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Moodle Moot UK 2010 – Closing Keynote
Closing keynote/plenary: Geoff Rebbeck, Thanet College Moodle brings teachers and ‘technicians’ together. Moodle removes the technical barriers for teachers when properly implemented. First challenge: the wider world of technology We used to think the institution needed to be the host of the learning technology, and use it by the institutions rules. But students now have…
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Moodle Moot UK 2010 – Mahoodle
Our Mahara Honeymoon Southampton Solent University Why Mahara? met all requirementts easy to customise integration with Moodle LEAP2A No commercial tie-in If it breaks, they can (hopefully) fix it In Mahara tweaking the helpfiles so instead of being ‘what button to press’ instructions, becomes a structured/scaffolded way to guide and advise students on what and…
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Moodle Moot UK 2010 – Afternoon Keynote
Afternoon keynote: Philip Butler & James Ballard Learning spaces: bridging the gap between personal and professional discourses As we evolve within a more ‘knowledge-based’ society, knowing what to learn next becomes more relevant than what has already been learnt. This is evidenced in the recent focus on higher-order thinking or trans-disciplinary skills in the literature…
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Moodle Moot UK 2010 – Day 2 Welcome
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Moodle Moot UK 2010 – Closing Keynote/Plenary
Closing keynote/plenary: Philip Badman, Vice Principal Funding & Planning, Newham College Starts by saying Newham College are not mature users on ILCT – as in they are not at the end of the road, just part way along it. One of largest FE centres, and 6th most deprived area in England. Most culturally diverse FE…
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Moodle Moot Uk 2010 – Afternoon Keynote
Afternoon keynote: Dr Ross Mackenzie, Strategic Development Manager, The Open University Didn’t plan to use moodle at first. Changed on 6th July. Realised they were going with Moodle because it did lots of what they needed, they could make it do the things it didn’t do, it would scale to the levels they needed. Shoddy…