Post on 22-Nov-2014
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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 Partner Managed Hosting Custom 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:
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 always
Open Source ≠ Free Software
Collaborative resource utilisation
Customisable Naturally sustainable Sensible Extensible / Pluggable
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 Techniques
2. Business Systems / Processes
3. Teamworking / Communication
4. Customer Service
5. Sales & Marketing
6. IT User
7. New Product Design
8. Finance & Credit
9. Cashflow & Profit Management
10. 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 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
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