“Moodle is a course management system (CMS) - a free, Open Source software package designed using sound pedagogical principles, to help educators create effective online learning communities.” 1

 Course Management System 2 ◦ A software system designed to help teachers in the creation and facilitation of their courses  Open Source Software 2 ◦ Software whose source code is open for public review ◦ Free to download, free to modify, free to distribute  Based on a “Social Constructionist Pedagogy” 2 ◦ Focus is on constructing, collaborating, creating, and sharing

 Post course materials for students to retrieve ◦ Course syllabus ◦ Bibliographical guidelines ◦ Research instructions ◦ Course readings, videos, sounds, pictures ◦ Students get 24 hour access to the online course  Create assignments for students ◦ Have them complete an assignment online ◦ Have them submit a paper through Moodle  Complete online grading for Moodle activities

 Start an online forum to facilitate student discussion  Facilitate a Chat with students  Create a Wiki for your students to collaborate on  Create online quizzes  Create an online glossary of course terms

 Plan before you build 3 ◦ Start with a syllabus as you normally would  Start small and build up 3 ◦ Start by posting resources on your Moodle site  Hide sections of your course that are being worked on 3 ◦ Upload all of your content and keep it hidden until you are ready for students to see it  Differentiate online activities from face to face meetings 4

 Go to  Click the Login link in the upper right hand corner  Enter your Beloit College network username and password  Fill in the account details

  Be sure to include the course number and title  You will receive an when your course setup is completed

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