Moodle & Distributed Learning In Nova Scotia MoodleMoot 2009

In Nova Scotia

MoodleMoot 2009

Provincial Perspective Michael Jeffrey, [email_address] Nova Scotia Department of Education Transition of a Virtual School to Moodle Guy Aucoin, [email_address] Chignecto Central Virtual School Moodle for Non-Classroom Purposes Sue Taylor-Foley, [email_address] South Shore Regional School Board Discussion Agend a Moodle in Nova Scotia

Provincial Perspective

Michael Jeffrey, [email_address]

Nova Scotia Department of Education

Transition of a Virtual School to Moodle

Guy Aucoin, [email_address]

Chignecto Central Virtual School

Moodle for Non-Classroom Purposes

Sue Taylor-Foley, [email_address]

South Shore Regional School Board

Discussion

Agend a

Moodle in Nova Scotia

To make available in English and French increased course options and/or course components online to meet the needs of learners in the public schools in Nova Scotia, especially those students in small high schools, and to provide a medium to support online Professional Learning for teachers . Vision for the Nova Scotia Virtual School

To make available in English and French increased course options and/or course components online to meet the needs of learners in the public schools in Nova Scotia, especially those students in small high schools, and to provide a medium to support online Professional Learning for teachers .

Vision for the Nova Scotia Virtual School

7 Regional School Boards 1 Pan-provincial School Board 133,100 public school students 9,900 teachers 93-year history in distributed learning Nova Scotia Context Learning Resources and Technology Services

7 Regional School Boards

1 Pan-provincial School Board

133,100 public school students

9,900 teachers

93-year history in distributed learning

Nova Scotia Context

Current Status: 2008-09 Common platform for online learning http://nsvs.ednet.ns.ca Moodle 7222 Users 700 students in 35 Online courses

Common platform for online learning

http://nsvs.ednet.ns.ca

Moodle

7222 Users

700 students in 35 Online courses

Moodle v. 1.9 Commercialized Moodle Self Enrolment LDAP to province-wide e-mail Shared Management Moodle Learning Resources and Technology Services

Moodle v. 1.9

Commercialized Moodle

Self Enrolment

LDAP to province-wide e-mail

Shared Management

Moodle

Governance NSVS Online Steering Committee One representative per school board Department of Education (Chair) Operations Department of Education (ITS & LRTS) School Board Hosts Dr. Tech & Associates Learning Designers

NSVS Online Steering Committee

One representative per school board

Department of Education (Chair)

Operations

Department of Education (ITS & LRTS)

School Board Hosts

Dr. Tech & Associates Learning Designers

Applications of NSVS Formal courses Online Extensions of classroom courses Online tutoring Non-credit courses Professional Learning Communities Resources Working groups & committees

Formal courses

Online Extensions of classroom courses

Online tutoring

Non-credit courses

Professional Learning

Communities

Resources

Working groups & committees

Teachers Provincial Agreement Perceived threat to small schools Success for all learners Scheduling synchronous components Advance registration + critical mass Digital rights Identity Issues

Teachers Provincial Agreement

Perceived threat to small schools

Success for all learners

Scheduling synchronous components

Advance registration + critical mass

Digital rights

Identity

Issues

Learning Resources and Technology Services

MoodleMoot 2009 Presentation Guy Aucoin, Consultant Chignecto Central Virtual School

Established in September 2003. Approx. 100 students each semester Chignecto Central Virtual School

Established in September 2003.

Approx. 100 students each semester

Offer 16 courses Fine Arts Courses Science & Math Courses Others (Entrepreneurship, Africa Canadian Studies) Chignecto Central Virtual School

Offer 16 courses

Fine Arts Courses

Science & Math Courses

Others (Entrepreneurship, Africa Canadian Studies)

Why an online school? Area- Approx. PEIx2 Small high schools 4 Adult High School Campus Chignecto Central Virtual School

Why an online school?

