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Mahara Groups:

Fun for all the Faculties

Gordon McLeod

School of Veterinary Medicine

University of Glasgow

Twitter @LearnTribe

A Tale of Two Universities

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow

Very different – but also very similar in nature…

• Professional disciplines

• Practical focus underpinned by theory

• Exceptionally busy people

Peer Feedback

Social Platform

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Video Rich Content

Reflection & Review

Pre-matriculation Orientation

Group Collections!

Moodle… click, click, click

A picture is worth a thousand words

Linking from Moodle to Mahara pages

http://manual.mahara.org/en/1.7/mahoodle/mahoodle.html

Just In Time Support

Ambrosia Theme https://wiki.mahara.org/index.php/Themes/Contributed_themes

Self-Directed Study Videos

Sample template exercise page

Student Group Blank Template

Student Collaborative Work

Staff Central Hub

Portfolio Templates

Portfolio Assets

Thank You

Questions?

Gordon McLeod

School of Veterinary Medicine

University of Glasgow

Twitter @LearnTribe