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Moodle & Distributed LearningMoodle & Distributed LearningIn Nova Scotia

MoodleMoot 2009

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• Provincial Perspective• Michael Jeffrey, [email protected]

• Nova Scotia Department of Education• Transition of a Virtual School to Moodle

• Guy Aucoin, [email protected]

• Chignecto Central Virtual School• Moodle for Non-Classroom Purposes

• Sue Taylor-Foley, [email protected]

• South Shore Regional School Board• Discussion

Agenda

Moodle in Nova Scotia

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To make available in English and French increased course options and/or course components online to meet the needs of learners in the public schools in Nova Scotia, especially those students in small high schools, and to provide a medium to support online Professional Learning for teachers.

Vision for theNova Scotia Virtual School

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• 7 Regional School Boards• 1 Pan-provincial School Board

• 133,100 public school students• 9,900 teachers

• 93-year history in distributed learning

Learning Resources and Technology Services

Nova Scotia Context

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Current Status: 2008-09

• Common platform for online learning• http://nsvs.ednet.ns.ca

• Moodle– 7222 Users

• 700 students in 35 Online courses

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• Moodle v. 1.9• Commercialized Moodle• Self Enrolment

– LDAP to province-wide e-mail• Shared Management

Learning Resources and Technology Services

Moodle

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Governance

• NSVS Online Steering Committee– One representative per school board– Department of Education (Chair)

• Operations– Department of Education (ITS & LRTS)– School Board Hosts– Dr. Tech & Associates Learning Designers

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Applications of NSVS

• Formal courses

• Online Extensions of classroom courses

• Online tutoring

• Non-credit courses

• Professional Learning

– Communities

– Resources• Working groups & committees

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• Teachers Provincial Agreement

• Perceived threat to small schools

• Success for all learners

• Scheduling synchronous components

• Advance registration + critical mass

• Digital rights

• Identity

Issues

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Learning Resources and Technology Services

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MoodleMoot 2009 Presentation

Guy Aucoin, Consultant

Chignecto Central Virtual Chignecto Central Virtual SchoolSchool

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• Established in September 2003.

• Approx. 100 students each semester

Chignecto Central Virtual Chignecto Central Virtual SchoolSchool

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• Offer 16 courses• Fine Arts Courses• Science & Math Courses• Others

(Entrepreneurship, Africa Canadian Studies)

Chignecto Central Virtual Chignecto Central Virtual SchoolSchool

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• Why an online school?– Area- Approx. PEIx2– Small high schools– 4 Adult High School

Campus

Chignecto Central Virtual Chignecto Central Virtual SchoolSchool

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Chignecto Central Virtual Chignecto Central Virtual SchoolSchool

There are two components to our Online System:

Asynchronous Component

Ex. Moodle

Synchronous Component:

Ex. Marratech

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• Synchronous Component– Weekly eChats– Large and small eChats– Common Room– Remote Access to

student computers

Chignecto Central Virtual Chignecto Central Virtual SchoolSchool

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Asynchronous Component

Chignecto Central Virtual Chignecto Central Virtual SchoolSchool

GradeKeeperGradeKeeper

aTutoraTutor

Drop In/Out Box

Drop In/Out Box

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Asynchronous Component

Chignecto Central Virtual Chignecto Central Virtual SchoolSchool

GradesGrades

Content ActivityContent Activity

SubmissionActivity

SubmissionActivity

MoodleMoodle

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Chignecto Central Virtual Chignecto Central Virtual SchoolSchool

• Other Uses of Moodle in CCRSB– iSchools

• Teacher access to Moodle to use as a classroom tool

– CCRSBonline• Online courses for teachers• Use for Principals to interact with each other• Professional Learning Communities

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• Comments from students about what they liked from CCVS:

• “I got to meet people from other schools and I got to take courses that were not typically available at my school.”

• “The Work. I felt it gave me a better understanding of the material I need to know for university.”

Chignecto Central Virtual Chignecto Central Virtual SchoolSchool

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• Comments from students about what they liked from CCVS:

• “I liked meeting new people through CCVS and seeing where I stand mathematically against other schools.”

• “The idea of being able to wok ahead on a course inside and outside the school area.”

• “It was very rewarding to be able to do this. It was fun and different at the same time.”

Chignecto Central Virtual Chignecto Central Virtual SchoolSchool

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Learning Resources and Technology Services

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More Moodling Moments-Moodle for Non-Classroom

Purposes

Sue Taylor-FoleyCoordinator of Assessment & Technology

South Shore Regional School BoardBridgewater, Nova Scotia

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Non-Traditional Uses

• Communication within school setting

• Communication amongst users in different settings

• Document depot

• Support for specific user groups

• Extension of traditional PD experiences

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Communication within school setting

• Professional Learning Community

• Program Support/Resource

• Accreditation/ School Improvement Planning

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Communication & Support for Users in Different Settings

• Administrators• Science 10• Technology Services• Literacy/Technology Mentors• Math Mentors• International Students and Home Stay

Parents• Guidance Counselors• Student Services Staff• P.E. teachers

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Document Depot

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Document Depot

• Provincial assessment data

• Board assessment data

• School assessment data

• Students needing additional support

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Extension of traditional PD experiences

• Opportunities for:– continued growth and support– continued interaction with others– P.D. and interaction as the user wants– to have participants shape what P.D.

and interactions look like to meet their needs

– supports a hybrid model– when, where and how you want it

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More Moodling Moments-Using Moodle to Support

Learning & Communication

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From one small site…

• Number of sites have grown

• Technical expertise has grown

• Ways to use sites have developed

• Great things are happening that engage and challenge users

• New ways to use Moodle are being discovered everyday

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Learning Resources and Technology Services


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