I'm really struggling with the workshop upload methods... I don't want students swapping word viruses... I have them upload all materials in txt files but opening text in a browser is hard to read...
It would be ideal if a journal entry could be used as the workshop input interface to eliminate as an OPTION to the upload. The workshops are a great idea but the level of complexity and variables makes it difficult to implement for my less sophisticated students...
dgd
using journals/ auto moodle format for viewing workshop submissions
by Dennis Daniels -
Number of replies: 2
In reply to Dennis Daniels
Re: using journals/ auto moodle format for viewing workshop submissions
by Gustav W Delius -
Hi Dennis,
the new version of the workshop module for Moodle 1.5 allows students to submit work via the HTML editor. This will probably meet your needs. However I like your suggestion of allowing students to prepare their submissions in a journal first and then to simply transfer them to the workshop. This could be an option for the teacher to associate the workshop to a journal and when the student opens the workshop the corresponding journal entry would be opened in the workshop submission editor automatically.
In reply to Gustav W Delius
Re: using journals/ auto moodle format for viewing workshop submissions
by Dennis Daniels -
The HTML editor is a good start! 
Combine that with meaningful emoticons and it'll be a real tool for providing substantive feedback... but anything to get students out of proprietrary (buggy) and costly, non-OS, formats is a big step IMHO.
thanks again for the tips Gustav!
Dennis
Combine that with meaningful emoticons and it'll be a real tool for providing substantive feedback... but anything to get students out of proprietrary (buggy) and costly, non-OS, formats is a big step IMHO.
thanks again for the tips Gustav!
Dennis