Moodle 3.x teaching techniques

Moodle 3.x teaching techniques / Susan Smith Nash.

Creative ways to build powerful and effective online courses with Moodle 3.0 About This Book Unleash your teaching talents and develop exciting, dynamic courses Put together effective online courses that motivate students from all backgrounds, generations, and learning styles Find powerful insights...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nash, Susan Smith (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Birmingham : Packt Publishing, 2016.
Edition:Third edition.
Subjects:
Moodle.
Moodle
Computer-assisted instruction > Authoring programs.
Open source software.
Internet in education.
Computer-assisted instruction > Authoring programs
Internet in education
Open source software
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Credits; About the Author; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Developing an Effective Online Course; The Moodle advantage; What will we accomplish with this book; Some Moodle requisites; Standard modules; Instructional principles and activities; What are we trying to do in an online course?; How does learning take place in an online course?; How people learn; Categories, classifications, and schemata; Social learning; Emulatory learning; Communities of practice; Social practices; Experiential learning; Conditions of learning; Behaviorism.
  • Course-building components in MoodleResources; Book; Link to a file or website; Activities; Assignment; Choice; Database; Forum; Glossary; Quizzes; Journal; Lessons; Wiki; Course Timetable; Instructional principles and activities mapped to Moodle features; Access for everyone; Summary; Chapter 2: Instructional Material; Selecting and organizing the material; Matching the material to the learning objectives; Using Forums to present your material; Incorporating social media and cloud-based resources; Creating a separate group for each student; Enrolling students.
  • Creating a group for each studentGuiding and motivating students; Creating the learning environment; Asking permission and setting a policy; Types of forums; Single simple discussion forum; Standard forum; Keeping discussions on track; Using a custom scale to rate relevance; Splitting discussions; Will splitting move replies you want to keep in place?; Monitoring student participation in a forum; Determining who has posted to a forum; What postings has a student made; Summary; Chapter 3: Collaborative Activities; Interaction involves collaboration; Uses of Chat.
  • Test preparation and online study groupsCreating study groups; Groups carried over to other activities; Key settings for study groups in Chat; Assigning review topics; Kinds of questions; Reviewing papers and other assignments; Creating a one-on-one chat; Workaround 1
  • Using groups; Workaround 2
  • Restricting access; Guest speakers; Including chats from previous classes; Copying a transcript; Foreign language practice; Preparing for foreign language chat; Compiling and reviewing chat transcripts; Copying chat transcripts; Assigning a chat transcript as an editing exercise.
  • Tips for a successful chatBasic chat etiquette; Prepare for a definite starting and ending time; Limit the number of participants; Prepare a greeting for latecomers; Focus; Insert HTML; Summary; Chapter 4: Assessment; The purpose of assessment; Assessment and your learning objectives; Types of assessments; Keys to successful assessment; Taking the fear out of assessment; Assessment with quizzes and distributed practice; Advantages and limitations of distributed practice; Opening and closing quizzes at predetermined times; Indicating that a quiz is closed.

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