Moodle Tool Guide for Teachers. I am not really a big fan of Moodle but I know several of you are using it in their learning and teaching and so the guide below will probably be of some help to you. What bothers me about Moodle is the fact that it is strictly controlled by whoever runs it( IT staff in university in my case ) and there is less freedom as to what you can do with it.
The asynchronous nature of communication and interaction on Moodle is another thing I don' like about it. This poster size guide for teachers created by Joyce will allow them to compare the functionality and pedagogical advantages of some standard Moodle tools, adding a column to indicate how tricky the tool is to set up. Check it out and share with us what you think of it Click on the image to access the original downloadable version or download it in PDF format HERE. Moodle Blog | Using Moodle in Primary and Secondary Education – a Personal Experience. Review: Progress Bar Block for Moodle 2.0. Progress Bar block Trying to catch up with time lost from my 2 week break, the next Moodle 2.0 plugin up for review today is the Progress Bar Block. Background This was one block that I really liked using with Moodle 1.9. It provided a simple visual queue to the progress of a user through the course materials. This block is maintained by Michael de Raadt. What does it do?
The block provides a colour coded display of the required actions of a learner in a course. Is it simple to install? Normally, one block is pretty much like any other block and this one is no different. Is there documentation for it? The Moodle Docs for Progress Bar Block is for all versions of Moodle. Is it easy for the teacher/admin to use? When you add the progress bar block it has no tracked events so you are prompted to configure it. Different activities have different options for tracking, like assignments being submitted Progress Bar Item Is it easy for the learner/student to use? Does it do what it promises? Educational Technology and Mobile Learning: 40+ Great Moodle Tutorials for Teachers and Students. Moodle explained with LEGO. Moodle: Beginner's Training. Moodle 2.2: Organizing course contents. Docs. Making sense of Moodle – for students and teachers | 360° learner. Over the last few years of using Moodle to manage online learning here at school, there’s been a few growing concerns amongst both students and staff as courses ‘roll over’ from year to year.
These have included… - courses become ‘cluttered’ with too many links to external content - tasks (‘assignments’) from previous years make it hard to find ‘current’ tasks - the endless scroll in order to find your current work is too hard to navigate - the file system becomes a nightmare for teachers to manage So, in efforts to streamline some of this, here are some ideas… 1. 2. 3. Next on the agenda? [all images (c) 2011 NBCS & SCIL] Like this: Like Loading...