lsis open technology for efficiency presentation
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Open Technology for Efficiency
Thomas Bell - @thomaswbell88 + Author of '10 Business Critical Areas' - Open Educational Courses + LSIS Sector Reference Group for Sustainability Member + LMS Programme Coordinator + ICT Professional Trainer+ Other guises
Overview
Intro to TDM Ltd.
Business Critical Area OER
Why Open Source Matters
Moodle & Open Source projects
Totara LMS Competency based learning - LMS
Mahara e-Portfolios Personal Reflective
e-Portfolios
Quick intro ...
TDM The Development Manager Ltd:
Training..In Open Source Software
Consultancies
Business & Education focus
Development..Of Open Source Software
Bespoke Software development
Management..Of Open Source Software
'Implementation Management' for organisations
Successful software deployment
First UK Totara PartnerManaged Hosting
Custom Development
Moodle Services companyImplementations
Training
Mahara PartnerAuthors of the Mahara book: Mahara 1.2: A beginner's guide
Mahara Certified Training Courses
Newly established, but with decades of training provision:Online Training AcademyIT / ICT Apprenticeships DeliveryMentor TrainingTutor TrainingManagement TrainingHigh-stakes Industry Qualifications
Proud to be partnered/certified with:
TDM Linux Professional Institute
Next LPI Master Affiliate for the UK
September 2011
Why Open Source Matters
Community
Control
Cost-effective
Freedom
Often free, not alwaysOpen Source Free Software
Collaborative resource utilisation
Customisable
Naturally sustainable
Sensible
Extensible / Pluggable
The Moodle project Quick video
http://vimeo.com/2405525
What are these Business Critical Areas!?
LSC-WM + AWM RDA
Two phase research amongst employers in the region;Phase I: Skills requirements in WM businesses.
Phase II: Skills gaps in the West Midlands
Guess the 10
Business Critical Areas?
1. Business Improvement Techniques2. Business Systems / Processes3. Teamworking / Communication4. Customer Service5. Sales & Marketing
6. IT User7. New Product Design8. Finance & Credit9. Cashflow & Profit Management10. Risk Management
The Aims!
Start with the long one:
Improving social constructivist approaches to digitally-blended WBL delivery amongst the FE sector
Design Moodle Courses
Xerte Learning Objects
Subject Matter Experts...design, delivery and planning process
Distribute for free, to reuse remix, adapt etc
We delivered:
Over 40 short videos of interviews with SME's
Over 24 Xerte Learning Objects SCORM compatible
10 Moodle courses to take away and chop and change
Social activities a plenty!
Interactive, engaging content delivered to nvq/qcf level 2 standards
Distributed to several online repositories, numerous regional moodle hubs and continue to give them out to providers today.
Downloads at:
http://wbl-online.org.uk/moodle
What is ?
Corporate 'Distro' of MoodlePackaged up for quick and effective corporate learning delivery work-based learning delivery
Based on the most stable Moodle code
Support Services 24/7 Support, guaranteed response times
Added functionality and the constant development of new features
Open Source Enterprise following the same model as the most successful Open Source business RedHat
Proven corporate distribution of Moodle;Some names are McDonalds, Nikon, Timberland, Nike and the list of big corporates goes on.
Created by Mahara Core developers: Kineo, Flexible Learning Network & Catalyst IT
Learner Management System:Totara LMS is the Learner Management System with all the trimmings.
Learner Management System
in contrast to...
Virtual Learning Environment /
Course Management System
What is ?
Competency Based Learning
Team/Cohort Management
Staff / Hierarchy Management
What is ?
Organisation/Department Management
Booking Management
Excellent Reporting & Progress tracking
Pathway specific training programmesProgramme Management
What is ?
Competency Based Learning
Competency Hierarchy Importe.g. IT User & ICT Professional Qualifications = 6000+ standards/competencies
Import from Register Ofqual Database
Learners evidence competence against given standards
Management of Learners
Team / Cohort Management
Manager Manages team of staff=
Trainer / Assessor Manages cohort of learners
Classroom Booking Management
Face-to-Face Session booking.
Calendared events tailored to learner's individual plans
Pathway Programmes
= Totara Positions
Assign learners to a pathway
Automatically retrieve relevant competencies to Individual Development Plan
Set 'aspirational' position/pathway Learner Engaging
Tracking and Reporting
Individual Learning Plans (ILP)
If assigned a Position, the learner receives the relevant competencies in their ILP
Competencies Gathered from:Learner Pathway (Position)
Organisation
Courses linked to competenciesAutomatically drawn in with the competencies
Totara Reporting & Progress Tracking
Totara Report BuilderWe built a set of reports for specific rolesLearners see the stats they need to see
Trainers see the stats they want to see
Assessors...
IV & EV etc
How do Mahara and Totara mix?
Wyre Academy Totara = Structured Learning Delivery:Online Courses
Tracking + Reporting
Workshop Booking
Webinar Booking
How do Mahara and Totara mix?
Wyre Academy Mahara = Personalised LearningProfessional Learning Community
Reflective Journals
Evidence gathering
Evidence showcasing
Assessment submission to Totara
Learner Journey In Totara/Mahara
Learner Registration & Interview
Diagnostics Assessments
Successful employment placement
Induction training: Totara & Mahara
Totara Position setting
Learner Journey In Totara/Mahara
Individual Learning Plan creationAuto assigned relevant competencies
Auto enrolled on relevant courses
Objectives setup with Assessor
Timescales and due dates added to competencies
Learner Journey In Totara/Mahara
Learner gathers evidence in Mahara
Learners constructs their views/pages in Mahara:Screencasting
Videos
Audio
Product evidence
Witness testimonies
Learner Journey In Totara/Mahara
Formative Assessment:Assessor Feedback attached to views Video/audio feedback
Final submission & competency completion
Plans for the future..
Mahara Evidence Totara Competency Mapping
Mahara Assessor Overlay:Point and click on Mahara blocks to grade/assess in Totara/Moodle
Get involved! If these sound interesting, contact us about joining resources to fast-track its development
References
http://www.flickr.com/photos/salim/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nostri-imago/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alancleaver/
http://wyreacademy.com
http://tdm.info
Mahara 1.2: A Beginner's Guide book
www.lpi.org.uk