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Moodle 3.x Teaching Techniques - Third Edition

By : Susan Smith Nash
Book Image

Moodle 3.x Teaching Techniques - Third Edition

By: Susan Smith Nash

Overview of this book

Moodle, the world's most popular, free open-source Learning Management System (LMS) has released several new features and enhancements in its latest 3.0 release. More and more colleges, universities, and training providers are using Moodle, which has helped revolutionize e-learning with its flexible, reusable platform and components. This book brings together step-by-step, easy-to-follow instructions to leverage the full power of Moodle 3 to build highly interactive and engaging courses that run on a wide range of platforms including mobile and cloud. Beginning with developing an effective online course, you will write learning outcomes that align with Bloom's taxonomy and list the kinds of instructional materials that will work given one's goal. You will gradually move on to setting up different types of forums for discussions and incorporating multi-media from cloud-base sources. You will then focus on developing effective timed tests, self-scoring quizzes while organizing the content, building different lessons, and incorporating assessments. Lastly, you will dive into more advanced topics such as creating interactive templates for a full course by focussing on creating each element and create workshops and portfolios which encourage engagement and collaboration
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Moodle 3.x Teaching Techniques Third Edition
Credits
About the Author
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Preface

Chapter 4.  Assessment

Assessment means different things to different people. Some think of it as a series of quizzes and tests. Others tend to think of it as essays and projects. Others even think of a portfolio that reflects all the work that a student has done in a course. What do all these ideas have in common? All require the student to perform in some way that reflects the course goals and objectives. Finally, assessments are ways to determine whether the course outcomes have been met. While many people tend to look at assessment with a certain level of trepidation, negative emotions are not necessary; in fact, they are counterproductive. In this chapter, we discuss how to create assessments in Moodle and cover the ways to make assessment a positive cornerstone in the overall learning experience.