Introduction

The Home Base PD system allows you to create various types of learning opportunities, or courses, for educators’ professional development. Typically, the content of the professional development will not be contained directly in the PD system, but will be stored elsewhere ’ in the installation of Moodle provided with it, in linked or uploaded files, or face-to-face. The PD system allows you to:

• Create a record of your PD opportunity that educators can find by browsing topics, searching keywords, or matching professional standards.
• Require or recommend your PD for particular categories of learners.
• Create and manage multiple sections of instructor-led courses.
• Assign instructors for specific sections.
• Let participants register at specified times.
• Track attendance and award credit for completion on participants’ transcripts.

The PD system also integrates with Moodle, allowing you to create courses, manage instructors, track completion, and award credit directly through the PD system.

What this mini-module covers

This mini-module will show you how to use the PD system to create and manage learning opportunities for professional development. It will not cover:

• Best practices for professional development. See the PD module Building and Sustaining Professional Development for a thorough discussion of that topic.
• How to use Moodle, except for a brief discussion of tracking completion in self-paced courses.