1. Online learning communities Using Open Source resources to develop interactive websites

2. Websites using Open Source software North Chadderton School Home www.webschool.org.uk Community Websites www.mywebschool.org/postnuke/ www.scibase.org/ http://www.scigallery.org/blogger/modules/news http://www.scigallery.org/blogger/modules/news/ Databases ( for KS3 and Science Links) These were originally developed for the ASE www.scilinks.org.uk/ www.scishop.org Image Galleries www.supportscience.org/cgi-bin/imagefolio/imageFolio.cgi www.webucation.org/gallery/ Virtual Learning Environment Websites www.coolwebschool.org/moodle/ www.openschool.org.uk/support/ 21st Century Support Sites www.21stcenturyscience.org.uk/support/ www.scienceblog.org/community/index.php Blogging User Logon www.webschool.org.uk/cgi-bin/mt/mt.cgi

3. What is Open Source Software? Links Open Source Definition Open Source Licenses GNU General Public License More examples of OS Software Open source software is software whose source code is open to public review. It is free to download, free to modify, free to redistribute.

4. Advantages of using Open Source Software Software evolves and improvements can happen with far greater speed than proprietary software. Bugs can be fixed, improvements and new developments can be made available to all.. Freely available, with a global support community. Free to obtain, modify and redistribute High quality, stable, secure software available to all Wonderful gifts for the educational community!

5. Open Source Software in Education Total cost of ownership is reduced, Freedom from being tied to particular products Lower costs for home-school communities Customise to fit your needs. Can be used on older computer systems. Allows productivity to increase for small outlay Saves money for cash-strapped schools Flexibility and adaptability to with changing needs Examples of Open Source Software? Apache webserver Apache Squirrelmail webmail system Squirrelmail sendmail, the most widely used email transport software sendmail Python programming language Python PHP programming language PHP Abiword word processor Abiword Linux: the most used Unix-like operating system Linux Postnuke Content Management System Postnuke Moodle Virtual Learning Environment Moodle

6. A free Open Source alternative to MS Office…. OpenOffice www.openoffice.org Import documents from other applications. A superb productivity suite Open Source Software in Education

7. Online Learning using Open Source Software Blogging! Media Gallery! Content Management Systems Virtual Learning Environment Discussion Boards

8. Open Source: A Global Phenomenon The Open Source community is a global phenomenon. The product evolves and develops constantly. The source code is open to all Everyone benefits ! PostNuke: A Content Management System

9. A Global Community using Media Gallery Downloads TopicsSearch

10. Developing a community Focus on a global matters image gallery on a range of subjects A large download area. Strong focus on Open Source resources A Global Community using

11. Topics emphasise the global focus www.mywebschool.org/postnuke/ A Global Community using

12. Over 100 articles. Strong focus on science matters www.mywebschool.org/postnuke/ A Global Community using

13. Over 100 articles. Strong focus on science matters www.mywebschool.org/postnuke/ A Global Community using

14. All configuration of the website is done online. Each part of the website is controlled by using a mouse + browser Access to any part of the website is controlled by the administrator(s) Users can have a range of access/control of these facilities. A Global Community using

15. Keep an online diary 24/7 access : update anytime Share thoughts/views with others Upload your files Allow others to share resources Opportunities for collaborative projects “A frequent, chronological publication of personal thoughts and Web links.”A frequent, chronological publication of personal thoughts and Web links Examples on www.webschool.org.uk Blog it! using

16. Blog it using “A frequent, chronological publication of personal thoughts and Web links.”A frequent, chronological publication of personal thoughts and Web links

17. Online Galleries using Image Gallery 2 Image Gallery 3 These image galleries have been developed for use for teachers and students. They can be used freely, for non- profit, educational applications. http://www.webschool.org.uk

18. Online Galleries using Images can be downloaded and used as posters….

19. Online Galleries using Add categories and subcategories….

20. Online Galleries using Administration is done online. New images/files can be uploaded directly Video/Sound and other multimedia files can be uploaded

21. KS4 Science Support Support Zone for 21 st Century Science Articles, links, images, downloads Direct newsfeeds on latest developments in science Focus on the topics of study.

22. Virtual Learning Environments Open Source Software

23. Some Publication Issues Issues Security Monitoring Copyright Open Access Privacy Accessibility A Solution ? Use a Virtual Learning EnvironmentVirtual Learning Environment Accessed only by your students Controlled by teachers Access to individual or group work Promotes individual and group activities Incorporates the school’s AUP Coolwebschool’s Support Zone Openschool’s Support Zone Coolwebschool’s Support Zone Openschool’s Support Zone

24. What is a Virtual Learning Environment? An online vehicle for teaching and learning Controlled access to curriculum teaching and learning ‘modules’ Modules can be separately assessed and recorded Tracking of student activity and achievement Activities to facilitate, guide and monitor learning Access to learning resources and assessments Communication between the learners and teachers/facilitators, and between peer groups Links to administrative systems

25. Virtual Learning Environments Buy a VLE : Digital Brain Blackboard WebCT VTLE (RM)VTLE BT Learning Centre Learning Gateway (MS)Learning Gateway Free VLE’s ATutor Moodle Claroline COSE

26. Proceed with caution… What are our strengths? What do we need? What can a VLE offer? What is available? What are the teaching and learning opportunities? Do they match our requirements? What flexibility is provided? What other issues need to be considered? Do your homework first!

