This document discusses Moodling at Worcester College of Technology. It provides a regional perspective on the adoption of Moodle versus other virtual learning environments. It details the history of Moodle at WCT, replacing WebCT in 2006. It outlines the WCT approach to Moodle, which involves a team supporting Moodle integrated with Microsoft SharePoint for single sign-on. It highlights exemplar courses using forums, videos, podcasts and other tools. In conclusion, Moodle has seen over 100% increased usage at WCT due to its ease of use, customizability and pedagogical soundness.

1. Moodling at WCT
Peter Kilcoyne
Director of ILT
Worcester College of Technology

2. Moodling at Worcester College of
Technology
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A regional perspective
History of Moodle at WCT
The WCT approach to Moodle
Moodle in Sharepoint
An exemplar course
Podcasting from Moodle
Video Resourses in Moodle
The Virtual Language Lab
MR CUTE

3. The Moodlification of the West Midlands
Number of Colleges
VLE choice in FE in the West Midlands
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
2003
2007
Webct
Moodle
Learnw ise
VLE
Virtual
Campus
Blackboard
other/none

4. History of Moodle at WCT
• 2000 – 2006 WebCT – limited success
but….
• Moodle pilot, 29 out of 30 preferred
• Sharepoint
• Launch of Moodle integrated with
Sharepoint Sept 2006
• Over 100% increase in VLE usage after 3
months

5. The Worcester Approach to Moodle
• The Team, Director of ILT, Content Developer
and Technical Support
• Moodle in Sharepoint
• Single sign on
• Study Centres
• Open courses (policy not to use enrolment keys
unless there is a good reason)
• Lots of pedagogically based training
• Encourage use of Forums, Glossaries, Podcasting
and Video

6. The Worcester Approach to Moodle
Building a great Moodle course
• A place to do things not just a place to get things.
(quizzes, forums, wikis, glossaries, journals,
webquests etc)
• A place that appeals to different learning styles.
(video, podcasting, images, drag and drop as well
as text based resources)
• A place that supports differentiation.
(differentiated resources, weblinks, extension
activities)

7. Customisation
• How far do you go?
The Gloscat lesson
• Moodle webparts in sharepoint
• Gong, Feedback, Media Wiki

8. Moodle in Sharepoint
• Access from inside
and outside College
• A Portal for Moodle,
email, resources and
college information
• Moodle Webparts
• My site (the start of a
PLE?)
• Video on demand

9. An exemplar course
AS Psychology
• Moodle and AS Psych
• The Course
• Wiki

10. Podcasting
Promoting – a little bribery goes a long
way
Cool Jazz and Physics
Drunk Mandarin
A Murder Story

11. Video Resources
• Beef Carbonnade
• Video on demand
system
• Building Moodle
activities around a
video
• Teacher tube, youtube,
video jug etc

12. The Virtual Language Lab
• Background
• Building, moodle,
audacity and gong
• Mandarin
• Gong 1
Gong 2
• Screenshot

13. MR CUTE
• Moodle Repository Create Upload Tag
Embed
• JISC Repository Project
• Add functionality to Moodle Repository

14. MRCUTE
EMBED

15. “Some conclusions”
or “Why Moodle is THE e-learning killer
app”
• Management, teachers, techies, support
staff and students all like it
• It’s “Free”
• Easy to use
• Customising
• Pedagogically sound

16. Any Questions?

23. Study Centres