Moodle: Past, Present, Future

Past, Present, Future

Shane Elliott
Director, Pukunui Technology
moodle.com.au

moodle: past, present, future
quick introduction
who is this guy???
BSc
Applied Mathematics Husband/ Father
Information Technology
no, it’s
Physics
all about
it’s all us
about
BEd Hons me
Mathematics
Physics
Computing Studies

Teacher / Lecturer Pukunui
High Schools Education Technology
TAFE moodle partner
University
Developer / Nerd mahara partner
various projects
moodle
a presentation by S.Elliott for CITERS 2010

outline
what are we doing here?

past present future
deﬁnition community versions
origin statistics 2.0 features
pedagogy environment headlines
location sites beyond 2.0
hq economy


past: definition
where did the word moodle come from?
ofﬁcial version real version
it’s an acronym ...
usable as an acronym
M
Modular (backronym)
O
Object
Oriented
O memorable word
D
Dynamic
L domain names were free
Learning
moodle.org moodle.com moodle.net
E
Environment

past: definition
so what is moodle?
it is ... it is not ...
SIS
user contributions
repositories
course design
conferencing
modules plugins authentication
but moodle
core code can work with reports
other systems
plagiarism
course management system .
virtual learning environment .
.
learning management system a presentation by S.Elliott for CITERS 2010

past: origin
who started moodle?
web-master at
Curtin University
The use of Open Source
software to support a
using a social constructionist
commercial LMS epistemology of teaching
and learning within
created by must be a Internet-based
Martin Dougiamas “better way” communities of
reﬂective inquiry

PhD thesis

past: pedagogy
what is the underlying pedagogy?
social constructionism
5 referents for users and developers

All of us are potential
teachers as well as learners -
in a true collaborative
environment we are both


past: pedagogy
teachers & learners

We learn particularly well
from the act of creating or
expressing something for
others to see


past: pedagogy
teachers & learners

We learn a lot by just
observing the activity of our
peers

creation process

past: pedagogy
teachers & learners

By understanding the contexts
of others, we can teach in a observation
more transformational way
(constructivism)

creation process

past: pedagogy
teachers & learners

A learning environment needs
to be ﬂexible and adaptable, so
contextual that it can quickly respond to observation
the needs of the participants
within it

creation process

past: pedagogy
teachers & learners
glossary
blog reporting
chat
lesson forum
contextual gradebook observation
quiz assignment
proﬁles
wiki ﬁlters
roles
adaptable creation process

past: location
where is the moodle hq?


past: HQs
what does the hq look like?

224 Lord St
East Perth

HQ #4 a presentation by S.Elliott for CITERS 2010

present: community
how is the community involved?
votes and
discussions
bug reports ideas

moodle.org
priorities information
quality open
source code a presentation by S.Elliott for CITERS 2010

present: statistics
who uses moodle?

45000 registered veriﬁed sites in 210 countries
Registered sites contain over 32 million users,
3.1 million courses and 1.2 million teachers
Over 500 sites have more than 10000 users
Interface is translated into 75 languages
54 specialised moodle partners

present: environments
in what environments is moodle used?

image used with permission from M.Dougiamas a presentation by S.Elliott for CITERS 2010

present: registered sites
is moodle used in my country?

image used with permission from M.Dougiamas a presentation by S.Elliott for CITERS 2010

present: economy
if moodle is free, who pays for the development?

software moodle.org

moodle.com
funded by royalties
developers active user
community
(50000+)

individuals, companies and institutions requiring commercial services

future: versions
what are the versions?
1999 0.0 first prototypes
11/2001 0.9 first pre-release version on the web
8/2002 1.0 forum, journal, survey, resources, quiz, ...
8/2003 1.1 backups, workshop, chat, scales, ...
3/2004 1.2 filters, groups, glossary, lesson, ...
5/2004 1.3 calendar, blocks, RSS, media plugins, ...
8/2004 1.4 installer, resources, enrolments, wiki, ...
6/2005 1.5 XHTML, themes, blocks, gradebook, ...
6/2006 1.6 unicode, database, docs, blogs, reports, ...
11/2006 1.7 roles, admin, oracle & mssql, AJAX, ...
3/2007 1.8 accessibility, MNet, forms, multi-auth, ...
3/2008 1.9 gradebook, outcomes, performance, tags, notes, ...
??/2010 2.0 ?
??/2011 2.1 ?
??/???? 3.0 ?


future: 2.0
what are the new features?
Major Rewrites Major New Features
•Database access / handling •Repository integration
•File storage / handling •Portfolio integration
•Roles and enrolments •Conditional Activities
•Messaging •Course completion
•Backups •Progress Tracking
•Gradebook and Roles •Feedback module
•Navigation and Blocks •Blog 2.0
•Themes •Resources 2.0
•Text Formats •Site-wide groups
•Commenting •Secure RSS feeds
•Javascript handling •Web services API
•Workshop 2.0 •IMS CC
•Wiki 2.0 •Community Hubs
•Lesson 2.0 •Totally ﬂexible user ﬁelds

future: learning pathways
can i create learning pathways?
completion
activities now have
a notion of
“complete”
automatic / manual
conditions
activities may not
be available until
some criteria are
met


future: repositories
what are repositories?
we say, anywhere a user can retrieve content

almost any
content system

moodle ﬁles


future: portfolios
what are portfolios?
we say, anywhere a user can store content

almost any
content system

moodle ﬁles and pages


future: beyond 2.0
are there any plans beyond 2.0?
moodle 2.1 moodle 3.0
focus on improving

?
usability

activity modules

pedagogy education

questions
questions?

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