Takeshi Matsuzaki e-learning co., ltd. Global standard LMS, Moodle has many functions . So that if you use Moodle efficiency or just file server , is depending on the know- how of usage . This presentation was on elearning award forum in Japan . I hope you will love Moodle as We do . 1 Tips for effective use of Moodle
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Takeshi Matsuzakie-learning co., ltd.
Global standard LMS, Moodle has many functions . So that if you use Moodle efficiency or just file server , is depending on the know-how of usage . This presentation was on elearning award forum in Japan .I hope you will love Moodle as We do .
● CEO of e-learning corporation ltd.● Established in 2000● http://www.e-learning.co.jp● http://www.facebook.com/elearningJPN
● Courseware for IT Engineers● Moodle service● Setting , support● Development● Training
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Reliable open source software . Exploit your materials .
Don't spend money to custermize . Don't loose time to understand .
Don't lose your time to use Moodle
• Points– Performance
• Amount of students, courses– Security – Backup– Server Admin
Hardware/Network
Moodle
RDBMS httpd PHP
OS
MySQL, PostgreSQLOracle , MS SQL Apache
IIS
Where ?On-premisesOn the Internet
Who do it ? bounds
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LinuxWindows
Get easy construction• Using the images
– Microsoft• Supplying Moodle as a part of Web Matrix• http://www.microsoft.com/web/gallery/moodle.aspx/ja-jp• Hosting by Micorosoft from $ 1.29/month
– Amazon Web Service EC2• 64 images available, From only AWS price To AWS + $5/month
• Hosting company– freemoodle.org
• http://www.freemoodle.org/– Joe‘s web hosting
• https://www.lms.ac
• By e-learning co., ltd.– Latest Moodle version, able to FTP/SSH, Design for the site 12,000yen/month– http://www.e-learning.co.jp/?page_id=444
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Cool view site
oneopen.com
Theme: Essential
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Review design• Hints by Moodle alone
– Adding only pulldown menu, it becomes cool• Home / Site administration / Appearance / Themes / Theme settings► ► ► ►• Add title and URL In [Custom menu items] text box .• Layered structure is possible .
– Customizing front page• Home / Front page settings / Edit settings► ►• Write HTML code in Front page summary or we recommend to use an iframe .
• Theme– Moodle has many themes as plugin .
• You can install the theme by downloaded as zip file to upload to your moodle .– Home / Site administration / Plugins / Install add-ons► ► ►– The plugins excluding theme may be hard to select [Plugin type ] . -> Refer zip’s
README.txt .– Select theme, Home / Site administration / Appearance / Themes / Theme selector► ► ► ►
• Boot Strap– Developed by Twitter, responsible design by using HTML5, CSS3, jQuery .– Moodle offers the base design ‘bootstrapbase’ and simple ‘Clean’ theme .
• Many converting tools for PPT to flash, PPT to HTML5, but not enough .
• Moodle offers the module ‘Book’ similar to PPT– ‘Book’ offers continuity pages (html) – ‘Book’ can read from some htmls together .– Pages in a ‘Book’ is editable as html, so that you can insert several kind
of contents such as Youtube videos .
• Weak point of ‘Book’– Anyone can copy ‘Book’ as characters .– A bit slow behavior – ‘Book’ from Powerpoint is not working without IE .
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Inhibit from coping, show clear
• How about OSS image viewer ?– Galleria Display http://galleria.io/– Image gallery with JS .– Free for basic version. Charged theme $9-$29– Changing PPT’s default size 960*720
• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827745/– File name was Japanese, change it to English .
• for /f "usebackq delims= スライド tokens=1" %i in (`dir /b スライド*.JPG`) do ren スライド %i slide%i
• Using Galleria Display on Moodle.– Zip files such as css , image, and js , upload them as files to Moodle,
Unzip and set main file.– With htmls ,Making moodle ‘file’ or upload in another place. Embed as
iframe on other modules .– Using PHP .
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Video
• Want to make videos .– Excluding in this time.
• Distribute videos .– Study parameter
• Load of the server and network– File format ?