27. Information and Guidance? FERL: Further Education Resources for Learning. “ An Internet based information service for lecturers and other practitioners in Further Education colleges funded by the FEFC and managed by BECTa.” Links to guidance/help pages:FERL Why have a VLE? Evaluating Learning Platforms Purchasing a VLEStaff Development Piloting a VLE Mainstreaming a VLE Administration Case Studies How to Get it all Wrong List of Case Studies

28. Information and Guidance? JISC : Joint Information Systems Committee. “An independent advisory body that works with further and higher education by providing strategic guidance, advice and opportunities use to use ICT to support learning, teaching, research and administration.”JISC Useful documents MLEs and VLEs explained

29. What is Moodle? A software package – designed to help educators create quality online courses. A course management system (CMS) – or Learning Management Systems (LMS) or Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). Supports social constructionist pedagogysocial constructionist pedagogy Open Source software Open Source FREE to download it, use it, modify it and distribute it ( GNU General Public License).download ituse itmodify itGNU General Public License Supports a range of platforms Unix, Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, Netware and any other system that supports PHP, including most webhost providers.PHP Data is stored in a single database: such as MySQL and PostgreSQL. Can also be used with Oracle, Access, Interbase, ODBC and others….MySQLPostgreSQL Available in 34 languages34 languages

30. Who created Moodle? Martin Dougiamas created MoodleMoodle Martin is Australian, living in Perth. Moodle started out as a hobby for Martin, and grew into the subject of his PhD thesis: "The use of Open Source software to support a social constructionist epistemology of teaching and learning within Internet-based communities of reflective inquiry", Moodle is now being used in many schools, universities and other educational communities. Martin Dougiamas More Information is available from Using Learning Communities to Create an Open Source Course Management System Moodle’s Home

31. Who uses Moodle? There are almost 700 sites which have registered, in over 67 countries! (January 2004) Albania | Argentina | Australia | Austria | Belgium | Bolivia | Brazil | Canada | Chile | China | Colombia | Costa Rica | Croatia (Hrvatska) | Cyprus | Czech Republic | Denmark | Dominican Republic | Ecuador Finland | France | Germany | Greece | Guatemala | Honduras | Hong Kong | Hungary | Iceland | India | Indonesia | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Ireland | Italy | Japan | Korea; Republic of | Lithuania | Malaysia | Mexico | Morocco | Nepal | Netherlands | New Zealand | Nicaragua | Norway | Pakistan | Peru | Philippines | Poland | Portugal | Romania | Russian Federation | Saudi Arabia | Singapore | Slovakia (Slovak Republic) | South Africa | Spain | Sweden | Switzerland | Taiwan | Thailand | Trinidad and Tobago | Turkey | Ukraine | United Arab Emirates | United Kingdom | United States of America | Uruguay | Venezuela …………………….. DownloadDownload your Moodle now!

32. Who uses Moodle? North Chadderton School Coolwebschool’s Moodle Openschool’s Moodle Supporting 21 st Century Science

33. Teacher to Facilitator? Moodle supports a change of role from ‘teacher’ to a ‘facilitator’ : A change from ‘source of knowledge' to being an influencer and role model of class culture, Facilitator connects with students by - addresses individual learning needs, - moderating discussions and activities - collectively leads students towards the learning goals of the class. The future developments of Moodle provide more support for this approach

34. The Philosophy ? “Social constructionist pedagogy“ A social group in which the focus is on both group and individual activities : Constructing Collaborating Creating Sharing

35. Moodle: Course structure Weekly format Each week consists of activities. Some might have deadlines, others might be open. Topics format Presented and organised into topics. A topic is not restricted to any time limit. Social format All activities are presented and organised into a single forum. Could also be used as noticeboards

36. Moodle: Modules Assignment Attendance Chat Choice Dialogue Exercise Forum Glossary Journal Quiz Resource Survey WebQuest Webwork Workshop Modules available for Moodle More detailsdetails

37. Moodle: Site Management An administrator Control of the site is by an administrator user defined during setup Plug-in "themes" The administrator can customise the site colours, fonts, layout etc to suit local needs Plug-in activity modules These can be added to existing Moodle installations Plug-in language packs Currently there are language packs for over 34 languages. These can be edited using a built-in web-based editor.34 languages

38. Moodle: Course Management (1) A teacher administrator has full control over all settings for a course, including restricting other teachers Choice of course formats such as by week, by topic or a discussion- focused social format Flexible array of course activities – Forums, Journals, Quizzes, Resources, Choices, Surveys, Assignments, Chats, Workshops Display recent changes to the course since the last login can be displayed on the course home page Easy editing of text for resources, forum postings, journal entries using an embedded WYSIWYG HTML editor

39. Moodle: Course Management (2) Grades for Forums, Journals, Quizzes and Assignments can be viewed on one page (and downloaded as a spreadsheet file) User logging and tracking – full activity reports for each student are available with graphs and details about each module. Also a detailed review of each student’s involvement including postings, journal entries etc Mail integration – copies of forum posts, teacher feedback etc can be mailed in HTML or plain text. Custom scales – teachers can define their own scales to be used for grading forums, assignments and journals Courses can be packaged – as a single zip file using the Backup function. These can be restored on any Moodle server.

