In this presentation you will see examples of how Early Adopter Lecturers at Monash University are using Moodle 2.0 for blended learning and student collaboration. Examples will include the use of the lesson module to guide a virtual conversation, how the workshop is being used for peer feedback, and the use of video and web2.0 within Moodle.

1. Presented by Pennie White, Lead Educational Designer,
Monash Virtual Learning Environment Team

2. Virtual Learning Environment an
evolution…
Virtual
classrooms for
cross campus
units
Content
repository ePortfolio
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3. Transition to Monash Moodle
WAVE 1: (Sem 2, 2011) WAVE 2 (Sem 1, 2012) WAVE 3 (Sem 2, 2012)
 Art & Design  Law
50 units  Engineering  Business
selected as  Medicine, Nursing Economics
Early Adopters & Health Sciences  Pharmacy &
from all 10  Information Pharmaceutical
faculties Technology Sciences
 Science  Education
 Arts
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4. 1. Turn editing on
2. Navigation
3. Block
4. Editing tools
5. Settings
6. Add resource 7. Add activity
8. Switch role
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5. Showcase…
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6. Moment: Read then Quiz
Name: Karen Missen
Title: Lecturer
Department/Faculty/School:
Medicine, Nursing and Health
Sciences
Campus: Gippsland
Unit: Chronicity in Healthcare
Learning Outcome: To
encourage student to do the pre-
Teaching and Learning Activity
reading before taking the quiz using Moodle:
Using the conditional release and
quiz to encourage pre-reading
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7. Moment: Read then Quiz
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8. Moment: Word of the Day
Name: Jonathan Clough
Title: Associate Professor
“The glossary allows me
Department/Faculty/Scho to compile a list of key
words which students
ol: must know, and then
display them as 'Word of
Law the Day' on the unit
page. This chooses a
Campus: Clayton random word from the
glossary each time a
Unit: student logs in, helping to
ensure these terms are
Learning Outcome: To fresh in their minds.”
familiarise students with
the legal vocabulary. Teaching and Learning Activity using
Moodle:
Using the Random Glossary Entry
Block to assist students in learning the
course vocabulary in the glossary.
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9. Moment: Word of the Day
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10. Moment: RSS to readings
Name: Dr Phillip Dawson
Title: Lecturer Teaching and Learning Activity using
Moodle:
Department/Faculty/School: Using the RSS module to assist students
in sourcing and reading relevant literature
Office of the Pro-Vice Chancellor
(Learning and Teaching)
Campus: Caulfield
Unit: Learning and Teaching in
Higher Education Level II
Learning Outcome: To help
students become immersed in
relevant literature
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11. Moment: RSS relevant readings
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12. Moment: The Lesson
Name: Dr Robert Nelson
Title: Associate Professor
Department/Faculty/School:
Office of the Pro-Vice Chancellor
(Learning and Teaching)
Campus: Caulfield
Unit: Postgraduate research
Supervision
Learning Outcome: To guide Teaching and Learning Activity
using Moodle:
lecturers in their thinking about
Using the lesson module to hold
being research supervisors virtual conversations for learning
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13. Moment: The Lesson
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14. Moment: Forums/Video
Name: Peter Wagstaff “Wags”
Title: Lecturer
Department/Faculty/School:
Business and Economics
Campus: Caulfield
Unit: Electronic Marketing
Learning Outcome: To
encourage distance student
participation through Teaching and Learning Activity using
Moodle:
personalising the online space Using the forums and video to personalise the
learning experience for students
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15. Moment 2: Forums/ Video
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16. Moment 3: The Workshop
Name: Dr Lincoln Turner
Title: Monash Research Fellow
Department/Faculty/School:
School of Physics, Faculty of
Science
Campus: Clayton
Unit: Physics -
electromagnetism, light and entropy
Learning Outcome: To help
students delve deeper into technical Teaching and Learning Activity using
theory using peer review of student Moodle:
Using the workshop module to facilitate
summaries of articles theoretical knowledge building through
peer review
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17. Moment 3: The Workshop
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18. Moment 3: The Workshop
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19. Moment 3: The Workshop
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20. Moment 3: The Workshop
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21. Moment 3: The Workshop
Hey Lincoln,
Well, really, I feel incredibly honoured that Pennie would think my
humble little review was worth such an accolade :) I have no
problem at all with you guys using the review, especially since..
“I agree completely with the innovative nature of
the exercise, as it helped me immensely in
contemplation of my own final review…”
But yeah, I'd be rapt if the team wanted to use it :) Just let me know
if you guys need anything else!
Thanks,
Luke
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22. Moment 3: The Workshop
Hey Lincoln,
Well, really, I feel incredibly honoured that Pennie would think my
humble little review was worth such an accolade :) I have no
problem at all with you guys using the review, especially since..
“I agree completely with the innovative nature of
the exercise, as it helped me immensely in
contemplation of my own final review…”
But yeah, I'd be rapt if the team wanted to use it :) Just let me know
if you guys need anything else!
Thanks,
Luke
“That was really worthwhile can
we review more articles next
time”
Student
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23. Questions and Take Aways!
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