Totara LMS & Mahara Integration

Thomas Bell - @thomaswbell88 + Author of 10 Business Critical Areas - Open Courses + LSIS Sector Reference Group for Sustainability Member + LMS Programme Coordinator + ICT Professional Trainer

Presentation Warning!

● CamelCasing Things :( Sorry, habit

● Pictures all over the place! Some irrelevant :0

● This isn't so much a demo of Totara, it's a demo of how TDM Wyre Academy use Totara & Mahara to achieve successful learning.

(Therefore, you might not see all Totara LMS features. Head over to www.totaralms.com to request a full demo or give us a

ring: +44(0)1299 404 193 for a walk through Totara LMS)

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 Partner● Managed Hosting● Development

● Moodle Services company● Implementations● Training

● Mahara Partner● Authors 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 Academy

IT / ICT Apprenticeships Delivery

Mentor Training

Tutor Training

Management Training

High-stakes Industry Qualifications

Proud to be partnered/certified with:

What is ?Corporate 'Distro' of Moodle

● Packaged 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

● 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 programmes

● Programme Management

What is ?

Competency Based Learning

● Competency Hierarchy Import● e.g. IT User & ICT Professional

Qualifications = 6000+ standards/competencies

● Import from Register Ofqual Database

● Learners evidence competence against given standards

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

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 competencies

● Automatically drawn in with the competencies

Totara Reporting & Progress Tracking

● Totara Report Builder● We built a set of reports for specific roles

– Learners 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 Learning● Professional 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 creation

● Auto 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

Mahara ePortfolios for TDM and for WBL

● We've been involved in the development of Mahara for over 3 years now and still inputting.

● Very happy for the continuing success and uptake

● Looking to write the sequel to our successful Mahara 1.2: A Beginners Guide

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