Moodlerooms Training TRAIN Moodlerooms TRAIN is a comprehensive training package designed to provide you with the resources needed to build a self-sustaining Joule training program at your organization. Once enrolled in TRAIN, you will have access to the courses and resources for the lifetime of your hosting contract with Moodlerooms for a recurring annual fee. The TRAIN package includes a large variety of materials that your master instructional team can download and use to train your learning constituents, including several of our most popular online courses, presentation materials for workshops or one-on-ones, games, takeaways, and more. TRAIN Lite, available for clients up to 5500 FTEs, provides a slimmed down version of our full TRAIN package, designed for small-scale implementations. The matrix in this document compares TRAIN and TRAIN Lite, identifying deliverables included with each package. Don t be afraid to invest in training. Whether migrating from another system or starting fresh, get your key administrators in training. The Moodlerooms administrator training was extremely helpful and since the quality of courses is everything, I can t recommend it enough. Training doesn t cost, it pays you back in dividends. It contributes to the quality of your courses and that translates into the student experience. Their experience is everything. If the effort is half-baked, the system won t be excellent and that s just not acceptable. Paul Tannahill e-learning Systems Administrator Linn-Benton Community College Page 1 of 7 190 West Ostend St., Suite 110, Baltimore, MD 21230 P: +1 410.779.3400 F: +1 443.817.0976 www.moodlerooms.com
Comparison of TRAIN and TRAIN Lite Packages Deliverable TRAIN TRAIN Lite Moodlerooms TRAIN Community: The Moodlerooms TRAIN Community will keep you abreast of all things TRAIN related. The Moodlerooms Learning Solutions team will post announcements regarding the new releases and updates here. Community members are encouraged to share their experiences with other members of the larger TRAIN community, and take the opportunity to provide feedback about additions they d like to see in future releases of TRAIN. Two assigned Master seats allow you to take control of TRAIN by downloading updates, fast track help requests, and more. GPS for Moodle/Joule Implementation Book: Details a phased approach to implementation from breaking ground through launch, offers suggestions to support Moodle/Joule implementation and includes various implementation pathways that outline appropriate training materials for various users. Fast Track Instructors New(er) to Online Teaching Advanced Online Instruction Hybrid Classroom Site Administration Implementation Tools: Folder of resources to assist during implementation. Download and Restore Guide: Guide for downloading and restoring the TRAIN package for continual content updates. Content Map: Reference sheet for finding training material on Moodle/Joule features in your package. Conversion and Migration Materials: Information to assist you during conversion and migration. Understanding Course Conversion and Migration: Lesson to help understand how content will convert. Page 2 of 7 190 West Ostend St., Suite 110, Baltimore, MD 21230 P: +1 410.779.3400 F: +1 443.817.0976 www.moodlerooms.com
Lost in Translation? Conversion Information: Folder of documents including matrices comparing your legacy LMS with Moodle and Joule 2 and a presentation on Course Conversion and Migration. Workshops: Guided tours through the ins and outs of various topics in Moodle/Joule. The content is interactive, providing participants with hands-on time to explore the tools introduced. Making Moodle and Joule Reports Work for You: Designed to instruct participants on how instructors and administrators can effectively use reports to gather data from their Joule site. The Moodle 2 File Repository System: Reviews the major changes in file handling, the goals that core Moodle aimed to accomplish with this update, best practices for working with the system, and implications of these changes on peripheral features. Moodle and Joule Gradebook Series: Two part workshop provides steps to assist you in planning for, organizing, and calculating your Moodle and Joule gradebooks to make them work for you. Personalized Learning Designer: Shows instructors how to automate elements of their courses using configurable rules and how to save time by using a tool that monitors participant interaction and acts on it. What s New in Moodle/Joule 2 for Instructors: Help instructors make the transition from Moodle 1.x to 2 and includes new features in both Moodle and Joule. Interactive Games: Designed as review activities for synchronous training sessions, either online or as workshops. Jumpstarting the Joule Jorney: Provides IMS activities designed to deliver foundational knowledge to get instructors up to speed quickly on using the Joule system at a basic level. Sample Activities & User Guide: Restored as a separate course, these sample activities provide hands on exploration and tips for set up and best practices for implementation. Includes a User Guide. Activity and Resource Module Workshops: Focuses on specific activities, modules and features within the Moodle/Joule platform. Consider using these during scheduled professional development time, with small groups, or even during individual consultations to deliver a just-in- time teaching element. Page 3 of 7 190 West Ostend St., Suite 110, Baltimore, MD 21230 P: +1 410.779.3400 F: +1 443.817.0976 www.moodlerooms.com
Explore Track: Focused on specific activity and resource modules, and other features within the Moodle/ Joule platform. Explore adding content, Assignments, Chat, Choice, Database, Forums, Glossary, Lesson, Quiz, Wiki, and Workshop. Extend Track: Focused on Moodle/ Joule features from a pedagogical perspective andincludes: Strategies for Effective Utilization of Forums (focuses on helping instructors find ways to support students in owning their online learning experience via forums) Tips for Effective Design and Use of Groups (focuses on strategies to consider for making groups work) Improving In-Class Discussion with Moodle (introduces simple ways instructors can employ Moodle tools to improve their inclass discussions and teaches the principles of priming, integrating and reinforcing). Online Courses & User Guide: Course shells that provide opportunities for participants to learn through in-depth, online training courses that reveal the power of the Moodle/Joule platform. Includes a User Guide with descriptions of each training course included in your package as well as important information you ll need to