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Summary
Summary
Using Moodle is a complete, hands-on guide for instructors learning how to use Moodle, the popular course management system (CMS) that enables remote web-based learning and supplements traditional classroom learning. Updated for the latest version, this new edition explains exactly how Moodle works by offering plenty of examples, screenshots and best practices for its many features and plug-in modules.
Moodle gives teachers and trainers a powerful set of web-based tools for a flexible array of activities, including assignments, forums, journals, quizzes, surveys, chat rooms, and workshops. This book is not just a how-to manual. Every chapter includes suggestions and case studies for using Moodle effectively. By itself, Moodle won't make your course better. Only by applying effective educational practices can you truly leverage its power. With this book, you will:
Learn to add Moodle tools to your course, and how different tools allow you to give quizzes and assignments, write journals, create pathed lessons, collaboratively develop documents, and record student grades.
Discover some of the creative ways teachers have used Moodle. There are plenty of ideas for effectively using each tool.
Effectively manage your Moodle course, such as adding and removing users, and creating user groups. Learn to use Moodle's built-in survey functions for assessing your class.
Find out how to administer an entire Moodle site. A system administrator usually handles these functions, but if you're on your own, there's a lot of power behind the curtain. Using Moodle is both a guide and a reference manual for this incredibly powerful and flexible CMS. Authored by the Moodle community, this authoritative book also exposes little known but powerful hacks for more technically savvy users, and includes coverage of blogs, RSS, databases, and more. For anyone who is using, or thinking of using, this CMS, Using Moodle is required reading.
Author Notes
Jason Cole is currently the academic technology manager at San Francisco State University, where he's responsible for managing a Blackboard implementation that has over 15,000 users. A member of the Moodle community, he has developed a student data integration tool for the system, and contributed to discussions regarding a document management system and object model for version 2.0. Jason earned a Ph.D. in educational technology from the University of Northern Colorado.
Helen Foster is a Moodle administrator for the site with the most users (over 500,000 with around 1,500 new users daily) - Moodle.org - and is a facilitator for the Using Moodle course, which provides free 24-hour support for Moodle users worldwide. Helen currently works full-time for Moodle as the Community Manager.
Helen has a B.S. in Mathematics from the University of London and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education from the University of Cambridge.
Table of Contents
| Preface |
| 1 Introduction |
| What is a Course Management System? |
| Why Should You Use a CMS? |
| What Makes Moodle Special? |
| Free and Open Source Educational Philosophy Community Feature Comparison |
| 2 Moodle Basics Getting Started The Moodle Interface Languages Moodle's Help System Creating an Account Editing Your User Profile A First Look at a Course Course Formats Editing Mode Adding Content to a Course Summary |
| 3 Creating and Managing Content Adding Content to Moodle Compose a Text Page Adding a Web Page Window Options Create Link to File or Web Site Uploading Other Documents Adding a Directory Creating Links to Other Web Sites Parameters Managing and Updating Your Content File Area Tools Tracking Versions Effective Content Practices File Formats Reducing File Sizes Creative Content Summary |
| 4 Using Forums, Chats and Dialogues Forums Forum Options Managing Forums Effective Forum Practices Creative Forum Uses Chats Creating Chats Using Chats Effective Chat Practices Creative Chat Practices Dialogues Creating Dialogues Using Dialogues Effective Dialogue Practices Summary |
| 5 Quizzes How to Create a Quiz Creating the Quiz Body Creating Questions for a Quiz Importing Questions Adding Questions to a Quiz Managing Quizzes Effective Quiz Practices Quiz Strategies Creative Quiz Uses Quiz Security and Cheating |
| 6 Workshops How to Create a Workshop Adding a Workshop Creating Scoring Guides Uploading Example Assignments Managing Workshops Workshop Phases Effective Workshop Practices Creative Workshop Practices |
| 7 Assignments and Exercises Assignments How to Create an Assignment Managing Assignment Submissions Effective Assignment Practices Exercises How to Create an Exercise Managing Exercises Effective Exercise Practices Summary |
| 8 Journals Creating Journals Managing Journals Effective Journal Practices Journal Basics Creative Journal Practices Summary |
| 9 Glossaries Creating Glossaries Using the Glossaries Adding Entries Glossary Categories Autolinking Importing and Exporting Glossaries Commenting on Entries Printing a Glossary Effective Glossary Practices Glossary Basics Creative Glossary Strategies Summary |
| 10 Lessons Creating a Lesson Managing Lessons Effective Lesson Practices Branching Quizzes Flash Cards Creative Lesson Uses |
| 11 Wikis Creating Wikis Managing Wikis Creating Wiki Pages Administering a Wiki Effective Wiki Practices Wiki Basics Creative Wiki Practices |
| 2 Grades and Scales Using Grades Adding Manual Assignments Downloading Grades to a Spreadsheet Creating Scales Effective Grade and Scale Practices Grade Practices Scale Practices |
| 3 Managing Your Class Managing Users Adding Students and Teachers Removing Students Managing Enrollment Student Groups Backups Restoring and Copying Courses Logs |
| 14 Surveys and Choices Creating Surveys Administering Surveys Creating Choices Administering Choices Using Surveys and Choices |
| 15 Putting It All Together What is a Learning Environment? Course Design Patterns Introductory Survey Courses Skills Development Course Theory / Discussion Course Capstone Course |
| 16 Moodle Administration Configuration Site Variables Site Settings Themes Module Settings Blocks Filters Backup Editor Settings Users Authentication Add and Edit User Accounts User Roles Courses Creating Course Categories Creating Courses Logs |
