On Friday May 26th 2017, at Dawson College, teachers from English colleges, universities and Ministerial IT Partners attended the Moodle Day 2017 professional development activity.

Presentations were well received and well attended:

CREATIVE USES OF MOODLE by Anna Sokolovskaya from Concordia University hyperlink:  http://bit.ly/ImprovingCourseAppearance;        http://bit.ly/MoodleCreativeUses

COURSE IN THE CLOUD by Patricia M. Campbell from Dawson College  hyperlink: http://bit.ly/moodleday-cloud

WORKING WITH SETTINGS OF THE MOODLE GRADEBOOK: A “CASE STUDY”
by Patti Kingsmill from Vanier College                                hyperlink: http://bit.ly/gradebook-settings

THE QUESTION SHARER OPTION AND THE BOOK RESOURCE
by Roxanne Millette from John Abbott College                                hyperlink: http://bit.ly/two-tricks

MOODLE NOODLES? by Dominique Robertson from McGill University Health Center hyperlink: N/A

This event was organized by DECClic’s English Sector Consultant, Roman Barba and Dawson College’s IT Representative, Rafael Scapin.

For more information, you can refer to an article published by Ryan W. Moon (2017, June 5). Moodle Day 2017: Sharing Practices. ProfWeb.   http://www.profweb.ca/en/publications/articles/moodle-day-2017-sharing-practices

The objective of this educational video is to facilitate teachers daily task managing the an online quiz. In this video you will learn tips and tricks to organize an online quiz.

The content was presented during the March-May 2017 online sessions, by Claudette Ouellette, Pedagogical Advisor and Moodle Coordinator at DECclic Corporation.

This educational video was edited by Roman Barba, Pedagogical Advisor and Moodle Consultant at DECclic.

The objective of this educational video is to facilitate teachers daily task managing the course content. In this video you will learn tips and tricks to better set up your course.

The content was presented during the March-May 2017 online sessions, by Claudette Ouellette, Pedagogical Advisor and Moodle Coordinator at DECclic Corporation.

This educational video was edited by Roman Barba, Pedagogical Advisor and Moodle Consultant at DECclic.

This research study addresses differences in student perception of the significance of Moodle learning management system (LMS) quality characteristics and differences in student satisfaction in regard to such characteristics. In this study, it has been shown that male and female students are equally satisfied with Moodle LMS quality characteristics and that there is a difference in the significance that students give to these characteristics. Moreover, based on students’ age and year of study, it was found that these groups had different significance levels for quality characteristics and were not equally satisfied with them. It was also found that there is a substantial statistical difference in the significance students gave to quality characteristics and in student satisfaction itself, according to how much time they spent using the Moodle application.A further analysis of the variables demonstrated that the following components of quality characteristics were more important to female students: average waiting time for a response, feedback quality, material thoroughness, material clarity, website user-friendliness, cooperation diversity, and material quantity.

Horvat, A., Dobrota, M., Krsmanovic, M., & Cudanov, M. (2015). Student perception of moodle learning management system: A satisfaction and significance analysis. Interactive Learning Environments, 23(4), 515-527. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10494820.2013.788033

The objective of this educational video is to facilitate teachers daily task managing an assignment activity. In this video you will learn how to create an assignment activity in Moodle (individual or group), and how to access it and carry out a paperless evaluation of the students’ work.

The content was presented during the March-May 2017 online sessions, by Jean-Paul Raîche, Pedagogical Advisor and Moodle Coordinator at DECclic Corporation.

This educational video was edited by Roman Barba, Pedagogical Advisor and Moodle Consultant at DECclic.

The objective of this educational video is to facilitate teachers daily task creating a quiz activity. In this video you will learn how to create and manage self-correcting questions, and make them available in an online test.

The content was presented during the March-May 2017 online sessions, by Claudette Ouellette, Pedagogical Advisor and Moodle Consultant at DECclic Corporation.

This educational video was edited by Roman Barba, Pedagogical Advisor and Moodle Consultant at DECclic.

EVENT THEME: Moodle and its Role in Higher Education

DATE: Friday, May 26, 2017

LOCATION: Dawson College, 3040 Sherbrooke St W, Montreal, QC H3Z 1A4

DEADLINE TO SUBMIT PROPOSAL:  May 8, 2017

NOTE: the decision has to be announced by May 15, 2017

Click here to submit your proposal

Presentations types:

• 15-20 minute talks
• round table discussion

The topics can include the reporting of:

• best practices and advice on using pedagogical strategies with Moodle (i.e., flipped-classroom, blended learning, etc.)
• implementation of Moodle resources and activities (i.e., book, label, quiz, forum, notifications, etc.)
• other topics that impact instruction and learning (i.e., student cognitive development, student motivation, teachers usage of technology, etc.)

Proposal Requirements:

• Please submit your proposal by completing the Google Form
• As the majority of participants will be from Anglophone sector colleges submissions and presentations are preferred in English but may be in French as well.
• N.B. Presenters must be registered and available to present and attend the event on May 26th.

Presentation detailed info:

1. SHORT PRESENTATIONS should be 15 minutes in length, with 5 minutes for Q&A, providing space for 3 presenters per session and 10 minutes of joint discussion time at the end.
2. ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION combine the graphic display of materials with the opportunity to discuss the intended topic. Sessions will be organized around a common theme or body of work.

For any questions, please contact Rafael Scapin from Dawson College at rscapin@dawsoncollege.qc.ca or Roman Barba from DECclic-Moodle Corporation at romabdv@gmail.com.