Mark Paynter and Neville Bruce.

1. Case Studies: Using Moodle for Collaborative
Learning with University and Senior Secondary
Students in Western Australia
MOODLE RESEARCH CONFERENCE
14 -15 SEPTEMBER 2012 The University of Western Australia

2. AUTHORS
Mark Paynter
Integrated Human Studies &
Centre for Excellence in Natural Resource Management
Albany WA
Paynter80@gmail.com
Neville Bruce
Integrated Human Studies Convenor
Perth WA
Neville.Bruce@uwa.edu.au
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3. PRESENTATION OUTLINE
• Introduction:
Research Interest and Context - Futures Education and
Western Australia
• Case Study One:
Moodle in Integrated Human Studies at the University
• Case Study Two:
Moodle in a Regional Cluster of Secondary Schools
• Further Development:
University and Secondary School Collaboration Using
Moodle
• Conclusion and Questions
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7. Case Study One: Post Graduate University Course
Integrated Human Studies
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8. VIDEO LINK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAa-7x9gimc&feature=player_embedded
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9. Case Study One: Research
• Research was undertaken to gauge the effectiveness of Moodle in
achieving aims of the university courses.
• Twenty students participated in the online questionnaire out of the 29
students enrolled.
• All 10 students who had used other LMS, regarded Moodle as a
superior or as effective as other LMS.
• At least 75% of respondents agreed that Moodle enabled
communication and collaboration skills to be developed
• 90% of students considered that independent learning skills were
developed through the use of Moodle.
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10. CASE STUDY 2: SECONDARY SCHOOL COLLABORATION & MOODLE
GIFTED SENIOR SECONDARY
EDUCATION COURSES
Mathematics, History,
Sciences, Literature, Economics
MOODLE
MOODLE + VC
REGIONAL
+ VC
COMMUNITIES
COMMUNITY
MOODEL + VC + VC
MOODLE GROUPS
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
OF STAFF
COLLABORATION
North Albany SHS
Katanning SHS
Mount Barker CC
Albany SHS
Denmark HS
Narrogin SHS
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11. VIDEO CONFERENCE & LMS FACILITIES
Microphone
Camera 2
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12. VIDEO CONFERENCE & LMS FACILITIES
Camera 2
Extended Area
for online learning tasks
or larger groups
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14. Case Study 2 Research:
Secondary Schools on Moodle and other ICT use
• Moodle (or other learning management systems) were used by over a
third (37%) of respondents, with about 14% of the respondents
indicating use of more than 5 hours per week.
• Almost half of the respondents (46%) indicated that their students
were using Moodle or another LMS, with almost a quarter (22%)
indicating more than 2 hours use per week.
• Not surprisingly a positive correlation between staff personal use and
student use in class was found
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15. Further Collaboration:
University with Secondary Schools
• Secondary school economics students have already engaged with university
staff to explore futures scenarios.
• The Human Biology program over many years had strong collaboration across
education sectors.
• Moodle is expected to play a crucial role in providing a LMS for shared projects
and communication between both staff and students at universities and
secondary schools in our project.
• The framework by which the project will occur is being developed; progress will
be reported on our website: Education for World Futures .
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16. CONCLUSION
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17. CONCLUSION
Education is responding to meet the challenges of the 21st
century and examples include hose described:-
• a university course
• a cluster of secondary schools
• future development will include university and school
collaboration
• Moodle has been shown to be a highly suitable LMS to
enable this collaboration and provide a unifying medium.
We are interested in learning from others about
university/school collaboration – at the teacher level, the student
level or the organisational level.
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23. THE MEGAPROBLEMS OF THE 21ST CENTURY
EXCESSIVE POPULATION GROWTH
World population may grow to 8.9 billion people, with a growing demand for consumer goods and
carbon-based energy, far exceeding what the planet can handle.
WATER SHORTAGES
Rivers and aquifers are drying up. Many farmers will not have the water essential for food
growing. There will be wars over water.
DESTRUCTION OF LIFE IN THE OCEANS
Only 10% of edible fish remain in the oceans, and this percentage is rapidly declining.
MASS FAMINE IN ILL-ORGANIZED COUNTRIES
Farm productivity is declining. Grain will rise in cost. This will harm the poorest countries.
THE SPREAD OF DESERTS Soil is being eroded. Deserts are spreading in areas
that used to have good soil and grassland.
RUNAWAY COMPUTER INTELLIGENCE
Computers will acquire the capability to increase their own intelligence until a chain reaction
happens of machines becoming more intelligent at electronic speed.
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24. THE MEGAPROBLEMS OF THE 21ST CENTURY (cont)
NON-STATE ACTORS WITH EXTREME WEAPONS
Nuclear or biological weapons are becoming easier to build by terrorist organizations, political groups or individuals,
who are not acting for a given state.
VIOLENT RELIGIOUS EXTREMISM
Religious extremism and jihads may become widespread, leading to large numbers of suicide terrorists, and religious
war between Muslims and Christians.
WAR THAT COULD END CIVILIZATION
A global war like World War I or II, conducted with today’s vast number of nuclear weapons and new biological
weapons, could end civilization.
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25. THE MEGAPROBLEMS OF THE 21ST CENTURY (cont)
PANDEMICS AIDS
is continuing to spread. Infectious pandemics could spread at unstoppable rates, as they have in the past, but
now with the capability to kill enormous numbers of people
EXTREME POVERTY
2 to 3 billion people live in conditions of extreme poverty, with lack of sanitation. The difference between rich
and poor is becoming ever more extreme.
GROWTH OF SHANTYCITIES
Shantytowns (shantycities) with extreme violence and poverty are growing in many parts of the world. Youth
there have no hope.
UNSTOPPABLE GLOBAL MIGRATIONS
Large numbers of people are leaving the poorest countries and shantycities, wanting to find a life in countries
with opportunity.
GLOBAL WARMING
Global warming will lead to severe climate change. Unless stopped, it will upset the basic control mechanisms
of planet Earth.
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26. FUTURES EDUCATION
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