The move to m2 colchsfc
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The document summarizes the college's transition from Moodle1 to Moodle2. It discusses the timeline of evaluating and testing Moodle2 starting in 2010, training sessions in 2012, and the process of transferring over 270 courses from the old to new system over 6 days in April 2012. Some issues in the transfer process included fixing labels, glossaries, books, and wikis. Support and feedback sessions were provided to staff on the new system.
The move to m2 colchsfc
- 1. moodle2 @ colchsfc.ac.uk The Move to Moodle2
- 3. We are there! – but we need a bit of help for students Pdf at present, but plan for this to become presented via Xerte . . . but that is for the summer!
- 4. Students are using it Saturday at 2.15 pm!
- 5. We’re here – but why? . . . and how? Moodle2 has things we felt worth having . . . • Completion tracking • File Picker • Docking (currently switched off, going on over autumn half term) • Improved wiki • Comments block . . . thinking about this one! . . . from June 2012 Moodle 1.9 is not being supported We are using 2.2.3
- 6. So to the how – a bit of history • Moved to Moodle in 2006 (from Teknical’s Virtual Campus) • Moodle4U was 1.9.7 – regular upgrades, generally without staff knowledge, although timed to coincide with INSET where necessary – decision not to upgrade from this until Moodle2 • Host ourselves • ‘Out of the box’ – add in Books, Games (with glossaries) and Questionnaires • Generally staff found Moodle to be a ‘breath of fresh air’, but use it mainly for static materials
- 7. Move to Moodle2? • Meetings with IT Support and Manager – autumn 2010 • ILT Facilitators’ Meeting • Proposal to Senior Management Group • Decided to move half term summer term • Kept an eye on discussions on Moodle.org forums and JISC mail • Decided not to move half term summer term 2011 – plan for half term summer term 2012 • Linda took part in ‘Introducing Moodle 2.0’ – online course with Jim Judges, ULCC – Feb/Mar 2011
- 8. Move to Moodle2 (cont) • Chris Shearing build moodle2test end Nov 2011 (internal only) • Linda developed moodle2test ready for INSET • INSET – familiarisation - mid-Jan 2012 • Linda to South Devon College end Jan 2012 • Linda and Manager to London (Moodle 2: Making the Leap) end Feb 2012 • Grateful for help/ideas/info/support through VLE and e- Learning forums • Chris prepared external visibility for moodle2 end Apr – Moodle4U would remain ‘indefinitely’ (Staff told at least until end Dec 2012) • Chris built fresh install moodle2 (2.2.3) • Course transfer – staff and students cohorts and editing rights
- 9. Timeline
- 10. How long? • 273 courses (of 401 courses in Moodle4U) – rationalised categories • 6 days – 2 members of staff • 1 member of staff working on ‘refinements’ for 4 days
- 11. Some of the issues we encountered • Labels, where pasted from WORD • Glossaries – export/import - images • Moodle Books – links within Moodle + images (legacy files) • Wikis
- 12. The Spreadsheet!
- 13. INSET and beyond • INSET with departments now • ILT Working Party overview yesterday – IT ‘specialist’ from each department • A2/IB year 2 teaching on going during this half term • Questionnaire for staff/student feedback next week – minor modifcations for Sept 2012
- 14. Thank you for listening! Linda Harrison VLE Officer, The Sixth Form College Colchester linda.harrison@colchsfc.ac.uk