Presentation at OEB 2009

1. Martin Dougiamas
Moodle Founder and Lead Developer
Executive Director, Moodle Pty Ltd

2. Seeking quality in pedagogy via
community-driven open source
development
Martin Dougiamas
Moodle Founder and Lead Developer
Executive Director, Moodle Pty Ltd

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8. 1000km
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10. Pedagogical Referent
1. All of us are potential teachers as well as learners - in a
true collaborative environment we are both
2. We learn particularly well from the act of creating or
expressing something for others to see
3. We learn a lot by just observing the activity of our peers
4. By understanding the contexts of others, we can teach in
a more transformational way (constructivism)
5. A learning environment needs to be flexible and
adaptable, so that it can quickly respond to the needs of
the participants within it
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11. Basic concept
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12. Basic concept
People + Software Tools
Teaching Improving
Community
Ideally with skilled facilitators
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13. Open Source Software
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14. Open Source Software
Basic rights for everyone
Free to download
Free to use
Free to explore, modify and extend
Free to distribute (under GPL)
And you are also...
Free to help with development
Free to choose your service supplier
Free to run a business using it
Free to use something else!
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15. Learning Platform
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16. Learning Platform
Repositories SIS
User contributions
Portfolios Authentication
Course design
Mods Modules Payment Conferencing
Moodle Core Reports Plagiarism
Open Source Other Systems
Course Management System (Open Source or Proprietary)
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17. Statistics
45,000 registered verified sites in 210 countries
Registered sites contain 30 million users,
3 million courses and 1.2 million teachers
At least 500 sites have more than 10,000 users
Interface translated into 75 languages
54 specialised Moodle Partners
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18. Statistics
45,000 registered verified sites in 210 countries
Registered sites contain 30 million users,
3 million courses and 1.2 million teachers
At least 500 sites have more than 10,000 users
Interface translated into 75 languages
54 specialised Moodle Partners
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19. Environments
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20. Environments
33% 28% 13% 9% 4% 14%
University Secondary School Company Independent Primary school Other
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21. Locations
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22. Locations
7805
3819
2873
2580
2065
1797
1302 1107 970 934
USA Spain UK Brazil Germany Portugal Mexico Australia Italy Canada
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23. Our Community
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24. Our Community
Votes and
Bug
Discussion Ideas
reports
moodle.org
Quality
Priorities Information
Open Source Code
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25. Moodle Forums
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26. Moodle Docs
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27. Tracker
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28. Moodle Moots
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29. Moodle Moots
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30. Moodle Economics
Software Moodle.org
Development, Discussion, Free
Documentation etc Support etc
moodle.com
Funded by Royalties
Developer Active User
Community Community
(250) (50,000+)
54 Support Companies Worldwide
Institutions, companies and individuals needing commercial services
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31. Pedagogy
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32. Pedagogy
1. Publishing content (Resource, SCORM)
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33. Pedagogy
2. Provide a passive Forum
1. Publishing content (Resource, SCORM)
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34. Pedagogy
3. Use interactive Quizzes and Assignments
2. Provide a passive Forum
1. Publishing content (Resource, SCORM)
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35. Pedagogy
4. Wikis, Glossaries, Databases (collaboration)
3. Use interactive Quizzes and Assignments
2. Provide a passive Forum
1. Publishing content (Resource, SCORM)
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36. Pedagogy
5. Facilitate discussions in the Forum. Questions!
4. Wikis, Glossaries, Databases (collaboration)
3. Use interactive Quizzes and Assignments
2. Provide a passive Forum
1. Publishing content (Resource, SCORM)
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37. Pedagogy
6. Combine the activities into sequences
5. Facilitate discussions in the Forum. Questions!
4. Wikis, Glossaries, Databases (collaboration)
3. Use interactive Quizzes and Assignments
2. Provide a passive Forum
1. Publishing content (Resource, SCORM)
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38. Pedagogy
7. Introduce external activities and games
6. Combine the activities into sequences
5. Facilitate discussions in the Forum. Questions!
4. Wikis, Glossaries, Databases (collaboration)
3. Use interactive Quizzes and Assignments
2. Provide a passive Forum
1. Publishing content (Resource, SCORM)
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39. Pedagogy
8. Use Survey tools and logs to study / reflect
7. Introduce external activities and games
6. Combine the activities into sequences
5. Facilitate discussions in the Forum. Questions!
4. Wikis, Glossaries, Databases (collaboration)
3. Use interactive Quizzes and Assignments
2. Provide a passive Forum
1. Publishing content (Resource, SCORM)
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40. Pedagogy
9. Give students more power (structure/grades)
8. Use Survey tools and logs to study / reflect
7. Introduce external activities and games
6. Combine the activities into sequences
5. Facilitate discussions in the Forum. Questions!
4. Wikis, Glossaries, Databases (collaboration)
3. Use interactive Quizzes and Assignments
2. Provide a passive Forum
1. Publishing content (Resource, SCORM)
