Migrating to Moodle - “a tailored solution”
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Migrating to Moodle - Migrating to Moodle - “a tailored solution” “a tailored solution” Itay Ophir Lead Moodle Architect Shoham Center for Technology in Distance Education
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Migrating to Moodle - “a tailored solution”. Itay Ophir Lead Moodle Architect Shoham Center for Technology in Distance Education. Background. The Open University of Israel was founded in 1974. Largest University in Israel (45K students). The only open university in Israel. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Migrating to Moodle - Migrating to Moodle - “a tailored solution” “a tailored solution”
Itay Ophir
Lead Moodle ArchitectShoham Center for Technology in Distance Education
BackgroundBackground
- The Open University of Israel was founded in 1974.
- Largest University in Israel (45K students). The only open university in Israel.
- Shoham Center for Technology in Distance Education, founded at OUI in 1995.
The need for a The need for a tailoredtailored Moodle solution Moodle solution
• Our LMS is a critical system with unique requirements
• The method of learning is based on self-study from textbooks written by scholars in Israel and facilitated online
• Teachers have very specific needs
• The “old” system was developed in house
• We want to learn from the old system’s best practices
What “What “tailoredtailored” means for us” means for us
• We take nothing for granted
• We learn our business needs
• We check how it works in Moodle
• We make changes accordingly
What did we doWhat did we do??
• New forum
• Content migration from old sysem
• New online users block
• New login block
• New video+chat interface
• Improved messaging system
• Improved profile page
• Improved participant list
• New Hebrew file list display
• New daily import scripts from university system
• New SSO Integration
• New Moodle homepage• New theme design• New course category• New course format• Configuration of new roles• New video recordings activity• New file list activity• New link list activity• Improved glossary activity• Implement wiris• New external calendar block• And more
Moodle Main pageMoodle Main page
Course Category PageCourse Category Page
Course Overview PageCourse Overview Page
The Scroll of DeathThe Scroll of Death
The ForumThe Forum
ActivitiesActivities
File List ActivityFile List Activity
BlocksBlocks
Smart Block-Activities & Resources-Group Permissions-Link management
Video + ChatVideo + Chat
User ProfileUser Profile
Roles and CapabilitiesRoles and Capabilities
The ProcessThe Process
The team
• 1 Project Manager
• 4 Developers
• 4 QAs
• 3 Designers
• IT extensive support and 3rd Party Support
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Contact usContact us
Itay Ophir – Lead Moodle ArchitectItay Ophir – Lead Moodle [email protected]@openu.ac.il
Roy Yarkoni – Project Manager and R&D Roy Yarkoni – Project Manager and R&D [email protected]@openu.ac.il
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