It is official, the new LMS for Clark College is Moodle Joule hosted by Moodlerooms. The eLearning staff along with a small pilot group of Clark faculty dedicated their summer months to learning the new LMS. We are now ready to introduce the rest of our campus community to Moodle Joule, beginning with informational sessions at Fall Orientation, workshops for eLearning faculty, and approximately 12 live fall classes taught by the pilot group during fall quarter.
The LMS Migration
Faculty Training Plan
Between fall 2010 and spring 2011, eLearning will present three phases of Moodle workshops in defined stages:
The first stage will take place fall quarter. The fall quarter training is designed for current Clark College online/hybrid faculty. A faculty member who has taught online or hybrid for Clark College using Blackboard prior to winter 2011 and is identified to teach online or hybrid courses for Clark College in the 2010-2011 academic year qualifies as a course migrator. Three phases of Moodle training will be available to migrating faculty during fall quarter.
Phase I: Strategies for Moving from Blackboard to Moodle.
Phase II: Developing Courses in Moodle Joule: hands-on computer workshop emphasizing tool training. Faculty will receive their Moodle course shells and login information during this workshop.
Phase III: Teaching with Moodle Joule: online workshop emphasizing student engagement and retention.
*Each of the phases is approximately 3 hours in length; flexible scheduling is available upon request.
Migrating Faculty can register now for Phase I, II, and III Workshops:
eLearning Faculty – Click here to register for Fall Quarter Moodle Workshops
The second stage will begin winter quarter (January 2011). Winter and spring 2011 training is designed for faculty who are new to online teaching and faculty who use the LMS to enhance their face-to-face courses. Phases I and II are strongly recommended for all users.
Blackboard will remain available throughout the academic year. The migration process will be complete on June 30, 2011.