Slides from my keynote at Moodlemoot AU 2012

1. Moodle as a
learning platform
Martin Dougiamas
Lead Developer
Director of Moodle Pty Ltd
@moodler #mootau12
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2. Overview
Moodle as a platform
Current major projects
Moodle 2.3
Moodle 2.4 and beyond
Mobile
Future
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3. Open Source Platform
Moodle
Repositories SIS
User contributions
Portfolios Authentication
Course design
Mods Modules
Standards etc Payment Conferencing
Moodle Core Reports Plagiarism
Open Source Other Systems
Course Management System (Open Source or Proprietary)
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4. Moodle HQ
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5. Moodle HQ Focus
1. Plugins
2. Processes
3. Usability
4. Integrations
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6. 1. Plugins
Plugins like “apps” for Moodle OS
Easier for developers
Easier for users
Particularly
since Moodle 2.0
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7. 1. Plugins
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8. 1. Plugins
Moodle 2.3 Notifications
Moodle 2.4 Upgrades
Download and upgrade completely via web
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9. Plugin Developer Docs
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10. Plugin Translation
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11. 2. Processes
Making Moodle development:
Efficient
Transparent
Predictable
Stable
Open
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12. 2. Processes
Related work:
Tracker
Git
Moodle Docs
Dev roles
Automation
Training
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13. 2. Processes
Management
DEV TEST STABLE
Team Team Team
INTEGRATION
Team
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14. 3. Usability
Solving user frustrations
Gathering experiences
Prioritising
Concentrating
Communicating
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15. 3. Usability
Related projects
Tracker issues/voting
Periodic user surveys
Feedback from
MOOCH (+ other Hubs)
Moodle.org, Moodle.com
Usability studies
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16. 4. Integrations
Moodle as a team member
Repositories
Learning Tools (IMS LTI)
IMS CC
OAuth 2.0
Open Badges
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17. Demo
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18. Moodle Roadmap
The likelihood some feature will get
included in Moodle is a function of :
How much it supports our pedagogical focus
Does it make life easier for most users
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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19. Moodle 2.4, 2.5 ...
Major projects being worked on:
Performance - Moodle Universal Cache (MUC) to improve performance for large sites
Usability - A new interface for course/category management
Usability - Completely new default icon set and graphic design
Forum - Review ForumNG from OU as a complete replacement for forum in core
Calendar - import iCal streams into the Moodle calendar
Upgrade 1.9 to 2.2 - sprint session to increase robustness for a wider range of sites
Assignment - many new features from Netspot et al
Moodle Mobile - new HTML5 app for all platforms
Major projects for the near future:
Plugins - direct download and upgrade via web interface
Course formats - rewrite to make course formats more flexible and pluggable
Repository plugin - direct audio/video recording into Moodle
Wiki - Review OUWiki as a replacement for wiki in core
Collection module - combining Survey, Questionnaire and Feedback
Mnet - replacement using standard Oauth2 mechanisms and web services
Multi Tenancy - framework to make it easy to manage multiple instances of Moodle
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20. Performance
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21. Mobile
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22. Web Services API
SOAP
External
Server XML-RPC
Application
REST Moodle
Functions
(Core and
Modules)
AMF
External Client
Application
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23. Offline content
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24. Moodle Mobile
My Moodle
iPhone source code is now open source
http://github.com/moodlehq/mymoodle
Uses XML-RPC web services
Will not be maintained
Make your own app from it if you like
Moodle Mobile
HTML5 + PhoneGap = All platforms
Uses REST web services (faster)
Developed by CV&A and HQ
Open source, modular, extensible
Contribute! Or base your own app on it.
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25. Mobile theme
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26. Tablets
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27. Future
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28. Early Bird Registration: 16th July 2012
Papers: 24 accepted from 46 submitted
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29. Hacktoberfest 2012
40 developers (all of HQ devs plus 20 others)
Brainstorming future tech developments
Deciding on architecture changes
Working on code together
5 days
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30. Questions?
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