We've had an excellent half day training with Di Dawson (DawsonLoane) - http://www.dawsonloane.co.uk/ - and all the e-Learning Advisors were able to be there along with our line manager. It's quite a feat to have 8 people on very different levels trying to get to grips with a new virtual learning environment. I think we were very well behaved really.
I have put together a list of what we covered so that we can cascade to some early adopters who can then attend the second training session in February. I have done 1 session with a member of the Computing department and am hopeful that we can deliver good training that starts with the idea of active learning. This will move us away from how most of us have used Blackboard - as a big filing cabinet.
On 16 December I went to the ULCC Moodle Wonderland where we heard an interesting range of people and organisations using Moodle, e-ILPs and Mahara. It was also a good opportunity to network (called a Knowledge Cafe these days) and to see a new build at Kingsway College.
I like the Moodle community. It embodies the best of the e-Learning community commitment to share and cooperate. Although there is a Blackboard community and many helpful people, many of them weren't working for Blackboard.
I think this blog has probably run its course now. If you have any questions, do email me ellen.lessner@abingdon-witney.ac.uk
Have a good holiday season and best wishes for a happy 2011.
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