Slide 1: Implementing LMS a case study
Peter Van den Broeck SO STJ Hamme
Slide 2: Peter Van den Broeck
English
/ Dutch Teacher Masters Degree Languages No IT-qualifications Platform manager of Kajakaja Kajakaja.be – Chamilo 1.8.7.1 with campus Plugin
Slide 3: STJ Hamme
Secondary
school – years 3 to 6 (vocational 7) ASO – technical – vocational 364 students 61 teachers
Using
LMS since 2006
Slide 4: First steps…
Introduction
in April 2006 Stephen Hargreaves – Working with Webquests Making a choice: Dokeos or Moodle Why D0ke0s?
Expertise (trainee from HoWest – AUGent) Simple and clear layout (Partly) Belgian based – language support 100%
Slide 5: Jura – Project D0ke0s
Subdomain 40
schoolwebsite
students 1 teacher Positive experience
Student motivation Participation community (wiki-tool pcool)
Slide 6: Level 1 – Sep 2006
Separate
domain – hosted environment (kajakaja) Account for every student / teacher Choice of use was with teacher (noobligation) 5 teachers in 8 classes LIMITED SUCCESS
Slide 7: First push – Jan 2007
Introduction
teachers
of ‘Mededelingen’ for
Weekly update All school related forms for download announcements
Result:
+30 passive users (teachers) PRACTICAL USE
Slide 8: Second push – Mar 2007
Update to 1.8.x Series of hands-on sessions for interested teachers Results:
5 -> 20 teachers who use courses for students 60% of students have a login Math dpt starts its own cross curricular course
DOWNSIDE: Flashy Fileserver
Slide 9: Some setbacks – Sep 2007
AUGent
partnership project
Free dokeos platform Centralized management Helpdesk Left the program after 14 days
Failure
in update to 1.8.4 -> reinstall from scratch Relaunch 3rd week of September
Bad practice: teachers hand out account details Problems -> less teachers rely on platform hence less students get their account details
Slide 10: Revenge at hand – Jan 2008
Introduction
‘ leerlingenmededelingen’ All students get login through administation Initiation by IT-teachers End Jan 95% have logged in at least once Stable active teacher usage 40% BUT: Flashy Fileserver, only 2 teachers use other modules Motivational setback: no real progress in 1,5 years
Slide 11: Land ahoi – Mar 2008
Campus
Plugin – Ludwig Theunis Amazing Tool Installation of 2nd testing Platform
Test with selected group
May:
decision to implement -> total cleanup June: mandatory sessions to introduce new platform
Slide 12: Kajakaja 2.0 – Sep 2008
Dokeos
1.8.5 + Campus Plugin New features:
Timetable Journal based on timetable Students listings Reservations tool
Slide 13: A better way?
Personalised
mini-manual Voluntary school journal Mandatory for reservations Timetable changes: consult the platform AMAZING: by half Sep
letters 1st day of school +
96% of students 99% of teachers
Slide 14: STS – Jan 2009
Student
Tracking System Mandatory Learning disorders – Results – Behaviour RESULT
More teachers become ‘active users’ Links – documents – announcements Most popular: Journal - Listings
Slide 15: Open evaluation
Positive
perception More up than down Split in IT and LMS STS is sole source information DOWN: first student hack
Slide 16: Year 2 2.0 – Sep 2009
Same
procedures Active Day 3 of school year Massive course growth (DEPT courses) DOWN: 1 course -> several courses CLB Login
Slide 17: Jan – May 2010
New
headmaster:
Former Dokeos Platform Admin New blood Go Chamilo decision Limit course creation Cleanup
Slide 18: On hold – Sep 2010
Start
1.4
schoolyear: Dokeos 186 + Campus
Oct
Mandatory school journal Precreated courses DB stability problems in webhosting (21.000 tables) decision migrate to VPS Decision upgrade to Chamilo
2010:
Slide 19: Move
The move – Dec 2010
Dokeos 186 to VPS
Problem: DB of 21.000 tables Rights management (webhosting sucks)
Upgrade
to Chamilo
Stable! Database bugs:
Course
list Within courses
Slide 20: Chamilo – Jan 2011
Introduction
Jan 3rd Positive response to overall system Negative response
Social network (exclusion) Currently unused again
Slide 21: IT admin – Mar 2011
Added
new function
Single tracking system for IT errors Positive response
Slide 22: Back to the future
Downside
in usage:
Fileserver Administrative platform
Hands
Plans
on session for different modules Online testing experiments Learning paths
Slide 23: Future for Chamilo
Hopeful
developments 2.0 Plugin Code: integrated in full project More config options for Social network Mobile version
Slide 24: Question Time
