Online Learning In Your Classroom

MOODLE  M odular  O bject  O riented  D ynamic  L earning  E nvironment

Moodle Factoids  Course Management System  Learning Management System  Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).  As of December 2011 it had 72,177 registered and verified sites,  5.8 million courses  57,112,669 users

“Doucet, the only thing more boring than using a computer is listening to you talk about using a computer.”

Why use Moodle?  Safe, secure area for students Enables safe modelling of social networking tools (e.g. blogs, wikis, online chat, RSS, audio/video podcasting).  Online learning is becoming a common delivery system for education High schools NSVS University / Community College  Organization Aid All work is archived and accessible No papers to lose Date and time stamped

Why use Moodle?  All of us are potential teachers as well as learners Moodle promotes student voice, agency and evidence-informed inquiry.  We learn a lot by just observing the activity of our peers. easy to group together collections of resources and make them available to groups of students. Students work can be private or shared easily Students can contribute to course content

Why use Moodle? Martin Dougiamas  We learn particularly well from the act of creating or expressing something for others to see. a space where students can construct their own artefacts and expressions of understanding. Glossary module allows students to create their own glossary of key terms for any course. Discussion forums allow students to ask and answer each others questions in a powerful, student-centred way. They become the experts.

How Do I Get A MOODLE?  All boards have access to MOODLE hosted either by the DOE or locally  Technology contact in each board can easily and quickly set one up for you.  You can have more than one MOODLE  Material can easily be backed up and transferred to another course or section  You will logon on ( in most cases ) with your staff.ednet.ns.ca username and password  Students will logon on with their student.ednet.ns.ca username and password

Objects in Moodle  Blocks Cool widgets added to the side columns of the page  Resources Anything you give the students (center of the page). ○ Text pages ○ Light boxes (slideshows) ○ Web page ○ Book ○ Label ○ Link to a file (word PDF) ○ Link to a website ○ Display a directory

Objects in Moodle  Activities Anything the students can do or give back to the course. ○ Uploads ○ Database ○ Chat Room ○ Discussion Forums ○ Games ○ Quizzes ○ Journals ○ Wikis ○ Glossary

Let’s take a look 

Next Steps  Time to play  Make sure I have assigned you a sandbox to play in.  Go to  Login with your IMP username and password  Go to My Courses  Turn Editing On  Have at it!