Moodle user group 15 03-11

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Moodle User Group 15th MarchPhil Hardcastle

www.rsc-east-midlands.ac.uk RSCs – Stimulating and supporting innovation in learning


Moodle 2

Jim Judges, consultant with ULCC

Sam Persse from Loughborough College

New features for course creation/navigation

Moodle 2 changes

Navigation – improved, flexible docking New editor for text etc Resource drop down has changed Blogs and comments can be attached to a course Students can send assignments to Portfolio –

Google docs or Mahara Some new blocks – e.g. Comment block Conditional activities

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Course Creation

Conditional resources– Can be introduced by date – show and hide – has been

true for activities, now available for resources

In addition to date restrictions, the course creator may limit access to a Moodle activity or resource based on: – A minimum grade received in one or more other

activities within the course– Completion* status of one or more other activities within

the course

Conditional activities and resources

Forces learners to review content before doing tests or assignments

Will provide good data to see what learners are viewing – and not viewing – without having to grade everything.

Can direct students to different materials within the same course, based on their performance of prior materials. E.g.If learners fail to complete an assignment satisfactorily they can be directed to refresher materials, but not the next topic or exam.



Moodle Training Materials

Selling Moodle to staff Rationale?

Showing them “how to” / teaching strategies Minimum requirement for a Moodle course


Video materials

Introducing Moodle– Moodle explained with Lego

How to’s– Videos on how to – Step by step walkthrough– Moodle 2 tutorials

Minimum requirements?

Some learning organisations specify the minimum requirements for a Moodle course as a means of quality control.

What would your minimum requirements be?

Pros and cons of a minimum requirement policy?



Updates


Moodle updates...

Quickmail block. Enables tutor to quickly email selected students.

Google Apps Plug in– Moodle users are automatically created in Google Apps

(Google Docs, Calendar, and Gmail).

– When you log in to Moodle, you are automatically logged in to Google Apps. Gmail messages are displayed

– A Google Apps block on the Moodle Front Page displays links to your Google Start Page, Google Docs, Google Calendar and Gmail.

– A Google Widget shows a link to Moodle on the Google side.

Updates 2

RSC– Awards– Good examples of Moodle courses– Online series on content creation– Next meeting?


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