the lms - a school's best friend
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Learning Management Systems
A school’s best friendCharlie Smith
“It’s all about the learning”
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Me and the LMS
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Context – eLearning tools
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Context - BYOD
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Students in class• Starting is hard• Many barriers• Differing competencies• Pacing is tough• Cognitive overhead• Splintered classroom experiences
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Students at home• Getting over the hump
(procrastination monkey)• Home learning• Exam preparation• Resourceful students• Non-resourceful students
• Power to act – “learner agency”
http://waitbutwhy.com/2013/10/why-procrastinators-procrastinate.html
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Removing Barriers – for students• No password or account hassles• Skills from one subject transfer to others• “One stop shop”• Real time results• Notices• Exam timetables etc etc• LEARNING!
• Making connections - simply
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Removing barriers for teachers• Not for everyone –
resourceful teachers need freedom to do more• Controlled environment• Learn once, use everywhere• Low overhead• Develop competence in safe
environment• Making connections - simply
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wfm – my experiences• Maths and Digital technologies• LOTS of videos (screencast-o-matic)• JIT – Just In Time resources• Click-along-with-me not fun in DTC• Glossaries great for collating knowledge• Links• Files• Power users – MANY tools!• Connecting
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Some Moodle specificsCon• Needs managing• Designed by programmers• University centric• Can be daunting
Pro• Huge active community• Getting easier to use• Getting prettier• Plenty of e-Learning tools• Scope for power users
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Staff training - tricky• Whole staff • Faculty based • Use “champions”• LOTS of JIT resources (knowledge base)
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Takeaways• Big schools need structure• LMS is a part of that structure• LMS is not the whole answer• The LMS removes barriers• LMS makes the easy stuff easy• “Removing barriers” is the sell to your staff