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Engaging Students: The Learner Experience
Mick Kahn and Jim Judges, ULCC
Moodle Moot 2012
A thought...
‘The same technologies that transformed every other aspect of modern life can transform education…’Rupert Murdoch, 24th May 2011
Is education the last refuge from the digital revolution?
Personalisation Framework
Some institutional examples
– Lewisham College ‘Transformation’ Rise of 24% in student retention
– Exeter University ‘Students as Agents of Change’‘Online Coursework Project’
– Manchester Metropolitan UniversityDistributed VLE’sTransforming Feedback
Lewisham College
Personalised Front-page
Personalised My Courses
My Places for quick access
Support and Induction
Gmail embedded
Exeter University
Clear deadlines and feedback release
Enhanced feedback from multiple markers
Group feedback
Turnitin for staff and students
Manchester Metropolitan University
Personal Resource Lists
Simple Navigation
“My Areas”
Outcomes
• Shared Service approach is transformational
– Institutional initiatives in a wider context
• Project data has produced some surprises
– 10,000+ respond to MMU Learner Satisfaction Survey
– Learner engagement dependent on key areas
– Technology doesn’t always work in the way we thought!
Getting Practical
• Teacher perspective
• Discussion
• Real life examples
Discussion Activity
In pairs or three’s discuss:
How are you doing with your learners?
1.What have you got right?
2.Where you need to do better?
3.What is frustrating the journey?
Practical Moodle Activities
• Wikis
• Blogs
• Comments
• Feedback
• Glossary
• & more....
Based on experience
• Introduction to Moodle 2 Online (M2O)
• Face-to-face training
• Course development work
Practical Moodle Activities
• Wikis
• Blogs
• Comments
• Feedback
• Glossary
• & more....
Engaging Students: The Learner Experience
Mick Kahn and Jim Judges, ULCC
Moodle Moot 2012
Going for Gold! Engaging Learners