Course Description
Language of Instruction:English|Category: Moodle: IT & Computers
Get yourself upgraded with the latest version of Moodle - Moodle 2.1
This course is designed for teachers familiar with or using Moodle 1.9 who wish to move their courses to Moodle 2.1. This course will help you understand the major differences between these versions, with a focus on the file handling issues which many users find confusing. A Moodle 2.1 installation is provided for users to experiment with and this also includes an implementation of the open source portfolio Mahara. The course instructor Richard Jones has been working with Moodle for 6 years and he recently helped many teachers upgrade from Moodle 1.9 to Moodle 2.1. He will be able to guide you effectively in upgrading your courses to the latest version of Moodle, Moodle 2.1.
Why should you enroll in this course:
- This course will help you move your courses to the latest version of Moodle, Moodle 2.1 as well as understand the major differences between Moodle 1.9 and Moodle 2.1
- Course instructor Richard Jones recently upgraded a number of teachers with the latest version of Moodle, Moodle 2.1 and has been working on Moodle for 6 years
- 6 LIVE online classes + asynchronous modules and exercises to help you learn completely
What’s in the course:
- 6 LIVE interactive online classes
- Course timings: 5 PM to 8 PM (Brisbane time)
- Access to study material which can also be downloaded
- Exercises and live experimentation with a Moodle installation
Course outline:
Week 1 - Exploring Moodle 2.1
- General overview
- Moodle 2.1 and Moodle 1.x compared
- Reflection exercise - identify your main challenges in migrating a course
- Moving your postings and files to Mahara (for export)
Week 2 - Creating a Moodle 2.1 course
- Restoring courses from 1.x
- Handling files in 2.1 courses
- Reflection exercise - creating an FAQ - How do I?
Week 3 - Exploring Moodle 2.1 activities
- What is different in the activity list?
- What's new in the quiz module
- What's new in the forum module
- Reflection exercise - identify new opportunities for Moodle 2.1 courses
About the instructor:
Richard Jones is the owner of IB Computing Net, a website designed for teachers and researchers interested in IB Computer Science. Richard has 20 years experience in teaching and lecturing. He has also been working with Moodle for 6 years and recently upgraded many teachers from Moodle 1.9 to Moodle 2.1 version. Richard holds a Post Graduate Certification in Online Education from University of Southern Queensland, Australia and also a Masters in Education from Bath Spa University, United Kingdom. He also holds a Masters in Marine Earth Science, specializing in micro-palaeontology from University of London, United Kingdom. Richard Jones along with Andrew Meyenn has also published a “Text book for use with the International Baccalaureate Computer Science program”. Richard Jones is currently based in Hamilton, New Zealand.