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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
www.PacktPub.com
Preface

Summary


Moodle's Choice module is not only simple, but also very flexible. Its interface is less threatening than a quiz, and its publishing features allow students to see the progress of a choice, unlike a survey. Further, it is flexible and it allows you to engage students and encourage them to participate, making them feel that their opinions are being valued and that they are a part of the learning community. The choice activity can also be used for questionnaires and surveys that help identify learning preferences and styles, as well as time management and other areas of self-regulation that are critical to online success. Whenever you need to gather a feedback, gain a consensus, or take a poll, consider using a choice activity, which can also be accessed via the mobile app.