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Moodle 2 files - an inconvenient truth
The document discusses the transition from Moodle 1.x to 2.0, highlighting the challenges faced with the previous file management system, which was criticized for security issues and management complexity. The new Moodle 2.0 aims to improve by eliminating traditional 'course buckets' for file storage and proposing a content management approach that focuses more on learning rather than solely file management. Users are advised to reassess their reliance on Moodle for content management and consider utilizing external repositories or legacy file systems as necessary during upgrading.
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- 1. Moodle 2.0 FilesAninconvenient truthMark DrechslerNAVIGATE 2011
- 2. Moodle 2.0 FilesAninconvenient truthNow with 52% new content!Mark DrechslerNAVIGATE 2011
- 3. About meDirector, Consulting@ NetSpot Pty Ltd – Australia’s largest Moodle Partner company, and an EQUELLA hosting partner.
- 4. About meLead projectfunctional consultant on University of Canberra (14k users – M1.9), Australian National University (13k users – M1.9), Canberra Institute of Technology (25k users – M1.9 + Wimba + EQUELLA), La Trobe University (27k users – M2.0), Macquarie University (27k users – M2.0 + EQUELLA) ,Monash Uni (55k users – M2.0).
- 5. Wind the clockback…6 May 2010, and the world first experiencedPreview 1 of Moodle 2.0, after one or two slightdelays in its scheduled release…
- 6. Creative Commons licensed:http://www.flickr.com/photos/sjliew/
- 7. But then, rumblingswere heard…
- 8. So why didpeople struggle?
- 9. How do I…uploadmy files into a course like in 1.9?edit my files from the main course page?see where my files have been uploaded to?replace or delete files via the course page?link to the same file from two places?
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- 12. 1.x - the“Bucket ‘o’ Files” eraCreative commons licensed: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelcreative/
- 13. 1.x - the“Bucket ‘o’ Files” eraCOURSECOURSECOURSECreative commons licensed: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelcreative/
- 14. Key point:Each coursehad its own ‘mini-repository’ for files:Upload files into the course ‘bucket’;Manage them once they are in there;Link to them from multiple places within a course;Think ‘files’ first, and ‘what am I going to use them for’ later.
- 15. Sounds great!Unfortunately, therewere a few problems…
- 16. Problem 1:File security.Specifically,they weren’t secure.
- 17. Problem 2:Delete afile,Hello broken links.
- 18. Problem 3:Backups.All files.Always.
- 19. Problem 4:Content silos.Lotsof them.
- 20. The problems werealways there.They needed to be fixed one day.
- 21. So what changedin 2.0?
- 22. Underlying Principle 1:Getrid of the course buckets.Or more accurately, create a bunch of mini-buckets, one in each resource or activity.
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- 24. 1.9:My CourseMy MoodleCourseCourse Files
- 25. 1.9:My CourseMy MoodleCourseAssignment 1Resource 1Course Files
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- 29. 2.0:My Moodle CourseAssignment1Resource 1
- 30. 2.0:My Moodle CourseAssignment1Resource 1
- 31. 2.0:My Moodle CourseAssignment1Resource 1Browse & Copy
- 32. Things I cannow do in 2.0:Browse across my courses to find and copy content to use in my course
- 33. Things I canno longer do in 2.0:Dump my files in the course ‘bucket’ for (possible) later use.Link to the same file from multiple places within a course.
- 34. Things I stillcan’t do in 2.0:Link to content across multiple courses.
- 35. So what wasthe reaction?
- 36. For many, theway forward was pretty clear…Creative commons licensed:http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenjoaquin/
- 37. But can’t wejust have a shared file repository within Moodle?
- 38. Underlying Principle 2:Moodleis not a Content Management System!
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- 40. But then –a compromise?
- 41. Course files cameback!
- 42. But it wasclear they weren’t welcome
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- 44. Could course filesever really work?I am a fileA file
- 45. Could course filesever really work?I am a fileA fileI am usedin a course
- 46. Could course filesever really work?I am a fileA fileI am usedin a courseIn fact,I am usedin several courses
- 47. Could course filesever really work?So really, I am notowned by a courseI am a fileA fileI am usedin a courseIn fact,I am usedin several courses
- 48. Could course filesever really work?A lot of the time,I am owned by…A person
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- 51. But not acourse!A file
- 52. If you leta file be owned by a courseWhat happens when…Two people edit the same file in the same or different courses? Did they mean to update all copies or just theirs?A course gets archived (potentially with links to it from other courses)?A course gets backed up (potentially with links to it from other courses)?A file is deleted in one course, but is still being used in another?
- 53. All of theseproblems arecontent management problems.To fix them, you need...- Ownership models which are not course based- Version control- Change management workflows
- 54. The inconvenient truth:Acourse-centric storage modelwill always be flawed.
- 55. The inconvenient truth:Theproblem will not go away.Re-introducing the 1.9 model will not fix it.
- 56. Change is Inevitable.Creative Commons Licensed: http://www.flickr.com/photos/36821100@N04/
- 57. Does this meanthat I must use an LCMS if I want to use Moodle 2?
- 58. No!(Unless of courseyou need the features of an LCMS, in which case yes!)
- 59. So what shouldyou do?When upgrading to 2.0, consider:How reliant you are on Moodle as a content management tool, rather than what it was designed for (i.e. an environment focused on learning through student collaboration and interaction);Whether the content management features in 2.0 will give you what you need;
- 60. So what shouldyou do?When upgrading, consider:Whether you should switch on ‘Legacy Course Files’; andWhether some sort of external content repository is necessary to manage your content.
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