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Establishing Moodle Communities for peer support and PD

Looking back, looking forward. This session will take a look at using online communities to engage Moodle users in using Moodle for teaching and learning.

Introductions • Florist • Hotel reception • Office administrator • Trainer • Content creator • Web master • Database designer • Project Manager • Business Analyst • Student • Teacher

Overview • Looking back

• Changing nature of work

• Networking and connecting

• Where good ideas come from

• Connectivity

• Reputation

• Practicalities

The responsibility for professional development

Nature of work

• No boundaries

• Social networks

• Crowd stuff

• Technology

• Human capital

Image: http://www.ronwatters.com/Images/Teaching1800s.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NugRZGDbPFU

Connectivity

Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us – Dan Pink

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc

Reputation

Reimagining…

Build community • Use an unrelated topic • Community of Interest • Provide a flexible space using the tool(s) • Allow communities to be self directed • Celebrate success

• For example:

Community around Personal Sustainability Plans http://prezi.com/l7f69cfixltw/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy

Moodle tools • Constructivist approach • Profile • Blogs • Badges • Discussion forum • Social networking plugins • Many more…

Sarah Thorneycroft – Moodle Dailies

• A guided tour: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rNfPyPCSi8

• Narrative based

• Gamification (WoW, concept of quests, level up)

• Daily quests/tasks

Resources • “Let’s Connect!”: Alana Muller

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wx-I8KT75wo • The hidden influence of social networks: Nicholas

Christakis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U-tOghblfE

• The Power of Our Human Capital: Shivani Gogna https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=831nDhmH_hw

• The case for collaborative consumption https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQa3kUJPEko

• The currency of the economy is trust: Rachel Botsman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTqgiF4HmgQ

Thank you! :D