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Moodle 1.9 Teaching Techniques

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Moodle 1.9 Teaching Techniques

Overview of this book

Moodle is the world's most popular, free open-source Learning Management System (LMS). It is vast and has lots to offer. More and more colleges, universities, and training providers are using Moodle, which has helped revolutionize e-learning with its flexible, reusable platform and components. It works best when you feel confident that the tools you have at hand will allow you to create exactly what you need.This book brings together step-by-step, easy-to-follow instructions and learning theory to give you new tools and new power with Moodle. It will show you how to connect with your online students, and how and where they develop an enthusiastic, open, and trusting relationship with their fellow students and with you, their instructor. With this book, you'll learn to get the best from Moodle.This book helps you develop good, solid, dynamic courses that will last by making sure that your instructional design is robust, and that they are built around satisfying learning objectives and course outcomes. With this book, you'll have excellent support and step-by-step guidance for putting together courses that incorporate your choice of the many features that Moodle offers. You will also find the best way to create effective assessments, and how to create them for now and in the future. The book will also introduce you to many modules, which you can use to make your course unique and create an environment where your students will get maximum benefit. In addition, you will learn how you can save time and reuse your best ideas by taking advantage of Moodle's unique features.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Moodle 1.9 Teaching Techniques
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewer
Preface
Index

Suggested wiki etiquette


No wiki software offers every feature. Each wiki application offers its own blend of features. Some points of wiki etiquettes apply only to certain features and others only to certain environments. With Moodle's wiki features and the e-learning environment in mind, here are suggested etiquettes for your Moodle wikis.

  • Participate: Add a paragraph, correct some grammar or some spelling, fix a broken link, create a new page, and so on. A wiki is a collaboration, so jump in and collaborate.

  • Encourage each other: The wiki is a great place to develop a learning community and a spirit of exploration, debate, and excitement.

  • Learning is a work in progress: Nothing is set in stone. Be open to out of the box ideas. Keep in mind that everything can be changed, and nothing is rigid. Develop a sense of exploration, rather than of defending your turf.

  • Help to organize and create structure: Even if you're not creating new content, you can organize the already-existing content...