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History Teaching with Moodle 2

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History Teaching with Moodle 2

Overview of this book

Moodle is an open source virtual learning environment that is coming to be used in more and more schools worldwide. History and Moodle complement each other perfectly in terms of content and delivery. This book will show you how to set up tasks and activities that will enable your students to forge a greater understanding of complex issues, bringing History into the 21st century.History Teaching with Moodle 2 presents new and exciting ideas for the delivery of History content making use of tried-and-trusted methods of teaching the subject. By following a sample course, you will find it easy to transform your existing lesson plans into a Moodle course that will become even more efficient, attractive, and useful over time. Make the past come to life using a range of tasks and activities that can consolidate learning for some, enhance understanding for others, and enthuse all. Learn how to add an RSS feed to your home page to display daily 'On this day in history' posts. Create a one-minute quiz about how the Second World War began. Post video footage of a trip to a castle and set some questions for students in anticipation of their next visit. Set up a wiki so that student groups can create their own story about 'murder at a monastery'. Moodle's built-in features allow students to get a better grasp of historical concepts and will rejuvenate their interest in the subject.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)

Summary


In this chapter, we have looked at two essential procedures that course creators will use constantly in the construction of courses uploading files for students to use and providing links for students to submit their work directly to teachers. A new feature of Moodle, Conditional Activities, enables teachers to stagger the work that students can access depending upon how well they have completed specific tasks. This element of content management is a welcome addition and gives the teacher a measure of control that enhances the learning process for students. They can be required to achieve a particular standard in a task before moving on to the next task. If their essay on reasons for William's victory is weak they can be required to revisit an exercise or carry out a task that helps them to identify ways in which they might improve their grade next time. We have also looked at one of the many ways in which Moodle enables students to collaborate effectively in the construction of...