40. Moodle: Assignment Module Can be specified with a due date and a maximum grade. Students can upload assignments They are date-stamped. Different file formats are allowed Late assignments are allowed The amount of lateness is shown clearly to the teacher Whole-class assessment Grades and comments provided for each assignment, on one page in one form. Viewable by assigned teachers Teacher feedback This is appended to the assignment page for each student. Notification is sent by e- mail Resubmission of assignments This can be allowed by teachers after grading (for re-grading)

41. Moodle: Forum Module Different types of forums are available, teacher-only, course news, open-to-all, one-thread-per-user. All postings have the authors photo attached. Discussions can be viewed as nested, flat, threaded, oldest or newest first Every registered user can join, or the teacher can force subscription for all The teacher can choose not to allow replies Discussion threads can be easily moved between forums Attached images are shown inline

42. Moodle:Quiz Module Multiple-choice questions : single or multiple answers Short Answer questions ~ words or phrases True-False questions Matching questions Random questions Numerical questions (with allowable ranges) Embedded-answer questions (cloze style) Embedded descriptive text and graphics Administration Panels

43. Moodle: Assignment Module Assignments can be specified with a due date and a maximum grade. Students can upload their assignments (any file format) to the server - they are date-stamped. Late assignments are allowed, but the amount of lateness is shown clearly to the teacher For each particular assignment, the whole class can be assessed (grade and comment) on one page in one form.

44. Moodle: Assignment Module. Assignments can be viewed online, or downloaded Teacher can attach feedback comments Notification is sent out by e-mail Resubmission can be granted for assignments, for re-grading

45. Installing Moodle Fantastico! http://www.webschool.org.uk/science/powerpoint/moodleinstall.ppt

46. Installation: requirements 1.Choose a hosting company which provides a MySQL (open source database) and PHP (embedded scripting language)MySQLPHP 2. Make sure they offer Fantastico.Fantastico 3.No special technical knowledge is required for the installation of Moodle Moodle 4.It is all controlled using 'point and click' operations. 5.Once installed, you can build your own Virtual Learning Environment, to suit the needs of your school.

47. Installing Moodle : Using Fantastico 1. Logon to the Control Panel Use the username and password supplied with Welcome Mail! Fantastico! is usually installed on Linux hosting accounts with CPanel bse33ugo **************

48. Installing Moodle : Using Fantastico Select Fantastico! From the Control Panel

49. Installing Moodle : Using Fantastico

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54. Installing Moodle : License Information Agree to the terms of the GPL License……

55. Installing Moodle : Version Information Current version of Moodle is displayed…..

56. Installing Moodle : Release Notes Notes about the current version No input required here… …. just continue with the installation

57. Installing Moodle : Database Tables

58. Installing Moodle : Database Upgrade

59. Installing Moodle :Configuration Specify the configuration variables A few are shown here…. The default settings usually work ! They can be changed at any time by the Administrator

60. Installing Moodle : Site Format Configure the site format presented to visitors

61. Installing Moodle : Admin. Profile Set the User Profile for the Administrator A few items are shown here…. They can be changed at any time

62. Moodle : Ready to go! Moodle has been installed and configured. Courses can now be added….

63. Need more information? These presentations are available at the Download Zone at http://www.mywebschool.org/postnuke/ Or, Download direct http://www.webschool.org.uk/science/gomoodlefinal.ppt http://www.webschool.org.uk/science/gomoodlefinal.ppt (available now) http://www.webschool.org.uk/science/gopublish.ppthttp://www.webschool.org.uk/science/gopublish.ppt (from 10/1/04) Massive collection of Open Source software for web applications: http://www.hotscripts.com Content management Software for websites: PHPNuke http://phpnuke.org/http://phpnuke.org/ PostNuke http://www.postnuke.comhttp://www.postnuke.com

64. Websites using Open Source software North Chadderton School Home www.webschool.org.uk Community Websites www.mywebschool.org/postnuke/ www.scibase.org/ http://www.scigallery.org/blogger/modules/news http://www.scigallery.org/blogger/modules/news/ Databases ( for KS3 and Science Links) These were originally developed for the ASE www.scilinks.org.uk/ www.scishop.org Image Galleries www.supportscience.org/cgi-bin/imagefolio/imageFolio.cgi www.webucation.org/gallery/ Virtual Learning Environment Websites www.coolwebschool.org/moodle/ www.openschool.org.uk/support/ 21st Century Support Sites www.21stcenturyscience.org.uk/support/ www.scienceblog.org/community/index.php Blogging User Logon www.webschool.org.uk/cgi-bin/mt/mt.cgi