Moodle venture analysis
- 1. Venture Analysis MET ETEC 522 Catherine Ranson
- 3. Design Moodle is a software package for producing internet- based courses and websites. Moodle is provided freely as Open Source software under the General Public License – meaning it is copyrighted but the user has additional freedoms. It is a global development project designed to support a “social constructionist” framework of education
- 4. Founded by Martin Dougiamas Moodle Founder and Lead Developer Director of Moodle Pty Ltd Credentials: Computer Science Degree Master in Education PhD
- 5. Team Mostly Australian team of more than 20 developers who are directly funded by the Moodle project to work full-time on core developments.
- 6. Location MOODLE HEADQUARTERS Moodle HQ is the name most people use for Moodle Pty Ltd – the main company behind the Moodle project
- 7. Cost There is No Cost to: install, use or change LMS no royalties, fees or user charges There is Cost Associated with: A company or organization hosting the software program Maintenance, tech support and training fees/programs
- 8. Moodle Market Share Largest and Widely Deployed LMS in the World August 2011 Moodle has a user-base of 55,110 registered sites 44,966,541 users in 4,763,446 courses in 214 countries There are 69,134 currently active sites that have registered from 222 countries.
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- 10. Sustainability Business Model 54 Partner Companies Use Moodle Trademark Provide Certification, Technology Support and Training Programs as services Pay 10% Royalties of Gross Sales to Moodle.org
- 11. Company Development Launched Company in 1999 First version of Moodle released August 2002 Current updated version released in December 2011 – 2.2 Translated into 82 different languages
- 12. Who uses Moodle? • Government • Universities Departments • High schools • Healthcare • Primary schools organizations • Homeschoolers • Military organizations • Independent Educators • Airlines • Special Educators • Oil companies
- 13. Compatibility Moodle can be installed on any computer that can run PHP, and can support an SQL type database (for example MySQL).
- 15. Certified Service Providers Worldwide to assist with implementation of Moodle. A Moodle Partner belongs to a group of service companies guided by the core developers of Moodle. They provide a range of optional commercial services for Moodle users, including fully- serviced Moodle hosting, remote support contracts, custom code development and consulting. Licensed by Moodle.org. These companies often have their own developers and may contribute to Moodle directly by working on core code or by creating plugins.
- 17. Who is the Competition http://www.blackboard.com/ http://www.designtolearn.com/ http://www.efrontlearning.net/
- 18. Road Map Plans to release a new version Community of Users, developers and Administrators are continuously providing feedback and strategies for improvement and advancement The company supports a sustainable business model, has proven market share and continues to grow in revenue
- 19. New Business Moodle Mobile As of July 11, 2012, Moodle is developing Moodle Mobile on HTML5 and Phonegap. It is planned to be released at the end of 2012
- 20. Reflective Comments Students will have the option of using their own personal devices, such as laptops, tablets and smart phones, all compatible with Moodle software. Moodle supports design templates that are divided into two categories: “resources” and “activities”. Resources are external sites where information can be uploaded to the site, such as PowerPoint, Word documents, Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary feeds (RSS feeds). Activity pages capture student participation through assignments, quizzes, discussion forums, real time chat, wikis, e- mail, and messaging, audio, and social networking capabilities Discussion forums and other collaborative tools offered through Moodle will replace the hard copy of reflective journals and case reports that the students currently complete. Students can use the e-portfolio tool to build a repository of skills and experiences.
- 21. Personal Experience I recently developed a pilot project course using Moodle to be implemented into the clinical course in my program. This platform supports a collaborative learning community that promotes reflective practice, critical thinking and decision-making skills as they relate to patient care. Moodle has the capabilities to support a virtual learning community that will promote constructive learning activities; opportunities for reflective practice, collaborative learning, and social networking plug-ins.
- 22. The integration of Moodle will support principles of good teaching practice for undergraduate education; it will improve contact between students and faculty, offer active learning techniques, and provide students with prompt feedback, emphasize timelines for completion of work, communicate expectations around learning and respect diverse learning styles. (Chickering & Gamson, 1987)
- 23. References Moodle.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moodle https://moodle.org/Moodle.org http://c4lpt.co.uk/top-100-tools/best-of-breed-tools-2012/ http://c4lpt.co.uk/ http://c4lpt.co.uk/top-100-tools-2012/ http://www.netspot.com.au/ Chickering, A.W. & Ehrmann, S.C. (1996). Implementing the Seven Principles: Technology as Lever. American Association for Higher Education Bulletin, 49(2), 3-6. Chickering, A.W. & Gamson, Z.F. (1987). Seven principles for good practice in undergraduate education. American Association for Higher Education Bulletin, 39(7), 3-7.