Hi!
I'm working on a project to help new faculty to use Moodle creatively, and I'm wondering which are the challenges or barriers that new professors face when trying to use Moodle in the classroom. I'd appreciate if you can share some insights about 1) what are the most common problems you think new teachers usually face when they start using Moodle?
2) From your experience, are there any other issues (not related to technology) that can prevent new teachers from using Moodle?
Thank you!
For the second question:
Creating a course takes a lot of time. Especially for new teachers who have a lot of other things on their minds.
Hi Sarah,
It depends on the teaching staff & the context you're in. To me, faculty implies higher education (HE) which also implies that very few teaching staff will have had any training and have little knowledge of pedagogy, except places like the Netherlands & British Colombia, Canada, where teaching faculty are required to take pre-service teacher training programmes.
It's difficult to design instruction or develop curricula at all, let alone creatively, without knowledge & training. Some HE departments hire professional instructional designers to help faculty. Perhaps you could look into how successful that policy or others have been?
Just my $0.02!