moodle or totara - which lms is right for you?
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Presented by: Lambda Solutions
Moodle or Totara – Which LMS is Right for You?
E M P O W E R TA L E N T
Your Hosts
Nimritta ParmarMoodle User
Ben YoungMoodle Expert
Agenda
1. Quick introduction to Lambda Solutions2. Overview of Moodle & Totara3. Feature Comparison between Moodle & Totara - Organization & Position Structure (Totara) - Programs (Totara) - HR Imports & Appraisals (Totara)
- Speedgrader (Moodle)- Global Search (Moodle)- Tags in Core activities (Moodle)- Improved LTI capabilities (Moodle)
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“Before, it would take up to two weeks, four times a year for our staff to run reports. Staff would have to manually go into every single teachers course and look at their progress. The Moodle report that Lambda’s development team designed does it automatically. ”
- Bridget Clementi, CHW Executive Director
Custom Moodle Reporting
Moodle & Totara – an Overview
Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment
Distinct Moodle Features
• Speedgrader• Global Search• Tags • Enhanced LTI provider
capabilities
Moodle LMS
Distinct Totara Features
• Organization & Position Structure/Hierarchy• Programs • HR Imports• Appraisals
Totara LMS
Moodle | SPEEDGRADER
Search anywhere in your Moodle site, including:
• Courses• Activities• Activity Information• Activity Content (Forum posts, chapters,
glossary sections, wiki pages)
Moodle | GLOBAL SEARCH
Global Search
You can tag within:
• Courses
• Quiz questions
• Wiki pages
Moodle | TAGS
• User interests
• Blog posts
• Activities & Resources (New in Moodle 3.1)
TAGS
Publish courses and activities as LTI tools, and include
them on other Moodle sites, and other platforms.
Moodle | PUBLISH AS LTI TOOL
Allows you to define:
Totara | ORGANIZATION & POSITION STRUCTURE
• Departments• Areas• Teams• Regions• Groups
Totara | ORGANIZATION & POSITION STRUCTURE
• Set-up customized messages and reminders that are sent out to learners/managers
• Enrol learners based on their organization, position, management, hierarchy, or cohort
Totara | PROGRAMS
Totara | PROGRAMS
HR Import
• Allows people, positions, and organization data in Totara
to be automatically updated with the relevant data that is
delivered from the enterprise systems.
Appraisals
• Store and maintain critical performance information about
the people participating in training
Totara | HR IMPORTS & APPRAISALS
Totara | APPRAISALS
Totara
• Organization & Position Structure• Programs
• HR Imports & Appraisals
So Moodle, or Totara? Let’s summarize
Moodle
• Speedgrader• Global Search
• Tags• Publish as LTI Tool
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• Follow-up email will be sent out later, with the slides and recording
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