We learned a lot in this chapter about how converting to Moodle can help support face-to-face learning. Specifically, we covered:
How quickly a new course can be configured so that it is ready for content
How to structure a course, including specifically how to structure an introduction and how to arrange activities
How quickly courses can start to take shape
We also saw how we could convert to fully online courses, with particular emphasis on learning about how we can convert group, or team, working over to Moodle, specifically:
How to manage groups of students online
How to create groups and how to add students to them
How to hand out group-specific work (using Groupings)
We saw how we can monitor student progress, and how we can see where students have been on our course (and even from which computer). That led us on to a discussion about the Moodle grade book. We barely scratched the surface of this tool, but we did see how you can categorize grades and even add in your own grading items...