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Presentation to 2013 Moodle Moot New Orleans
Using Moodle with compatible technologies to create streamlined, media-rich courses
November 5, 2013
Meshing Moodle
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Presented by
Eiizabeth Blankenship, Interim Director of
Instructional TechnologyUniversity of New
Orleans
Dr. Rob Stufflebeam, Chair, Department of Philosophy, University
of New Orleans
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ConflictingGoals
Rich Course Design:Multi-ModalLearning
Streamlined Course Files
Easier administrationSmoother User
Experience
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Students learn with eyes and ears
MULTI-MEDIA IS BETTER
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Smaller course sizes = faster, smoother, more reliable, more
affordable
• Storage• Server
performance• Backup and
restore
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Reduce image size in PowerPoint and Word Files
Shrink pdfs: lower resolution
Use Moodle HTML instead of big Word files
Set videos for lower viewing quality
Downsize
So … how to balance?
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Shrink PPTs
Shrink Word docs
Shrink PDFs
Google how to
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These are helpful measures, BUT…
MoodleCourse
File
… the types of media that really blow up a course size require moving the media from the course, to be served from an external location
Ginormous videofile you can’t live
without
637 imagePhoto Gallery
27 hours of audio lectures
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Linking, Streaming & Embedding
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My Private Files
• Streams quickly since courses and files
are on the same server
• Keeps all your course material backed up
in one place
• Does not reduce storage costs
significantly
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Google Drive, Dropbox
• New to Moodle 2.x
• Can be tricky to set up
• Streaming can be slow, depending
on students’ internet access
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Local Media Server• Costly
• Requires setup
and programming
• File type restrictions
• May not be user-
friendly
• May not meet Fair Use
copyright standards
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Embedding videos in YouTube
• Free, offsite backup
• Embeddable
• ADA accessible; can create
captions
• Instructors can control their
content
• Depends on YouTube for access
• Still need to backup your product
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YouTube at UNO
We have used YouTube to add closed-captioning to videos for hearing-impaired students; to reduce file sizes of courses with weekly and twice-weekly recorded lectures; to serve classroom lectures captured on video for flipped courses.
YouTube allows users to set access to Public, Private or Unlisted, which allows our faculty to determine how to share their course materials outside of the classroom.
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Linking to media through courses in iTunes U
• Free, offsite media platform
• Pairs media-rich lectures
with Moodle graded activities
• Serves a mixture of media
• Instructor control of content
• Benefits of open-course PR
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iTunes U at UNO
We were early adopters, with a series of New Orleans Literature video lectures; current offerings include Chemistry courses with huge lecture and video files (in Moodle, they pushed 30 GB).
Our online BA in Philosophy core courses mesh enhanced podcasts in iTunes U with forums, assignments and quizzes in Moodle.
The iTunes U platform is open access, and provides a good exposure for appealing content. Currently, UNO Philosophy courses hold six of the top ten slots at iTunes U, including Rob’s Philosophy of Mind at #1.
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Multi-Modal – UNO Philosophy Online Program
The online Philosophy program draws on multiple platforms and tools:
• YouTube – training videos• iTunes U – enhanced podcasts and
documents• Moodle – entry point and graded activities
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Faculty Training
We want faculty to buy in to making good choices as to how they manage their media content. This requires several approaches:
• Training in creating and optimizing image and video files
• Information on available tools• A checklist for planning new content• Assistance in updating (including
assessing for ADA compliance) existing media content
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Q&A
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Get in Touch …
BethBlankenship
• 504-280-5512
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RobStufflebeam
• 504-280-7473
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THANKSBYE