Led by Paul McKean, head of further education and skills, Jisc. With contributions from: Rebecca Barrington, head of e-learning and innovation at Cornwall College Yousef Fouda, group vice-principal, technology, Warwickshire College Connect more in Cheltenham, 30 June 2016

2. Efficiencies and effectiveness
Paul McKean, Head of FE and skills

3. Efficiencies and effectiveness fundamentals
» A digitally capable workforce and student cohort
» High speed and resilient digital infrastructure
» Safe and secure network and data
» Learner enrolment and management information systems
» High quality digital content which supports the delivery of stimulating and
engaging activities
» Learner management systems such asVLE, e-portfolio and target
setting systems
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4. Efficiencies and effectiveness fundamentals
» User identity management and single sign on authentication
» Disaster recovery and business continuity planning
» Access to cloud based shared services
» Underpinned by strategic and operational advice and guidance
» In addition back office systems which improve efficiencies and
effectiveness such as library management, finance, payroll,
HR systems etc
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5. What does success look like?
» Teachers have developed some outstanding and innovative e-learning
materials where learners use three-dimensional camcorders to record
assessments and prepare projects
» Learners use the college’s virtual learning environment extensively to
support their studies and to develop their independent learning
» Teachers and students make extensive use of the electronic tracking and
monitoring system to promote students’ progress
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6. What does success look like?
» Learners are highly effective independent learners.The measured and
skilful use of information and learning technology, with engaging virtual
learning environment sites in many subject areas stimulate learners to
carry out research outside the classroom.
» Information technology resources are modern and exceptionally well
used in many subjects by both lecturers and learners
» Staff monitor and track learners’ progress closely and, using this
information, successfully encourage learners to aim for high grades
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7. Student digital experience tracker 2016
The following themes were often mentioned as something that HE
institutions should keep doing:
» Online 24/7 access to as much content as possible
» 24/7 library access
» Putting as much a possible (lecture notes, slides etc) on Blackboard, and
making it accessible any time any place
» Using technology, and embracing new technology services and resources
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8. Student Digital ExperienceTracker 2016
The following themes were often mentioned as something that FE and skills
institutions should keep doing:
» Providing support for learners
» Allowing access to social media and the internet
» Allowing home access to course materials
» GoodWiFi connectivity
» Embedding technology in the teaching learning experience
» Using Google classroom
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9. Efficiencies
» Jisc identified £250,000 cost saving to City of Glasgow College
merger project
» Fifty-five per cent telephony cost reduction for Pembrokeshire College
» South Staffordshire College introduced 200 ChromeBase machines into
LRCs; they boot up in less than five seconds, require little to no
maintenance, never slow down and they use 60-80% less energy
saving £35k per year
» First Further Education provider joins Jisc shared data centre saving
80% on data centre costs
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10. Value, savings and efficiencies
» Janet network - £35,218,969
» E-books for FE - £991,400
» CSIRT - £22,562,500
» Eduroam - £9,782,000
» UK Access Management Federation - £7,399,700
» Digimap - £38,177,450
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11. Value, savings and efficiencies
Jisc Collections:
» 9,000 active subscriptions
» 254 licence agreements covering over 400 subscription agreements
» 6,000 invoices issued worth £43 million
» Total value of agreements negotiated was £90 million in 14/15
(Out of a sector spend of £190 million)
» Savings to the sector of over £70 million per annum
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12. Learning from your peers: sharing good practice
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13. Student digital experience tracker 2016
The following themes were often mentioned as something that HE
institutions should start doing:
» Recording lectures
» Better use ofVLEs: standardise use by staff, add presentations, teach
students how to use it effectively, and improve access (eg mobile access)
» Improve online services: more online resources/activities, assessment
submissions
» Access to better / more computers
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14. Student Digital ExperienceTracker 2016
The following themes were often mentioned as something that FE and skills
institutions should start doing:
» Access to better / more computers and laptops
» BetterWiFi access
» Teach students and staff how to best use technology (hardware and
software) effectively and efficiently
» Put more resources online and make them easy to find
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15. jisc.ac.uk
Paul McKean
Head of FE and skills
Paul.mckean@jisc.ac.uk
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16. Putting the OO into Moodle
Rebecca Barrington
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17. About me
»Head of e-Learning and Innovation atThe
Cornwall College Group
› Multi-campus college across Devon and Cornwall
»Previously LearningTechnologies Manager at South
Devon College
»Been using Moodle since 2005
› Courses to support traditional learning
› Fully online learning and collaboration

18. Putting the OO into Moodle
In this presentation I would like to:
»Highlight my experiences of why some people react with
‘uh’ when Moodle is mentioned
»My reasons why Moodle should be met with an ‘oo’
response!
»Examples of things I have done so far to improve
perceptions of Moodle
I would like your input throughout

