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Colleen BealeConnectLogic Practice Manager

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ComparingOpen Source LearningManagementSystems

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Trends and Challenges

Today’s Agenda

How are you using on-line learning?

Hosted vs. In-House

The Leading Solutions

How They Compare

Trends and Challenges

The Leading Solutions

How They Compare

Hosted vs. In-House

What are Moodle, SharePoint, Joomla and Sakai?

Course Management, Collaboration and Content Management.

What are the benefits and challenges of each approach?

Interoperability and Future GrowthInteroperability and Future Growth Creating a solution that works for the organization.

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On-Line Learning TrendsKnowledge Mapping

• Courses• Lesson plans• Podcasts /

vodcasts• WIKIs• Gradebook• Outcomes• Assessments

Knowledge Sharing• Forums• WIKIs• Resources• Workshop• Notes• Repository• Community Hub

Knowledge Creation• Wikis• Forums• Blogs• Courses• e-Portfolio• Constructivist

Pedagogy

Integration and Interoperability

• Courses• Content• RSS• Personal

LearningEnvironment (PLE)

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On-Line Learning Challenges

• No current “Standard”

• No Magic Bullet

• Hard and Soft Costs

−Hardware, Software, Installation, Training

• Often bland, structured interfaces

• Access Control, Activity Restriction and Accessibility

• Course Content Options

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How to Evaluate LMS Systems

• Course Management Features

• Collaboration Features

• Content Management Features

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Three Main Areas


Course Management System

What is it?A solution designed to conduct on-line and blended courses, as

well as enhance traditional classroom courses.

Sometimes called:• Course Management Systems

(CMS)• Learning Management Systems

(LMS) • Virtual Learning Environments

(VLE)

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Course Management SystemsFeature ComparisonCourse System Moodle SharePoint (SharePoint

Learning Kit)

JoomlaLMS

SharePointLMS

Sakai

Course Content Customization

Online Assignments

Syllabus

Chapter Materials/ Topics

Parent Monitoring

Homework Control

Quizzes

Question Pool

Grade with Feedback

Learning Paths ●

Plagiarism Monitor * ●* * * *

Blogs and Wikis ●* * Additional Add-on Needed

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Online Assignments

Moodle

Sakai


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SharePointLMS

Teacher Grade Book


Moodle

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SharePoint LMS

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Sakai

Teacher Grade Book

Monitor Assignment Status

Moodle

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SharePoint LMS

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Sakai


Collaboration Systems


Collaboration System

What is it?The ability to create on-line communities for:

• Sharing information

• Working in groups and teams

• Collaborating and communicating with

Blogs and Wikis

• Sharing Links to outside data (URLs and

RSS feeds)

• Document workflow within group

settings

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Moodle SharePoint JoomlaLMS SharePointLMS

Sakai

Announcements

Calendar

Events

My Courses

Document Workflow

● ● ●

Tasks ● ● *

User Directory

Personal Information

●

Syllabus

Chapter Material/Topics

Discussions

Portfolios * * *

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* Additional Add-ons Needed

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►




Moodle SharePoint SLK

JoomlaLMS SharePointLMS

Sakai

Student Groups

External Links

Search

Podcasts * *

Blog ●

Wiki * ●

User Sites ● ●

Site Directory

Surveys *

Public Web/Portal sites

* *

Email *

Mobile Phone Access

* * * *

* Additional Add-ons Needed

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My Courses

Moodle


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Sakai

SharePointLMS


My Courses: Moodle


My Courses: SharePoint LMS


My Courses: Sakai

My Courses: Sakai


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Adding Content w/ WYSIWYG

Moodle


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SakaiSharePoint LMS

Portfolios


SharePoint LMS

Moodle

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Sakai


Content Management Systems


Content Management System

What is it?A Content Management System lets you

organize, tag, and search on-line content.

“A good content management system

creates order out of chaos and lets

users find the information they need

quickly and easily.”

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Content Management SystemFeature Comparison

Course Management

Moodle SharePointSLK

JoomlaLMS

SharePoint LMS

Sakai

Sharing of Content

Categorizing Content

● ●

Archiving Content

● ● ●

Search by metadata

● ●

Secure Collaboration

ePortfolio’s * ● * *

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The Bottom Line

SharePointLMS

• Easy “Everything in the Box” setup

• Deep feature set• Expandable via packages or SDK

• Initial Cost• Annual Licensing agreement

Sakai

• Free• Constantly adding new features• Organization and mgt of data• Has community and corporate

backing

• Still a bit “buggy” – Portfolio’s• Needs JAVA SDK 5.0 to run• Has community and corporate

backing

Moodle

• Free• Constantly adding new features • Great user community forums

• Support• GUI interface• Not Multi-Purpose

PROs

CONs

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General Costs


vs

Things to Consider

• Required Hardware

• Required Software

• Bandwidth Connections

• “Shared” Hosts

• Additional Costs (bandwidth)

• Compliance Concerns (email, documents, instant messaging)

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LMS InfrastructureYou’ll Need:

• Server Hardware

• UPS Power backups

• High Availability for Backup/Recovery

• Backup Software

• Monitoring System for Server Health

• Backup Generators

• Implementation Skills

• Course Creation Skills

• Training will be needed

• Staff Skills in Apache, PhP and MySQL

• Staff Skills in SharePoint, SharePoint Designer, SQL Reporting Services

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Moodle

Free• Download latest stable version (1.9.x)• Free Add-ons

You’ll Also Need

• Apache• PHP• MySQL

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SharePoint LMS

Pay Addition to SharePoint• Can work with free SharePoint version

WSS 3.0• Licensed annually• Example:

• 10,000 users cost $12,000 per year• Add-ons

• Portfolio’s• SDK

You’ll Also Need

• SharePoint (Free or Pay version)• SQL

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Microsoft SharePointLots of OptionsFree

