DIFFUSION OF MOODLE Tiffany Harrell Walden University EDUC

NEED  An environment for learner-focused education  Close the gap in teacher-student relationships  An evolution in the innovations of learning management systems (LMS) How Moodle meets those needs:  Varying national options and portal contents  Custom installation features through visibility policies and interaction functionalities

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RESEARCH  Designed by an educator and computer scientist  Social constructionist principles  Solves issues in collaborative learning Martin Dougiamas Creator & Lead Developer SHqgYIc&feature=related

DEVELOPMENT  Workflow of Moodle Tracker to fix problems and establish new features  Moodle Docs  281 Moodle Developers found at min/view.php

COMMERCIALIZATION  Free and available online  Open-source software Developers and users play the role of producing and distributing the creation of their courses to learners.

KNOWLEDGE  Moodle believes in using the social constructivist theory for spreading knowledge.  Mass media channels have helped to inform educators and businesses of the advantages of adopting Moodle.

PERSUASION  Moodle depends on social interactions  Interpersonal channels assist individuals in spreading and forming opinions  Targets individuals, groups, and systems

DECISION To speed up the rate of adoption, Rogers (2003) suggests communicating ideas more rapidly in order for knowledge to be developed sooner.  Moodle’s privileges:  Anyone can be a course creator  Use of existing resources  Active support community

IMPLEMENTATION  Putting an adoption to use  Features of using Moodle:  Blogs  Grading Scales  Gradebook  Participation Logs  File Sharing

CONFIRMATION  Reinforcement of an innovation  Over 37,000 organization users in 204 countries  Community of learners for users and developers

CONFIRMATION BY MARTIN DOUGAIMAS

AN INTRODUCTION TO MOODLE

S-CURVE OF THE ADOPTION OF MOODLE Invented in 1999 by Martin Dougiamas September Over 57,000 registered sites Over 5 million courses and 48 million users 214 countries 75 different languages Moodle is ranked the number one learning management system (LMS) Began adoption in 2003

MOODLE ADOPTION FROM PRESENT

WHO IS ADOPTING MOODLE? Innovators and Early Adopters:  People in the field of education and technology, particularly new teachers.  Digital natives Trialability would assist K-12 educators in their adoption of Moodle. om/watch?v=Z9XfwBz t1mY Moodle in the Classroom

WHO IS LAGGING IN ADOPTING MOODLE? Laggards:  Educators with many years of experience  Educators who are not interested in adopting technology Observability would expose Moodle and influence its adoption.

HOW CAN MOODLE MEET THE MASS INDUSTRY OF K-12 EDUCATION?  Relative Advantage  FREE = Rapid adoption  Compatibility  Users create their own courses  Meets multiple learning styles  Trialability  Courses and uses can be experimented with

DECENTRALIZED DIFFUSION FOR MOODLE  Power shared among members  Created by users  Diffused through horizontal networks  Instructors diffuse into learning

OUR MOVE TOWARDS POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGE  Representatives from school clusters for key change agents  Recognize need for change  Collaboration and Communication  Moodle has already met the critical mass

HOW WILL MOODLE IMPROVE CARROLL COUNTY SCHOOLS?  Professional Development  Offer face-to-face and online mediate instruction  Redefine and restructure views of Moodle  Clarify adopters’ ideas of Moodle  Rationalize use in classrooms

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