Moodle's range of activities, resource options, and third party plugins offer a somewhat daunting smorgasbord of choice for designing an engaging learning environment for students. This talk will explore some strategies for making choices that start with the learning objective by using some tricks of the business analysis trade to focus on the learner's needs.

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Engaging learners:
from objective to activity
Donna Benjamin
Catalyst IT Australia
@kattekrab

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Choice
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Strategies
Strategies for making choices
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Strategies
start with the learning objective
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Strategies
tricks of the trade of business analysis
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Strategies
focussed on our learner's needs.
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Hello!
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Donna
Benjamin
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Project Lead and
Business Analyst at
Catalyst IT Australia
@kattekrab

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Moodle’s core “Activities”
● Assignments
● Chat
● Choice
● Database
● Feedback
● Forum
● Glossary
● Lesson
● (LTI) External tool
● Quiz
● SCORM
● Survey
● Wiki
● Workshop
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IIBA
Core Concept Model
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Learning Objectives - SMART - ABCD
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Learner
teaching

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Choosing a Moodle Activity,
using core concepts of Business Analysis,
starting with the Learning Objective
with the focus on our Learner’s Needs.
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Choosing a Moodle Activity,
using core concepts of Business Analysis,
starting with the Learning Objective
with the focus on our Learner’s Needs.
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Choosing a Moodle Activity,
using core concepts of Business Analysis,
starting with the Learning Objective
with the focus on our Learner’s Needs.
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Choosing a Moodle Activity,
using core concepts of Business Analysis,
starting with the Learning Objective
with the focus on our Learner’s Needs.
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Choosing a Moodle Activity,
using core concepts of Business Analysis,
starting with the Learning Objective
with the focus on our Learner’s Needs.
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context
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stakeholders
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needs
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solutions
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value
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change
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Back to the
Learning Objective!
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End.
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References
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● Joyce Seitzinger & Louise Kelly Moodle 2 - Tool Guide for Teachers
● International Institute of Business Analysis Business Analysis Core Concept Model
● Learning Objectives
https://learn.canvas.net/courses/1233/pages/defining-your-learning-objectives
● SMART Objectives
https://www.convergencetraining.com/blog/how-to-write-smart-learning-objectives
● User centered design
http://www.usabilityfirst.com/about-usability/introduction-to-user-centered-design/
http://www.usabilitynet.org/management/b_design.htm
● Learner centered teaching
https://learnercenteredteaching.wordpress.com/articles-and-books/the-learner-centered-class
room/
● Moodle activities - https://docs.moodle.org/35/en/Activities