etug t.e.l.l.: designing a multi-device moodle course site: a case study

Designing a Multi-device Moodle Course Site!

Paul D Hibbitts" @hibbittsdesign #etug!

A case study, presented for ETUG T.E.L.L.!

How many mobile devices !do you use daily? !!

A) !One"B) !Two "C)!Three"D)!Four or more "E) !None!

Why use Moodle in 2014?"

Moodle’s Strengths (to me)!!  Learning!– Discussions (Forums)!– Networked learning (Blogs + RSS, Twitter, etc.)!– Collaborative (Glossary)!– Mix of public and private (User Permissions)!

!  Interface!– Embedding of third-party objects, via HTML!– Ability to hide/show Topics Sections!– Language Pack customizations!– The easy “hackability”of PHP !

Moodle 2.5 was a !true milestone release… why?"

The Bootstrap Framework!!  Grid-based layout!!  Support for responsive design!!  Interface components (e.g. tabs)!!  Javascript snippets (e.g. dialog boxes)!

Aardvark Theme!

Aardvark Theme!

Elegance Theme!

Elegance Theme!

Does your Learning Management System (LMS) !support multi-device friendly courses? !!

Yes!No"

Multi-device delivery is!(or soon will be) easy, !but doing it well is not"

Creating a Multi-device"Learning Strategy!

!  Why? (i.e. problem, opportunity, etc.)!!  Who? (i.e. audience, setting, etc.)!!  What? (i.e. learner goals, organization goals, etc.)!!  Where? (i.e. context, devices supported, etc.)!!  When? (i.e. learner intent, off-line access, etc.)!!  How? (i.e. organizational support and capabilities,

existing or new content, etc.)!

How Might “Mobile Learning” be "Re-defined in a Multi-device World?!

!  Ubiquitous!!  Situational!!  Connected!!  Personal!

Multi-device Experience Goals!!  Conceptual and visual consistency!!  Content and functionality parity!!  Seamless task transferability!!  Think ecosystem, not isolated devices!!  Optimize physical interactions on every device!

Multi-device"Learner Experience Goals!

!  Engaging!!  Organized!!  Relevant!!  Appealing!

Time for Questions or Comments!

!  What we’ve covered so far !– Why use Moodle in 2014?!– Multi-device support is now easy, "

but doing it well is not!– Creating a multi-device learning strategy!– “Mobile Learning” in a multi-device world!

– Multi-device experience goals!– Multi-device learner experience goals!

!  Coming up!– A guided tour of a multi-device Moodle site!

A guided tour of a !multi-device Moodle course site... !

!http://iy103-w14.hibbittsdesign.com/ (built with Moodle 2.6.1)"

Bootstrap (2.x) HTML Snippet!

<div class="media"> <a class="pull-left" href="#"> Media thumbnail object </a> <div class="main-body"> Descriptive text for media </div>

</div>

Media Thumbnail with Descriptive Text

Bootstrap (2.x) HTML Snippet!

<div class="row-fluid"> <div class="span6"> Column one content </div> <div class="span6"> Column two content </div>

</div>

Two Column Layout

Next Steps!!  Install and explore Moodle 2.6.x!–  http://download.moodle.org/!

!  Try out the included Bootstrap theme Clean!–  http://docs.moodle.org/dev/Clean_theme !

!  Learn more about the Bootstrap Framework!–  http://getbootstrap.com/2.3.2/ (version 2.x)!–  http://getbootstrap.com/ (version 3.x)!

!  Learn more about multi-device design!–  http://www.lukew.com/presos/preso.asp?28!–  http://blog.teamtreehouse.com/beginners-guide-to-

responsive-web-design!

Thank you! Any questions?!!  Contact Info !– Web: paulhibbitts.com!– Email: paul@paulhibbitts.com!

– Twitter: @hibbittsdesign!– LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/paulhibbitts!

!  IY103-W14 Course Companion !– http://iy103-w14.hibbittsdesign.com!

– Google Chrome web app: http://bit.ly/1fPTBvw!

Chrome App Launcher!

http://chrome.blogspot.ca/2013/12/a-new-breed-of-chrome-apps-now.html