ||
 * **LEARNERS / CLIENT / INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT** ||
 * Each sub team will engage through action learning using collaboration and dialogue across industry and employer groups within the relevant team groups. The strategies to be applied which will enable workplace learning by:
 * **LEARNERS / CLIENT / INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT** ||
 * Each sub team will engage through action learning using collaboration and dialogue across industry and employer groups within the relevant team groups. The strategies to be applied which will enable workplace learning by:
 * **LEARNERS / CLIENT / INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT** ||
 * Each sub team will engage through action learning using collaboration and dialogue across industry and employer groups within the relevant team groups. The strategies to be applied which will enable workplace learning by:

//when you have completed the requirements listed below.// Midway through the project this team will NSW LearnScope requires a final report that comprehensively details your teams project journey. This will include your teams findings, outcomes, client impacts and connections. //Note : this component of the your project must be enabled for web production ie. it must be available to load to and / or be accessed via the internet.// This report can take the following forms;
 * 1) Liaison with employer groups and industry areas
 * 2) Provide work-based learning using these tools in substitution of F2F delivery mode to further engage students
 * 3) Build in feedback and communication opportunities to ensure continuous dialogues between teachers, students, employers and industry groups. ||
 * **IMPACTS ON LEARNER / CLIENTS** ||
 * Through the reflection of their learning journey captured through blogs, media files of interviews eg podcasts and wikispaces of teachers, students and industry involvement. Survey monkey on participants professional development. ||
 * **REPORTING MID PROJECT** ||
 * //http://oodlesofmoodle.wikispaces.com//
 * **REPORTING MID PROJECT** ||
 * //http://oodlesofmoodle.wikispaces.com//
 * **REPORTING MID PROJECT** ||
 * //http://oodlesofmoodle.wikispaces.com//
 * 1) Meet with a member of the NSW LearnScope Management team face-to-face. A podcast recording will be conducted during this meeting which captures your progress and reflections on your teams learning. These podcasts will be available via the [|NSW LearnScope podcast]
 * 2) This team will submit a 250 word Postcard From The Field for publication in the [|NSW LearnScope blog .] Note : This should be submitted in text form only and be accompanied by a link ( URL ) to an image in your own respective Flickr site. ||
 * **REPORTING END OF PROJECT** ||
 * //Replace this text with your URLs ( links ) when you have completed the requirements listed below.//
 * //Replace this text with your URLs ( links ) when you have completed the requirements listed below.//
 * 1) **Podcast -** a 20-30 minute recording ( audio) which is a mutli-voice conversation between team members, clients and industry representatives where appropriate.
 * 2) **Digital Story** - 20 -30 slides with audio
 * 3) **Blog Post** - a comprehensive ( detailed ) reflective summary of your teams journey with accompanying images
 * 4) **Multimedia production** - a video or Flash movie that brings together many differing aspects of your project into a production for easy view via the web.
 * 5) **Web Content** - a collection or portfolio of online data that has been brought together into a online summary of your projects journey. This site //MUST// be accessible for anyone via the internet. ||