Area- Approx. PEIx2

Small high schools

4 Adult High School Campus

Chignecto Central Virtual School There are two components to our Online System: Asynchronous Component Ex. Moodle Synchronous Component: Ex. Marratech

Synchronous Component Weekly eChats Large and small eChats Common Room Remote Access to student computers Chignecto Central Virtual School

Synchronous Component

Weekly eChats

Large and small eChats

Common Room

Remote Access to student computers

Asynchronous Component Chignecto Central Virtual School GradeKeeper aTutor Drop In/Out Box

Asynchronous

Component

Asynchronous Component Chignecto Central Virtual School Grades Content Activity Submission Activity Moodle

Asynchronous

Component

Other Uses of Moodle in CCRSB iSchools Teacher access to Moodle to use as a classroom tool CCRSBonline Online courses for teachers Use for Principals to interact with each other Professional Learning Communities Chignecto Central Virtual School

Other Uses of Moodle in CCRSB

iSchools

Teacher access to Moodle to use as a classroom tool

CCRSBonline

Online courses for teachers

Use for Principals to interact with each other

Professional Learning Communities

Comments from students about what they liked from CCVS: “ I got to meet people from other schools and I got to take courses that were not typically available at my school.” “ The Work. I felt it gave me a better understanding of the material I need to know for university.” Chignecto Central Virtual School

Comments from students about what they liked from CCVS:

“ I got to meet people from other schools and I got to take courses that were not typically available at my school.”

“ The Work. I felt it gave me a better understanding of the material I need to know for university.”

Comments from students about what they liked from CCVS: “ I liked meeting new people through CCVS and seeing where I stand mathematically against other schools.” “ The idea of being able to wok ahead on a course inside and outside the school area.” “ It was very rewarding to be able to do this. It was fun and different at the same time.” Chignecto Central Virtual School

Comments from students about what they liked from CCVS:

“ I liked meeting new people through CCVS and seeing where I stand mathematically against other schools.”

“ The idea of being able to wok ahead on a course inside and outside the school area.”

“ It was very rewarding to be able to do this. It was fun and different at the same time.”

Learning Resources and Technology Services

More Moodling Moments- Moodle for Non-Classroom Purposes Sue Taylor-Foley Coordinator of Assessment & Technology South Shore Regional School Board Bridgewater, Nova Scotia

Non-Traditional Uses Communication within school setting Communication amongst users in different settings Document depot Support for specific user groups Extension of traditional PD experiences

Communication within school setting

Communication amongst users in different settings

Document depot

Support for specific user groups

Extension of traditional PD experiences

Communication within school setting Professional Learning Community Program Support/Resource Accreditation/ School Improvement Planning

Professional Learning Community

Program Support/Resource

Accreditation/ School Improvement Planning

Communication & Support for Users in Different Settings Administrators Science 10 Technology Services Literacy/Technology Mentors Math Mentors International Students and Home Stay Parents Guidance Counselors Student Services Staff P.E. teachers

Administrators

Science 10

Technology Services

Literacy/Technology Mentors

Math Mentors

International Students and Home Stay Parents

Guidance Counselors

Student Services Staff

P.E. teachers

Document Depot

Document Depot Provincial assessment data Board assessment data School assessment data Students needing additional support

Provincial assessment data

Board assessment data

School assessment data

Students needing additional support

Extension of traditional PD experiences Opportunities for: continued growth and support continued interaction with others P.D. and interaction as the user wants to have participants shape what P.D. and interactions look like to meet their needs supports a hybrid model when, where and how you want it

Opportunities for:

continued growth and support

continued interaction with others

P.D. and interaction as the user wants

to have participants shape what P.D. and interactions look like to meet their needs

supports a hybrid model

when, where and how you want it

More Moodling Moments- Using Moodle to Support Learning & Communication

From one small site… Number of sites have grown Technical expertise has grown Ways to use sites have developed Great things are happening that engage and challenge users New ways to use Moodle are being discovered everyday

Number of sites have grown

Technical expertise has grown

Ways to use sites have developed

Great things are happening that engage and challenge users

New ways to use Moodle are being discovered everyday

Learning Resources and Technology Services