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Beloit College Moodle

Beloit College Moodle. What is Moodle?. “Moodle is a course management system (CMS) - a free, Open Source software package designed using sound pedagogical principles, to help educators create effective online learning communities.” 1. What is Moodle?. Course Management System 2

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Beloit College Moodle

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  1. Beloit College Moodle

  2. What is Moodle? “Moodle is a course management system (CMS) - a free, Open Source software package designed using sound pedagogical principles, to help educators create effective online learning communities.” 1

  3. What is Moodle? • Course Management System2 • A software system designed to help teachers in the creation and facilitation of their courses • Open Source Software2 • Software whose source code is open for public review • Free to download, free to modify, free to distribute • Based on a “Social Constructionist Pedagogy”2 • Focus is on constructing, collaborating, creating, and sharing

  4. What can I do with Moodle? • Post course materials for students to retrieve • Course syllabus • Bibliographical guidelines • Research instructions • Course readings, videos, sounds, pictures • Students get 24 hour access to the online course • Create assignments for students • Have them complete an assignment online • Have them submit a paper through Moodle • Complete online grading for Moodle activities

  5. What can I do with Moodle? • Start an online forum to facilitate student discussion • Facilitate a Chat with students • Create a Wiki for your students to collaborate on • Create online quizzes • Create an online glossary of course terms

  6. Advice from Moodle users • Plan before you build 3 • Start with a syllabus as you normally would • Start small and build up 3 • Start by posting resources on your Moodle site • Hide sections of your course that are being worked on 3 • Upload all of your content and keep it hidden until you are ready for students to see it • Differentiate online activities from face to face meetings 4

  7. How Do I get a Moodle Account? • Go to http://bcmoodle.beloit.edu • Click the Login link in the upper right hand corner • Enter your Beloit College network username and password • Fill in the account details

  8. How Do I get a Course Setup? • Email moodle@beloit.edu • Be sure to include the course number and title • You will receive an email when your course setup is completed

  9. Sources • 1http://moodle.org/ • 2http://www.mywebschool.org/postnuke/modules.php?op=modload&name=Downloads&file=index&req=viewdownload&cid=15 • 3http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/01/22/170214 • 4http://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/getArticle.cfm?id=1666

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