Presented by: Lambda Solutions

Moodle or Totara – Which LMS is Right for You?

E M P O W E R TA L E N T

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Nimritta ParmarMoodle User

Ben YoungMoodle Expert

Agenda

1. Quick introduction to Lambda Solutions2. Overview of Moodle & Totara3. Feature Comparison between Moodle & Totara - Organization & Position Structure (Totara) - Programs (Totara) - HR Imports & Appraisals (Totara)

- Speedgrader (Moodle)- Global Search (Moodle)- Tags in Core activities (Moodle)- Improved LTI capabilities (Moodle)

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“Before, it would take up to two weeks, four times a year for our staff to run reports. Staff would have to manually go into every single teachers course and look at their progress. The Moodle report that Lambda’s development team designed does it automatically. ”

- Bridget Clementi, CHW Executive Director

Custom Moodle Reporting

Moodle & Totara – an Overview

Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment

Distinct Moodle Features

• Speedgrader• Global Search• Tags • Enhanced LTI provider

capabilities

Moodle LMS

Distinct Totara Features

• Organization & Position Structure/Hierarchy• Programs • HR Imports• Appraisals

Totara LMS

Moodle | SPEEDGRADER

Search anywhere in your Moodle site, including:

• Courses• Activities• Activity Information• Activity Content (Forum posts, chapters,

glossary sections, wiki pages)

Moodle | GLOBAL SEARCH

Global Search

You can tag within:

• Courses

• Quiz questions

• Wiki pages

Moodle | TAGS

• User interests

• Blog posts

• Activities & Resources (New in Moodle 3.1)

TAGS

Publish courses and activities as LTI tools, and include

them on other Moodle sites, and other platforms.

Moodle | PUBLISH AS LTI TOOL

Allows you to define:

Totara | ORGANIZATION & POSITION STRUCTURE

• Departments• Areas• Teams• Regions• Groups

Totara | ORGANIZATION & POSITION STRUCTURE

• Set-up customized messages and reminders that are sent out to learners/managers

• Enrol learners based on their organization, position, management, hierarchy, or cohort

Totara | PROGRAMS

Totara | PROGRAMS

HR Import

• Allows people, positions, and organization data in Totara

to be automatically updated with the relevant data that is

delivered from the enterprise systems.

Appraisals

• Store and maintain critical performance information about

the people participating in training

Totara | HR IMPORTS & APPRAISALS

Totara | APPRAISALS

Totara

• Organization & Position Structure• Programs

• HR Imports & Appraisals

So Moodle, or Totara? Let’s summarize

Moodle

• Speedgrader• Global Search

• Tags• Publish as LTI Tool

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