Learning Platforms : Feedback From Schools

Feedback From Schools on Using Moodle

Since CLEO began offering Moodle to schools at the beginning of 2006 there has been a significant interest from Primary and Secondary schools. We are currently working with a number of schools across both counties to explore the implementation and use of Moodle.

Survey of Existing CLEO Moodle Schools

We are currently preparing a survey of schools, in the CLEO region, who are already using Moodle. We will shortly be sending out details of a Moodle based questionnaire, for exisiting users to submit their experiences so far. A summary of the results will be published here later in the Autumn.

Feedback from the Learning Platform Roadshows - January 2006

In Janaury 2006 CLEO hosted a series of DfES Learning Platform Roadhsows. All Headteachers, Deputy Heads and other school staff who attended the Learning Platform roadshows were invited to submit their feedback to the events and their thoughts on Learning Platforms and CLEO's proposals using a questionnaire created in MOODLE. The following summary shows the results:

Learning Platform Roadshow Survey

23rd & 24th January 2006

Thank you for taking the time to complete the survey. We hope you found the Learning Platform Roadshows useful.

1. Please tick which session you attended

Lancashire 23rd morning	20.0%	(7)
Lancashire 23rd afternoon	17.1%	(6)
Cumbria 24th morning	20.0%	(7)
Cumbria 24th afternoon	37.1%	(13)
TOTAL	94.3%	35

2. Please rate how useful you found each of the presentations and the roadshow overall
(1=Excellent, 2=Good, 3=Average, 4=Fair, 5=Poor)

	Average rank
	1	2	3	4	5
Overal Usefulness of Event						(2.4)
DfES - Making IT Personal						(3.1)
BECTA - Planning for Personalised Online Learning						(3.7)
NCSL						(3.0)
LAs and CLEO - First Steps						(2.1)

3. Please rate the following aspects of the session you attended (1=Excellent, 2=Good, 3=Average, 4=Fair, 5=Poor)

	Average rank
	1	2	3	4	5
Venue						(1.5)
Registration						(1.5)
Food						(1.9)
Ease of access from your school						(2.3)
Parking						(2.1)

4. Please enter which type of school you are from.

Primary	54.3%	(19)
Secondary	45.7%	(16)
Special		(0)
Short-Stay		(0)
TOTAL	100.0%	35

5. Please indicate your schools experience of learning platforms.

None and not sure what they do	17.1%	(6)
None but have seen or used one	40.0%	(14)
None but planning to implement one soon	22.9%	(8)
Our school already uses one	11.4%	(4)
Our school already uses Moodle	8.6%	(3)
TOTAL	100.0%	35

6. If your school already has a learning platform in use please indicate how well used you feel it is.

Only one teacher uses it	8.6%	(3)
A few teachers or departments use it	8.6%	(3)
All pupils and staff use it regularly	5.7%	(2)
TOTAL	22.9%	35

7. If you are using a learning platform already and are happy to tell us which one, please do so here.

#	Response
1	digital brain
1
1	Granada Learnwise
1	Not applicable
1	Our own.
1	Moodle
1	Uniservity

8. Please check any boxes that you consider barriers to implementing a learning platform in your school

Lack of knowledge on the benefits	28.6%	(10)
Unsure how we could use one in our school	28.6%	(10)
Lack of time for staff to experiment	82.9%	(29)
Too expensive - cost	11.4%	(4)
Requires too much time to set up	42.9%	(15)
Level of staff competency in ICT	45.7%	(16)
Level of staff competency in ICT ict competency of staff	2.9%	(1)
!Other Access to broadband!	2.9%	(1)
!Other access to learning platform for poor readers	2.9%	(1)
!Other Digital Divide - very deprived area	2.9%	(1)
!Other Finding the right answers to questions. Difficulties with percieved security issues by Westfield.	2.9%	(1)
!Other I really query the need in the primary school. What we were shown.told at the roadshow did not justify the cost in both time and money to implement.	2.9%	(1)
!Other Lack of equipment for students ot access & Digital Divide	2.9%	(1)
!Other lack of internet access by children and staff at home	2.9%	(1)
!Other Pupil: PC ratio may be an issue in the future.	2.9%	(1)
!Other teachers need broadband paid for at home!	2.9%	(1)
!Other Vision for integration of LP into school	2.9%	(1)
!Other Which is the best system for our school?	2.9%	(1)

9. Do you think the LA and CLEO should consider purchasing a central Learning Platform using the
future BECTA framework contract instead of Moodle?

Yes as soon as its available	11.4%	(4)
No - continue to develop Moodle	48.6%	(17)
Don't know	40.0%	(14)
TOTAL	100.0%	35

10. Which of the following would you be interested in your LA and CLEO providing to help with
implementing Moodle at your school

Training for teachers in using Moodle	82.9%	(29)
Training for Teaching Assistants - uploading courses	68.6%	(24)
Training for technical staff - looking after your Moodle	62.9%	(22)
Creative design for look and feel	65.7%	(23)
!Other accessing content	2.9%	(1)
!Other Cluster teams to discuss issues	2.9%	(1)
!Other increased funding for all staff training	2.9%	(1)
!Other Pitfalls to avoid	2.9%	(1)
!Other Shared generic online T&L interactive materials/courses	2.9%	(1)
!Other Single login :-)	2.9%	(1)
!Other We still need to see how we could move forward, and how it fits in.	2.9%	(1)

11. How soon would your school be interested in CLEO setting up a Moodle learning platform for your school?

Immediately	31.4%	(11)
After a template has been created for primary schools	20.0%	(7)
After a template has been created for secondary schools	8.6%	(3)
After training courses have been provided	20.0%	(7)
Maybe in the future	8.6%	(3)
Never	2.9%	(1)
!Other How does a moodle work?	2.9%	(1)
!Other N/A	2.9%	(1)
!Other We need to move onto the next level and go from enthusiast use to whole school use	2.9%	(1)
TOTAL	100.0%	35

Survey generated online using MOODLE questionaire module - statistics automatically produced and copied and pasted straight to the web.

A special thank you to everyone for taking the time to complete the survey - we have read all your detailed free text comments, circulated to CLEO Project Board for discussion and taken these on board.

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Feedback From Schools

Learning Platform Roadshow Survey

23rd & 24th January 2006