"Supporting an online e-learning environment" theme of two day workshop in Sioux Lookout
Jesse Fiddler (jessefiddler@knet.ca - Muskrat Dam) and Fernando Oliveira (fernandooliveira@knet.ca - Toronto) are leading a two day workshop in Sioux Lookout for First Nation education teams to explore strategies for the effective use of open source platforms for creating online e-learning environments.
The workshop is sponsored by Ontario's Regional Management Organization under INAC's First Nations SchoolNet program.
The workshop agenda ....
MoodleFN – Looking Ahead
October 25 & 26, 2007
October 25
9:30 AM - Admin Training for Meeting Place
Discussion Topics:
- Overview of the MoodleFN 1.5 program that’s currently used for Meeting Place
- What’s the difference between off-the-shelf Moodle and MoodleFN 1.5
- Overview of the server backend (installation, installing 3rd party modules, etc.)
- Overview of frontend (adding users, creating new courses, filters, etc.)
1:30 PM – The future of the K- Net Meeting Place
Discussion Topics:
- What should this space be about?
- How should it be connected to existing user lists and the new Drupal sites
- How can MoodleFN 1.8 be adapted to meet the needs of this Meeting Place site
- Next steps – where do we go from here.
October 26
9:30 AM – Creating Synergy between Ned.ca & FirstNationSchools.ca
Discussion Topics:
- Is there a way to allow teachers and students to move freely between these sites?
- Can Ned courses be advertised on local sites (via an optional Drupal block)
- Can these two sites share data (community profiles, maps, photos, etc.)
1:30 PM – An overview of MoodleFN 1.8 (Video Conference accompanied by Breeze session)
Discussion Topics:
- Overview of MoodleFN 1.8 (assignments, marking interface, FN settings, etc.)
- Overview of Moodle (blogs, roles and permissions, etc.)
- Bug reports and wish lists
- Brainstorming about an eLearning Objects Repository system for Native schools