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Our presentation from this year's UK & Ireland Moodlemoot (#mootieuk12) entitled "Engaging Students: The Learner Experience"

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Engaging Students: The Learner Experience

Mick Kahn and Jim Judges, ULCC

Moodle Moot 2012

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A thought...

‘The same technologies that transformed every other aspect of modern life can transform education…’Rupert Murdoch, 24th May 2011

Is education the last refuge from the digital revolution?

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Personalisation Framework

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Some institutional examples

– Lewisham College ‘Transformation’ Rise of 24% in student retention

– Exeter University ‘Students as Agents of Change’‘Online Coursework Project’

– Manchester Metropolitan UniversityDistributed VLE’sTransforming Feedback

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Lewisham College

Personalised Front-page

Personalised My Courses

My Places for quick access

Support and Induction

Gmail embedded

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Exeter University

Clear deadlines and feedback release

Enhanced feedback from multiple markers

Group feedback

Turnitin for staff and students

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Manchester Metropolitan University

Personal Resource Lists

Simple Navigation

“My Areas”

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Outcomes

• Shared Service approach is transformational

– Institutional initiatives in a wider context

• Project data has produced some surprises

– 10,000+ respond to MMU Learner Satisfaction Survey

– Learner engagement dependent on key areas

– Technology doesn’t always work in the way we thought!

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Getting Practical

• Teacher perspective

• Discussion

• Real life examples

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Discussion Activity

In pairs or three’s discuss:

How are you doing with your learners?

1.What have you got right?

2.Where you need to do better?

3.What is frustrating the journey?

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Practical Moodle Activities

• Wikis

• Blogs

• Comments

• Feedback

• Glossary

• & more....

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Based on experience

• Introduction to Moodle 2 Online (M2O)

• Face-to-face training

• Course development work

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Practical Moodle Activities

• Wikis

• Blogs

• Comments

• Feedback

• Glossary

• & more....

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Engaging Students: The Learner Experience

Mick Kahn and Jim Judges, ULCC

Moodle Moot 2012

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Going for Gold! Engaging Learners