19. “I don’t like Moodle”
»Poor personal experience
› Found it too hard (perhaps based on previous use of Moodle
some time ago)
› Not seen a positive use of Moodle (just lists of resources if
anything)
»Heard other people say negative things (excuse?’)
»Too busy to find out the positives
»Perceived threat of replacement of teacher

20. “I don’t like Moodle”
»Some very keen Moodle users who feel limited
› Don’t know the potential of Moodle
› Expect Moodle to be more than it is
»Students are keen but not aware of potential
“‘Moodle is pointless – just stuff that I can’t find”
“Want to submit assignments electronically
rather than print it”
“Moodle can do this”
“Really?That would be great!!”

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What experiences of you had of
less than positive reactions to
Moodle?

22. There is a lot to go ‘oo’ about!
Moodle is great!
»Books and pages: Easy to make content mobile friendly
»Activity completion: Start to make things personalised
»Lessons:A bit of all the above!
»Glossaries: So flexible and easy to use
»Forums: Collaboration made easy (not just Q&A)
»Plugins: Make it do what you need
Adaptable based on course requirements (blended or
distance)

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If you could share one thing to
enthuse others about Moodle,
what would it be?
Add your favourites at pollev.com/bbvote

24. Engaging those who want to know more
(share the ‘oo’)
Some examples of ‘wins’
Discussions that lead to solutions

25. Getting people excited by Moodle!
»Delivered training on Moodle assignments (as a new
requirement for staff)
»Mix of staff (some confident, some reluctant)
»Keen member of staff who uses Moodle for resources
»As part of this training, activity completion was mentioned
which started conversations about other plans
»This led to...

26. Getting people excited by Moodle!
“I need my students to view projects and pick one.”
How can I use Moodle to do this?
We talked about books, choices, lessons…
We implemented…
»Glossary with project titles
»Choice to select one

27. Getting people excited by Moodle!
»Teacher wants to turn a workshop he runs
into something online and interactive. He
wants to check learning. He is thinking
Xerte but…
»We talk about lessons for delivering
content, model answers and personalised
responses.

28. Getting people excited by Moodle!
»Don’t miss opportunities to outline solutions via
Moodle
»Don’t forget the keen
› We often focus on getting all to a base level and
assume current users will progress on their own
› Can be easy for those who were keen to disengage if
they think they have reached the potential to Moodle
(and they will start looking elsewhere for solutions)

29. Find out the things that people don’t like
and apply quick fixes where you can
Turns  into 

30. Dashboard
Problem
»“It is so hard for students to find their courses”
»“Students should just be able to go straight to their
course”
Solution
»Turn on the dashboard and amend layout.

31. Dashboard

32. Course Layouts
Problem
» “I want my course page to
look like this”
» “I want a more web-based
view”
Solution
» Use a table and images to
create a grid
» Install the Grid format
layout

33. Developments
»All the examples provided are based on discussions
with staff
› One person highlighting a problem to someone who
can figure out the answer
»It is helping (particularly with those staff who will
talk to you and with management).
However…

34. Developments
»In an organisation of our size it will take forever to get all
staff engaged through this model of problem and answer!
»These 1-1 / solution based conversations should continue
where possible
› Need to promote possibilities more so that people ASK for a
solution rather than ‘coincidental’ developments
› More people with some key knowledge so these
conversations can be more widespread
› But it sometimes only works with the passionate (either
very positive or very negative about Moodle)

35. Showcasing
»Showcasing examples: Solutions found for others
(eg: we set up one grid course and others have seen it and want it too)
»Modelling: Use good examples for whole college implementations

36. Showcase use for actual need
»ProSolution training: Requirement
»All online
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Access

37. Developing Moodle
»Don’t always stick with Moodle
»External tools for a more interesting presentation of
resources
› Emaze
› Videos (inc animations)

38. Embedded Resource in a Lesson
Lessons plus external content = professional and interactive e-book

39. Getting Moodle out there!
Drip drip drip
»Advent calendar
› Top tech tips
»Moodle as part ofT&L Fayre
› Book activity to demonstrate the importance of the order
of resources (2 tables of books)
What promotional activities do you do?

40. Your favourite Moodle features
Any questions?
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Any quick fixes to share?
Any promotional activities you have used?

41. jisc.ac.uk
Putting the OO into Moodle
Rebecca Barrington
Head of eLearning & Innovation
The Cornwall College Group
Rebecca.Barrington@Cornwall.ac.uk
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@bbarrington

42. https://prezi.com/f25k2exqwvmh/youtube/?utm_ca
mpaign=share&utm_medium=copy
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