MOODLE
Peter RichardsonTechnical Services
Rutgers Prep SchoolSomerset, NJ
Content Management Sys.
Controlled Access to Curriculum
Modules
Modules can be separately assessed
and recorded
Allows tracking of student activity
Content Management Sys.
Activities to facilitate, guide, and monitor
learning
Access to learning resources and
assessments
Communication between the learners and
teachers as well as between peers
MOODLE
Modular Object-Oriented Distance Learning Environment
Built on Constructivist Principles
Open Source
Multi-Platform: Apache, PHP, MySQL
Low buy-in for teachers
Constructivism & tionism
All of us are potential teachers as well as learners - in a true collaborative environment we are both.
We learn particularly well from the act of creating or expressing something for others to see.
We learn a lot by just observing the activity of our peers
Constructivism & tionism
By understanding the contexts of others, we can teach in a more transformational way.
A learning environment needs to be flexible and adaptable, so that it can quickly respond to the needs of the participants within it.
Moodle Modules
Assignment
Chat
Choice
Forum
Glossary
Lesson
Quiz
Resource
Scorm
Survey
Wiki
Workshop
Resource Module
Tool for bringing content into the course
Text files HTML files Links to web pages Video and audio clips Directory feature available
Forum Module
Provides areas for group discussions Can be restricted
Only teacher can postStudent can only post oncePosts may only be allowed in a
specific time framePosts can be rated
Glossary Module
Create course dictionaries Entries can be linked to use in
course Can search by key words Glossary additions can be restricted Can allow comments or ratings
Biology Course
English Course