moodle and the 21st century teacher

And the 21st Century Teacher Presenter – Carl Keller

Whitehall-Coplay School District Technology Integration Coach

What is Moodle?Moodle is an alternative to proprietary commercial online learning solutions, and is distributed for free under the GNU General Public License.

Modular

Object-

Oriented

Dynamic

Learning

Environment

But We Have a PLMS

Construction of Knowledge: Using or manipulating knowledge as in analysis, interpretation, synthesis, and evaluation, rather than only reproducing knowledge in previously stated forms.

Disciplined Inquiry: Gaining in-depth understanding of limited topics, rather than superficial acquaintance with many, and using elaborated forms of communication to learn and to express one's conclusions.

Value Beyond School: The production of discourse, products, and performances that have personal, aesthetic, or social significance beyond demonstration of success to a teacher.

Authentic Intellectual WorkFred M. NewmannUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison

Can you do thiswith your PLMS?

Can You do This With Moodle?

Construction of Knowledge: Using or manipulating knowledge as in analysis, interpretation, synthesis, and evaluation, rather than only reproducing knowledge in previously stated forms.

Disciplined Inquiry: Gaining in-depth understanding of limited topics, rather than superficial acquaintance with many, and using elaborated forms of communication to learn and to express one's conclusions.

Value Beyond School: The production of discourse, products, and performances that have personal, aesthetic, or social significance beyond demonstration of success to a teacher.

Authentic Intellectual WorkFred M. NewmannUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison

Jack of All Trades, Master of None!

• In the 21st Century Classroom,no one platform does it all!

• For every increase in privacy,there is a loss in authenticity.

• Increase sophistication,and you lose simplicity.

• Like it or not, you’re going tohave to get comfortableusing multiple platforms!

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those who cannot fly.”

Elbert Hubbard(American editor, publisher and writer, 1856-1915)

What CIPA Requires

• Schools and libraries subject to CIPA may not receive the discounts offered by the E-rate program unless they certify that they have an Internet safety policy that includes technology protection measures. The protection measures must

block or filter Internet access to pictures that are: (a) obscene, (b) child pornography, or (c) harmful to minors (for computers that are accessed by minors). Before adopting this Internet safety policy, schools and libraries must provide reasonable notice and hold at least one public hearing or meeting to address the proposal.

• Schools subject to CIPA are required to adopt and enforce a policy to monitor online activities of minors.

• Schools and libraries subject to CIPA are required to adopt and implement an Internet safety policy addressing: (a) access by minors to inappropriate matter on the Internet; (b) the safety and security of minors when using electronic mail, chat rooms, and other forms of direct electronic communications; (c) unauthorized access, including so-called “hacking,” and other unlawful activities by minors online; (d) unauthorized disclosure, use, and dissemination of personal information regarding minors; and (e) measures restricting minors’ access to materials harmful to them.

• Schools and libraries are required to certify that they have their safety policies and technology in place before receiving E-rate funding.

• CIPA does not affect E-rate funding for schools and libraries receiving discounts only for telecommunications, such as telephone service.

• An authorized person may disable the blocking or filtering measure during any use by an adult to enable access for bona fide research or other lawful purposes.

• CIPA does not require the tracking of Internet use by minors or adults.

http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/cipa.html

Moodle in the Middle?

private places

wide open spaces

wiki spaces

Students

Public Class Space(s)Wiki, PLMS, etc.

Parents, Friends, and Visitors

Private Class Internet Portal (Moodle Site)Information Source, Pretesting, Formative and Summative

Assessment, Progress Monitoring, “Direction-Giving”

Publically Viewable Spaces

WWW

WWW

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WORLD

Students

Public Class Space(s) – PLMS

Parents, Friends, and Visitors

Private Class Internet Portal (Moodle Site)

Publically Viewable Spaces

WWW

WWW

Proprietary LMS

Moodle in the Middle?• Moodle becomes a static web portal for

your class... a home port on the vast electronic sea.

• Only one or two URLs for your students to remember

• Moodle provides gateway user tracking• Moodle becomes a home for pre-

assessment, formative assessment , progress monitoring, scaffolding, differentiation, summative assessment, and much more

Moodle

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21st C

How Do the Pieces Fit?

Standards on the BottomWhere a Good Foundation Belongs!

Connect to Solid Standards and CurriculumEffective 21st Century teaching and learning is impossible to achieve unless it is based on a solid curriculum foundation! Use your Moodle site to provide direct links to National, State, and Local curriculum resources.

Clear Standards / Curriculum Framework

Standards on the BottomWhere a Good Foundation

Belongs!

Clear Standards / Curriculum Framework

Standards on the BottomWhere a Good Foundation Belongs!

Connect to Solid CurriculumProvide direct links to S.A.S. or cut and paste to create local documents containing this information.

Clear Standards / Curriculum Framework

Standards on the BottomWhere a Good Foundation Belongs!

Connect to Solid CurriculumProvide direct links to S.A.S. or cut and paste to create local documents containing this information.

Clear Standards / Curriculum Framework

Curriculum on Top of the StandardsBuild on Your Foundation!

Provide direct links to local curriculum resources.

Our BIG Ideas!1. Organisms share common characteristics of life. 2. Life emerges due to the chemical organization of

matter into cells. 3. Cells have organized membranes and organelles to

organize and carryout chemical reactions.

