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Developing the future of HEThe AUTh Case
Vasiliki Kalfa, Savvas Anastasiades
IT CenterAristotle University of ThessalonikiMoodleMoot Greece 2018, Athens
elearning.auth
Understanding the needs of our academic community
Academic fields
STEM - STEAM
Human Sciences
Social Sciences
Health Sciences
Profile of UsersAnswer the question, “What do they need?”
StudentsEasy access
All-in-oneDevice compatibility
Academics Non-AUThEasy editing
Similarities with traditional teaching
Online educational tools
Access from anywhere / anytime
Secure connection
Faculty StaffSuper User abilities
Administration of bulk courses
The use of Moodle in AUTh
elearning.auth.gr
Courses
2015 2016 2017 2018
5773
5502
4855
4123
Top 5 Faculties that use Moodle❏ Faculty of Philosophy❏ Faculty of Sciences❏ Faculty of Engineering❏ Faculty of Health Sciences❏ Faculty of Economics and
Political Sciences
Faculties
Users
2015 2016 2017 2018
4966746105
4244444214
93.9%
Activities
32.16%43.53%
20.89%
The platform
Features available
❏ Coderunner❏ Algebra❏ STACK❏ BigBlueButton❏ Plagiarism❏ HotPotatoes❏ Math & Science WIRIS❏ Compatible with screen
readers
Office 365GApps for Education
integration
Soon to be available
Connecting to other IT services
elearning.auth.gr
Cross - platform connection
Audiovisual
Embedding content from Media Servers
SAML
One step access to all services that utilize universityID accounts of AUTh
conf.auth
BigBlueButtonSynchronous and Asynchronous Conferencing
sis.auth
Student Information System
Milestones
Transition to Moodle
March 2014Developing the first version of Moodle
June 2017Moodle 3.1 / Broader audience
July 2018Moodle 3.5 / New features
2019-2020New face of Moodle
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
Develop
Developing new features
Stage
Testing in an identical environment
Refine
Getting feedback
In use
Open service to all users
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How we develop
Yearly Operations
Admin operations to Moodle
OctoberClean database from old users and bring new
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
JanuaryUpdates and plugin updates every 2 months
User training
On-site Training
● Group seminars● Face to face sessions● Clinical days● Workshops
Online Training
● Short videos and printable pdfs
● Recordings of full seminars
User support
Detect newly acquired needs
Predict future needs
Advise on best practices
Encounter errors
Keep track with the attitudes
“What is the total cost of Moodle usage?”
Personnel
Hardware
Maintenance
Case Study - Differential calculus
Plugins used - Stack, Algebra
Characteristics
❏ Electrical and Computer Engineering
❏ 210 Students❏ Around 15 quizzes per
semester❏ Need for an online assessment
tool that processes mathematical equations
Case Study - Operating systems
Plugins used - Coderunner
Example 2
Example 1
Characteristics
❏ Electrical and Computer Engineering
❏ 230 Students❏ Around 30 quizzes per
semester❏ Access to different
programming languages (C, fish shell script)
❏ Need for an online assessment tool for programming languages
❏ To be integrated in 2 more courses
Example 1
Example 2
