Utilising ‘Master Courses’ to support collaboration (Moodle 2)

STEVEN PARKER@sparkered

“A Master Course is a complete course consisting of well designed learner centered activities and resources…

Refer: Steven Parker http://goo.gl/ulQvK

WhatWhat is a ‘Master Course’?

typically developed by a team of teachersat time, effort and cost”

How Moodle works

Add resource/ activity…

EDITING TEACHER

NON- EDITING TEACHER

MANAGER

Course Roles and Permissions

…typically developed by a team of teachers.” Locked down courses = TENSIONTurn editing on = TENSION

SOLUTION: Manage course activity editing rights ‘Free up’ the creativity ofnon-editing teachers using: ‘Groupings’Multiple copies of activities ‘Teacher Role’ on individual activities

Still maintains quality control

GROUPINGS

What is a Grouping?

A Grouping is an activity setting to control viewing access for specific student groups.

i.e. Control of who sees what activity!

Multiple copies of activities assigned to ‘Groupings’

Assign Non-editing teachers ‘EDITING’ permissions at an activity level

Controlled visibility based on the activity’s Grouping

NEW MOODLE 2 FEATURE RECOMMENDATION: Assign course editing privileges against Groupings

Course Administrator able to: Lock down core activities and resources as a

‘Master course’ grouping. Configure a teacher’s course level editing

privileges against their allocated grouping. Teachers able to:

View each other’s activities using a course groupings filter.

Managers able to: Assign well designed activities and resources to

the core ‘Master course’ grouping.

COLLABORATION OUTCOME & BENEFITS

Groupings can improve the Master Course concept

Teachers can edit courses without impacting each other

Fosters collaborative culture around course design incidentally

Allows course administrators easy management of course lifecycle

Return on investment of time cost and effort in developing courses.

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