AIMS Faculty Complete Training

The faculty of the Asian Institute of Maritime Studies (AIMS) completed their Moodle 101 Basic Training for Online Teachers last July 21, 2007 at the AIMS CBET Building. Angelo Anthony Agujo (that's me!) facilitated the session. This is AIMS' first batch of faculty who have been trained in Moodle. Previously, faculty members were also trained in the use of LAMS software. A pilot implementation in the use of Moodle for online examination purposes is scheduled this August 2007.

Teachnologists.com provides training and support services to the Asian Institute of Maritime Studies.

The training session covered the following topics:

• Profile Customization
• Course Settings Customization
• Resource Management
• Activities Management (Forums, Assignments)
• Grades Management
  

OPAPA Team Completes Training

From OPAPA (http://www.openacademy.ph/) website:

OPAPA conducts training for ODL
Written by Queenie R. Pineda

To get ready for the Online Distance Learning (ODL) service of the Open Academy for Philippine Agriculture (OPAPA), the OPAPA e-Learning team recently conducted a training workshop for content developers, training coordinators, system administrators, and area coordinators. The workshop was held at PhilRice CES on May 31-June 1.














Participants of the ODL training listens attentively and take down important notes of the speakers.

The training aimed at discussing the concept of ODL and how to use the Moodle system, customize course settings, upload course resources, create activities (forums, assignments), and track user activity at the end of the training.OPAPA e-Learning Team Leader Ronan Zagado was the training coordinator and the resource speakers were Andrei Lanuza, PhilRice Sr. SRS and Angelo Agujo, Head, Instructional Technology Unit, Center for Learner-Centered Instruction and Research De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde.

OPAPA will be using Moodle as its learning management system platform for its ODL programs. The prototype OPAPA online courses can be accessed at http://moodle.openacademy.ph. These courses are on “Minus One Element Technique (MOET)” and “How to make the Maligaya Rice Hull Stove.” To access these courses, you just need to create an account. A notification will be sent to your email address to authenticate your account. After authentication, you can already enroll to the course you like.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 13 June 2007 )

DLS-GSB Faculty Complete Training

The faculty of the De La Salle - Graduate School of Business (DLS-GSB) completed their Moodle 101 Basic Training for Online Teachers last May 26, 2007 at the RCBC Makati Campus. Dr. Benito Teehankee and Angelo Anthony Agujo (that's me!) facilitated the session. This is the second batch of faculty who have been trained in Moodle and shows the commitment of DLS-GSB to provide innovative services for its students. An internal survey of DLS-GSB indicates positive experiences with Moodle and online learning.

Teachnologists.com provides training and support services to the De La Salle - Graduate School of Business.

The training session covered the following topics:

• Profile Customization
• Course Settings Customization
• Resource Management
• Activities Management (Forums, Assignments)
• User Tracking

PRRI e-Learning for Farmers

I have been fairly busy preparing on-demand e-Learning modules for our teachers at the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde - but along comes a project that is so challenging, so visionary - that it immediately drew me (and my Moodle team).

The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PRRI) is one of the more pioneering government institutions in harnessing technology for information dissemination to its primary constituents - Filipino Rice farmers. I signed up for the chance to prototype and co-develop e-Learning modules in the PRRI Online site. The PRRI site was developed on the Moodle Learning Management System, a free, open source system for e-Learning.

A guest from the International Rice Research Institute commented that PRRI was prudent in its choice to shift to open source software as IRRI was also taking similar steps to shift to non-proprietary software. I look forward to seeing this site as a "one-stop-shop" where Filipino farmers can access all types of crops, not just rice. Above is a picture of the PRRI e-Learning team. From left: Angelo Anthony Agujo (e-Learning consultant), Dr. Eduardo Jimmy P. Quilang, Ronan Zagado, and Engr. Luis Alejandre I. Tamani.

Kudos to Dr. Leocadio Sebastian on his vision and hardworking team! (Picture taken 2007.Apr.11)