Web 2.0, Moodle and Teaching 2.0

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Creating Engaging F2F and Virtual Creating Engaging F2F and Virtual Learning and Teaching with Moodle.Learning and Teaching with Moodle.

Ludmilla Smirnova, Ph.DMount Saint Mary College

NY, USA

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Quick Poll

• Rate your Moodle experience level:

– A. I haven’t worked with Moodle at all as an instructor– B. I have set up a page and have experimented a

little bit with Moodle– C. I have my own Moodle course that I use on a

regular basis– D. I am a “Moodle Master”


Warm UP: Web 2.0 & Moodle Warm UP: Web 2.0 & Moodle

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Learning Management Systems

• Many Learning Management Systems (LMS) share Web 2.0 features: ELGG, Sikai, Haiku, Joomla, and Moodle, etc.

• Why Moodle? What makes MOODLE different?


How Have I Used Moodle?How Have I Used Moodle?

• Over the past 3 years I teach f2f and online classes at Mount Saint Mary College

• I have used it to teach graduate level online classes Teaching with Technology, Literacy & Technology, Nature of Schools and Society, and blended courses: Curricular Planning, Methods of Teaching.

• Also used for a Sigma Tau Chapter web siteweb site, and ATACATAC committee, meetings, and PD Day PD Day


Why is it called Moodle ?

• Modular

• Object

• Oriented

• Dynamic

• Learning

• Environment


What is the purpose of Moodle?

• Moodle is designed to help educators create online courses with opportunities for rich interaction.

• Educators have the ability to tailor each course to his/her style and needs.

• Its open source license and modular design mean that people can develop additional functionality.


Five Assumptions of Learning Five Assumptions of Learning

We are all potential teachers as well as We are all potential teachers as well as learners. learners. We learn a lot by watching others.We learn a lot by watching others.

We learn well by creating and expressing We learn well by creating and expressing for others.for others.

Understanding others Understanding others transforms us.transforms us.

We learn well when the learning We learn well when the learning environment is flexible and adaptable to suit environment is flexible and adaptable to suit our needs. our needs.

These are 5 fundamental Principles of These are 5 fundamental Principles of Learning with MoodleLearning with Moodle

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What is Learning & Teaching in the What is Learning & Teaching in the context of the new Educational context of the new Educational

Landscape?Landscape?What is Learning? The process of acquiring, exploring, inquiring and applying new

content, concepts through testing, playing, sharing the info with different audiences; it brings the learner on a different level of operating – global, participatory, motivated, meaningful and rewarding.

What is Teaching in the Information Age? The process of constant learning of how to create conditions for

students’ learning & surviving in contemporary world of free flowing information.

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J. Bruner, 1960B. Bloom, 1956

Collaborating,Collaborating,Learning TogetherLearning Together


MODELSMODELSBehavioral Behavioral

Information-Information-ProcessingProcessing

SocialSocial InteractiveInteractive

PersonalPersonal

DirectDirect//DeductiveDeductive

IndirectIndirect/Inductive/Inductive

Indirect/Indirect/InteractiveInteractive

Indirect/Indirect/IIndependentndependent StudyStudy

METHODS, METHODS, ICTICT

StrategiesStrategies

How?

Lectures, Lectures, Presentations, Presentations, Tutorials, Drill & Tutorials, Drill & Practice Practice

Inquiry, Inquiry, WebQuests, WebQuests, WIPs, WebBitsWIPs, WebBits

Jigsaw, Role Jigsaw, Role Play, Play, Collaborative Collaborative Internet Internet ProjectsProjects, , PBLPBL

Derived from : Joyce & Weil, 1986Derived from : Joyce & Weil, 1986 http://www.sasklearning.gov.sk.ca/docs/policy/approach/instrapp03.html


What Makes Moodle a good Platform for the for Engaged Learning?

• User-friendly interface User-friendly interface • Short Learning Curve Short Learning Curve • Constructivist nature and premise Constructivist nature and premise • Design structure and functionalityDesign structure and functionality• Availability of Tools:Availability of Tools: ForumForum BlogsBlogs WikiWiki Choices/PollsChoices/Polls• Compatibility with lots of other programs and toolsCompatibility with lots of other programs and tools• A Supportive Team behind the programA Supportive Team behind the program


Using Moodle to Engage Learners

• Use Multiple Themes and Dynamic Nature to Create a Useful Teaching/Learning Environment

• Post Different Types of Resources• Create Different Activities • Design/Utilize/Activate Multiple Forms of

Traditional & Authentic Assessment• Gather, Store, and Share Data• Download and Upload Single/Advanced

Assignments• Download Freeware • Conduct Applied Surveys


Using Moodle to Engage Learners cont.

• Issue Reminders/Checklists/Rubrics• Link to numerous Websites • Hold Different Types of Forums • Post Pictures, Badges, Avatars• Archive PowerPoints for later viewing• Post Podcasts• Create and download Quizzes (Hot Potatoes)• Embed Videos• Create Wikis• Engage Learners in Collaborative Projects

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Collaboration viaCollaboration via:

• DF ForumDF Forum• WikiWiki• BlogBlog• Compatible sites (blogs, Compatible sites (blogs, slideshare, slideboom, slideshare, slideboom, ning, WiZiQ, etcning, WiZiQ, etc.)

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Productive summer and Productive summer and Networking Projects Networking Projects

SabbaticalSabbatical• Spain IATED09, Spain IATED09, • WikiEducatorWikiEducator• IT M4T, WiZiQ, IT M4T, WiZiQ, • Ning GroupsNing Groups• LearningCentral,LearningCentral,• Classroom2.0,Classroom2.0,• Tapped IN,Tapped IN,• etcetc.).)

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Collaboration Grant workCollaboration Grant work:

• Fulbright Grant Fulbright Grant Proposal “Bridging Proposal “Bridging Hearts, Minds, Cultures”Hearts, Minds, Cultures”• Russia ConferencesRussia Conferences• Ortlando, FLOrtlando, FL• Czech Rep, OstravaCzech Rep, Ostrava


ResourcesResources• http://moodle.org/ http://moodle.org/

• http://playpen.moodle.com.au/moodle/index.phphttp://playpen.moodle.com.au/moodle/index.php

• http://www.buddyproject.org/resources/moodle/http://www.buddyproject.org/resources/moodle/default.aspdefault.asp

• http://moodle.buddylearning.org/moodlehttp://moodle.buddylearning.org/moodle/


Additional Questions?

• Please feel free to ask

• Use my http://curriculum02.pbworks.com

• Welcome to comment and ask questions.


Workshop: Moodlehttp://curriculum02.pbworks.com/What-is-Moodle http://curriculum02.pbworks.com/What-is-Moodle

http://wikieducator.org/Moodle/Workshop/Introductions http://wikieducator.org/Moodle/Workshop/Introductions

04/10/23 Dr. Ludmila Smirnova, Mount Saint Mary College , USA

[email protected]@msmc.edu

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