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MrCute is a JISC-funded joint project byWorcester College of Technology and

Learning Objectivity UKin cooperation with:Xtensis Ltd (NLN)

Jorum, the UK national Teaching and Learning Repository.

Peter KilcoyneMrCute Project Director

pkilcoyne@wortech.ac.uk

Richard GoddardMrCute Project Managerrichard@learningobjectivity.com

What is MrCute?• A search system for learning

materials both inside and outside an institution

• An optional add-on repository for Moodle

• A way of storing and sharing materials outside specific courses

Reasons behind development of MrCute

• Create fully functional OS repository module for Moodle

• Increase sharing within an institution• Make repository resources available to all

users of Moodle (inc students)• Allow searching of Jorum and NLN

resources (increase usage and awareness)• Usability (work with tutors with low IT

skills and confidence)

Benefits of MrCute– minimise server space usage– encourage sharing– enable site wide use of materials without

further upload– allow non technical teachers to create IMS

learning packages– easier version control– Searching of JORUM and NLN repositories

What does MrCute look like?• You can see a quick video

introduction on YouTube at:www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCTIBYOASsA

(or search YouTube for MrCute Moodle)

• Live demonstrationMrCute 2 Moodle( beta version)

Moodleman Video

Moodleman YouTube

• Alternatively, view screenshots • or skip alternatives.

New options in “Add a resource”

Finding in the local and/or national repositories

Sample results display

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Creating a new learning package

Repository Search Block

Successes so far• Funded twice (so far) by JISC

• Winner in the 2009 IMS Global Learning Impact Awards

• Growing user community across UK and the world (Portugal, Spain, USA, Pakistan, New Zealand, Australia, Finland, Germany, Canada, Egypt, Honduras, Turkey and Holland)

MrCute 3?• Stand alone (non moodle version)

• Rating system

• Drag and drop

• Further integration with other repositories

Reminder

• MrCute 1:

http://www.learningobjectivity.com/moodle182

http://tinyurl.com/5h6ofp

• MrCute 2

http://www.learningobjectivity.com/mrcute

http://tinyurl.com/mrcute

• Enrolment key for both: cutie

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Peter KilcoyneMrCute Project Director

pkilcoyne@wortech.ac.uk

Richard GoddardMrCute Project Managerrichard@learningobjectivity.com

http://tinyurl.com/mrcute