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Comments Listen to middle school students talk about Moodle. "The Moodle learning environment has allowed our teachers to reach students at different levels and abilities more effectively. Teachers observe that their students are able to cover more material and achieve at higher levels when compared to a more traditional setting. Students have also become more self-directed and engaged in their learning experiences." (Grace Magley, Director of Technology, Millis Public Schools) "OK- It is 11:40pm right now and I can't get myself to stop with the Moodle module! It is so exciting to think about how this could change the way I teach. It seems like most of us are still in the Stone Age as far as using all the technology out there! This is really making an impact on my thinking as far as how I can teach in the future." (Heidi Dumas, Worcester teacher) Resources
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Where Are the Principals? |
Romeo
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Debbie Donohue with President and Mrs. Obama
The Learning
Curve Consortium Worldwide brings educators together not only with a shared
professional development Moodle site but also through Moodle Share Fairs.
More about the Moodle Consortium, member schools and course
sites developed.
Romeo Marquis -
16 Beale Street,
Worcester, MA 01606 |
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Romeo
Marquis is a co-founder and a member of the Board of Directors of The Learning Curve
Consortium Worldwiwde. He has
been a teacher, principal and associate dean for academic technology
and distance education. He is the recipient of MassCUE's Pathfinder
Award in Educational Technology and Massachusetts Colleges Online's
Contributor of Distinction Award. Romeo is a Moodle trainer and
consultant, working closely with educators at all levels. He is the
developer and lead instructor for The Moodle Course.
Romeo's
Blog |
Deborah
Donohue is a senior associate working closely with Romeo Marquis and
with The Learning Curve. She is also an
experienced instructional technology specialist, an experienced online
instructor, a MAC platform user
and an XO laptop connoisseur. Deb has designed an excellent online
course for educators entitled, Maximizing Learning Styles in the
Classroom: Differentiating Instruction with Technology.Debbie's Web site |
About the Moodle Schools Consortium: Our partner, IMG Software, creates a
separate Moodle site
for
each participating district. Together we provide ongoing support for technical
and pedagogical functions
within Moodle - no
need to place additional burdens on your technical staff.
We also provide
support for
a local Moodle administrator through
a train the trainer approach. Educators
whose districts belong to
our
consortium also have access to a password protected
Moodle site with
detailed support documents and "how
to" videos. Consortium
members may participate at Moodle Share Fairs
that include guest presenters and
breakout sessions led by experienced Moodle
teachers from various schools.
Consortium
members also
receive discounts for enrollment in selected graduate courses
including Integrating
Moodle into Your
Teaching
and other titles offered through the Online Professional Development Center
at
Framingham
State College.
Our hosting partner: We began working with
IMG Software in the
fall of 2008. We to this relationship a long
history of
experience
in elementary and secondary schools as well as in higher
education. Instructional
technology has been and
continues to be our main focus,
especially in the area of online teaching and
learning.
At IMG, the focus has
been on a full line of school and municipal software. iPass continues to be a
leader in
browser based student
information systems. IMG includes a team of experienced programmers and
engineers
who provide excellent
hosting and technical support services. Working together, we now provide a rare
combination of instructional
and administrative Web-based
services to
schools.
Can your district participate
even if we host our own Moodle server? Yes, certainly. Your school
would
have exactly the same level of service and support except for "back end" support
that would be provided
by your own technology staff. You would have the same level of access as all
other members of the
consortium enjoy - support for a local Moodle administrator through
a train the trainer approach, access
to a password protected
Moodle site with detailed support documents and "how to" videos. Consortium
members may participate at Moodle Share Fairs
that include guest presenters and breakout sessions led
by experienced Moodle
teachers from various schools. Consortium
members also receive discounts for
enrollment in selected graduate courses
including Integrating Moodle into Your Teaching
and other titles
offered through the Online Professional Development Center
at Framingham State College.
What schools belong to Moodle Schools @ The Learning Curve?
Course sites at the schools in our consortium

OpenCourseWare: OpenCourseWare enables
teachers to integrate lecture notes, podcasts and videos
into their Moodle course sites. We are working closely with MIT to provide
targeted professional
development to support these tools and to develop mentoring programs to support
the teachers in
our consortium.
The Moodle Course: Integrating Moodle
into Your Teaching is a three-credit graduate level course
offered through the Online Professional Development Center at Framingham State
College. This
course was developed by Romeo Marquis who is also its lead instructor. Teachers
whose districts
belong to our Moodle Schools consortium may this course at no additional charge.
The course
includes four major modules - (1) Why Teach Online, (2) Developing Content for
Online Use,
(3) Helping Students Engage Content in Innovative Ways, and (4) Assessing
Student Achievement
in an Online Environment. Teachers who want to receive three graduate credits
may do so for an
initial fee. Detailed
description and comments by teachers.
Next section of the Moodle course
June 29 - August 21 online
Request registration information