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− | The following are the various steps to be followed for initiating a course on Moodle and BigBlueButton. | + | The following are the various steps to be followed for initiating a course on Moodle Learning Management System (LMS) and BigBlueButton webinar platform. The course content and activities will be available on Moodle. BigBlueButton will support online video/audio interactions between faculty and course participants. |
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| 1. Registration of the participants | | 1. Registration of the participants |
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− | The details of the participants (name and e-mail id) are to be collected & shared with the ITfC team. | + | The details of the participants (name, cell phone number and e-mail id) are to be collected and shared with ITfC team. |
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− | 2. Creation of a whatsapp group for quick communication | + | 2. Creation of a WhatsApp group for quick communication |
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− | Once the participant details are available, a whatsapp group needs to be created with all of them added. This group will be used for quick communication. | + | Once the participant details are available, a WhatsApp group needs to be created with all of them added. This group will be used for quick communication. |
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| 3. Creation of the Moodle IDs for the participants | | 3. Creation of the Moodle IDs for the participants |
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− | Once the participant details are shared, their Moodle IDs will be created. ITfC team will do this and share the details (user id & password). These details can then be shared with the participants in the whatsapp groups. | + | Once the participant details are shared, their Moodle IDs will be created. ITfC team will do this and share the details (user id & password). These details can then be shared with the participants in the WhatsApp groups. |
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| 4. Enrolling the participants to the appropriate courses | | 4. Enrolling the participants to the appropriate courses |
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| The new course needs to be created in Moodle. This will be done by the System Administrator. The course content needs to be added by the Course Faculty. | | The new course needs to be created in Moodle. This will be done by the System Administrator. The course content needs to be added by the Course Faculty. |
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− | 6. Creating the BBB link in the CELT courses in Moodle | + | 6. Creating the BigBlueButton (BBB) webinar platform link in the CELT courses in Moodle |
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− | This will be done by the ITfC team. Participants will click on this link to join the webinar. | + | This will be done by the ITfC team. Participants will click on this link to join the webinar, using the BBB platform. The participants can refer to https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/Learn_BigBlueButton to become comfortable in using BBB |
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| 7. Installation of Moodle app by the participants who are using Mobile | | 7. Installation of Moodle app by the participants who are using Mobile |
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− | The instructions and links for installing the Moodle app should be shared in the whatsapp group. The participants can refer to https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/Learn_Moodle for help. | + | The instructions and links for installing the Moodle app should be shared in the WhatsApp group. The participants can refer to https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/Learn_Moodle for help. Participants can join using the browser on their mobile also. |
− | Participants can join using the browser on their mobile also. | |
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| 8. Message to the participants to familiarize themselves with the BigBlueButton | | 8. Message to the participants to familiarize themselves with the BigBlueButton |
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| Before starting the actual course, there should be an overview session conducted to familiarize the participants to the BigBlueButton and Moodle platforms. | | Before starting the actual course, there should be an overview session conducted to familiarize the participants to the BigBlueButton and Moodle platforms. |
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| + | === '''Message to the participants to familiarize with the BBB''' === |
| + | Dear <Course Name> Participants, |
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| + | Welcome to the <Course Name> online course. |
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| + | The course execution will consist of various activities using the following tools/technologies. |
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| + | 1). Daily webinars using BigBlueButton, a free and open source webinar tool |
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| + | 2). Course content sharing and transaction and assessment on the Moodle Learning Management System |
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| + | 3). WhatsApp for quick communication (like this one) |
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| + | The course will begin on DD/MMM/Y YYY. |
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| + | Before this first session, we would like you to watch the student tutorial video on BigBlueButton at <nowiki>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYYnryIM0Uw&t=27s</nowiki>. It is just a 5-minute video which can be viewed on desktop/laptop or any smartphone. Please watch the tutorial prior to the first session. |
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| + | === '''Message to the participants on how to join the webinar''' === |
| + | Dear <Course Name> Participants, |
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| + | Welcome to the <Course Name> online course webinar. |
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| + | To login to the session on using BigBlueButton (BBB), please follow the below steps. |
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| + | 1. login to the <Course Name> course on moodle - https://karnatakaeducation.org.in/lms/course/view.php?id=<course id> or login to the Moodle app on your smartphone or on laptop using <nowiki>https://karnatakaeducation.org.in/lms/</nowiki> |
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| + | 2. In the main page, under the section “General”, you will see a BBB icon and ‘course webinar’ link. |
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| + | 3. Click on this link and it will take you to the next screen where you will see an option to ‘Join session’. |
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| + | 4. Click on ‘Join session’. You are now logged into the BBB session. If there are other people logged in, you will see their names in the left window. |
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| + | 5. All of you have been registered as ‘students’ and hence you will be able to attend and participate in the session. |
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| + | [[Category:Courses]] |