Even more Interactive Activities

Silver Level – Optional

Contents

• SCORMs

• Wikis

• Lessons

• External Packages

SCORMs

• Xerte (interactive content)

• Birchfield Games

• You can also buy subject specific SCORM packages

Xerte

Xerte Online Toolkit is a free Open Source tool developed by the Information Services team at the University of Nottingham which enables staff with limited technical skills to create interactive learning content.

You can access the Xerte toolkit at http://moodle.leggott.ac.uk/xerte

XerteIt can be used:

• To create online lessons

• To support distance learning

• It has a range of accessibility benefits (colour and font change, text to speech) built into it.

XerteClick the link below for an example of a Xerte resource

http://moodle.leggott.ac.uk/mod/scorm/view.php?id=22759

Create new project

Give the project a name

http://moodle.leggott.ac.uk/xerte

The project will appear in the workspace list. Click edit

Insert text and interactive activities

Xerte Page TypesText Pages:

• Title Page

• Bullets

• Orientation (paragraphs are separated by the preset headings of Goals, Target Audience, Pre-requisites, and How to use.)

• Plain Text

• Summary (Paragraphs are separated by preset headings of Summary and Next Steps)

Xerte Page TypesInteractive Pages:

• Stimulating question

• Multiple Choice Question

• Hotspot Image (explanatory text when click on certain spots on an image)

• Annotated Diagram

• Timeline / Matching Pairs

• Gap Fill

• Drag and Drop Labelling

Xerte Page TypesMedia:

• Graphics and Sound

• Drawing

• Video

• Audio Slideshow

• Image Viewer

• Gap Fill

• Drag and Drop Labelling

Birchfield Games• A fun way to reinforce learning

• Available for 19 curriculum subjects

• Each VLE Games Pack is preloaded with hundreds of editable questions

• 12 interactive games to choose from

• Upload to Moodle as a SCORM package

Select VLE Games Manager from your ‘Start’ page and login

Select a question set

Select the questions you would like in your quiz

Choose game

Add the questions to the set

Click on VLE export to embed into Moodle

The game files will be saved in your work area and are now ready to upload as a SCORM package onto Moodle

To upload to Moodle select SCORM package activity

Give the SCORM package a name, description and upload the zipped file

You may already have some VLE content in your department which can be uploaded to Moodle!

WikisThe Wiki activity enables participants to add and edit a collection of web pages. A wiki can be collaborative, with everyone being able to edit it, or individual, where everyone has their own

Wikis have many uses, such as:

• For group notes or study guides

• For students to collaboratively author an online book

• As a personal journal for examination notes or revision (using an individual wiki)

Economics Wiki