[Moodle] Real costs of admin support & time

[Philip Brown]

I implemented Moodle and lead the development and PD of it. This all
happens along side everything else I have to do so it's a bit ad hoc.
Yet despite this it is growning successfully. 

I think if a school wants to utilise it properly they need someone like
an e-learning coordinator who will plan and systematically introduce it
to staff. Moodle is free so there are no real overheads apart from the
initial set up and the odd bit of code needed from time to time for some
specialised function. I have also found that having good tech supportr
is invaluable. To use it effectively staff need proper training and
scaffolding and school administrators need to be clear on how it should
be used. The cost is freeing up some time for a staff member to do this.
The benefits will become clear when staff take it on board and use it
effectively.

Phil Brown
Oxley College
9727 9917 

>>> cecilie at vitta.org.au 3/11/2005 11:47:18 am >>>
Hi
Can anyone assist with information? I'm trying to quantify the real
costs
of supporting Moodle in a school - in terms of admin support and
teacher
PD, as two separate issues.
Who supports admin of it in your school - a tech or a teacher?
Who supports PD for teachers?
Please respond to cecilie at vitta.org.au 

cheers
Cecilie
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