• SharePoint Services 3.0 • SharePoint Student Learning Kit (SLK)• Podcast Kit for SharePoint• Add-ons from Codeplex

Pay Editions

• SharePoint 2007 Standard | Enterprise Faculty/Staff License per User Student License per User

• SharePoint 2007 Internet - Unlimited Anonymous Users

You’ll Also Need

• SQL 2005/2008 Processor License

• Windows 2003/2008 Server • External Connector Licenses for Extranet

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Conversion Methods


Course Content Conversion Methods

Blackboard to Moodle

BB “WebCT to Moodle” Tool • WebCT 6 to Moodle 1.8.3 and 1.9

• WebCT4.1 to Moodle 1.5 and 1.6

BB WebCT to SharePoint and Moodle• Import as SCORM “Activity” in Moodle 1.5

• Import as “Resource” in Moodle 1.6

• Import SCORM into SharePoint

Blackboard 5.5 and 6.0 to Moodle 1.5+• Built-in to Moodle “Restore” (1.4 needs a conversion tool)

SCORM 1.2 and SCORM 2004 Content Compatible• Moodle (2004 Partial support: Navigation and Sequencing not yet supported)• SharePoint supports SCORM 2004• Built –in Blackboard convertor in JoomlaLMS

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Blackboard to Moodle – Exporting and Importing Tests

Steps:•Export course from Blackboard•Export test pools from Blackboard•Import course to Moodle•Import test pools to Moodle•Extract tests from XML•Import tests to Moodle

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Blackboard to Moodle Import TestsSteps:

1.Open ExportFile___.zip2.Open imsmanifest.xml3.Scroll through XML to find test reference:

type="assessment/x-bb-qti-test“

4.Extract relevant .dat file5.Rename .dat file6.Zip new .dat file and .xml file7.Upload into directory8.Import file into Moodle

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><manifest identifier="man00001" xmlns:bb="http://www.blackboard.com/content-packaging/"><organizations default="toc00001"><organization identifier="toc00001"/></organizations><resources><resource bb:file="res00001.dat" bb:title="Discovering French" identifier="res00001" type="assessment/x-bb-qti-pool" xml:base="res00001"/><resource bb:file="res00002.dat" bb:title="La francophonie" identifier="res00002" type="assessment/x-bb-qti-test" xml:base="res00002"/><resource bb:file="res00003.dat" bb:title="L'addition" identifier="res00003" type="assessment/x-bb-qti-test" xml:base="res00003"/><resource bb:file="res00004.dat" bb:title="La soustraction (subtraction)" identifier="res00004" type="assessment/x-bb-qti-test" xml:base="res00004"/><resource bb:file="res0type="assessment/x-bb-qti-test0005.dat" bb:title="Multiplication" identifier="res00005" " xml:base="res00005"/><resource bb:file="res00006.dat" bb:title="Division" identifier="res00006" type="assessment/x-bb-qti-test" xml:base="res00006"/><resource bb:file="res00007.dat" bb:title="Quelle heure est-il?" identifier="res00007" type="assessment/x-bb-qti-test" xml:base="res00007"><file href="05B1D070477411DC8B648CC5B8DA8238\1h20.jpg"/><file href="F9D9CFA0479611DC8B648CC5B8DA8238\3h10.jpg"/><file href="59BC51E0479711DC8B648CC5B8DA8238\6h30.jpg"/><file href="ACE14330479711DC8B648CC5B8DA8238\7h15.jpg"/><file


Interoperability


Pairing Moodle with SharePoint

Built-in SQL compatibility• Moodle versions 1.7 + now works

with SQL Server

Built-in Office Integration• Office can upload documents

directly to Moodle

Built-in SharePoint Web Parts• Moodle functionality can be

accessed in SharePoint via 12 new web parts

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Pairing Moodle with SharePoint

• Courses

• My Courses

• Document Exchange

• Messages

• My Assignments

• My Supervised

Assignments

• My Teaching Courses

• News &

Announcements

• Online Colleagues

• Online Students

• Online Users

• Welcome

Access Moodle Functionality with 12 SharePoint Web Parts

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Pairing Moodle w/ SharePoint


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Interoperability Pairing Blackboard and SharePoint

These Blackboard Apps …

• My Courses

• My Grades

• My Organizations

• My Portfolios

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… Can all be accessed from a SharePoint front end


About SCORM

Just a Bit About SCORM

SCORM = Sharable Content Object Reference Model Becoming the WW standard for Learning Content

• USDOD mandates all training in SCORM

• NATO mandates all training in SCORM

• BBC producing education content in SCORM

• Moodle supports SCORM

• Blackboard supports SCORM

• SharePoint supports SCORM

SCORM Content drives functionality

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SCORM = Sharable Content Object Reference Model

Advantages of SCORM• Supports branched learning

• Support complex, unique scenario assessments

• Can easily move from one platform to another

Disadvantages of SCORM• Content must be authored to support

learning objectives

• Requires a 3rd party authoring tool

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SCORM Content Creation ToolsBasic SCORM Tools (education metadata support)

• Microsoft Office with Learning Essentials v2

• TechSmith

• TurboDemo

• ReadyGo!

Advanced SCORM Tools(rich media, assessment and more)

• Hunterstone Thesis

• eLearning QuizForce

• Wondershare QuizCreator

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Wondershare QuizCreator

• Lets educators easily create Flash-based quizzes

• Combines interactivity and multimedia to engage learners

• Offers flexible results tracking and score reporting

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The Freedom to GrowFinally, Consider Future Requirements

Will You Need …• Electronic Forms?

• Data Dashboards and Reporting?

• Beyond the Classroom Collaboration?

• Internet Presence and Standards?

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