Moodle Minutes 7

RI Moodle

Learning Management System @ RI

"Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself," a Chinese proverb says. The same can be said about technology in the classroom. If used properly, technology merely opens the d *door.*

*Joe Rowe August 2005 http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/internet/archives/page9155.cfm

Moodle Minutes 6…what we covered

> What activities we can add– Assignment, chat, choice, feedback, forum, glossary, quiz

> Creating a pollChoice Activity– Choice Activity

– Checking and Saving Results– Use in RI Template as Student Assessment Guide p

Acknowledgement

> T i i i t T d @RI Wiki> To view previous sessions – go to Today@RI Wikispacehttp://learningtechnologyteam.riverinainstitute.wikispaces.net/riToday

Adding a Forum

> Forum Optionsp

> Set up and Contribute to Forums

> How to ensure student participation minimise behaviour issues and> How to ensure student participation, minimise behaviour issues and

archive long discussions

Add a Forum in Content area...

> Turn Editing On

> Go to Section where you want the forum> Add an activity....y

– Select Forum

...add a Forum in Content area

> Give forum a name– This will be the link the students click on to get into the forum

...add a Forum in Content area

Select the forum type> Standard Forum

– Multiple discussions, multiple subscribersSi l Si l Di i> Single Simple Discussion– Short discussion on a single topic

> Each person posts a discussion> Each person posts a discussion– Subscribers post one discussion topic each, everyone can reply

> Q & A Forum– Students have to post their viewpoint first before responding to

peers posting

...add a Forum in Content area

> Type in a forum introduction– This will be the text that explains to your participants what the

forum is for.

...add a Forum in Content area

> Subscription options– No – Yes, forever

(announcements etc)(announcements etc)– Yes, initially (allows

participants to select)– Not allowed

> Attachment size!!> Attachment size!!> Select all other options eg

group access etc.

How do People contribute?

> Click on forum link> Add new discussion

...how do People contribute?

> Type subject, message

...how do People contribute?

> Choose subscription options> Attach file (if required)> Post to forum

Subscribing

How do I check student participation?

> Go to the People Block> Click on Participants> Select Students Name> Click Forum Posts tab> Click Forum Posts tab

What else should I consider?

> Link forums directly to activity for easy access> Let participants know response times> Make it clear what behaviour is acceptable> Word open ended discussions carefully and give clear instructions on> Word open-ended discussions carefully and give clear instructions on

response expectations> Actively participate to elevate importance of discussion> Provide an intro forum as a get to know you activity and allow

students to practice forums> When they get to long archive them and restart the thread with a> When they get to long – archive them and restart the thread with a

summary.

How do I archive?

> Create a new forum in the most appropriate area called Archived FForums

> Open the forum and select Move this discussion to.... Select Archived forums

> Return to the original forum and post a summary or the archived discussion to restart it.

Next SessionAdobe CaptivateAdobe Captivate

> Tuesday 15 September 2009: 3.30 pm – 4.15 pm

This session from the Centre for Learning Innovation will look at oneThis session from the Centre for Learning Innovation, will look at one the key pieces of Adobe software available to all teachers as part of the Digital Education Revolution. Adobe Captivate allows you to

t f i l L i t t ith d d i t ti itcreate professional eLearning content with advanced interactivity, software and scenario simulations, quizzes, and other engaging experiences — no programming or multimedia skills required.