Moodle


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 * =====<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; text-align: left; display: block;">Course Management System (CMS) =====
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">of the material being studied” (Palloff & Pratt, p. 69).
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Moodle is an interactive learning tool, which can adhere to Allen’s (2003) idea

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">teams as well as learners immersing themselves within the course.
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">//Educators// can build, implement, manage, and monitor their entire class online <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">. =====

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<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">//Learners// are given an interactive and flexible way to learn as well as have <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">constant ======

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<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">access to course content. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Moodle supports learning environments of all sizes. ====== <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">and Nonprofit. Moodle runs on Windows and Mac platforms.
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**<span style="color: rgb(18, 111, 135); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What types of activities/modules can be utilized in Moodle? **

 * ======<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Assignments] can be distributed, commented on, and graded. ======
 * ======<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Chats] can allow learners to have synchronous discussions. ======
 * ======<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Choices] allow a facilitator to ask a question with the purpose of receiving multiple answers. ======
 * ======<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Databases] allow users to create and search a data bank, such as a list of classmates’ contact information or a database of images regarding the coursework. ======
 * ======<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span class="wiki_link"> [|Forums] can allow learners to have an asynchronous discussion. ======
 * ======<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Glossaries] allow users to build a dictionary. ======
 * ======<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Lessons] are given to the learners with the purpose that they choose and study a specific set of content that interests them. ======
 * ======<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Quizzes] are designed by the facilitator in the form of multiple choice, true-false, or short answer questions. Facilitators can decide if extra feedback is necessary based on the learners’ automated answers/responses. ======
 * ======<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Resources] can be uploaded to Moodle for supplemental learning for users. ======
 * ======<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|SCORM] packages * SCORM is a collection of specifications that enable interoperability, accessibility and reusability of web-based learning content. ======
 * ======<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Surveys] can be used to assess the instructor’s role and the content of the course. ======

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 * <span style="color: rgb(18, 111, 135); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">What are the benefits of using ****<span style="color: rgb(18, 111, 135); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Moodle? **=====

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">//<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Collaborative //
<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Moodle includes a variety of tools (some have been mentioned earlier) that gives learners the opportunity to collaborate with other learners:
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Internal Messaging]
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Forums]
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Wikis]
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Glossaries]
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Quizzes].

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<span style="color: rgb(18, 111, 135); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> **<span style="color: rgb(18, 111, 135); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">How can Moodle fulfill the needs of today's learners? **===== <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Moodle is a form of technology-based learning, which is a necessity

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<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">works alongside modern learning preferences. For instance, Moodle<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> ======

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 * <span style="color: rgb(18, 111, 135); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Want to **//<span style="color: rgb(18, 111, 135); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">see //**<span style="color: rgb(18, 111, 135); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> and **//<span style="color: rgb(18, 111, 135); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">interact //**<span style="color: rgb(18, 111, 135); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> with Moodle? **=====

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 * <span style="color: rgb(18, 111, 135); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Want to **<span style="color: rgb(18, 111, 135); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">//read// **<span style="color: rgb(18, 111, 135); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> some quotes that mirror the concept of Moodle? **=====
 * ======<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">"The new art of wikinomics is based on four powerful new ideas: openness, peering, sharing, and acting globally" (<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Tapscott & Williams, 2006, p. 20). ======
 * ======<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">"The Net Gen--the generation that will inject the culture of openness, participation, and interactivity into workplaces, markets, and communities" (<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Tapscott & Williams, 2006, p. 37). ======
 * ======<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> "Sharing is about lowering costs, building community, accelerating discovery, and lifting all boats in the sea" (<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Tapscott & Williams, 2006, p. 281). ======
 * ======<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">"With the right tools and enough transparency, a large and diverse group of people self-selecting to add value can complete even the most complex tasks with only a minimum central control" (Tapscott & Williams, 2006, p. 259). <span style="color: rgb(18, 111, 135); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> ======

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<span style="color: rgb(18, 111, 135); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> **<span style="color: rgb(18, 111, 135); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">References **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> =====

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 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Alja (2007, May 4). Moodle presentation [Video file]. Video posted to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_o1fMQsfzoQ&feature=PlayList&p=A77EAA3A1CFA1CD8&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=18
 * ======<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Allen, M. W. (2003). Michael Allen’s guide to e-learning. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. ======
 * ======<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Galarneau, L., & Zibit, M. (2007). Online games for 21st century skills. In D. Gibson, C. Aldrich, & M. Prensky (Eds.), Games and simulations in online learning (pp. 59 – 88). Hershey, PA: Information Science. ======
 * ======<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Gibson, D., Halverson, W., & Riedel, E. (2007). Online games for 21st century skills. In D. Gibson, C. Aldrich, & M. Prensky (Eds.), Games and simulations in online learning (pp. 175 – 187). Hershey, PA: Information Science. ======
 * ======<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Gordon, J., & Zemke, R. (2000, April). The attack on ISD. Training, 37, 42. ======
 * ======<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Guhlin, M. (2007). //Doing the moodle mambo: Facilitating new literacies// //.// Retrieved March 19, 2009, from Around the Corner-MGuhlin Web site: http://www.mguhlin.org/2009/03/doing-moodle-mambo-facilitating-new.html<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> ======
 * ======<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Guhlin, M. (2007). //Why moodle.// Retrieved March 19, 2009, from Around the Corner-MGuhlin Web site: http://www.mguhlin.org/2009/03/why-moodle.html ======
 * ======<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Moodle, (2005). From Official Web Site: www.moodle.org ======
 * ======<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Palloff, R.M., & Pratt, K. (2005). Collaborating online: learning together in community. San Francisco: John Wiley & Sons. ======
 * ======<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Solomon, G. & Schrum, L. (2007). Web 2.0 new tools, new schools. Eugene, OR: International Society for Technology in <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Education. ======
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Tapscott, D. & Williams, A. D. (2006). Wikinomics : How mass collaboration changes everything. NY: Penguin Group.
 * ======<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Twitter, (2009). From Official Web Site: www.twitter.com ======
 * ======<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Wikipedia, (2009). From Official Web Site: www.wikipedia.com ======

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