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Open Source, Open Minds

Open Source, Open Minds. Using 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. Topics.

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Open Source, Open Minds

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  1. Open Source, Open Minds Using Moodle™ to Become an Effective Educator By Tracy Magin and Allen M. Ford

  2. What is Moodle? • Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment • Open-source course management system (CMS) • Designed by a teacher for teachers

  3. Course Formats • Social • Topics • Weekly • Best for courses with several topics or themes, as it allows separate sections for each topic being taught, and ability to add learning tools • 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. • Most likely to be used for courses where social interaction happens through Forums, Wikis, Workshops, or Chats.

  4. Content/Resources • Insert a Label • Ex: "Drop Boxes" • used to organize the sections in the course; (ex. assignments, tests, quizzes) • Compose a • Text Page • create plain text on a page using very basic formatting (ex. directions) • Compose a • Web 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" • Link to a File • or Web Site • provide documents to students from Moodle™ resources that have been uploaded or linked to web sites • Display a • Directory • creates one folder that students can click on to review or retrieve all documents instead of individual links to files. Instructors add content.

  5. Activities and Learning Tools Popular Learning Tools • Assignments • Glossary • Forums • Quizzes • Wiki • Grade book

  6. Assignments Options Parameters that can be controlled • 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

  7. Glossary • Setup glossary specific to course needs • Students can add definitions as well (secondary glossary) • Encourages social interaction and critical thinking

  8. Forums • StandardForum • 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 • 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

  9. 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

  10. Wiki • Allows students to work collaboratively on an assignment • Students can work in teams and create projects • Ideal for team proofreading/editing

  11. 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

  12. Benefits of Moodle™

  13. 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

  14. Questions? Open source leads to Open Minds, effective teaching and enhanced student learning!

  15. 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

  16. 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/

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