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<DIV>20 courses! Your'e doing well!</DIV>
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<DIV>I found teachers will only use Moodle if they see the need. Also if they
perceive the learning curve as too steep they won't bother. I have run quite a
few in service programs with a good deal of iinitial interest but not much
follow through. Very frustrating, particularly when I can see definite
educational advantages to a wide range of literacy skills. </DIV>
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<DIV>I'm now down to individually mentoring teachers untill they feel they can
manage the medium themselves. I think the whole aspect of using Learning
Management Systems in schools must be strategically planned right from the
outset by the educational administration, not haphazzardly implemented like
I did. It's difficult, if I didn't implement it when I did we still wouldn't
have anything at all. <BR></DIV>
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<DIV>Phil Brown</DIV>
<DIV>Oxley College</DIV>
<DIV><BR>>>> murrao@westbourne.vic.edu.au 20/05/2005 10:04:40 am
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hi<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I have tried to
increase Moodle usage at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Westbourne</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Grammar
School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> but have so far only got 20 courses
Moodle-ized.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">At a recent directors
of faculty meeting we decide to run a trail of getting a teacher’s marks book
online via Moodle.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The maths teacher
involved will set up a Moodle course with all assignments being his existing
paper based assessments. The assessments will run as per normal but grades and
comments will be entered into Moodle and exported to excel at the end of
semester. Students and parents can assess this data throughout the
semester.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I will monitor the
server logs and if the trail is a success the entire secondary school will jump
on board. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Will keep you
posted<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Regards,
</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=navy><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Oliver
Murray</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=navy><SPAN
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