{"id":351,"date":"2012-03-25T14:59:30","date_gmt":"2012-03-25T18:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/geofboyle.wordpress.com\/?p=351"},"modified":"2012-03-25T14:59:30","modified_gmt":"2012-03-25T18:59:30","slug":"learning-moodle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geofboyle.net\/wordpress\/2012\/03\/25\/learning-moodle\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning Moodle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/2\/27\/Moodle-logo-large.jpg\/800px-Moodle-logo-large.jpg\" alt=\"File:Moodle-logo-large.jpg\" width=\"496\" height=\"123\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I have known about <a href=\"http:\/\/docs.moodle.org\/22\/en\/About_Moodle\">Moodle<\/a>\u00a0for a few years, but I have not fully explored its capabilities. To familiarize myself, my plan is to create a simple course using Moodle, \u00a0about Moodle. I will update my progress as interesting things happen. I am hoping to complete in less than a week.<\/p>\n<p>So far, I have found a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/moodlefan\/what-is-moodle-explained-with-lego-presentation\">slideshow <\/a>that uses a Lego blocks as a metaphor to explain the modular nature of Moodle. This model provides both a structure for this mock course as well as content, so I will speak to this model as I make progress. According to this model, any Moodle course will include four elements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>information storage<\/li>\n<li>communication among classmates<\/li>\n<li>evaluation of self and others<\/li>\n<li>collaboration on projects and problems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These four provide an easy-to-understand yet powerful model of what should be in a course. If the designer can meet the requirements of all four components, a robust learning environment is probably being created.<\/p>\n<p>3\/28 update:\u00a0The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geofboyle.net\/moodle\/mod\/\">course outline<\/a> is up. Some of the supporting activites need to be completed, but essentially, I have met my goal of publishing a Moodle course to the Web. This was easier than I thought it would be. If you are familiar with any LMS or CMS, you should be able to navigate the design interface pretty quickly. I would think that any course with a solid set of supporting materials in digital formats could quickly be uploaded to create a good hybrid or e-learning course.<\/p>\n<p>7\/31 update: I just completed a contract to create a course in Moodle! My task was to convert a three-hour-long narrated slideshow \u00a0into an online DIY course using Moodle. \u00a0I decided to break the slideshow up into 7 sections and create a module to go along with each section. Within each section, I created supporting documents, quizzes, and forums. Unfortunately, the structure of the content is all proprietary, so I can&#8217;t share it. \u00a0I did it all in about 35 hours (with breaks, of course!).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have known about Moodle\u00a0for a few years, but I have not fully explored its capabilities. To familiarize myself, my plan is to create a simple course using Moodle, \u00a0about Moodle. 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