Beloit College Moodle

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Beloit College Moodle
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What is Moodle?

• Moodle is a course management system (CMS) - a
  free, Open Source software package designed using
  sound pedagogical principles, to help educators
  create effective online learning communities. 1

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What is Moodle?

• Course Management System2
• A software system designed to help teachers in
  the creation and facilitation of their courses
• Open Source Software2
• Software whose source code is open for public
  review
• Free to download, free to modify, free to
  distribute
• Based on a Social Constructionist Pedagogy2
• Focus is on constructing, collaborating,
  creating, and sharing

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What can I do with Moodle?

• Post course materials for students to retrieve
• Course syllabus
• Bibliographical guidelines
• Research instructions
• Course readings, videos, sounds, pictures
• Students get 24 hour access to the online course
• Create assignments for students
• Have them complete an assignment online
• Have them submit a paper through Moodle
• Complete online grading for Moodle activities

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What can I do with Moodle?

• Start an online forum to facilitate student
  discussion
• Facilitate a Chat with students
• Create a Wiki for your students to collaborate on
• Create online quizzes
• Create an online glossary of course terms

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Advice from Moodle users

• Plan before you build 3
• Start with a syllabus as you normally would
• Start small and build up 3
• Start by posting resources on your Moodle site
• Hide sections of your course that are being
  worked on 3
• Upload all of your content and keep it hidden
  until you are ready for students to see it
• Differentiate online activities from face to face
  meetings 4

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How Do I get a Moodle Account?

• Go to http//bcmoodle.beloit.edu
• Click the Login link in the upper right hand
  corner
• Enter your Beloit College network username and
  password
• Fill in the account details

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How Do I get a Course Setup?

• Email moodle_at_beloit.edu
• Be sure to include the course number and title
• You will receive an email when your course setup
  is completed

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Sources

• 1 http//moodle.org/
• 2 http//www.mywebschool.org/postnuke/modules.php?
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• 3 http//www.linux.com/article.pl?sid07/01/22/170
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• 4 http//www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/get
  Article.cfm?id1666