KOTESOL JJ - WordPress as LMS (Learning Management System)

https://aaron.kr/content/code/wordpress/wordpress-as-lms-learning-management-system/

I designed this talk for an audience who understands the basic concepts of an LMS (Learning Management System) and wants to implement it themselves in their classrooms.

Therefore, this talk is primarily an argument for WHY WordPress is the BEST solution for an LMS - as opposed to other possible solutions (including Moodle) - and introduces some basic concepts about how to put WordPress to work for you as an LMS.

Transcript

1. WordPress as LMS (Learning Management System)
2. define:LMS/ Learning Management System
3. define:LMS/ A digital learning environment to manage all aspects of the learning process.
4. WHY?
5. WHY? HOW?
6. WHY? HOW? WHAT?
7. LMS 1 2 WHY?
8. define:LMS/ A digital learning environment to manage all aspects of the learning process.
9. 1 Communicate Objects 3 Delivery (drip content) 2 Learning Timelines 4 Assess & Track 5 Communicate w/ students 6 Ongoing Resources Aspects
10. Traditional Classrooms
11. LMS Assisted
12. One more reason...
13. One more reason...
14. HS Tech Competencies Terminology, Templates, Policies Identify, Prepare, Create, Upload CSS, FLV, Downloads, Forms, DBs (Web Authoring)
15. “EdTech is transforming K-12 learning with an intensity and at a pace that is disruptive, creative, and unpredictable.”
16. “Students are no longer content to be passive recipients of information. Few kids can sit behind a desk when they have smart phones or iPads in their possession.”
17. “The higher education business model is threatened by the need for cheaper delivery of services, content, and learning… Pricing, Access, Connectivity, Competition - It’s all about Economics.”
21. define:WordPress/ The #1 web publishing CMS in the world - powering 23% of all the world’s websites.
22. define:WordPress/ FREE. unlimited. awesomeness.
23. What about?
24. 1 Price 3 Flexibility 2 Power 4 Simplicity 5 Support 6 Reliability Considerations
25. Why should you care? 1 Price
26. 2: it’s powerful Why should you care? 2 Power
27. Themes ~3,000 Free 4,000+ $$
28. Plugins 35,000+
29. 3: it’s scalable Why should you care? 3 Flexibility
30. 0 0 0 0 0 , 0 0 , 0 5 one code base .COM Why should you care?
31. Why should you care?
32. 4: it’s comparatively easy Why should you care? 4 Simplicity
33. Can you? Then you can -> Why should you care?
35. http://ma.tt/2014/10/sotw-2014/
36. 5: it’s growing Why should you care? 5 Support
37. http://ma.tt/2014/10/sotw-2014/
38. 17 Posts / second How big is it?
39. 23% of top 10,000,000 How big is it?
40. http://w3techs.com/technologies/history_overview/content_management/all/y
41. https://wordpress.com/notable-users/
43. 6: it’s safe + reliable Why should you care? 6 Reliability
45. 60-80 updates/day
46. Web host * Affiliate
47. LMS 1 2 HOW?
48. define:Blended Learning/ education that integrates online and in-person delivery with some element of student control
49. define:Blended Learning/ face-to-face classroom methods + computer-mediated activities
50. Types of Classrooms Traditional Flipped (Blended) MOOC
51. define:MOOC/ Massive Online Open Courses.
52. define:MOOC/ an online course aimed at unlimited participation and open access via the web.
55. Level of Instruction Unit/Lesson Single Course Full Curriculum
56. Time (Schedule) Fixed Daily Modified Open Entry/Exit
57. Role of Online Components Traditional Enhanced Transformational
58. Teacher Role Teacher Leads Teacher Supports No Teacher Necessary
59. Student Role Teacher Driven Learning Teacher Guided Learning Independent Learning
60. Student Support Little - None School Mentoring School + Home Mentoring
61. Student to Teacher Ratio Traditional 2-3x Trad Helpdesk Model
62. 1: Go Paperless
63. 2: HW = Interaction
64. 1 2 .org .com
65. Process →
66. Option #1 Option #2
67. 1 Communicate Objects 3 Delivery (drip content) 2 Learning Timelines 4 Assess & Track 5 Communicate w/ students 6 Ongoing Resources Aspects
68. LMS 1 2 WHAT?
69. WHAT?
70. 1st Steps
71. Pages “Templates” Hierarchical Schedule-able
72. Posts “Formats” Chronological Schedule-able
73. Categories “Folders” Indexable
74. Tags “Keywords” Searchable
75. Media Drag-&-Drop Copy/Paste Embeds
76. Media Drag-&-Drop Copy/Paste Embeds
77. Media Drag-&-Drop Copy/Paste Embeds
78. Media Drag-&-Drop Copy/Paste Embeds
79. +35,000
80. 1. Communicate Objects
81. 2. Learning Timelines
82. 3. Delivery (Drip Content)
83. 4. Assess & Track
84. 5. Communicate w/ Students
85. 6. Ongoing Resources
86. LMS
88. @jekkilekki http://www.jekkilekki.com https://speakerdeck.com/asnowberger WPMUJJ
89. QA &