Hi, Derrik,
Greetings from nearby Aiken, South Carolina.
I think that you will find that Mary's link is just what you need.
Hope you have a great year up in Clemson. We send a lot of our best students there.
Regards,
Art (Aiken HS)
Art Lader
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Thank you for responding, Tiffany.
What you posted is interesting. Do you use the forum module much? Do you anticipate using the database, survey, workshop, etc., modules at all?
-- Art
What you posted is interesting. Do you use the forum module much? Do you anticipate using the database, survey, workshop, etc., modules at all?
-- Art
In Moodle docs, Martin D. writes about the components of an exemplary Moodle course -- http://docs.moodle.org/en/Pedagogy#Progression
Moodle needs to be flexible to cater for a wide variety of needs while remaining simple enough for ordinary teachers to start making good use of the power of the internet for community building and collaborative learning. My hope is that Moodle can be seen as a toolbox where they can start simply and naturally, and then progress to more and more advanced community facilitation over time. Ultimately, we'd like to see teachers being involved with and supported by a community of their peers.
Let's look at a typical progression that a teacher might go through as they learn to use the Moodle tools:
I find this very useful and helpful. I am sure that most Moodlers do.
I do wonder, though, how you all actually apply this when you are creating your courses for high school students. I find, for example, that it is challenging, but worth the effort, to use the forum seriously and actively. I have also had good experiences using wikis in my courses. I have never, though, had any luck with the workshop module. (There are always a couple of kids who simply do not submit their work on time.) The upshot is that I always include forums and wikis in my courses and never include workshops in my courses.
What about you? What components do you consider essential in your courses? What do you tend to leave out?
Just wondering...
Thanks,
Art
Moodle needs to be flexible to cater for a wide variety of needs while remaining simple enough for ordinary teachers to start making good use of the power of the internet for community building and collaborative learning. My hope is that Moodle can be seen as a toolbox where they can start simply and naturally, and then progress to more and more advanced community facilitation over time. Ultimately, we'd like to see teachers being involved with and supported by a community of their peers.
Let's look at a typical progression that a teacher might go through as they learn to use the Moodle tools:
1. Putting up the handouts (Resources, SCORM)
2. Having a passive forum
3. Using Quizzes and Assignments (less management)
4. Using the Wiki, Glossary and Database tools (interactive content)
5. Using the Forum seriously and actively
6. Combining activities into sequences, where results feed later activities
7. Think deeper about each activity, advanced features, unusual applications
8. Using the Survey module to study and reflect on course activity
9. Using peer-review modules like Workshop
10. Conducting active research on oneself, sharing ideas in a community of peers
2. Having a passive forum
3. Using Quizzes and Assignments (less management)
4. Using the Wiki, Glossary and Database tools (interactive content)
5. Using the Forum seriously and actively
6. Combining activities into sequences, where results feed later activities
7. Think deeper about each activity, advanced features, unusual applications
8. Using the Survey module to study and reflect on course activity
9. Using peer-review modules like Workshop
10. Conducting active research on oneself, sharing ideas in a community of peers
I find this very useful and helpful. I am sure that most Moodlers do.
I do wonder, though, how you all actually apply this when you are creating your courses for high school students. I find, for example, that it is challenging, but worth the effort, to use the forum seriously and actively. I have also had good experiences using wikis in my courses. I have never, though, had any luck with the workshop module. (There are always a couple of kids who simply do not submit their work on time.) The upshot is that I always include forums and wikis in my courses and never include workshops in my courses.
What about you? What components do you consider essential in your courses? What do you tend to leave out?
Just wondering...
Thanks,
Art
Mihai,
Very nice! Please do keep up the good work.
-- Art
Very nice! Please do keep up the good work.
-- Art
Hi,
I am sure that someone will post a way for you to actually prevent the button from appearing. In the meantime though, you could go into the language files at http://www.YOURSITE.com/moodle/admin/lang.php?mode=compare¤tfile=scorm.php and change what the button says.
Just a thought.
Regards,
Art
I am sure that someone will post a way for you to actually prevent the button from appearing. In the meantime though, you could go into the language files at http://www.YOURSITE.com/moodle/admin/lang.php?mode=compare¤tfile=scorm.php and change what the button says.
Just a thought.
Regards,
Art
