1. By Jordan SEKE MBOUNGOU MOUYABI Senior LAN Administrator & E-learning Site Administrator Oliver Schreiner building, School of law

2. * WebCT * Educator * Blackboard * Moodle * Others

3. * Yes * No * Maybe

4. Open source – better long-term financial investment for the school Flexibility and options More Learning centered We can redefine what we do on a yearly basis. dynamic learning environment “Everyone-created” content

6. * Selling features of Moodle Profiles—I can “see” my students next to all of their work Activity reports—show posts, blogs, submitted assignments, etc. all in one place Easier to navigate

7.  Notifications  Users  Courses  Grades  Location  Language  Modules  Security  Appearance  Front Page  Server  Networking  Reports  miscellaneous

8.  Logging in as a someone else  Search and add students to course  Settings for self-creation of accounts  Self-enroll process  Enrollment file (user/course/group)  Groups keep sections separate!!!  less “sophistication”  more options

12.  It is easier to use  They can create content  Profiles make it easier to interact  Easy access off campus  Is more dynamic—students create profiles with pictures

13.  Wikis  Blogs  Responsibility for their own learning

14.  Advantages:  Lecturers can co-develop and share assignments without having to share students or a grade book if applicable.  Students can be separated in groups and have access to their group only  We don’t have to create separate forums, for example.

15.  Like learning to drive a new car-same buttons in different places  Learning to use the grade book and creating tests are tricky, but this is because I am used to something else, not because Moodle is “hard”.  Moodle has more features – part of the challenge as an academic is determining how to use them

16. http://juris.law.wits.ac.za/moodle

17. 1. Strongly Agree 2. Agree 3. Neutral 4. Disagree 5. Strongly Disagree Do feel free to email me your comment to : Jordan.Seke@wits.ac.za