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41. Pedagogy
10. Active research, communities of practice!
9. Give students more power (structure/grades)
8. Use Survey tools and logs to study / reflect
7. Introduce external activities and games
6. Combine the activities into sequences
5. Facilitate discussions in the Forum. Questions!
4. Wikis, Glossaries, Databases (collaboration)
3. Use interactive Quizzes and Assignments
2. Provide a passive Forum
1. Publishing content (Resource, SCORM)
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42. “Corporate” users
Source: eLearning Guild
What they like about Moodle 360° LMS Report, 2008
Easy to use for learners, teachers and admins
Ability to support different modes of learning
Support for content standards (SCORM, AICC)
Open source allows customisation
Support for “Web 2.0” features (wikis, blogs, etc)
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43. “Corporate” users
Some things they still need:
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44. “Corporate” users
Some things they still need:
Competency tracking
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45. “Corporate” users
Some things they still need:
Competency tracking
Continuous Professional Development
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46. “Corporate” users
Some things they still need:
Competency tracking
Continuous Professional Development
Easily customisable reports
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47. “Corporate” users
Some things they still need:
Competency tracking
Continuous Professional Development
Easily customisable reports
Site-wide groups
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48. “Corporate” users
Some things they still need:
Competency tracking
Continuous Professional Development
Easily customisable reports
Site-wide groups
All of these are useful for more than just corporate users
All of these have been solved outside of Moodle core
All of these have been solved by other LMS systems
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49. Moodle Roadmap
The likelihood some feature will get
included in Moodle is a function of :
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50. Moodle Roadmap
The likelihood some feature will get
included in Moodle is a function of :
How much it supports our pedagogical focus
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51. Moodle Roadmap
The likelihood some feature will get
included in Moodle is a function of :
How much it supports our pedagogical focus
Number of votes from existing users
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52. Moodle Roadmap
The likelihood some feature will get
included in Moodle is a function of :
How much it supports our pedagogical focus
Number of votes from existing users
Can it be developed in a generic way to help many
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53. Moodle Roadmap
The likelihood some feature will get
included in Moodle is a function of :
How much it supports our pedagogical focus
Number of votes from existing users
Can it be developed in a generic way to help many
How long it will take to develop
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54. Moodle Roadmap
The likelihood some feature will get
included in Moodle is a function of :
How much it supports our pedagogical focus
Number of votes from existing users
Can it be developed in a generic way to help many
How long it will take to develop
Is it easier just to integrate with something existing
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55. Moodle Roadmap
The likelihood some feature will get
included in Moodle is a function of :
How much it supports our pedagogical focus
Number of votes from existing users
Can it be developed in a generic way to help many
How long it will take to develop
Is it easier just to integrate with something existing
How much developer time is available
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56. Moodle Roadmap
The likelihood some feature will get
included in Moodle is a function of :
How much it supports our pedagogical focus
Number of votes from existing users
Can it be developed in a generic way to help many
How long it will take to develop
Is it easier just to integrate with something existing
How much developer time is available
Does it blend?
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57. Moodle 2.0 focusses
on infrastructure and
connectivity as a way
to solve many problems
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58. More Modularity
ArandaLasch, flickr.com
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59. More Modularity
ArandaLasch, flickr.com
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60. Web Services API
SOAP
External XML-RPC
Server
Application
REST Moodle
Functions
(Core and
Modules)
AMF
External
Client
Application
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61. Repositories
Almost
any other
content
repository
Moodle
Files
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62. Repositories
Almost
any other
content
repository
Moodle
Files
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63. Portfolios
Almost
any other
content
repository
Moodle
Files and Pages
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64. Portfolios
Almost
any other
content
repository
Moodle
Files and Pages
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65. Community Hubs
Ordinary Moodle site
Building a course Taking a course
Template User Community User
Restore
In
Search Search
Download E
D 2
Publishing site Course Community site
List
C
3 Enrol
cache
zip
Backup B
A 1 Enrollable course
Downloadable course
Register as
Register as enrollable
downloadable Moodle Hub Server
eg hub.moodle.org
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66. Moodle 2.1 focusses
on our learning activities
Usability Affordances
Thorsten Becker, flickr.com JanneM, flickr.com
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67. Summary
With internet-based learning, educators tend to
replicate techniques from their experience, which
may not lead to the best possible outcomes in this
medium.
All of us are responsible for improving the quality of
internet-based education, and bravely promoting the
best of what we know from educational research.
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68. Questions?
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69. Questions?
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