Connect to Solid Standards and Curriculum

Clear Standards / Curriculum Framework

Curriculum on Top of the StandardsBuild on Your Foundation!

Connect to Solid Standards and CurriculumUse Moodle’s Display a Directory feature to provide student access to local curriculum resources without having to link to each file separately.

Clear Standards / Curriculum Framework

Display The Contents of a Directory

Without having to link to each individual file

Clear Standards / Curriculum Framework

Use an HTML Block to Display Current Standards and Anchors

Clear Standards / Curriculum Framework

Add Images and Color

Addressing Student Interests / Instruction

Addressing Student Interests / Instruction

Addressing Student Interests / Instruction

Use Moodle Lessons for Effective Interactive Instruction

Effective Instruction / Fair Assessment / Interventions / Materials & Resources

Use Moodle Lessons for Effective Interactive Instruction

Effective Instruction / Fair Assessment / Interventions / Materials & Resources

Use Moodle Lessons for Effective Interactive Instruction

Think about the possible combinations!

Effective Instruction / Fair Assessment / Interventions / Materials & Resources

Use Moodle Lessons for Effective Interactive Instruction

Effective Instruction / Fair Assessment / Interventions / Materials & Resources

Even more possibilities!

Use Moodle Lessons for Effective Interactive Instruction

Effective Instruction / Fair Assessment / Interventions / Materials & Resources

Having trouble getting students engaged in the scientific method? Let them browse through the museum of medical quackery, and then try to stop the discussion!

http://www.museumofquackery.com/

Build Your Scaffold

Effective Instruction

Provide Links to Real-world Data

http://www.fedstats.gov/

Effective Instruction / Use of Real-world Data Sources

Embed Web 2.0 Tools

Effective Instruction / Authentic Teaching and Learning

Link to Activities Outsideof Your Firewall!

Effective Instruction / Authentic Teaching and Learning

Effective Instruction / Authentic Teaching and Learning

Wow!Do you see future discussions here?

Rename and Revitalize theNews Forum

Communication / Collaboration / Interventions

Embed a link to an electronic Exit Card!

• Use Google Docs to create a form linked to a Google Spreadsheet.

• Link your Google form to your Moodle

• Include a link to your state standards such as….

http://www.pde.state.pa.us/sas

Progress Monitoring / Fair Assessments / Interventions

Use a Moodle Journalfor Exit Records!

Progress Monitoring / Fair Assessments / Interventions

Embed Widgets to Provide Quick Links to Reference Information

Materials & Resources

Increasing Student Involvement / Effective Instruction

Embed Widget to Choose Students Randomly

Use a Moodle Choice toProgress Monitor!

Progress Monitoring / Fair Assessments / Interventions

It’s All in the Settings!

Progress Monitoring / Fair Assessments / Interventions

You See Individual and Group Progress

IndividualProgress

GroupProgress

Progress Monitoring / Fair Assessments / Interventions

Students See Their Progress in Relationship to That of Others

Progress Monitoring / Fair Assessments / Interventions

One More Click And…

Progress Monitoring / Fair Assessments / Interventions

Progress Monitoring / Fair Assessments / Interventions

One Question DatabaseMany Tools!

Fair Assessments

Different Settings = Different Tools

Fair Assessments

Function Questions Available Attempts Q/Pg

RandomlyChosen

Questions ShuffleGradingMethod Groups

Pre-Test Many Always Multiple 1 No Yes HighestGrade** Y/N

Formative Assessment Few Always Multiple 1 Y/N No Highest

Grade** Y/N

Questioning During Activities

Few Always Multiple 1 to Many No No Highest

Grade Y/N

Diagnostic Assessment Few Always Multiple 1 No No Highest

Grade** Y/N

Summative Assessment Many Final Single* 1 to

Many Y/N Yes FirstAttempt N

* Repeated attempts could be allowed in some classrooms** Not necessarily recorded for scoring… use for student self-direction and diagnosis

Fair Assessments

One Database – Many Tools!

Build the Opportunity for Resiliency Into Your Assessments

Fair Assessments / Encourage Resiliency

Some Settings From the Quiz Module…Think about the possibilities here to encourage resiliency!

Fair Assessments / Encourage Resiliency

Use Adaptive Mode in Assessments to Encourage

Resiliency

Fair Assessments / Encourage Resiliency

Use Moodle to ProvideSpecific Interventions

Interventions

Use Moodle to ProvideSpecific Interventions

Interventions

A Teacher-generated SCORM Package

Use Moodle to ProvideSpecific Interventions

Interventions

A Teacher-generated SCORM Package

Use Moodle to ProvideSpecific Interventions

Interventions http://www.udutu.com

Create Your own Flash-based Scorm Package

Use Moodle Metacoursesfor Collaboration

Collaboration / Materials & Resources

Main “Communal”Area

A Place for…• Shared

resources• Student

Collaboration• Collegial

Collaboration

Use Moodle Metacoursesfor Differentiation

Differentiation/Addressing Student Interests

Differentiate• Content• Product• ProcessIn “sub” courses

Create Special Interest Areas

Main CourseArea

Use Moodle Networking toCollaborate Between

Moodle Servers

MoodleNetworki

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YourMoodle Server

A DistantMoodle Server

Collaboration/Real-world Partnerships

Pennsylvania Department of Education Standards Aligned System!

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