The Pedagogical Advantagesof an LMS
Paul Daniels
Kochi University of Technology
Outline
I. A Project-based Course
II. Available Open Source LMS Platforms
online & offline tasks
series of lessons
course
Course Design
ExistingCurriculum
Cooperative
Communicative
Task-based
Learner-centeredESP
project-based
Learning Management System** Moodle **
Science English Lab
Reflection / Moblog
Measurements
Data Analysis
Renewable Energy Project
Activities
Preview
Vocabulary Review
Listening Task
Pairwork
Project
Follow-up
Ecological Footprints
by Paul Daniels
Listening Task
Group Follow-up
Typical daily activity
common
Friendly
Why is it OK or NOT OK for the environment?
1. Cycling to school
Y Very
friendly
Cycling produces no air pollution & no noise pollution.
2. Eating instant soup from convenient store
Y no Produces a lot of garbage, especially plastic and foam which is not biodegradable.
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Individual Follow-up
Popular Open Source LMS
Edutools
http://www.edutools.info/course/compare/
Expanding the capabilities of a LMS
• Survey• Flash activity• Hot Potatoes exercise• Image Gallery• Mobile Access• Document Management
Flash QuizSentence Scramble with Video
Flash QuizDrag & Drop with Listening
Document Management
Thank you.
Questions?
contacts
• Paul Allum: – allum@rikkyo.ac.jp
• Glenn Stockwell: – gstock@waseda.jp
• Deborah Turk: – turk@u-aizu.ac.jp
• Paul Daniels: – daniels@kochi-tech.ac.jp