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Moodle in practice
in Higher Education
How can learning needs be supported by Moodle? How can learning tasks be designed to deepen learning - to avoid post and run? Some examples of practice
a place for creating learning opportunities enabling learning through doing in a virtual environment. The design of Moodle is based on socio constructivist theory; an inquiry-based and discoverybased approach to learning.
Blended learning
Methodology I on the Masters course is: face-to -face (f2f), supported by Moodle.
A move away from transmission and delivery to active engagement with materials and each other.
a sense of community dialogue with others through meaningful co-operation active learning with meaningful, relevant examples and problems flexibility of pathways individual and group choices of activities to tap into their strengths and needs to do things at their own level and in own time
clear objectives and assessment feedback to reflect on processes and product of learning
Care and share Get dialogue going and growing Establish good practice of engagement
SCAFFOLDED TASKS DESIGN Learning at own pace Learning at own level Getting personalised feedback Repeating learning tasks Approach learning task from different orientations Reflecting on product and process
Engagement with:
Learning resources
Co-learners
Teacher/tutor Engagement
Constructivist approaches to learning advocate allowing learners not only to interact directly with information to be learned, but also to add their own information and construct their own relationships. (Chun & Plass 2000).
Planning Sharing ideas and opinions Making sense of learning input Small group setups 5/6 Collaborative text productions
Attend international conferences online: IATEFL Join discussion forums in the Special Interest Groups (SIGs).
Moodle support
Things Moodle!
1. Free Moodle download, supported by the Moodle community and hundreds of forums and examples of Moodle in practice. http://moodle.org/ 2. A site for language teachers who want to play around using Moodle to get an idea of how it works. http://moodleflair.com/moodle/index.php 3. Introductory and Advanced courses in how to use Moodle, online with the EConsultants. http://www.theconsultants-e.com/courses/moodle/index.asp 4. Cole, J and Foster, H (2007) Using Moodle - Teaching with the Popular Open Source Management System, OReilly Community Press.