Co-Creation: Empowering Students with Roles and Overrides in Clark Shah-Nelson Coordinator of Online Education SUNY Delhi: [email_address] http://delhitools.net/2-3-98

Online Coordinator Began December 2006 Past experience teaching with E-Education (Jones) (1999-2001) eCollege (2001-2007) Past experience admin/support for: Blackboard (2006) Position described working with WebCT and SLN…

Began December 2006

Past experience teaching with

E-Education (Jones) (1999-2001)

eCollege (2001-2007)

Past experience admin/support for:

Blackboard (2006)

Position described working with WebCT and SLN…

SUNY Delhi Online Courses and Enrollments Growth:

Growth:

The Plan Bit of history/definition of roles Administrator settings Teachers: assigning roles Teachers: override Show the possibilities, inspire you Image: flickr.com/photos/pamramsey

Bit of history/definition of roles

Administrator settings

Teachers: assigning roles

Teachers: override

Show the possibilities, inspire you

The Definition: Roles Roles: what users are able to do/not do For example: Teachers can add activities (forum) to a course. Students can reply to a forum. Students cannot reply to a news forum. Teachers cannot administer the Moodle site. Guests cannot submit an assignment. Image: flickr.com/photos/delhionline

Roles: what users are able to do/not do

For example:

Teachers can add activities (forum) to a course.

Students can reply to a forum.

Students cannot reply to a news forum.

Teachers cannot administer the Moodle site.

Guests cannot submit an assignment.

Roles: The Old Paradigm System-wide roles: (non-editable!) Admin Teacher Student Guest Multiple logins for multiple roles: Clark-admin Clark-teacher Clark-student Image: flickr.com/photos/jiazi

System-wide roles: (non-editable!)

Admin

Teacher

Student

Guest

Multiple logins for multiple roles:

Clark-admin

Clark-teacher

Clark-student

Newer Paradigm Ability to assign different (non-editable) roles to same user - by course Course 1: instructor Course 2: student Course 3: guest Image: flickr.com/photos/delhionline

Ability to assign different (non-editable) roles to same user - by course

Course 1: instructor

Course 2: student

Course 3: guest

The Latest: Roles and Capabilities Editable, by user AND by context (ie. context: forum, role: student or context: quiz, role: teacher) Assign a student as “non-editing teacher” on 1 particular assignment or a set of activities Override capabilities for role “student” or for context “forum” Add 1 capability to 1 student (unlimited time on a quiz…) Image: flickr.com/photos/wendalicious

Editable, by user AND by context

(ie. context: forum, role: student or context: quiz, role: teacher)

Assign a student as “non-editing teacher” on 1 particular assignment or a set of activities

Override capabilities for role “student” or for context “forum”

Add 1 capability to 1 student

(unlimited time on a quiz…)

From http://docs.moodle.org Image: flickr.com/photos/avlxyz

From http://docs.moodle.org

Disclaimer: Your Moodle may differ. Administrator must have enabled certain settings: Users > Permissions > Define Roles > Allow Role Assignments > Allow Role Overrides Practice in a sandbox course! Use your local support for assistance Image: flickr.com/photos/kthread

Your Moodle may differ.

Administrator must have enabled certain settings:

Users > Permissions > Define Roles

> Allow Role Assignments

> Allow Role Overrides

Practice in a sandbox course!

Use your local support for assistance

Moodle’s Default Roles Image: flickr.com/photos/bcmom

Admin: Allow Role Assignments: Who gets to assign roles to whom…

Who gets to assign roles to whom…

Teacher: Assigning Roles: Whole Course Image: flickr.com/photos/headsclouds

Assigning Roles by Context (Locally assigned roles) Forum: Make a student also be an instructor for only that activity

Forum: Make a student also be an instructor for only that activity

Admin: Allow Role Overrides Who can assign overrides…

Who can assign overrides…

Teacher: Overrides (Update Activity)

Inherit Allow Prevent Prohibit (see more here:) http:// docs.moodle.org/en/Manage_roles

Inherit

Allow

Prevent

Prohibit

(see more here:) http:// docs.moodle.org/en/Manage_roles

Forum Overrides: Only certain functions, not all Limited to what you see (otherwise: code) Click on any to see definition on docs.moodle.org

Only certain functions, not all

Limited to what you see (otherwise: code)

Click on any to see definition on docs.moodle.org

Activity/Block Overrides

The Results: More ability for instructor to determine workings of course, what students are able to do or not Guide on the Side vs. Sage on the Stage More ability to set up course activities for students to co-construct, co-create More ability to give students advanced responsibilities, enhanced functionalities

More ability for instructor to determine workings of course, what students are able to do or not

Guide on the Side vs. Sage on the Stage

More ability to set up course activities for students to co-construct, co-create

More ability to give students advanced responsibilities, enhanced functionalities

“Editing Student” Role More ability to participate in their own learning environment, beyond discussion forum postings, assignment uploads, and wikis: Add activities and blocks Add resources and files Add questions and self-checks or peer quizzes Participatory, constructivistic, enhanced cognitive and social presence

More ability to participate in their own learning environment, beyond discussion forum postings, assignment uploads, and wikis:

Add activities and blocks

Add resources and files

Add questions and self-checks or peer quizzes

Participatory, constructivistic, enhanced cognitive and social presence

Web 2.0 Enhanced ability for students to create and share resources and activities within Moodle AND embed content from Web 2.0 sites into Moodle.

Enhanced ability for students to create and share resources and activities within Moodle AND embed content from Web 2.0 sites into Moodle.

The End Questions? Thank you! Clark Shah-Nelson, SUNY Delhi [email_address] http://delhitools.net/2-3-98

Questions?

Thank you!

Clark Shah-Nelson, SUNY Delhi

[email_address]

http://delhitools.net/2-3-98