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Overview of the Nova Scotia Virtual School which is a workign partnership of school boards and the Department of Education
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Moodle & Distributed LearningMoodle & Distributed LearningIn Nova Scotia
MoodleMoot 2009
• Provincial Perspective• Michael Jeffrey, [email protected]
• Nova Scotia Department of Education• Transition of a Virtual School to Moodle
• Guy Aucoin, [email protected]
• Chignecto Central Virtual School• Moodle for Non-Classroom Purposes
• Sue Taylor-Foley, [email protected]
• South Shore Regional School Board• Discussion
Agenda
Moodle in Nova Scotia
To make available in English and French increased course options and/or course components online to meet the needs of learners in the public schools in Nova Scotia, especially those students in small high schools, and to provide a medium to support online Professional Learning for teachers.
Vision for theNova Scotia Virtual School
• 7 Regional School Boards• 1 Pan-provincial School Board
• 133,100 public school students• 9,900 teachers
• 93-year history in distributed learning
Learning Resources and Technology Services
Nova Scotia Context
Current Status: 2008-09
• Common platform for online learning• http://nsvs.ednet.ns.ca
• Moodle– 7222 Users
• 700 students in 35 Online courses
• Moodle v. 1.9• Commercialized Moodle• Self Enrolment
– LDAP to province-wide e-mail• Shared Management
Learning Resources and Technology Services
Moodle
Governance
• NSVS Online Steering Committee– One representative per school board– Department of Education (Chair)
• Operations– Department of Education (ITS & LRTS)– School Board Hosts– Dr. Tech & Associates Learning Designers
Applications of NSVS
• Formal courses
• Online Extensions of classroom courses
• Online tutoring
• Non-credit courses
• Professional Learning
– Communities
– Resources• Working groups & committees
• Teachers Provincial Agreement
• Perceived threat to small schools
• Success for all learners
• Scheduling synchronous components
• Advance registration + critical mass
• Digital rights
• Identity
Issues
Learning Resources and Technology Services
MoodleMoot 2009 Presentation
Guy Aucoin, Consultant
Chignecto Central Virtual Chignecto Central Virtual SchoolSchool
• Established in September 2003.
• Approx. 100 students each semester
Chignecto Central Virtual Chignecto Central Virtual SchoolSchool
• Offer 16 courses• Fine Arts Courses• Science & Math Courses• Others
(Entrepreneurship, Africa Canadian Studies)
Chignecto Central Virtual Chignecto Central Virtual SchoolSchool
• Why an online school?– Area- Approx. PEIx2– Small high schools– 4 Adult High School
Campus
Chignecto Central Virtual Chignecto Central Virtual SchoolSchool
Chignecto Central Virtual Chignecto Central Virtual SchoolSchool
There are two components to our Online System:
Asynchronous Component
Ex. Moodle
Synchronous Component:
Ex. Marratech
• Synchronous Component– Weekly eChats– Large and small eChats– Common Room– Remote Access to
student computers
Chignecto Central Virtual Chignecto Central Virtual SchoolSchool
Asynchronous Component
Chignecto Central Virtual Chignecto Central Virtual SchoolSchool
GradeKeeperGradeKeeper
aTutoraTutor
Drop In/Out Box
Drop In/Out Box
Asynchronous Component
Chignecto Central Virtual Chignecto Central Virtual SchoolSchool
GradesGrades
Content ActivityContent Activity
SubmissionActivity
SubmissionActivity
MoodleMoodle
Chignecto Central Virtual Chignecto Central Virtual SchoolSchool
• Other Uses of Moodle in CCRSB– iSchools
• Teacher access to Moodle to use as a classroom tool
– CCRSBonline• Online courses for teachers• Use for Principals to interact with each other• Professional Learning Communities
• Comments from students about what they liked from CCVS:
• “I got to meet people from other schools and I got to take courses that were not typically available at my school.”
• “The Work. I felt it gave me a better understanding of the material I need to know for university.”
Chignecto Central Virtual Chignecto Central Virtual SchoolSchool
• Comments from students about what they liked from CCVS:
• “I liked meeting new people through CCVS and seeing where I stand mathematically against other schools.”
• “The idea of being able to wok ahead on a course inside and outside the school area.”
• “It was very rewarding to be able to do this. It was fun and different at the same time.”
Chignecto Central Virtual Chignecto Central Virtual SchoolSchool
Learning Resources and Technology Services
More Moodling Moments-Moodle for Non-Classroom
Purposes
Sue Taylor-FoleyCoordinator of Assessment & Technology
South Shore Regional School BoardBridgewater, Nova Scotia
Non-Traditional Uses
• Communication within school setting
• Communication amongst users in different settings
• Document depot
• Support for specific user groups
• Extension of traditional PD experiences
Communication within school setting
• Professional Learning Community
• Program Support/Resource
• Accreditation/ School Improvement Planning
Communication & Support for Users in Different Settings
• Administrators• Science 10• Technology Services• Literacy/Technology Mentors• Math Mentors• International Students and Home Stay
Parents• Guidance Counselors• Student Services Staff• P.E. teachers
Document Depot
Document Depot
• Provincial assessment data
• Board assessment data
• School assessment data
• Students needing additional support
Extension of traditional PD experiences
• Opportunities for:– continued growth and support– continued interaction with others– P.D. and interaction as the user wants– to have participants shape what P.D.
and interactions look like to meet their needs
– supports a hybrid model– when, where and how you want it
More Moodling Moments-Using Moodle to Support
Learning & Communication
From one small site…
• Number of sites have grown
• Technical expertise has grown
• Ways to use sites have developed
• Great things are happening that engage and challenge users
• New ways to use Moodle are being discovered everyday
Learning Resources and Technology Services