Ministry support for moodle (and mahara)

Ministry Support for Moodle (and Mahara) Moodle (mini) Moot

Paul Seiler

Agenda

• Managed learning environments defined/explained• Selection of preferred development vendors for learning

management systems• Development/integration initiatives completed or underway• Selection of preferred provider/s of systems that provide parents and

students with online access to information that supports learning• Assistance available to schools• Questions

• The software tools and digital content that support learning

• Comprised of two connected hubs (SMS and LMS), each connected to many modules

• The SMS is connected to: eReturns; early notification systems; finance systems; library systems; ENROL; local directories; etc

• The LMS is connected to: resource banks; searching tools; web mail; e-portfolio tools; blogs; wikis; library systems; etc

• The two hubs are joined by a data sharing ‘connector’

What is the MLE?

Curriculum & Pedagogy

National curriculum

School curriculum inc. lesson plans (school, subject,

teacher)

Learning Management Systems (LMS)

ePortfolios (record of learning)

Course Management Systems

Assessment tools

Planning tools

Communication

Blogs

Podcasts

Chatrooms

Noticeboards

Social networking

Discussion threads

Audio conferencing

Video/web conferencing

Administration

Student Management Systems (SMS)

Student Record Transfer (SMS-SMS data exchange)

NCEA returns

Calendaring

Timetabling

eReturns

ENROL

Resources

TKI

Websites

Wikis

Digital Learning Objects

Library Management Systems

Content Management Systems

Authoring/publishing/editing tools

Other content sources (open access)

Enabling Services

Identification / authentication

National Student Index

Parental portal

Transport mechanisms

Metadata schema

Interoperability standards

Specifications

Hosting services

Shared content

The two hubs

SMS LMS

ENROLENROL

Student record

transfer

Student record

transfer

E-asTTleE-asTTle

Early notification

Early notification

eReturnseReturns

Online office suites

Online office suites

Library systemLibrary system

Metadata searchingMetadata searching

Web mailWeb mailDigital

content stores

Digital content stores

eportfolioeportfolio

Tender challenges

• Reflections on the selection of preferred development vendors for learning management systems

• Where are we now at?

• SMS-LMS integration• Parent Portal• KnowledgeNET integration• DigitalNZ search block (our journey on search)• The content challenge (work in progress)• Education metadata (work in progress)• IAM and SSO (on going)

Development activities completed or underway

Tender challenges

• Just started process to select preferred provider/s of systems that provide parents and students with online access to information that supports learning

Assistance to schools (1)

• Community support– MLE Reference Group– www.moodleinschool.org.nz

• Hearing your needs– Above or 04 463 7666 or [email protected]

• Financial

Assistance to schools (2)

• Financial– By Term 3 the Ministry will be supporting state and state integrated

schools to provide parents and students with online access to information that supports learning

– The support will be to link the SMS to an existing LMS or subsidising schools into a suitable online system that can link to the SMS

– Although the suppliers have not yet been selected (tender is presently open) the three likely categories for this are:

• Parent and Student roles in the SMS• Parent and Student portals• Learning Management Systems

– Systems must be commercially hosted and connectable to NEN/KAREN

E-Portfolios

• What are we doing with Mahara?

Questions

• Paul may be contacted on 04 463 7605 or [email protected]• MLE Reference Group: [email protected]• MoodleinSchools : http://www.moodleinschools.org.nz• Data Sharing Group: [email protected] • WikiEducator: and the NZ Open Education Resource Portal• Ministry website: www.minedu.govt.nz/goto/mle

Feedback and ongoing participation