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Maximising the Use of Moodle. Mark Bailye Senior Consultant. Snapshot. Overview Questions to ask Where to from here? Pointers – what works!. What went wrong or right?. On reflection … Was I ready for FLO? Was FLO ready for me? Was my pedagogy sound? Why did I use FLO?.
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Maximising the Use of Moodle Mark BailyeSenior Consultant
Snapshot Overview • Questions to ask • Where to from here? • Pointers – what works!
What went wrong or right? On reflection … • Was I ready for FLO? • Was FLO ready for me? • Was my pedagogy sound? • Why did I use FLO? Support, enhance or extend learning?
Activity Is this you? • Putting up the handouts • Providing a passive Forum (unfacilitated) • Using Quizzes and Assignments • Using the Wiki, Glossary and Database tools (interactive) • Facilitate discussions in Forums • Combining activities into sequences • Introduce external activities and • Using the feedback tool to study and reflect • Using peer-review modules like Workshophttp://docs.moodle.org/23/en/Pedagogy#Progression
Where to … Common problem! • There are a heaps of tools in FLO, how do I know which one to use and when?http://mq.edu.au/iLearn/resources/docs/iLearn_toolguide_teachers.pdf • Moodle – do’s and dont’shttp://www.moodlenews.com/2010/moodle-dos-and-donts-comic/ • Staff Support sitehttp://flo.flinders.edu.au/course/view.php?id=151&topic=0
Things to note … What can I do that is better? • Appearance Questions • What will a student see when they first land into the topic? • Am I making good use of ‘Module Zero’? • Is my design clear and consistent? • Is the appearance consistent with other topics students may be undertaking?
Things to note … What can I do that is better? • Navigation Questions • Does my course layout take on the ‘toilet roll’ effect? • Will a student find everything easily? • Am I making good use of module headings and modules? • Have I made good use of icons, colour or white space?
Things to note … What can I do that is better? • Building resources into your course Questions • Am I just uploading files into your course? • Are the files I am adding too big? • How much text does a student see? • Have I just embedded links? • Am I making good use of ‘Add a resource’?
Things to note … What can I do that is better? • More interactivity & activity sequencing Questions • What am I getting a student to do in my topic? • Am I getting students to engage, collaborate, communicate or reflect in my topic? • Am I making good use of ‘Add an activity’? • Have I sequenced any activities?
To take home… What can I do that is better? • Appearance • Layout and navigation • Building resources into your course • More interactivity & activity sequencing Key Question! • What am I using FLO for? Pedagogy? To support, enhance or extend learning?