2. “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

3.  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

4.  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

5.  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

6.  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

7.  Go to http://bcmoodle.beloit.eduhttp://bcmoodle.beloit.edu  Click the Login link in the upper right hand corner  Enter your Beloit College network username and password  Fill in the account details

8.  Email moodle@beloit.edumoodle@beloit.edu  Be sure to include the course number and title  You will receive an email when your course setup is completed

9.  1 http://moodle.org/http://moodle.org/  2 http://www.mywebschool.org/postnuke/mod ules.php?op=modload&name=Downloads&fil e=index&req=viewdownload&cid=15 http://www.mywebschool.org/postnuke/mod ules.php?op=modload&name=Downloads&fil e=index&req=viewdownload&cid=15  3 http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/01/2 2/170214 http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/01/2 2/170214  4 http://www.psychologicalscience.org/observe r/getArticle.cfm?id=1666 http://www.psychologicalscience.org/observe r/getArticle.cfm?id=1666