diffusion of moodle
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The following presentation will analyze the diffusion of Moodle as a new technology innovation. Diffusion of Moodle. Tiffany Harrell Walden University EDUC 7101-2. Need. An environment for learner-focused education Close the gap in teacher-student relationships - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Tiffany HarrellWalden University
EDUC 7101-2
The following presentation will analyze the diffusion of Moodle as a new technology innovation.
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An environment for learner-focused education
Close the gap in teacher-student relationships
An evolution in the innovations of learning management systems (LMS)
How Moodle meets those needs:• Varying national options
and portal contents• Custom installation
features through visibility policies and interaction functionalities
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Designed by an educator and computer scientist
Social constructionist principles
Solves issues in collaborative learning
Martin DougiamasCreator & Lead Developer
http://youtu.be/DyHep6CXV7s
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Workflow of Moodle Tracker to fix problems and establish new features
Moodle Docs
281 Moodle Developers found at
http://moodle.org/mod/cvsadmin/view.php
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Free and available online
Open-source software
Developers and users play the role of producing and distributing the creation of their courses to learners.
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Moodle believes in using the social constructivist theory for spreading knowledge.
Mass media channels have helped to inform educators and businesses of the advantages of adopting Moodle.
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Moodle depends on social interactions
Interpersonal channels assist individuals in spreading and forming opinions
Targets individuals, groups, and systems
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To speed up the rate of adoption, Rogers (2003) suggests communicating ideas more rapidly in order for knowledge to be developed sooner.
Moodle’s privileges:• Anyone can be a course
creator• Use of existing resources• Active support community
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Putting an adoption to use
Features of using Moodle:• Blogs• Grading Scales• Gradebook• Participation Logs• File Sharing
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Reinforcement of an innovation
Over 37,000 organization users in 204 countries
Community of learners for users and developers
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Invented in 1999 by Martin Dougiamas
September 2011- •Over 57,000 registered sites
•Over 5 million courses and 48 million users
•214 countries
•75 different languages
2009- Moodle is ranked the number one learning management system (LMS)
Began adoption in 2003
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Innovators and Early Adopters: People in the field of
education and technology, particularly new teachers.
Digital natives
Trialability would assist K-12 educators in their adoption of Moodle.
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Laggards: Educators with
many years of experience
Educators who are not interested in adopting technology
Observability would expose Moodle and influence its adoption.
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Relative Advantage•FREE = Rapid adoption
Compatibility•Users create their own courses•Meets multiple learning styles
Trialability•Courses and uses can be experimented with
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Davis, B., Carmean, C., & Wagner, E. (2009). Moodle moves to the front of the LMS adoption pack. Retrieved from http://www.learningsolutionsmag.com/articles/111/
Dodero, G., Ratcheva, D., Stefanova, E., Miranowicz, M., Vertan, C., & Musankoviene, V. (2007) .The virtual training center: a support tool for teachers community. Retrieved from http://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/docs/00/19/00/62/PDF/349-362.pdf
Moodle (2011a). Philosophy. Retrieved from http://docs.moodle.org/20/en/Philosophy#Social_constructivism
Moodle (2011b). Powerpoint moodle 1.9 presentation. Retrieved from http://download.moodle.org/download.php/docs/en/presentation_1.9_en.ppt
Moodle (2001c). Moodle statistics. Retrieved from http://moodle.org/stats/
Rogers, E. M. (2003). Diffusion of innovations (5th ed.). New York, NY: Free Press.