the best moodle tools you've never used
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How are you using Moodle? Posting resources and announcements? Collecting assignments? Launching SCORM content? In a typical course, these activities are all you see, which means there are many Moodlers who are missing out on some of Moodle’s best features!TRANSCRIPT
THE BEST MOODLE TOOLS
YOU’VE NEVER USED! Michelle Moore
Chief Evangelist
HOW DO YOU USE MOODLE?
Document management and broadcast-
oriented communication tools . . .
comprise 95% of all [LMS] user actions.
- Charles Severance & Stephanie D. Teasley
http://misc.si.umich.edu/media/papers/p758-severance.pdf
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ehamiter/4552519778/
SEE WHAT YOU’RE MISSING!
o Book
o Lesson
o Glossary
o Workshop
o Conditional activities
WHAT IS IT? B
oo
k
Book
CONTENT DELIVERY TOOL
Book
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Book
BUILT-IN NAVIGATION
Book
PRINT WITH A CLICK
Book
FREE PLUG-IN
http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&rid=319
Book
WHY USE IT?
o Chunk content
o Simplify delivery
o Ease of access
o Ease of editing
Book
SIMPLIFY DELIVERY
Before . . .
Book
SIMPLIFY DELIVERY
After . . .
Book
CHUNK CONTENT
Before . . .
Book
CHUNK CONTENT
After . . .
Book
EASE OF USE
o No programs required
o Editing is a breeze
o Auto-linking is awesome!
Book
THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX
o Student generated content
o Student presentations
o Public-facing information
Book
WHAT IS IT?
Lesson
LINEAR CONTENT DELIVERY
Lesson
CONTENT & ASSESSMENT
Lesson
ADAPTIVE INSTRUCTION
Lesson
SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING
Lesson
FLASH CARDS
Lesson
WHY USE IT?
o Chunk content
o Simplify delivery
o Ease of access
o Ease of editing
o Increase learner engagement
Lesson
THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX
o Student generated content
o Student projects
o Project guide
o Scenarios
Lesson
WHAT IS IT?
Glossary
DICTIONARY
Glossary
RESOURCE COLLECTION
Glossary
SEARCHABLE
Glossary
CATEGORIZABLE
Glossary
PRINT WITH A CLICK
Glossary
KEY WORD SEARCH
Glossary
AUTHOR PICTURES
Glossary
RATINGS AND COMMENTS
Glossary
WHY USE IT?
o Soooo flexible!
o Collaborative content generation
o Auto-linking
o Random glossary entry block
Glossary
AUTO-LINKING
Glossary
RANDOM GLOSSARY ENTRY BLOCK
Glossary
THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX
o Website collection
o Training materials
o Forms database
o Frequently Asked questions (FAQ)
o User biographies
o Quote of the Week
o Recipe collection Glossary
WHAT IS IT?
Workshop
ACCUMULATIVE GRADING
Workshop
COMMENTS
Workshop
NUMBER OF ERRORS
Workshop
RUBRIC
Workshop
WHY USE IT?
Workshop
o Social constructionist
o Automated peer review
o Directed and objective assessment
o Grades for submission and review
o Rubrics
THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX
o Project review and feedback
o Glossary submission evaluation
o Peer review of essays
o Reflection on teammate contributions
o Presentation critiques
Workshop
WHAT IS IT?
Conditional
Activities
BASED ON DATE
Conditional
Activities
BASED ON GRADE
Conditional
Activities
BASED ON COMPLETION
Conditional
Activities
VISIBLE OR NOT
Conditional
Activities
WHY USE IT?
Conditional
Activities
o Differentiated instruction
o Self-directed learning
o Control release of content
THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX
o Increase engagement
o Game play
o Gradual release of content
Conditional
Activities
o Book
o Lesson
o Glossary
o Workshop
o Conditional activities
WHICH TOOL FOR YOU?
CONTACT INFORMATION
o Michelle Moore
o Twitter: @michelledmoore
o http://slideshare.net/michelledmoore
o Remote-Learner
o http://remote-learner.net