Type: Blog entry
Author: Bonnie Tensen, http://engage.augsburg.edu
Language: English
Published: 29 May 2014
In recent years there has been a great deal of "buzz” about the merits
of learning technologies for higher education. At Augsburg, the Hybrid
Initiative for WEC courses means that many instructors have extended and
intensified the use of Moodle in their courses. But does the time it
takes to master an LMS (a Learning Management System such as Moodle) and
design and create course content actually translate to increased
student learning? Further, since numerous (free) programs on the Web
(blogs, wikis, web page developers, video- and audio-sharing programs)
provide functions similar to those in Moodle (and may sometimes seem
easier to use), why be confined to one program? After all, shareware and
social media may be more familiar and/or appealing to students. So it's
understandable that an instructor might ask him/herself, "Why should I
Moodle?”
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