• MP4 , flv , or wmv– MP4 is the best
– How to distribute • Embed in the moodle server
– High load of the server and network• Using stream server• Using CDN : Contents Delivery Network
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Using Amazon CDN
CDNamazon cloud front
Direct Access
• Cloud Front is Amazon’s CDN – Data transfer rate $0.201/GB (about 100GB 2,000yen)
• ACFVideo offers function between Moodle and Cloud Front– We, e-learning corp. , offer it as OSS .– https://github.com/matsuzakit/moodle-activity_acfvideo
ACFVideo
Set URL and policy of expiry
Save your time to add users• Self enrollment
– Users can add himself .• Each course can have a different enrollment key .• Home / Site administration / Plugins / Authentication / Manage ► ► ► ►
authentication • Set ‘Email-based self-registration’ ON .• By using reCAPTCHA, prohibit from spam by robots .
• Adding many users once– Making CSV file .– Changing user profile or adding group , is also possible .
• Other systems integration .– CAS, IMAP, RADIUS, Shibboleth– Home / Site administration / Plugins / Authentication / Manage authentication► ► ► ►
Make registering quiz easier• You can insert ‘Quiz’ with many formats .• Home / a course / / Question bank / Import► ►• For the format, there are some good documents, or you can
make it based on exported formats .• Easy GIFT format (easy by using Excel)
CompletionHome / Site administration / Advanced features► ►Enable completion tracking ONIn a course, set ‘Enable completion tracking’ ON.
Conditional access Home / Site administration / Advanced features► ►Enable conditional access ON
Home / Site administration / Badges / Add a new badge ► ► ►Recommend PNG , Maximum size 256kb.Mozilla Backpack needs square , 64x64px, 128x128px, 220x220px
Charges
• Want to sell your courses on Moodle
• Moodle has paypal module .– How it works ?– Need Moodle account
• Recommend self-enrollment .– Entering charge course, jump to
paypal .– After finishing payment on paypal, a
few minutes later , he/she can study the course .
May 2013, In Japan SoftBank and PayPal got relationship
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Paypal + Moodle• On Moodle
– Enable on the site • Home / Site administration / Plugins / Enrolments / Manage enrol ► ► ► ►
plugins• Set paypal and enable paypal .• Settings• Enter paypal’s mailaddress in ‘PayPal business email’ .• ‘Allow PayPal enrolments’ YES
– Enable on the course• Home / Courses / a course / Users / Enrolment methods► ► ► ►• ‘Add method’ PayPal• Enrol cost
– Using sandbox• config.php• $CFG->usepaypalsandbox = true;• You make virtual sellers and buyers on the sandbox , and testing .
– This Moodle plugin is called classic API , Paypal offers newer one, REST API .
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Setting Paypal• Changing character code
– To UTF-8
• On sandbox• https://developer.paypal.com/• Login as the ordinary paypal account• From upper menu - Applications – Left menu -Sandbox accounts -[Enter
sandbox]• When you are jumped to Non sandbox , Japanese site (maybe a kind of
bug), Enter this URL directory .• https://www.sandbox.paypal.com/jp/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_account
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Moodle + Adobe Connect
Adobe® Connect™ is a web conferencing platform for web meetings, eLearning, and webinars. It powers mission critical web conferencing solutions end-to-end, on virtually any device, and enables organizations from leading corporations to the U.S. Department of Defense to fundamentally improve productivity. (Adobe HP)
On-premise version, installing Adobe Connet to the own server . ( This time we use On-Premise version)Hosted version , using Adobe Connect as SaaS .
From Moodle to Adobe Connect directlySingle Sign On(SSO)
Able to make Connect reference room by Moodle .
Assign Moodle user to the conference
Connect role
HostPresenterParticipant
Assign Moodle user
Sources to know Moodle how-to• Moodle official site forums
– Moodle QA forums , very active– https://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=50– https://moodle.org/
• Moodle Association Japan : MAJ– A private organization in Japan, certified by Moodle HQ– http://moodlejapan.org/home/– https://www.facebook.com/groups/103710113036755/
• Moodle Tokyo Cafe– Learning Moodle together in Tokyo, Mr. Fujita in Yokohama NFPCA– https://www.facebook.com/groups/136123803133175/