MoodleMoot US West Coast 2011 Opening Presentation
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2. Welcome! JOHN WHITMER, PROGRAM COMMITTEE CHAIR & ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR FOR CSU LMSS PROJECT, CSU OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR AND CSU CHICO LOU PUGLIESE, CEO AND PRESIDENT, MOODLEROOMS
3. The California State University 23 diverse campuses, ranging from: CSU Maritime (specialized, 1,000 FTES) CSU Northridge (regional metro, 27,000 FTES) 412,000 students systemwide 43,000 faculty and staff systemwide “The People’s University”: dedicated to accessible higher education, quality and value LMSS efforts coordinated since 1997, within decentralized, opt-in, campus-driven model
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7. Who’s in the audience today... ~ 320 attendees, from Sonoma State to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia! Sectors: universities, community colleges, K-12 schools, nonprofits, and for-profits Leaders in Moodle development: Lousiana State University, UCLA, San Francisco State University, and many others Experienced Moodlers, recent adopters, and institutions considering a switch
8. Program Committee Andrew Roderick, San Francisco State University Clifford Tham, San Francisco State University Curtis Fornadley, University of California at Los Angeles Hillary Kaplowitz, CSU Northridge Nick Thompson, University of California at Los Angeles Sarah Weston, Open High School of Utah Sue Valdés, Independent Consultant Terri Bruns, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Tom Murdock, Moodlerooms John Whitmer, CSU Office of the Chancellor & CSU Chico
9. Conference Planning Team Abbe Altman, CSU Center for Distributed Learning Erin Waker-Anderson, Moodlerooms Kathy Fernandes, CSU Office of the Chancellor & CSU Chico Kristen Flagg, Moodlerooms
10. And special thanks to .... Moodlerooms for their partnership and support
11. Logistical Items Breaks will be in Foyer of Salons 1 & 2, with exhibitors Conference bags available this afternoon if you were at the Preconference workshops White envelope has your drink ticket for reception this afternoon
12. Save the date: 2012 Conference in Los Angeles Area, collaboration between CSU Northridge and Moodlerooms
John: want to welcome you to this year’s US West Coast MoodleMoot in lovely Sonoma County.Remember start of this conference at last year’s Sloan/MERLOT conference, when Martin Knott slipped a clandestine postcard to Kathy Fernandes and I with a “save the date” posted ... And now the event is here!
Interesting trend in LMS decisions at CSU over timeIn 2009, all WebCt/Bboard, and a few MoodleExpanding share of Moodle, to 2012 – where we currently have more campuses committed to Moodle than WebCt/Bboard – with 2 undecided.
Not just small campuses using Moodle anymore. FTE allocations are proportional to campuses choosing Moodle
Looking at the trend over time, the pattern in clear: Moodle is growing in popularity and adoption across our system.If you’re interested in what we are doing as a system to coordinate efforts, can attend our session tomorrow afternoon
Strong and interesting program for you – thanks to the hard work of your program committee in recruiting and reviewing proposals. Could each of you stand when I read your name?
Also the less-exciting job of figuring out logistics, budget, sponsorship – these folks deserve an even larger hand!