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MOODLE CUSTOMIZATIONS AT NC

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ABOUT ME

Scott Watkins

Associate Director, Instructional Technology Support

DELTA (Distance Learning and Learning Technology Applications)

NC State University

• LearnTech Help Desk

• WolfWare Best Practices & Support Committee

• WolfWare Implementation Team

• WolfWare Strategy Team

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MOODLE AT NC STATE

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{• Currently on Moodle 2.8.6

• Moodle usage in 2014-15:

Summer ’14 Fall ’14 Spring ’15

Course Sections 858 3,982 3,829

Enrollments 16,062 121,210 107,305

Unique Students 11,854 30,273 28,448

WHAT TO CUSTOMIZE?

Sources of modifications

• User feedback

• Scalable grant project work

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EXAMPLES

• Numerous minor usability tweaks

• SIS integration; Grade Submit tool

• Course theme packages

• NCSU Book resource

• NCSU Grader Report

• Gamification module

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COURSE THEMES

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NCSU BOOK

• Replaces the default Book resource

• Consistent visual elements; structured content

• Page types

• Callout boxes

• Linked to course theme

• Live example

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NCSU GRADER REPORT

• Alternative Gradebook view developed for Moodle 2.6

• Locked column and row headers

• Scrolls up/down and left/right

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GAMIFICATION MODULE

• Gamification blocks

• Point sets

• Leaderboards

• Game objectives and rewards

• Leverages existing features

• Activity Completion

• Conditional Activities

• Gradebook

• Events

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NCSU AT MOOTUS15

• Developing Gamification (Function & Instruction)

Steve Bader, Thursday 10:30-12:30

• Listening to Our Users: Gathering Feedback, Feature Requests and Help Calls to Improve Moodle

Martin Dulberg & Scott Watkins, Thursday 10:30-12:30

• Focusing on Best Practices and Support to Guide Our Development

Scott Watkins & Martin Dulberg, Thursday 10:30-12:30

• Governance at NC State: Maintaining Institutional Transparency, Buy-in and Support

Marty Dulberg, Thursday 3:30-4:30

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QUESTIONS?

Scott Watkins

• email: swatkins@ncsu.edu

• twitter: @swatkins_ncsu

• web: go.ncsu.edu/swatkins

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