The document discusses how the Totara LMS and Mahara ePortfolio platforms can be integrated to provide structured online learning through Totara and personal learning through Mahara, allowing learners to gather evidence in Mahara and submit assessments to Totara to complete competencies in their individual learning plans. It also outlines TDM Ltd. as a Totara and Mahara partner that provides training and implementation services for the two platforms.

1. Totara LMS & Mahara Integration
Thomas Bell - @thomaswbell88
+ Author of 10 Business Critical Areas - Open Courses
+ LSIS Sector Reference Group for Sustainability Member
+ LMS Programme Coordinator
+ ICT Professional Trainer
Derrin Kent - @tdmderrin
Managing Director of TDM Ltd.
+ Author of Mahara 1.2 ePortfolios: Beginner's Guide
+ Credited Reviewer of both Moodle Administration and Moodle
+ LSIS IfL RDF Research Development Fellow 2010-2011

2. Presentation Warning!
CamelCasing Things :( Sorry, habit
Pictures all over the place! Some irrelevant :0
This isn't so much a demo of Totara or Mahara, it's a demo of how
(Therefore, you might not see all Totara LMS features.
 Head over to www.totaralms.com to request a full demo or give us a ring: +44

3. Quick intro ...
TDM
The Development Manager Ltd:

4. Training..
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In Open Source Software
Consultancies
Business & Education focus
Development..
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Of Open Source Software
Bespoke Software development
Management..
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Of Open Source Software
'Implementation Management' for organisations
Successful software deployment

5. First UK Totara Partner
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Managed Hosting
Development
Moodle Services company
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Implementations
Training
Mahara Partner
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Authors of the Mahara book: Mahara 1.2: A beginner's guide
Mahara Certified Training Courses

6. Newly established, but with decades of training provision:
Online Training Academy
IT / ICT Apprenticeships Delivery
Mentor Training
Tutor Training
Management Training
High-stakes Industry Qualifications

7. Proud to be partnered/certified with:

8. TDM Linux Professional Institute
Next LPI Master Affiliate for the UK
September 2011

9. What is ?
Corporate 'Distro' of Moodle
Packaged up for quick and effective corporate learning deliver
Based on the most stable Moodle code
Support Services – 24/7 Support, guaranteed response times
Added functionality – and the constant development of new fea
Open Source Enterprise – following the same model as the m

10. What is ?
Learner Management System
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in contrast to...
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Virtual Learning Environment /
Course Management System

11. What is ?
Competency Based Learning
Team/Cohort Management
Staff / Hierarchy Management

12. What is ?
Organisation/Department Management
Booking Management
Excellent Reporting & Progress tracking
Pathway specific training programmes
Programme Management

13. Competency Based Learning
Competency Hierarchy Import
e.g. IT User & ICT Professional Qualifications = 6000+ standards/competencies
Import from Register Ofqual Database
Learners evidence competence against given standards

14. Team / Cohort Management
Manager – Manages team of staff
=
Trainer / Assessor – Manages cohort of learners

16. Classroom Booking Management
Face-to-Face Session booking.
Calendared events tailored to learner's individual plans

18. Pathway Programmes
= Totara Positions
Assign learners to a pathway
Automatically retrieve relevant competencies to Individual Development Plan
Set 'aspirational' position/pathway – Learner Engaging

20. Individual Learning Plans (ILP)
If assigned a Position, the learner receives the relevant competen
Competencies – Gathered from:
Learner Pathway (Position)
Organisation
Courses – linked to competencies
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Automatically drawn in with the competencies
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22. Totara Reporting & Progress Tracking
Totara Report Builder
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We built a set of reports for specific roles
Learners see the stats they need to see
Trainers see the stats they want to see
Assessors...
IV & EV etc

24. How do Mahara and Totara mix?
Wyre Academy Totara = Structured Learning Delivery:
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Online Courses
Tracking + Reporting
Workshop Booking
Webinar Booking

25. How do Mahara and Totara mix?
Wyre Academy Mahara = Personalised Learning
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Professional Learning Community
Reflective Journals
Evidence gathering
Evidence showcasing
Assessment submission to Totara

26. Learner Journey In Totara/Mahara
Learner Registration & Interview
Diagnostics Assessments
Successful employment placement
Induction training: Totara & Mahara
Totara Position setting

27. Learner Journey In Totara/Mahara
Individual Learning Plan creation
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Auto assigned relevant competencies
Auto enrolled on relevant courses
Objectives setup with Assessor
Timescales and due dates added to competencies

28. Learner Journey In Totara/Mahara
Learner gathers evidence in Mahara
Learners constructs their views/pages in Mahara:
Screencasting
Videos
Audio
Product evidence
Witness testimonies

29. Learner Journey In Totara/Mahara
Formative Assessment:
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Assessor Feedback attached to views
Video/audio feedback
 Final submission & competency completion

30. Plans for the future..
“Mahara Evidence – Totara Competency” Mapping
“Mahara Assessor Overlay”:
Point and click on Mahara blocks to grade/assess in Totara/Mo
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Get involved! If these sound interesting, contact us about join

31. Mahara ePortfolios
for TDM and for WBL
We've been involved in the development of Mahara for over 3 years now and still inputting.
Very happy for the continuing success and uptake
Looking to write the sequel to our successful Mahara 1.2: A Beginners Guide

33. References
http://www.flickr.com/photos/salim/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nostri-imago/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alancleaver/
http://wyreacademy.com
http://tdm.info
Mahara 1.2: A Beginner's Guide book
www.lpi.org.uk