Moodle 1.9.7 master course administration and learning design cycle
Working within the parameters of Moodle 1.9.7 there are a number of approaches which could be used to strike a balance between flexibility and maintenance of learning design and quality control in the administration of Moodle master courses for example:
1. Each Moodle course is based on a TAFE Unit of Competence. These individual courses can then be aggregated as "meta course" using an umbrella Moodle course. we recommend:
- Learning Design Inception: Master courses designed as meta units and cloned.
- Administration: Cloned meta unit courses become non editable (Agreed upon by teachers) and used for delivery .
- Teacher Customization: A separate non-meta Umbrella course for aggregation of meta units i.e. with links to meta unit courses and using appropriate groups.
- Learning design cycle: Importantly maintain two versions of a meta unit course, 1- a live uneditable version (During term) and a master editable version which can be redesigned (By a team) and used in the next term without impacting teachers and students in current live courses.
2. Each Moodle course is based on a whole TAFE NSW Course eg. Cert II, Cert III, Cert IV Diploma/ Class/ Network Hub/Other. We recommend:
- Learning Design Inception: Master courses designed as a whole (By a team) and cloned
- Administration: Cloned course completely editable to suit teacher needs.
- Teacher Customization: Teacher deletes hides adapts, models new learning designs in master course.
- Learning design cycle: Learning design changes reviewed by team and best design elements included into original Master version.
Blog: To be? (A Moodle course) or not to be? (A Moodle course) That is…a design question.
Powerpoint: Moodle Course Format Pro and Cons .ppt (This is a Collaborative Powerpoint, contributions welcome).
