Hi Everyone,
I'm assisting faculty (graduate level) to use Moodle and helping them with tool selection. Since Journal activity is no longer supported, I wonder what would be the best substitute, even if all needs are not met. It should not require downloads (or least work all within Moodle - like multiple uploads?). So far, I think Online text Assignments might be it? Three types of needs, so maybe there is a different solution for each:
Work:
- Have students add to a journal throughout their development of a project throughout a course, as prompted by the teacher.
- If possible, keep original entries (not edit), but added to with a date stamp.
- Give teacher comment, feedback, inline or at the end of each entry.
- Grade each entry, based on participation only.
- Not be viewable (entries or comments) by other students.
Reflection:
- Have students keep a reflective journal throughout a course, adding entries as prompted by questions.
- Grade each week, based on participation only for that week.
- Not be viewable (entries or comments) by other students.
Reflection with comment:
- Have students keep a reflective journal throughout a course, adding entries as prompted by questions.
- Add comment at the end of each entry.
- Flag the journal for the student when instructor has commented.
- Grade each week, based on participation only for that week.
- Not be viewable (entries or comments) by other students.
Thanks for your experienced input.
René
I would recommend that you do this on database.
Have a look at my Research Log database preset on http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?id=7303 Any of the presets can be uploaded and modified to suit your local preferences. This one could be modified to display images or include files.
Feedback from our students is that this works quite well (for those that use it :-~ ). I guess an enhancement for this type of tool would be that when a user selects the entry type (diary/log/reflection) the database was able to offer a different screen format.
Paul