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  • MootUK10 Delegate Survey

    Date: 2010.06.01 | Category: moodlemoot | Response: 0

    A brief summary of results

    In an effort to get feedback on this year’s Moot and ask delegates to provide input for next year’s conference we’ve invited all 285 attendees to fill in our online survey. At closing of the polls on 7 May 2010 we had received 81 responses, giving us a 28% response rate.

    There was an equal split of Moot first-timers (49.4%) and more seasoned Moot attendees (50.6%).

    Q2_chartThe majority (81%) of respondents gave this year’s Moot the thumbs up with either an Excellent (37%) or Good (44.4%) rating of the conference.

    This trend continues with 87.7% rating the conference venue and facilities at Senate House as Excellent (45.7%) or Good (42%).

    However the catering didn’t fare so well with over a tenth of attendees rating it either Very Poor (3.7%) or Poor (8.6%).

    The majority (78.4%) of delegates felt this year’s Moot provided value for money, with a fifth (21.6%) feeling it did not.

    What went well?

    Prof. Sugata’s keynote on Whole in The Wall project was named by most as an inspirational opening-keynote. Networking, meeting like-minded people to share experience and expertise and the good quality of workshops & presentations were named by many as key advantages of this year’s Moot.

    ‘I liked the sense of enthusiasm and drive of those there and it was great to see teachers and technicians with a common purpose. Good to see relative absence of commerciality.’

    MoodleMoot UK 2010 delegate

    What could be improved?

    Many felt that the 1h workshop sessions were packed with too many small presentations allowing less time for Q&A and felt rushed at times, as one delegate said ‘quality instead of quantity on workshops’. More detailed information on workshops upon sign-up and facilitation of all sessions for time-keeping purpose have been mentioned as areas for improvements, as well as considering to live stream all keynotes and workshops as they happen.

    There was also a general trend for delegates asking for more technical presentations, even suggestions of a technical strand running throughout the 2-day conference.

    MoodleMoot UK 2010 – Feedback

    Q10_chartInteresting feedback for next year’s Moot organisers is the preferred ticketing option, with almost half (45.3%) wishing for a more tech-focused pre-Moot event and a similar number of people (43.8%) being in favour the evening entertainment to be included in the ticket price.

    15.6% like to see overnight accommodation included in the MoodleMoot ticket price and a third (31.3%) prefers 1-day only tickets for the Moot.

    The complete survey results can be viewed online, simply enter ‘moodlemootuk2010′ when prompted for a password.

  • Give and take

    Date: 2010.04.30 | Category: moodlemoot | Response: 2

    golden_ticketShare your feedback and win 2 tickets

    It seems everyone had a great time at MoodleMoot UK 2010. To help us make sure next year’s organisers have a headstart we are putting together a little ‘how-to-run-a-Moot’ report with lessons learned.

    A big part of this report will be the feedback from the delegates. What went well, and what didn’t? What should continue and what should go? To put it simple, what does the community want? So far we had 50 people filling in our online survey and already we had some great ideas how to make next year’s Moot better.

    Please take 5min to complete the survey if you attended MoodleMoot UK 2010 and you are in with the chance to win 2 golden tickets for all upcoming events organised by ULCC in 2010.

    What do you get?

    First up will be Mahara UK 2010 to be held at Westminster Kingsway College’s King’s Cross campus on Friday, 16 Juy 2010. The first Mahara conference was held at the Institute of Education in 2009 and was a great success.  It looks to quickly become an established annual event which attracted over 100 delegates last year.

    October 2010 will see the 3rd run of FOTE (Future of Technology in Education) looking at trends and challenges impacting the academic sector in the coming years.

    Last but not least we’ll be rounding up the year with our annual Wonderland event in December, with a day of keynotes and workshops sharing best practice and exploring the future of VLEs and their role in supporting teaching and learning.

    So you see, not a bad deal for 5min of your time….

  • Feedback from Anne plus …

    Date: 2010.04.30 | Category: moodlemoot | Response: 0

    As a first-time MoodleMooter I would like to add my twopenn’orth here and say that I particularly enjoyed the friendliness of all whom I spoke to.  I feel rather red-faced with embarrassment because I was the one whose husband gatecrashed the wonderful guided tour. I recently unearthed this vintage picture of us both …
    graduation, Brian BSc and Anne BSc, outside the Albert Hall, London, 1975
    URL:
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/dr-anne/4562826803

    I like playing with the technology and as a result, I’ve produced the following alternative personal write-ups:

    mind map

    I used mind42.com to create a personal mind map that carries links and quotes: 
(first time ever using mind42 – very easy to use. Use the icons at the bottom to collapse/expand.)
    http://mind42.com/pub/mindmap?mid=979fe0f6-a7bb-451b-987a-cbdb1603bb65

    Very unofficial images

    I used a flip for the movies, a phone for the stills, imovie to put it together (there is a little sound):

    And finally…

    I really enjoyed MoodleMoot. It was one of the most refreshing events that I had been to for a long time.
    Hope to see you at another Moot!

  • MoodleMootUK 2010: A View from the Trenches

    Date: 2010.04.20 | Category: moodlemoot | Response: 4

    Philip Butler, ULCC

    Philip Butler, ULCC

    From Philip Butler ULCC, Chair of MMUK10 Programme Committee

    Running on adrenalin during MoodleMoot UK 2010 (#mootuk10) meant that the following days have been returning to earth with a bump!  I imagine it’s similar to what astronauts must have felt when returning to earth; the world is familiar but strangely different.  The annual UK Moot took place 13 & 14 April 2010 with the impressive University of London’s Senate House as its backdrop.  Over 250 excited delegates arrived from all over the UK, along with a good proportion coming from as far away as Adelaide, New York, Beirut, Trinidad, Finland, The Hague, Austria and Russia.

    I’ve successfully navigated ‘re-entry’ although I’m still suffering remnants of MoodleMoot cold turkey!  I can now look back over an extraordinary experience and pen a very personal report in an attempt to capture all the good things that happened. Martin & David wrote about their experience in the breakout session, feel free to comment or get in touch with to have your guest blog post featured on the blog.

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    Ross Mackensie, the Open University

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