SSU Moodle Project

Several workshops have just been added to the Faculty Center's training schedule.

Register here (Seawolf ID required)

Moodle Basics

For faculty who want to learn how to get started using Moodle.

• Tuesday, 13 December 2011, 10:00am - 11:30am

Communicating in Moodle

How to use the Forum and Messages tools for effective communication with students, without overly impacting your email inbox.

• Tuesday, 11 October 2011, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
• Wednesday, 16 November 2011, Noon - 1:00pm

Integrating Library Resources in a Moodle Course

Learn how to easily add a variety of library resources and materials in your Moodle course.

• Wednesday, 19 October 2011 Noon - 1:00pm

Understanding Moodle's Gradebook

Tips for easier use of Moodle's Grades tool.

• Wednesday, 5 October 2011 Noon - 1:15pm
• Thursday, 8 November 2011 Noon - 1:15pm
• Friday, 2 December 2011 10:00am - 11:15am

End-of-Semester Gradebook Consultations

Make an appointment with Faculty Center staff to go over any Moodle Gradebook issues you might encounter.

The following faculty have been accepted to the Fall 2011 Online Training Program.

• Sandra Ayala (Education)
• Maureen Buckley (Counseling)
• Perry Davis (Business)
• Sandra Feldman (English)
• Maureen Flynn Garcia (Nursing)
• Pat Hansen (Psychology)
• Nicole Lawson (Library)
• Jesse Markay (History)
• Joe Marquez (Library)
• Sandra Newton (Business)
• Jack Ou (Engineering)
• Elena Parolini (Education)
• Felicia Palsson (Library)
• Nancy Uber-Kellogg (Hutchins)
• Elisa Velasquez (Psychology)
• Andy Wallace (Philosophy)
• Elaine Wellin (Sociology)

Faculty Moodle Training Program, Fall 2011: Online Moodle Workshop

Please use this form to apply for the Fall 2011 Faculty Moodle Training Program. (Sorry, applications are no longer being accepted.)

Faculty have the opportunity to participate in extensive Introduction to Teaching with Moodle online training this Fall 2011. This will begin with a face-to-face session with award-winning Moodle trainer, Joan Van Duzer, Friday, September 23 from 9:00 am -1:00 pm (lunch included). The training will then move online for four weeks, with approximately 1-2 hours of participation per day. Though participation is designed to be daily, there is flexibility to move ahead or catch up, within reason.

As part of the training, faculty participants will develop an actual Spring 2012 course and may choose to develop other courses, simultaneously. This will put these instructors in a strong position for effective use of Moodle from Spring 2012 forward.

We seek a broad and diverse level of faculty involvement and are open to participation by instructors of all backgrounds and expertise levels related to online teaching and learning.

Information Technology will pay for the training, which is normally $200 per person. Up to 20 faculty participants will be accepted into the project.

Questions? Email barbara.moore@sonoma.edu.

Faculty access to WebCT will end during the early morning hours on February 28. Some faculty may wish to perform a few last minute tasks to archive some WebCT course content.

• Archive & Download Course Files (PDF)
• Archive & Download Assignment Dropbox Submissions (PDF)
• Archive & Download Discussions (PDF)
• Archive & Download Your WebCT Course Grade Book (PDF)

Can't fit this in before Feb. 28? Don't panic! This can be done by appointment in the IT Web Office between March 7 and June 15, 2011.

If you're using Echo360 lecture capture system, you can easily include your Echo streams in your Moodle course.

How to Add an Echo Stream to Your Moodle Course (PDF)

The California State University, Moodlerooms and Remote-Learner announce the call for presentations and posters for

MOODLE MOOT US - WEST COAST 2011
July 12-14
Doubletree Hotel - Rohnert Park, CA

Keynote Speakers:

• Martin Dougiamas, Founder of Moodle
• David Wiley, Associate Professor of Instructional Psychology & Technology, Brigham Young University

Presentations will considered for a wide variety of topics on Moodle in the following Tracks:

• Moodle in Action
• Moodle Support & Governance
• Moving to Moodle
• Moodle Under the Hood
• Moodle 2.0
• Sponsors

The Call for Presentations and posters is now open! - deadline: February 14
*Registration fee waved for selected presentations (does not include Posters).

Join your colleagues in the Sonoma Wine Country for an inspirational and enriching conference! Register today and take advantage of the early bird pricing.

SSU's WebCT server is no longer in production.

Faculty who want to use a Learning Management System with their courses should use Moodle.

Existing WebCT courses will continue to be available to faculty through February 2011. Winter 2011 WebCT courses will be open to students until midnight on February 5.

On March 1, WebCT will be moved to an archive server, where it will be available to IT staff only until June 30, 2011.

Questions? Contact Barbara Moore, barbara.moore@sonoma.edu.

There's still time to get your Moodle courses ready for Spring.

Check the IT Training Schedule for a variety of training sessions.

• Moodle Basics: introduction to building a Moodle course (1 hr).
• Moodle Grades: introduction to the Moodle Gradebook, including how to prepare your gradebook for the semester (1 hr).
• Moodle Forum: introduction to using Moodle Forums in your course (1 hr).
• Moodle Quiz Basics: how to create questions, build a quiz, and grade quiz submissions (1 hr).
• Faculty Moodle Lab Time: One-on-one assistance in creating your courses and learning Moodle tools, tailored to individual needs, or just work in Moodle with handy Moodle support within steps (2 hrs).

If the workshops don't fit your schedule, contact Martha Ezell to set up a consultation.

Have a quick Moodle question? Send email to moodle@sonoma.edu or phone 664-2339.

Or, if you have a question or comment to share with other Moodle-using Faculty, login to Moodle and post a question in the Moodle Users Group course. All faculty teaching Spring 2011 courses are automatically enrolled.