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Agenda About Kineo Open Source Overview of Moodle The open source advantage How we can help you

About Kineo Open Source

Overview of Moodle

The open source advantage

How we can help you

Our philosophy Professional open source No-hassle implementation Strong customer focus Strong community focus Small multi-skilled teams Partner lead

Professional open source

No-hassle implementation

Strong customer focus

Strong community focus

Small multi-skilled teams

Partner lead

What is Moodle? Open source LMS/VLE Linux/Windows/Mac Used by Open University Widely used

Open source LMS/VLE

Linux/Windows/Mac

Used by Open University

Widely used

Small & medium companies E-learning Guild Research – April 2007

Helping run Moodle at

Moodle growth

Moodle facts Company details Moodle Trust Version history Regular monthly releases Development team size 130+ active developers Customer base 51,100+ registered sites serving 24m users 334 registered sites with over 10,000 users Open University: 3590 courses and 452,000 users Sectors FE/HE, Schools, Government and public sector, Health, Enterprise, SMB, Localisation 75+ language packs available Popularity 80,000+ downloads per month Over 500,000 registered community users Community growing at 700 users per day 45,000 active on the community site each month

The Open Source advantage No license costs Avoid vendor lock-in Mitigation of vendor collapse or product discontinuation Enhanced reliability Fixes and patches get to market more quickly Ease of customisation Did you know that 24% of commercial LMS buyers want to change platforms ? They cited a number of key problem areas: out of the box functionality management reporting ease of customisation inflexible data models and architectures rapid return on investment vendor service and support (Bersin, 2007)

No license costs

Avoid vendor lock-in

Mitigation of vendor collapse or product discontinuation

Enhanced reliability

Fixes and patches get to market more quickly

Ease of customisation

Did you know that 24% of commercial LMS buyers want to change platforms ?

They cited a number of key problem areas:

out of the box functionality

management reporting

ease of customisation

inflexible data models and architectures

rapid return on investment

vendor service and support

(Bersin, 2007)

Why do companies use Moodle?

How companies use Moodle

Four key Moodle uses E-learning launching and tracking Facilitating learning Discussion forums Chat rooms Wikis Supporting classroom courses Online performance support centre Sales academy

E-learning launching and tracking

Facilitating learning

Discussion forums

Chat rooms

Wikis

Supporting classroom courses

Online performance support centre

Sales academy

What you get Fully featured VLE/LMS Robust Scalable Customisable Easy to use Supported – free and paid

Fully featured VLE/LMS

Robust

Scalable

Customisable

Easy to use

Supported – free and paid

Features Upload range of content e-learning packages Word documents PDF documents Audio Video Weblinks Functionality includes Full tracking Calendar Discussion forums Chat rooms RSS feeds Blogs Wikis Groups

Upload range of content

e-learning packages

Word documents

PDF documents

Audio

Video

Weblinks

Functionality includes

Full tracking

Calendar

Discussion forums

Chat rooms

RSS feeds

Blogs

Wikis

Groups

Moodle 2.0 Mid-2009 External content repositories Activity dependencies Learning paths New wiki Major quiz enhancements Improved tagging

Mid-2009

External content repositories

Activity dependencies

Learning paths

New wiki

Major quiz enhancements

Improved tagging

Ease of use Moodle modular with many components Simply turn them on and off as needed Create side blocks for news, promotions, links etc. Move side blocks with click of a button Change look easily Add resources easily

Moodle modular with many components

Simply turn them on and off as needed

Create side blocks for news, promotions, links etc.

Move side blocks with click of a button

Change look easily

Add resources easily

Theme examples

Foster Wheeler

McDonald’s

BELL

International Telecomms Union

Crawley Borough Council

Marks & Spencer

Ministry of Justice

How we can help you Hosting Rebranding Custom Reporting Course set up and maintenance Admin and tutor training Feature customisation Technical support System integration

Hosting

Rebranding

Custom Reporting

Course set up and maintenance

Admin and tutor training

Feature customisation

Technical support

System integration

How we will work with you We will leverage our: Knowledge and expertise in Moodle implementation Experience of similar projects Production and implementation process Creative approaches Commitment to customer partnerships

We will leverage our:

Knowledge and expertise in Moodle implementation

Experience of similar projects

Production and implementation process

Creative approaches

Commitment to customer partnerships

Corporate values Commitment to customer partnerships Meeting your expectations Proactive, innovative and flexible approach Commitment to excellence Collaborative working Clear project goals and plan Employee empowerment Commitment to employees Attract and retain the best people Proud and enjoyable workplace Commitment to others Act with integrity, honesty and fairness High professional standards Open source social contract

Commitment to customer partnerships

Meeting your expectations

Proactive, innovative and flexible approach

Commitment to excellence

Collaborative working

Clear project goals and plan

Employee empowerment

Commitment to employees

Attract and retain the best people

Proud and enjoyable workplace

Commitment to others

Act with integrity, honesty and fairness

High professional standards

Open source social contract

Ways of working We believe in: Open and early communication Anticipation of risks and dependencies Flexible resources and ready contingencies Having an online Moodle site for collaboration Clear project goals and plan

We believe in:

Open and early communication

Anticipation of risks and dependencies

Flexible resources and ready contingencies

Having an online Moodle site for collaboration

Clear project goals and plan

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