Neit2009+Open+Space+3+J

Open Space3 - J - Cliff View = Reaching critical Moodle mass =

Collaborative notes: http://etherpad.com/YqODXbuXxP

Reaching critical Moodle mass

Sean: Began with firstclass conferences, but wanted a more feature rich option to allow faculty to use video, conferenceing. Began with several invited teachers to work one on one.

The difference between why and how.

Summer of 09, put out a notice calling for applicatons to a summer program where the teachers would be paid to attend. They do summer tech institiutes every summer, but summer 09 was on Moodle. Primary goal was more effective use of Moodle. Advertised several months in advance. Had enough funding to pay them $1000 per week. Spend a week setting up your courses n Moodle. One week, all day, every day for the week: 9:00 to 4:00 PM.

Got the teachers to the point of comfort. Created a central group of people who were really comfrotable and able to train. Talked about the pedegoy of Moodle Changes the way that you teach. They need to know why.

Did four weeks of training. One week of basic Moodle training on weeks one and three and then contined work in weeks two and four.

Sean - can you share your training doc?

Moodle Basics Moodle Pedagogy Moodle set up quickstart Moodlebasics Moodle assignments Moodle gradeobook Moodle quizes Moodlecustomations Moodle Q&A Moodle refresher

Often ends up being just one or up to three.

Chapin and most everyone find that the teachers want one on one, but the adminstrators worry that it is an inefficient way to teach.

Do the training in Moodle, gt them in as students.

The real aha moment is wen they realize that the work doesn't go away. Just saying that you won't have to do photocooying anymore.

Moodlerama Day at Chapin - teachers teach workshops on specific skills

Pedagogy: 1) This is not a teacher-centric learning platform. The teacher has to start the building process, bput the materials in. But the ownership of the information and the learning changes. -With tools like the glossary and the wiki, students create knowlege (Sean uses wiki for glossary) You can learn just as well by examining an entry and dhow is should be corrected/changed. Learning is just as valid.

Sean's Traiiing Some teahers don't want the student seeing how she/he is doing When you make the gradebook available and the activity reports available, then the student has to take ownership over their contribution to the class. Step away from a traditional syllabus as you create course. You essentially create

Best Practices; Monthly Format ask remote learner [] http://moodle.castilleja.org/moodle/mod/resource/view.php?id=2824


 * Mahara - e-portfolio - []
 * Alfresco - open source content management repository (offered by Remote-Learner) - []
 * Wimba - []
 * Kaltura - [] - Using the Kaltura module for Moodle, course facilitators can upload and manage rich-media content, including lectures, demonstrations, photos and audio recordings.

Sam Schalman-Bergen (Horace Mann): parent roles for access to (some) student information portals define access by role

Attendees Marsha Friends Academy Sean Dagony Clark - sdc@riverdale.edu Sam Schalman-Bergen - sb@horacemann.org Colin Anton Samuel -- colin@cshnyc.org Derek Smith ~ dsmith@riverdale.edu Leon Silver -Village Community School - lsilver@vcsnyc.org Andrew Katz - Roxbury Latin - andrew.katz@roxburylatin.org Lynne Schalman - Chapin School -schalman@chapin.edu

Which schools mandate use: Monclaire Kimberly Riverdale Country School (sort of -- MS in Sept '10, US (maybe) in Sept '10, LS not yet mandated) Chapin School - all divisions