using moodle for professional development september 20, 2011 9:00 – 4:00pm jeff allen director of...
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Using Moodle for Professional Development
September 20, 20119:00 – 4:00pm
Jeff AllenDirector of Educational Technology
Olympic ESD 114
Agenda
• Introductions/Overview• What is Moodle?• Professional Development with Moodle– Break (10:30 – 10:45)
• Looking at the tools • Creating/Editing a course– Lunch (12:00 – 1:00pm)
• “Advanced” cool stuff• Working on your course
Learning with Moodle
• What do you know?• What do you want to know?
Moodle: What is it?
Modular
Object
Oriented
Dynamic
Learning
Environment
… or we just say Moodle.
Professional Developmentwith Moodle
Professional Development with Moodle
• Online Courses– Participants access content
online– Facilitated or self paced– Offers flexibility in time and
content– Connects participants
(location not an issue)
Professional Development with Moodle
• Hybrid/Blended Courses – Some learning takes place
online(synchronous or asynchronous)
– Some learning takes place face-to-face
– Leverages the best of both modalities
Professional Development with Moodle
• Online Repositories– Providing easy access to files
and resources around a specific topic.
– Used as a supplement to a presentation.
Professional Development with Moodle
• Online Modules– Short “packages” of
content that complement a presentation.
– Could be used in conjunction with a Hybrid/Blended PD experience.
Professional Development with Moodle
• Online Social Networks– Leveraging Moodle’s
collaboration and discussion tools to form community.
Professional Development with Moodle
• Face-to-Face Portal– Portal to access
content and resources during a face-to-face presentation.
Professional Development with Moodle
• PLC Workspace– Leveraging Moodle’s
collaboration, communication and resource tools to facilitate the work of PLCs.