Bleeding Edge UX: Pushing the limits of Moodle to transform the Course Experience

Today’s Presenters

About Webanywhere

● 12 years in e-learning

● Moodle Partner in the USA, UK, Poland

● UK Govt. Procurement Service Approved Supplier

● Tin Can API Partners, Learning Locker

● Experienced e-learning developers

Private and Confidential

Offices in 3 countries...

Some of the team

Abstract

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Agenda

Only 3 in 10 US workers are engaged, defined as “involved in, enthusiastic about and committed to their work.”

Culture and engagement has become the #1 burning issue for corporate talent right now.

2/3 of talent leaders are looking at ways to update or revamp their entire strategy for how they lead, manage, develop, and inspire their employees1.

Engagement Challenges

The Overwhelmed Employee

Learning at work is changing

Employees have options...

L&D has image problem...

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WBTs

SCORM headaches

Compliance assessments

DidacticSocial and Collaborative

ClassroomBlended, Online and Project Based

Formal onlyFormal, Informal and Experiential

One Size Fits All

Empowered, Individualized

Test ScoresInfluencer Scores

Desktop only

Mobile Enabled, Anytime/Anywhere

The road to better engagement

Accelerator Course Experience

Design Principles

Course Model Example

Course Model Example

Bite-sized lessons

Discussions and social sharing

Promoting practice

Personalized Action Plan

Article Links

Save Lesson Highlights

Lesson Highlights Board

Takeaways

Skills Tracker

Impact Meter

Sample Feedback

Extending Moodle

● Developed custom plugins, course formats and themes to achieve this learning experience

● All development done in accordance with Moodle framework – no changes to core

● Front end Javascript enables interactive page elements

● Currently running Moodle 2.8.3

Customization Specifics

● Develop 4 core plugins to handle core functions, gamification of skills and impact

● New “Lesson” plugin acts as container for other activities and resources, leverages orphaned activities

● Custom activity plugins for discussions, shared articles, slideshow, individual action plan and team project

● Plugin to wrap customized JW video player, which support adaptive bit rate streaming

● New course format organized around lessons

● Theme to tie it all together