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OPEN SOURCE, OPEN MINDSUsing Moodle™ to Become an Effective Educator
By
Tracy Magin and Allen M. Ford
What is Moodle?
Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment
Open-source course management system (CMS)
Designed by a teacher for teachers
Course Formats
Social
• Most likely to be used for courses where social interaction happens through Forums, Wikis, Workshops, or Chats.
Topics
• Best for courses with several topics or themes, as it allows separate sections for each topic being taught, and ability to add learning tools
Weekly
• Good for courses that have a specific start and stop date. Learning tools can be added here as well.
• Like Topics, ideal for highly structured courses.
Content/Resources
• used to organize the sections in the course; (ex. assignments, tests, quizzes)
Insert a Label Ex: "Drop Boxes"
• create plain text on a page using very basic formatting (ex. directions)
Compose a
Text Page
• create test on a page using a variety of formatting options using HTML editor (ex. directions). Allows for freedom to create "almost anything--including JavaScript"
Compose a
Web Page
• provide documents to students from Moodle™ resources that have been uploaded or linked to web sites
Link to a File
or Web Site
• creates one folder that students can click on to review or retrieve all documents instead of individual links to files. Instructors add content.
Display a
Directory
Activities and Learning Tools
Assignments Glossary Forums Quizzes Wiki Grade book
Popular Learning Tools
Assignments
upload a single file
offline activity online text advanced
uploading of files
Grade scale to be used Student access Assignment availability Student comments on work submitted Maximum size of the file uploads Number of files allowed to be uploaded permitting, deleting and resubmission of
student homework files Email notices when files are uploaded
Options Parameters that can be controlled
Glossary
Setup glossary specific to course needs Students can add definitions as well (secondary
glossary) Encourages social interaction and critical thinking
Forums
• for general use• useful for large discussions that will be monitored by the
teacher• useful to allow students to get to know one another in a social
situation
Standard Forum
• Limited to one discussion topic• can create a new discussion for each topic in the course• helps keep students focused
Single Simple Discussion
• middle ground between a large discussion and a single simple discussion
• no limit to student responses• possible for peer rating after student posts
Each person posts one discussion
• Ability to pose a question to the students• Student responds and then will be able to see others responses• Encourages independent thinking
Question and Answer Forum
Quizzes
Evaluate student learning Quiz options
Multiple choice True/false Short answer Matching Short answer matching Essay
Import questions from book test banks
Ability to provide feedback and set parameters
Wiki
Allows students to work collaboratively on an assignment
Students can work in teams and create projects Ideal for team proofreading/editing
Grade book
Easy to setup and use Can be setup by
Weight Points Percents Letters
Ability to create categories Ability to curve and drop lowest grade Ability to see statistics and print reports
Benefits of Moodle™
Moodle Benefits
easy to use grade book
ability to provide feedback and comments on assignments
variety of learning tools
collaboration among students
FREE! friendly interface
customizable
ability to import and export data
enhances teacher effectiveness
enhances student learning
Moodle™ Resources
General Information: http://moodle.org/about/
For Teachers: http://docs.moodle.org/en/Teacher_documentation
Books and Manuals: http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?id=7246
Open source leads to Open Minds, effective teaching and enhanced student learning!
Questions?
Recommended Readings
Cooch, M. (2009). Moodle 1.9 for Teaching7—14 Year-olds: Beginner’s Guide. PackT Publishing, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Stanford, J., (2009). Moodle 1.9 for Second Language Teaching. PackT Publishing, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Wild, I. (2009). Moodle 1.9 Math. PackT Publishing, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Wild, I. (2008). Moodle Course Conversion: Beginner’s Guide. PackT Publishing, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Bibliography
Cole, J., & Foster, H. (2008). Using Moodle: Teaching with the popular open source course management system. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly Media.
Elliott, D. G. (2010, April 8) We must learn to put the virtual world at the heart of our education system. Retrieved April 15, 2010, from walesonline.co.uk: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/education-news/2010/04/08/we-must-learn-to-put-the-virtual-world-at-the-heart-of-our-education-system-91466-26195263/
Moodle.org. (2010). Moodle statistics. Retrieved May 5, 2010, from Moodle.org: http://moodle.org/stats/