Introductory session for participants in the Barwon South Western Learn Local ementor programme.

1. Learn Local - Vic Government e-Learning Program 2011 Getting going with Moodle 2

2. Moodle

4. About Moodle Software Moodle is a software package for producing Internet-based courses and web sites. It is a global development project designed to support a social constructionist framework of education. Moodle is provided freely as Open Source software (under the GNU Public License). Basically this means Moodle is copyrighted, but that you have additional freedoms. You are allowed to copy, use and modify Moodle provided that you agree to: provide the source to others; not modify or remove the original license and copyrights, and apply this same license to any derivative work

5. Constructivism Constructionism asserts that learning is particularly effective when constructing something for others to experience. This can be anything from a spoken sentence or an internet posting, to more complex artifacts like a painting, a house or a software package. For example, you might read this page several times and still forget it by tomorrow - but if you were to try and explain these ideas to someone else in your own words, or produce a slideshow that explained these concepts, then it's very likely you'd have a better understanding that is more integrated into your own ideas. This is why people take notes during lectures (even if they never read the notes again).

7. Delivery Models of training delivery that compliment the use of a LMS Fully Online Knowledge Preparation for F2F Skills Workshop Blended – Mix of online & F2F Skill recognition/currency/RPL Skills update on demand Collaborative Learning with Peers

8. Tools Potential Tools to underpin a flexible delivery Learner Management Systems Virtual Classroom Web 2 Portal (Blog, Wiki, Facebook) Manuals, CD ROMS USB Existing resources ePortfolios

9. A Model Knowledge/Skills Industry Knowledge Staff Capacity Compliance eLearning Training Tools Collaboration Authentic Tasks Trainer/Learner Communication Model Self Paced eLearning Platform Structured