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Workshop presentation by Laura Widger and Cathal O'Riordan from Waterford Institute of Technology at MoodleMoot UK 2010
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Moving to MoodleExperiences of an academic
institution
Laura Widger, Cathal O’Riordan,
Agenda
Agenda
Agenda
Background Will we move? Planning the move
– Where, when, what and how? Getting the movers in Making the move The new location Looking back
Background
Background
Background
2008
Will we move?
Will we move?
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Planning the move
Planning the move
Where?
When?
What?
How?
Planning the move – Where?
Evaluated alternative VLE’s Open Source versus Proprietary gained “buy in” from users through
staff consultation & information seminars
obtained commitment from senior management
piloted Moodle
Planning the move – When?
WebCT license due to expire May 2009 Joint systems run in parallel Sept 2009
Planning the move – What?
What to Move? 3 years of module content in WebCT Over 60,000 module spaces in WebCT Module data on servers in WIT computer
services
Servers Support Data/module structure Module content – needed to filter the data Users
Planning the move – How?
Servers –HEANet: charity run by the Higher Education Authority
Support - ????? Data/module structure - automate the
process of moving data Module content – staff requested to
have data moved Users – hold hands
Getting the movers in
Getting the movers in
eLearning Coordinator
Phase 1: Summer 2008: 4th year computing student
Phase 2 : March 2009: eLearning Support Officer eLearning Development Officer
Making the move
Making the move: Phase 1 2008
Set up Moodle running in parallel with WebCT,
Opt in: launched with 2 schools Integrated with LDAP & registration
system
Making the Move: Phase 2 2009
Servers – HEANet: charity run by the Higher
Education Authority Support – new team in place
Developed and delivered Moodle training
Partnered with official Moodle partner Data/module structure - refining based on
Phase 1 Module content – staff requested data to
be moved Users – opt in so some already migrated
Making the Move: Phase 2 2009
Making the Move: What really happened?
8.5 GB data moved on over 500 modules Some wanted fresh start – not all data
moved
The LDAP issue!!!!!!!!
Positive reaction
Not as stressful as we thought it would be!
The new location
The new location
The new location
The new location
tightly integrated Moodle with internal systems to reduce administrative work Internal student registration system for
generation of student user accounts and course areas in Moodle,
internal servers for authentication & login
incorporated open source solutions (Redmine & RT) to build a support framework to track and manage project team activities, and manage user support queries
The new location
customized development of stand alone Moodle instances,
increase flexibility in content delivery, innovative course development,
provision of “living prospectus” for programme advertisement and marketing
The new location
Looking back
Not as stressful as we thought it would be
The more you do, the more you realise you have to do…
Attitude is a small thing that makes a big difference…. the right team
Questions
Waterford Institute of TechnologyLaura Widger, Cathal
O’Riordan,[email protected], [email protected]
