This presentation was given at the Queensland Society of Information Educators conference 2009 in Brisbane, Australia. It includes a comparative analysis of open-source (Moodle) and commercial (Blackboard) LMS software.

1. Moodle LMS
From: <Chad.Outten@My Learning Space>
To: <Esteemed Educators@QSITE.conf.09>
Date: <2 October2009>
Subject: <Learning Management Systems>
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2. 21st Century Education
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3. 21st Century Education
www search ipod
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4. Road Map
- Identify learner trends
- LMS overview
- Evaluate LMS options
- LMS demonstration
- Improve learning outcomes
- Add value to your organisation
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5. Technology ®evolution
- 98% households own a computer
- 90% internet connection
- More mobile phones than people
- More time surfing net than watching tv
Australian Communications and Media Authority
Media and Society Report 2007
http://acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_310893
Nielsen Online March 2008
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6. Learner trends...
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7. Spare time...
8-17yo spend 50% of discretionary time
engaging with electronic media &
communication activities
Australian Communications and Media Authority
ACMA Communications Report 2007-8
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8. Online Activity
150
120
90
Minutes per day
60
30
8-11yo 0
12-14yo
15-17yo
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9. Online Communication
10%
Messaging
22% 37% Gaming
Social Networking
Email
31%
- 49 minutes per day
- Same time per gender
- Activity variations by gender
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10. Web Authoring
- 39% MySpace or Facebook
- 13% Website
- 7% Blog
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18. How do we engage 21st century learners?..
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20. Connect. Communicate. Collaborate.
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21. Proverb
Tell me & I forget.
Show me & I remember.
Let me do & I understand.
-Confucius
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22. Learning management system
“A course-based system that enables participants to
communicate & collaborate, access activities &
resources, meanwhile being tracked, assessed &
reported on via the web”.
-Chad Outten
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23. Computer Browser Internet
GSOH LMS Software
Web Server Database PHP
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24. Benefits
Cost-effective
Less travel
Resource efficient
Flexible delivery
Collaborative learning
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25. Commercial vs Open source
End user license agreement General Public License
Expen$ive Freely available
US-centric International community
Rigid design Flexible & customisable
.com .org
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26. Moodle LMS
Open-source
Freely available
200 countries
80 languages
750k+ moodle.org
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29. Recent LMS Report
• 95.5% - allows better learning distribution
• 18.6% - Moodle most popular choice
• Moodle ranked first for:
- Cost
- Ease of installation, customisation & use
- Implementation time
- Business impact
- Assessment capabilities
- Support for Web 2.0
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31. Assignment Chat
Certificate
Blog Calendar
Forum
www
Glossary
Wiki Multimedia
Messaging Gradebook
Quiz
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32. Clients
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33. Free LMS Demo
http://moodle.mylearningspace.com.au
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34. Test drive...
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35. Food for thought
Social constructionism states...
1. All of us are potential teachers as well as learners
2. We learn well from expressing something for others
3. We learn through observing peer activity
4. By understanding learner context, we can teach more effectively
5. A learning environment needs to be flexible & adaptable
http://docs.moodle.org/en/Pedagogy
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47. Vragen
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Kysymykset
Pytania
Въпроси
Fragen Perguntas
Questions?.. Întrebări
Spørgsmål
Domande Frågor
Вопросы
Cuestiones
Pitanja
Otázky Ερωτήσεις
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