How Cute is MRCUTE

1
How Cute is MRCUTE?

• Moodle Repository
• Create Upload Tag Embed

Peter KilcoyneMrCute Project Directorpkilcoyne_at_w
ortech.ac.uk
Richard GoddardMrCute Project Managerrichard_at_lea
rningobjectivity.com
MrCute is a JISC-funded joint project
byWorcester College of Technology and Learning
Objectivity UKin cooperation withXtensis Ltd
(NLN)Jorum, the UK national Teaching and
Learning Repository.
2
What is MrCute?

• A search system for learning materials both
  inside and outside an institution
• An optional add-on repository for Moodle
• A way of storing and sharing materials outside
  specific courses

3
Reasons behind development of MrCute

• Create fully functional OS repository module for
  Moodle
• Increase sharing within an institution
• Make repository resources available to all users
  of Moodle (inc students)
• Allow searching of Jorum and NLN resources
  (increase usage and awareness)
• Usability (work with tutors with low IT skills
  and confidence)

4
Benefits of MrCute

• minimise server space usage
• encourage sharing
• enable site wide use of materials without further
  upload
• allow non technical teachers to create IMS
  learning packages
• access NLN materials and other repositories
• easier version control
• Searching of JORUM and NLN repositories

5
What does MrCute look like?

• You can see a quick video introduction on YouTube
  at
• www.youtube.com/watch?vVCTIBYOASsA
• (or search YouTube for MrCute Moodle)
• Live demonstration
• MrCute 2 Moodle( beta version)
• Moodleman Video
• Moodleman YouTube
• Alternatively, view screenshots
• or skip alternatives.

6

New options in Add a resource
7
Finding in the local and/or national repositories
8
Sample results display
9
Name and summary automatically completed
10

11
Creating a new learning package
12

13

14
Repository Search Block
15
Join in

• Download and use MrCute 2 (beta) from
  http//tinyurl.com/mrcute
• Collaborate at test stages of MrCute 2

16
Successes so far

• Funded twice (so far) by JISC
• finalists in the 2009 IMS Global Learning Impact
  Awards
• Growing user community across UK and the world
  (Portugal, Spain, USA, Pakistan, New Zealand,
  Australia, Finland, Germany, Canada, Egypt,
  Honduras, Turkey and Holland)

17
MrCute 3?

• Stand alone (non moodle version)
• Rating system
• Drag and drop
• Further integration with other repositories

18
End of presentation

http//tinyurl.com/mrcute
Peter KilcoyneMrCute Project Directorpkilcoyne_at_w
ortech.ac.uk
Richard GoddardMrCute Project Managerrichard_at_lea
rningobjectivity.com