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Introduction to Moodle. Moodle Slide Show. Introduction to Moodle. M odular O bject- O riented D ynamic L earning E nvironment Moodle VS MoodleRooms Moodle is our Learning Management System MoodleRooms provides services. Moodle Advantages.
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Introduction to Moodle • Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment • Moodle VS MoodleRooms • Moodle is our Learning Management System • MoodleRooms provides services
Moodle Advantages • Resources are organized and at fingertips • Extended Education Time (24/7 Access) • Variety of Online/Offline Activities • Collaboration
Various Formats • Topical • Weekly • Social • More….
Applications of Moodle • Virtual Classroom • Blended Learning/Hybrid • Freestyle Course – Self Motivated Learning • Forum-based Discussion Course • Single Activity Focused Courses (portfolios, semester projects, etc).
What Instructors can do with Moodle... create Online/offline courses divide students into groups open forums start chat sessions create online tests and examinations upload files e.g. Syllabus
What students can do with Moodle... upload their homework Download documents take part in forums chat sessions take part in polls
Profile Resource Assignment Grades Chat Forum Quiz Choice (Poll) Calendar Journal Wiki Glossary Logs • Moodle Features
Profile All users can create a profile (avatar)
Resource • Resources may be • Plain text • Rich Text/webpage • uploaded files • Hyperlinks Moodle supports Math expressions
Assignment Various ways to collect online or offline assignments. Students can submit any file format (e.g. MS Office, PDF, image etc.) Screen shoot From Instructor and Student end
Grades View and add Grades from a single page that displays all students. Moodle does grade calculation Cut downs work load
Chat Instructor can chat (Synchronous) in real time with students Students can also chat among themselfs
Forum Asynchronous discussion boards, where faculty can discuss with students and students can discuss among them.
Quizzes and Tests Many ways to evaluate students ... Create test once (re-use it) and let Moodle do the grading
Choice Instructor can create a question to get feedback Use this module to do quick surveys on subject matter
Calendar Assignments, test and other activites automatically appears in student’s calendar. Students can consult this section as a reminder for future commitments.
Journal Learners reflect, record and revise ideas.
Wiki Collaboration is the key, moodle has several functions to work in group
Glossary Instructor and students can Create a glossary of key terms used in a course
Logs Monitor when and what course resources the student has accessed
...and more! Moodle has got many functions!
Thanks for Watching So... this is Moodle! If I had to explain all the functions, features and customizations that moodle supports, I would have to keep this presentation going for hours
Questions LMS Helpdesk Email: vtclms@vtc.edu Phone: (802) 728-1660 Office: OD-036