1. Moodle (noun) Moodle (noun) - acronym for Modular Object- Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment. An online learning management system (LMS), designed to create opportunities for rich interaction between teachers and learners. To moodle (verb) To moodle (verb) - process of enjoyable tinkering that often leads to growing knowledge, insight and creativity. It applies both to the way Moodle was developed, and to the way we may use it to teach and learn.

2. Moodle (noun) Moodle (noun) - acronym for Modular Object- Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment. An online learning management system (LMS), designed to create opportunities for rich interaction between teachers and learners. To moodle (verb) To moodle (verb) - process of enjoyable tinkering that often leads to growing knowledge, insight and creativity. It applies both to the way Moodle was developed, and to the way we may use it to teach and learn.

3. as a platform as a platform that comes with a great set of bricks. Imagine Imagine Everseen or played with?

4. On this platform, we can have different foundations (called courses). This is where we put our bricks on (activities, resources, modules, plugins, blocks, filters).

5. Let’s imagine we can do four basic things with four basic colour bricks Communicate Store Evaluate Collaborate

6. Folders Files Links Webpage LMS package Database Labels Portfolio* We can store…

7. Messaging We can communicate through… Forums CalendarDialogue RSS Chatroom

8. Workshop We can collaborate through… Database Blog Glossary Wiki Lesson Forum Social network*

9. Survey Assignment Gradebook ChoiceQuizScales Grade Ratings We can evaluate with…

10. We can have as many basic bricks as we want.

11. But we can get many other, compatible bricks too. Podcast ELGG Mahara Certificate Polls Timers Games Widgets Calculators these plus nearly 400 other compatible modules, plugins, blocks, filters, activities… Google Apps Individual Learning Plan LAMS OpenMeetings Translate HotPotatoes

12. We can arrange the bricks that fit in any way that suits our educational and/or business purpose.

13. We decide who gets in and does what in our courses …and for that reason we have roles: Admin can do, see & edit anything on the site Teacher can do, see & edit anything in their course Student can do, see & edit in course as assigned by teacher Guest can only look in to parts allowed Permissions for parent or any other role can be specified...

14. We can easily watch what others do… …and control as much or as little as we want.

15. is is We can run on a single, stand-alone computer network server, or have it hosted robust SECURE light

16. is used by learning communities, is used by learning communities, networks and businesses big and small networks and businesses big and small UCLA EDNA Australia OŠ Škofja Loka-Mesto 基本情報対策のページ Belmont City College Oregon Virtual School District Vitalnet Consultoria e Treinamento Käthe-Kollwitz-Schule Bruchsal Nettnorsk جامعة آل لوتاه العالمية Université de Poitiers Virtual School Preston

17. Creator: Martin Dougiamas, Perth, Western Australia 24.6 million registered users 2.3 million courses 1.9 million teachers 199 countries Available in 78 languages Largest site – 200,000 users Fast growing since 2003 world facts (September 2008) world facts (September 2008)

18. is FREE for anyone is FREE for anyone to download, use, share and improve. Its developers remain committed to the Open Source Initiative Members of the worldwide community of Moodle users share, help each other, teach with, collaborate, translate and develop features of Moodle every single day. Join us at http://moodle.org

19. Created by: Tomaz Lasic http://human.edublogs.org Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported Licence. Full text version and presentation file available at: http://human.edublogs.org (“The home of 2 Minute Moodles”) moodlefan@gmail.com Twitter ‘lasic’ September 2008

20. ACKNOWLEGMENTS Theme Robert Jakob ‘Together’ (album ‘Messages’) available at http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/23931 Pictures The Astronaut Twins – by oskay http://www.flickr.com/photos/oskay/265900118/http://www.flickr.com/photos/oskay/265900118/ Day 11 – by j.reed http://www.flickr.com/photos/jreed/322057902/http://www.flickr.com/photos/jreed/322057902/ DSC06918 – by Kingray http://www.flickr.com/photos/kingray/44423028/http://www.flickr.com/photos/kingray/44423028/ Contacts – by striatic http://www.flickr.com/photos/striatic/436654901/http://www.flickr.com/photos/striatic/436654901/ LEGO pictures created by LEGO Digital Designer.