- The document provides information on Moodle Outcomes and the new Competency Based Education (CBE) system in Moodle 3.1, comparing their features for defining and tracking learning objectives and competencies. - Moodle Outcomes allows associating scales and activities with flat lists of outcomes, while CBE supports hierarchical competency frameworks, individual learning plans, and integrated workflows for competency demonstration. - CBE has more fine-grained features for competency-based education, including tight course/activity integration and customization options, whereas Outcomes is more limited but integrated with Moodle's grading.

1. Using Moodle Outcomes and
Moodle Competencies
Jonathan Moore
Founder
jonathan@elearningconsultancy.com
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Http://www.elearningconsultancy.com

2. Background and context
● Managed thousands of Moodle sites
● Managed millions of Moodle user accounts
● Over 10 years experience with Moodle
● Dozens of Moodle dev and reporting projects
● Tuning, scalability, and performance expert
● Author of Moodle Module Development

3. Why we have this session
● Moodle 3.1 released in May
● Adds extensive CBE system
● How does CBE compare to Gradebook
Outcomes?

4. Format / objectives
● Define systems
● Compare and contrast
● Explore and learn together
● Ask questions
● Share ideas

5. Getting to know you
● How many current Moodle users?
● How many current Outcomes users?
● Anyone familiar with CBE in general /
pre-release documentation?

6. About Moodle Outcomes
● Component of Moodle gradebook
● Admin defines flat list of outcomes
● Courses / activities associated with particular
outcomes
● Outcomes graded separately from score
● Typically using a qualitative scale
● Some limited built-in reporting

7. Define outcomes

8. Outcomes in Gradebook

9. Competency Based Education
for Moodle
● Multiple hierarchical competency frameworks
● Individual learning plans
● Systemwide learning workflow
● Courses / activities associated competencies

10. Frameworks

11. Sample Framework

12. Individual Learning Plan

13. Activity Setup

14. Activity as Evidence

15. Demonstrating competency 4 times
● Source:https://docs.moodle.org/31/en/Competencies#Example_of_Ac
tivity_completion_with_Activity_competencies

16. Fine grained permissions
● Nearly 60 capabilities defined

17. First Impression Comparison
Feature Outcomes CBE
Associate scales to measure learning objectives X X
Define learning objectives beyond course level X X
Import / export learning objectives database (* with plugin) X X*
Tight grade book integration X
Hierarchical learning elements X
Integrates with course and activity completions X
Individual learning plans X
Integrated sitewide workflow X
Easy reference to qualifying learning materials / artifacts X
Multiple alternate names for learning objectives X
Supports evidence of prior learning X
Course block for viewing course learning objectives X
Best / most accurate reporting interface X
Multiple modes of evaluating performance X

18. What do you think?
● Which system seems most useful to you?
● What are your goals?

19. Demonstrate and explore

20. What we do
● Expert advice and eLearning program review
● Evangelism and training
● Instructional design
● Custom development
● Reporting
● System tuning
● Performance assessment

21. Questions?
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● jonathan@elearningconsultancy.com
● Twitter: @moorejon
● Skype: moorejon07