Teaching with Moodle Target group: Colleague Teachers, EFL department (beginners),City College : Teaching with Moodle Target group: Colleague Teachers, EFL department (beginners),City College By the end of the course you should be able to:
Log onto Moodle,
Navigate around the Moodle site,
Familiarise with basic Moodle editing tools,
Add/respond to a forum to discuss with the teacher/colleague
Compose a text page
Suggested time:2 hours
Resource: Poodle (portable Moodle)
Teacher: Janvier Nkurunziza
What’s Moodle? : What’s Moodle? Task
Watch the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_o1fMQsfzoQ
Ask each other the question ‘What is Moodle like?’
Discuss your answers
Report to class and share your findings
What’s Moodle? : What’s Moodle? It’s a course Management System (CMS),
It’s also as a Learning Management System (LMS)
It’s a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).
It is a free web application
Teachers can use it to create online learning sites.
Moodle standard modules include a course calendar, assignment area, glossary, forum, chat, workshop, wiki, quiz, survey, resource, and lesson areas
For more information, visit http://moodle.org/
Moodle pedagogy and philosophy : Moodle pedagogy and philosophy Moodle is designed on a learning style which is called Social Constructionist Pedagogy.
Its an interactive learning:
student to instructor,
instructor to student(s),
student to student(s)
Source:http://cpappasonline.blogspot.com/2007/08/moodle-philosophy.html
http://docs.moodle.org/en/Philosophy
Moodle interactive environment: student and teacher. : Moodle interactive environment: student and teacher. The six features refer to the interaction between student and teacher,
Moodle interactive environment: student and student(s). : Moodle interactive environment: student and student(s). The five features refer to the interaction between student(s)
Moodle structure : Moodle structure Blocks
Teachers can use different blocks in Moodle.
Each course homepage generally contains blocks.
Blocks appear on the left or the right with centre column containing the course content.
Blocks can be added, hidden, deleted, and moved up, down and left/right.
To find out more see follow the link
http://www.mnstate.edu/instrtech/SCModules/Moodle/New-Ready%20to%20Check/Moodle-Blocks/Moodle-Blocks_print.html
Log on to MoodleYour user name and password: admin : Log on to MoodleYour user name and password: admin
click on ‘turn editing on’( see the down arrow)start adding your course : click on ‘turn editing on’( see the down arrow)start adding your course
Editing tools : Editing tools X: the delete icon
Down arrow: move down
Right arrow: might
Left arrow: move left
Pen in hand icon: update
Eye icon: hide
To add a resource or an activity : To add a resource or an activity log in to your Moodle site
go to the desired course
ensure editing is turned on
go to the topic / week where you would like the new resource or activity to be placed
select either the 'Add a resource...' or 'Add an activity...' menu
select the appropriate option from the pull down list
Click on ‘compose a text page’.name it and add a little description (summary) : Click on ‘compose a text page’.name it and add a little description (summary)
compose the text and save it : compose the text and save it
Click on ‘add an activity’ and on ‘forum’Name and describe it. : Click on ‘add an activity’ and on ‘forum’Name and describe it. To add a forum: As an editing teacher for a course, click "Turn Editing On",
Go to the topic or week section in which you want to create the forum.
From the dropdown menu labeled "Add an activity", select "Forum".
This will take you to the forum settings page titled "Adding a new forum" page.
In an existing forum, use the "Update this forum" button to see the forum settings page.
Now reply to the forum by clicking on ‘reply’ : Now reply to the forum by clicking on ‘reply’ Write a subject line (discussion topic) :one-line summary of your question
The subject line is like a advertisement.
You want experts who know how to solve your problem to give you the answer.
People scan the subject lines on a forum.
The subject line should let them know what your problem is about.
Self-assessment : Self-assessment Can you?
Log onto Moodle,
Navigate around the Moodle site
Add/respond to a forum
Compose a text page
If the answer to the 4 questions is yes, you have achieved the aim of the course. well done
If the answer is no, try again and keep trying.
Practice makes perfect.