Make Mine Moodle! VSS Symposium Phoenix, AZ October 28, :45 – 2:45 p.m. Presented by Barb Meidinger North Dakota Center for Distance Education

What is Moodle?  Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment  Created by Martin Dougiamas, a computer scientist and educator from Perth, Australia  Works for a university of 200,000 students  Works on a single teacher site

What is a Course Management System?  Runs on a server, accessed via a web browser  Gives educators tools to create a course website  Controls who can view the course  Can be used to  teach a fully online course  supplement a face-to-face course

Features of a Course Management System (CMS)  Upload and share materials  Forums and chats  Computer-graded quizzes  Assignment submission  Record Grades  Track student activity

What Makes Moodle Special?  Free and open source  Educational philosophy  Community  Moodle statistics at  Sites in over 200 countries  Translated into over 70 languages

Moodle in Action  Introduction to Moodle  Logging in  User profile  Accessing a course  Completing a lesson  Online Access to Grades  Activity Logs Activity Logs

More Uses for Moodle  Site license for other schools to access curriculum  Project management  Professional development  Access to employee resources  Collegial discussion forums Collegial discussion forums

Moodle Reference Materials  Moodle website:  Using Moodle  ISBN  Moodle: E-Learning Course Development  ISBN  Moodle Magic: Make It Happen  ISBN

Contact Information  Barb Meidinger, ND CDE Principal  or   

Thank you!