Book Image

Moodle 4 E-Learning Course Development - Fifth Edition

By : Susan Smith Nash
Book Image

Moodle 4 E-Learning Course Development - Fifth Edition

By: Susan Smith Nash

Overview of this book

Moodle 4.0 maintains its flexible, powerful, and easy-to-use platform while adding impressive new features to enhance the user experience for student success. This updated edition addresses the opportunities that come with a major update in Moodle 4.0. You'll learn how to determine the best way to use the Moodle platform’s new features and configure your courses to align with your overall goals, vision, and even accreditation review needs. You’ll discover how to plan an effective course with the best mix of resources and engaging assessments that really show what the learner has accomplished, and also keep them engaged and interested. This book will show you how to ensure that your students enjoy their collaborations and truly learn from each other. You'll get a handle on generating reports and monitoring exactly how the courses are going and what to do to get them back on track. While doing this, you can use Moodle 4.0’s new navigation features to help keep students from getting “lost.” Finally, you'll be able to incorporate functionality boosters and accommodate the changing needs and goals of our evolving world. By the end of this Moodle book, you'll be able to build and deploy your educational program to align with learning objectives and include an entire array of course content.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
1
Part 1: Getting started
5
Part 2: Implementing The Curriculum
14
Part 3: Power Tools for Teachers and Administrators

Summary

In this chapter, we looked at many of the blocks that are available in Moodle 4.0. Keep in mind that with 4.0, blocks appear on the Dashboard, and you can set them to appear on course pages to help remind your students of upcoming events, display important information, and keep them engaged. When deciding which blocks to use, resist the temptation to add too many. Blocks are helpful, but they can be a distraction and also confuse priorities. Use blocks strategically to make sure students stay on track, and also to flag important information. You can also use them as consistent motivators, where reminders of their positive achievements appear. Remember that you can turn blocks off and on as needed. The key is to use blocks to enable students to succeed. You can use blocks as signposts and guides. However, avoid overusing blocks since they can be distracting.

In the next chapter, you will learn how to optimize your course for teachers, including how to view course logs and...