1. TEL Forum Extended Classroom Update
Thursday 6 April 2017

2. Updates April 2017 Lecture Capture Policy and Upgrade
Moodle for all: next phase of Moodle
Moodle Upgrade
Moodle Rollover
Module Evaluation

3. Lecture Capture Policy and Upgrade
Policy refreshed and published 1st February 2017
Lecture recordings are useful to students and should be provided unless there is good reason not to
The university provides a supported and access-controlled solution to enable this to happen
Software upgrade in July 2017
More robust and scaleable solution, tightly integrated with Moodle
Added functionality “Active Learning Platform“ to be explored during 17/18

4. Moodle for All
Students benefit from a consistent approach to materials in the modules they are registered for
The University is setting the direction of travel: all modules should have a Moodle space and departments should make effective use of Moodle
We will automatically create spaces for all live running modules in AY 2017/18
This will include integration with lecture capture (echo), reading lists (Talis Aspire) and hopefully course extracts too

5. Moodle Upgrade Upgrade to version 3.2 in July, exact date TBC
What it means to you:
Fresh look and feel
Moodle spaces for every module
Improved integrations: some of the “blocks” will look different
Simplified access to module content across the university's services
Improvements to authoring functionality
New improved homepage

6. Moodle “Rollover”
Annual Rollover starts soon: preparing course spaces for 2017/18
What it means to you:
Departmental Moodle coordinators will be making decisions on behalf of departments
Where there isn’t a coordinator, module leaders will decide
List of Moodle Coordinators: LIST
Timescale for decisions will be released soon
New for AY 17/18: addition of course spaces for every module running in 17/18, and also retrospective spaces for previous year modules containing lecture recordings

7. Module Evaluation
Scanning service for module evaluations will become charged for again in 17/18: departments to be contacted soon
Pay for paper scanning service
Go paperless
ask students to complete the survey in the room online
and/or send reminders
and/or make other content access contingent on completing feedback
and most important: show that you’re acting on feedback
Paperless options
Moodle questionnaire can be anonymous
Responseware polling can get rapid in-session feedback

8. Webinars
As many of you will be aware we have been running Blackboard Collaborate as a pilot service for the last 18 months, funded by the Monash Warwick Alliance. Unfortunately, despite extensive discussions both within the University and with Blackboard we have been unable to come to an agreement to allow the service to continue.
The Blackboard Collaborate Ultra service will therefore become unavailable with effect from 19th April 2017
This change will not affect the Collaborate services offered via WBS, SMLC or CPE which are covered under a separate, longer term, license agreement.
You should now make alternative arrangements for any planned activities and events.  The current suggestion from IT Services is that you should use Skype for Business for real-time collaborative activities.
Please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions page for further information and support. This includes a Feedback Form for any comments and concerns you may have which will be reviewed and collated

9. Find out more User engagement and consultation
Wednesday afternoon drop-ins 2-4 in Teaching Grid
Join the Extended Classroom User Group
Next session Wednesday 17th May 2-3:30
ictechnology/teaching/extendedclassroom/user_group/
Ask us!

10. Thank you!