Open eLearning Technology for Efficiency

Open Technology for
Efficiency

Thomas Bell - @thomaswbell88
+ Author of '10 Business Critical Areas' - Open Educational Courses
+ LSIS Sector Reference Group for Sustainability Member
+ LMS Programme Coordinator
+ ICT Professional Trainer
+ Other guises

Overview
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Intro to TDM Ltd.
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Business Critical Area OER
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Why Open Source Matters
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Moodle & Open Source projects
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Totara LMS – Competency based learning - LMS
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Mahara e-Portfolios – Personal Reflective
e-Portfolios

Quick intro ...
TDM
The Development Manager Ltd:

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

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

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

Proud to be partnered/certified with:

TDM Linux Professional Institute

Next LPI Master Affiliate for the UK

September 2011

Why Open Source Matters
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Collaborative resource

Community
utilisation
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Control 
Customisable

Cost-effective 
Naturally sustainable
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Freedom 
Sensible
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Often free, not always 
Extensible / Pluggable
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Open Source ≠ Free
Software

The Moodle project – Quick video

http://vimeo.com/2405525

LSC-WM + AWM RDA
What are these
Business
Two phase research Critical Areas!?
amongst employers in
the region;
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Phase I: Skills
requirements in WM
businesses.

Phase II: Skills gaps in
the West Midlands

Guess the 10
Business Critical
Areas?

1. Business 6. IT User
Improvement 7. New Product Design
Techniques
8. Finance & Credit
2. Business Systems /
Processes 9. Cashflow & Profit
Management
3. Teamworking /
Communication 10. Risk Management
4. Customer Service
5. Sales & Marketing

Start with the long one:

Improving social constructivist
approaches to digitally-blended
WBL delivery amongst the FE
sector

Subject Matter Experts
...design, delivery and planning process

Distribute for free, to
reuse remix, adapt etc

We delivered:
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Over 40 short videos of interviews with SME's
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Over 24 Xerte Learning Objects – SCORM
compatible

10 Moodle courses to take away and chop and
change
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Social activities a plenty!
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Interactive, engaging content delivered to nvq/qcf
level 2 standards

Distributed to several online repositories,
numerous regional moodle hubs and continue to
give them out to providers today.

Open eLearning Technology for Efficiency

Downloads at:

http://wbl-online.org.uk/moodle

What is ?
Corporate 'Distro' of Moodle
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Packaged up for quick and effective corporate learning
delivery – work-based learning delivery
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Based on the most stable Moodle code
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Support Services – 24/7 Support, guaranteed response
times
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Added functionality – and the constant development of
new features
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Open Source Enterprise – following the same model as
the most successful Open Source business – RedHat

What is ?

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Learner Management System

in contrast to...

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Virtual Learning Environment /
Course Management System

What is ?

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Competency Based Learning
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Team/Cohort Management
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Staff / Hierarchy Management

What is ?

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Organisation/Department Management
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Booking Management
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Excellent Reporting & Progress tracking
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Pathway specific training programmes
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Programme Management

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

Team / Cohort Management

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Manager – Manages team of staff
=
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Trainer / Assessor – Manages cohort of
learners

Classroom Booking Management

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Face-to-Face Session
booking.
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Calendared events
tailored to learner's
individual plans

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

Individual Learning Plans (ILP)
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If assigned a Position, the learner receives the relevant
competencies in their ILP
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Competencies – Gathered from:
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Learner Pathway (Position)
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Organisation

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Courses – linked to competencies
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Automatically drawn in with the competencies

Totara Reporting & Progress
Tracking
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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

How do Mahara and Totara mix?

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Wyre Academy Totara = Structured Learning
Delivery:
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Online Courses

Tracking + Reporting
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Workshop Booking

Webinar Booking

How do Mahara and Totara mix?

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Wyre Academy Mahara = Personalised
Learning
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Professional Learning Community
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Reflective Journals
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Evidence gathering
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Evidence showcasing
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Assessment submission to Totara

Learner Journey In Totara/Mahara

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Learner Registration & Interview
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Diagnostics Assessments
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Successful employment placement
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Induction training: Totara & Mahara
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Totara Position setting

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Individual Learning Plan creation
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Auto assigned relevant competencies
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Auto enrolled on relevant courses
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Objectives setup with Assessor
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Timescales and due dates added to competencies

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Learner gathers evidence in Mahara
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Learners constructs their views/pages in
Mahara:
− Screencasting
− Videos
− Audio
− Product evidence
− Witness testimonies

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Formative Assessment:
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Assessor Feedback attached to views
− Video/audio feedback
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Final submission & competency completion

Plans for the future..

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“Mahara Evidence – Totara Competency” Mapping
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“Mahara Assessor Overlay”:
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Point and click on Mahara blocks to grade/assess in
Totara/Moodle

Get involved! If these sound interesting, contact us
about joining resources to fast-track its development

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

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