complete in each before rollout. Introduction to Moodle (n-facilitated format): Course designed to new Moodle users or those migrating from another Learning Management System who want to understand the core features of Moodle. Course Building Fundamentals (n-facilitated format): Course focuses on configuring the gradebook, how and when to add commonly used resources and activities to courses, best practices, and grading. Foundations of Moodle Course Facilitation (n-facilitated format): Course introduces participants to online facilitation as they build skills in four areas: technical, managerial, social, and pedagogical. Effective Site Administration (Facilitated format): Course trains participants how to be an effective and efficient site administrators for the long-term by learning about managing users and courses, configuring the site for optimum security, usability, reliability, and more. Best Practices in E-Learning (Facilitated format): Course highlights features and tools of Moodle/Joule and shows you how to create effective, interactive, innovative, and accessible online courses. Page 4 of 7 190 West Ostend St., Suite 110, Baltimore, MD 21230 P: +1 410.779.3400 F: +1 443.817.0976 www.moodlerooms.com
Demo Courses & User Guide: Course shells that demonstrate best practices in course creation for various market segments. Includes a user guide that details the activity and resource types used in the course, utilized blocks, restricted access and completion tracking settings, PLD rules, and important notes about items that may need your attention before you use the course. Higher Ed Elementary High School Corporate Moodle/Joule Community of Practice: Houses support material designed to assist course builders, instructors, facilitators, and site administrators, all of whom should be enrolled as students in the course. Institutions can restore this course to their site and enroll their training and IT staff as instructors so that they can facilitate the community. Moodle and Joule Help Forum: A place for your users to post general questions, comments, insights, or concerns. Useful Web Sites to Visit and Bookmark: List of valuable Moodle support links. Building Community Forum: Encourages users to make the most of the learning community. Strategies and Best Practices Forum: Open forum that allows users to share experiences, stories, lessons learned, and best practices with the community. The Java Lounge: Our Virtual Coffeehouse: Open chat room that allows learning community members to collaborate. Frequently Used Moodle/Joule Terms Glossary: A pre-populated immersion tool for the new Moodle/Joule journey. Frequently Asked Questions Glossary: Glossary of frequently asked questions to be compiled by your Moodle/Joule support team. Moodlerooms populates this glossary with some starter entries. Tips and Tricks for Teaching with Moodle and Joule Glossary: Populated with tips, tricks, and ideas for using Moodle and Joule from the Learning Solutions team at Moodlerooms, Inc. Page 5 of 7 190 West Ostend St., Suite 110, Baltimore, MD 21230 P: +1 410.779.3400 F: +1 443.817.0976 www.moodlerooms.com
Moodle/Joule and E-Learning Resource Exchange Glossary: Prepopulated glossary of free and inexpensive tools, pedagogical insights, and teaching with technology resources contributed by both Moodlerooms' Learning Solutions team and your learning community participants. Guidebooks for Instructors: Folder of resources designed by the Moodlerooms Learning Solutions team to support instructors from the preliminary planning stages all the way to a final review of their course. Student Guide for Instructors: Links to just-in-time tutorials and videos to acclimate your students to their new Moodle/Joule home. Moodle/Joule Teacher Toolkit: Visual reference for various resources and activities, including usability, mode of transfer, learning assessment, interaction, collaboration, knowledge taxonomy ratings, and best practices tips. Instructor Core Competencies: A listing of core competencies desirable for online facilitation that includes a rating system for self or peer assessment. Instructor Planning Template: Planning guide that will support novice to experienced online instructors. Course Design Manual: Resource and activity recommendations tailored to the type of course you will be facilitating. Instructional Design Review Rubric: A comprehensive and extensive review process that lists numerous, scaled elements for effective online course design and facilitation. To be completed by an independent reviewer. Resources for Instructors, Facilitators, and Course Builders: Handouts for instructors, facilitators, and course builders undergoing Moodle and Joule training. Dive into Accessibility addresses why and how you can make your Web site more accessible. Facilitation Tips shares some best practice tips for instructors facilitating in Joule 2. Job Aids offering step-by-step directions for creating items in Moodle. Moodle Basics: A quick reference guide to getting started in Moodle. Page 6 of 7 190 West Ostend St., Suite 110, Baltimore, MD 21230 P: +1 410.779.3400 F: +1 443.817.0976 www.moodlerooms.com
Personalized Learning Designer: Guide of commonly used rules. Time Savers with Activities for Instructors: Suggestions for saving time for Moodle/Joule activities. Resources for Site Administrators: Handouts for site administrators. Default Message Output for Administrators describes the various notifications that can be sent using activity stream, pop-up notification, e-mail, and/or alert badge. Gradebook Settings for Administrators introduces recommendations for consideration regarding the gradebook and associated reports. Optional Plus Package Add-Ons Each of these à la carte, training items can be purchased to add to your TRAIN Package. Optional Add-Ons TRAIN TRAIN Lite Advanced Course Building (n-facilitated format): Designed for faculty and course builders who have already mastered configuring the gradebook and using common resources and activities used to build courses. This non-facilitated course covers advanced resources and activities, best practices, and grading. Mastering the Gradebook in Moodle and Joule (Facilitated format): This course is designed for the course builder and course facilitator, taking them from ground zero to full on grading and facilitation, utilizing the most efficient grading methods and pieces of the Moodle and Joule gradebooks. Learn how to set up your gradebook, choose aggregations, create and grade with advanced and alternative grading methods, and more! Page 7 of 7 190 West Ostend St., Suite 110, Baltimore, MD 21230 P: +1 410.779.3400 F: +1 443.817.0976 www.moodlerooms.com