1. Moodle 2.2 Focus Group
A shared Vision
Date: July 2009

2. Agenda
Welcome and apologies
Meeting Framing and Terms of References
e-Learning Strategy
What does it means to you? In your role? In your
department? In your part of the college? To your
students?
Your vision
This is where we are and this is where we could be…
How to get there?
Research projects
Summary of SMART actions
Review of meeting
QuickTime™ and a
decompressor
are needed to see this picture.

3. Framing of meeting
Nature of meeting:
• Information sharing and action based
Outcome:
• Defining what it is that we want to do with our VLE
• Understanding why Moodle 2.2
Defined Success
• Shared understanding of Moodle 2.2
• Clarity of our focus group and individual role
• Ownership
Rules of engagement
• Who will take minutes?
• Who will be the time keeper?

4. Terms of References
Overall objective:
To improve our VLE features to
enhance Learning & Teaching at
EFC

5. Terms of References
1. To review current VLE
2. To identify strength
3. To highlights areas where there are opportunities for improvement.
4. To review other Moodle sites and compare features
5. To rebrand our VLE
6. To redesign its Navigation
7. To redesign its homepage
8. To better link and integrate with our EFC systems
9. To decide on a communication strategy to staff
10. To review Training material developed to support staff and
students in the new system
11. To support our staff development day in July
Frequency of meetings: once a week
Day and Time: Mondays 3 to 4pm

6. VLE Moodle 2.2 Change
Why Upgrade?
New and improved
We’re upgrading because:
Moodle is beginning to look and feel dated, we want to offer the best system
possible for the needs of the EFC community.
A major version of Moodle was released in June 2011 which introduces many
improvements and new features - upgrading is a logical and progressive step.
It introduces more functionality and flexibility while retaining all your existing
course structures, activities and materials.
Existing course content and the general structure and behaviour of Moodle is not
changing. Building on what makes Moodle great, there are many improvements in
Moodle 2 and a few new and complementary features.

7. VLE Moodle 2.2 Change
Why Upgrade?

8. VLE Moodle 2.2 Change
Improvement?
•Course and personal file management
•Course design, formats and structures
•Course enrolments and better integration of Portico cohorts
•Quiz tool and questions - flag questions and navigation during a quiz
plus initial creation of questions
•Look and feel with a new theme
•Linking and integration with other EFC systems
•Consistent and clearer navigation
•Richer course content via a new editor (video, audio,
text, mathematical expressions)

9. VLE Moodle 2.2 Change
New Features?
•Mobile access - access Moodle from a mobile (smart) phone
•Structured pathways through course activities material
•Conditional release for activities and resources
•Link to external sites and merge content into your course

10. VLE Moodle 2.2 Change
Moodle 2.2 Upgrade
•To take place on June 28th
•Both new and improved features will be promoted throughout the
coming months and into the next academic terms.

11. VLE Moodle 2.2 Change
Why Moodle?
EFC adopted Moodle in 2008 as the institutional online learning
environment, in September 2011 all taught modules and programmes are
using Moodle to deliver teaching and learning.
This staggering achievement needs to be matched by a system to support
and promote the diverse range of uses Moodle caters for.
Upgrading to the latest version ensures EFC is using the most modern
system possible. A transparent and clear approach will ensure Moodle
continues along its successful path.

12. VLE Moodle 2.2 Change
Timeline
To get an overview of the upgrade take a look at the following timeline.
We're aiming to go live by 28 June 2012 for the start of the 2012-13
academic session. While we understand that this may be more
complicated for some courses and we're aiming to reduce this as much as
possible, the summer break presents the best time for the necessary
outage and migration.

13. VLE Moodle 2.2 Change
Timeline
May 2012 June 2012
Explore
Communicate New version
Redesign VLE
and Review
consult material

14. VLE Moodle 2.2 Change
How are we going to get organised?

15. Was this a successful meeting?
Outcome:
• Defining what it is that we want to do with our VLE
• Understanding why Moodle 2.2
Defined Success
• Do we have a Shared understanding?
• Is everyone clear of our role?
• Does everyone feel ownership of actions?
• Have we defined SMART actions?
Date of next meeting
• Monday May 14th at 3pm