The document discusses extending the capabilities of Moodle Books by adding active learning elements like questions and assessments. It proposes developing a Moodle Workbook module that would integrate question bank functionality to allow questions to be added directly within book chapters. This would provide a structured way for students to self-test their comprehension through questions embedded in the learning context. Teachers would be able to import, edit, review, grade and provide feedback on student question responses through a linked quiz available only to teachers. The document considers both developing a standalone Workbook plugin versus modifying Books to link to quizzes.

1. Workbook: Extending Active
Learning in the Book

2. Where did it come from?
Moodle Book is a skeuomorph of a book
 Hierarchy of chapters (and subchapters), possibly
expressed as a table of contents
 Sequential navigation
 Text and images
With the addition of
 Elements of active learning (videos, links to
relevant content)
So the Moodle Workbook is a skeuomorph of …
 A giraffe (ok, a workbook / book of exercises)

3. Example of a workbook

4. Properties of a workbook
 It’s a book (chapters, sequential nav etc)
 Plus questions
– Space for reflection
– Judge own comprehension and guide learning
– Can be submitted for grading or feedback
– Can be self marked for immediate feedback
– Answers can be reviewed / form record of progress
 Questions are within the context of the relevant
learning material

5. What about the Lesson?
 Incredibly powerful (Adaptive)
 Breaks out of skeuomorphism to utilise full power
of Moodle
 Can involve a steep learning curve
 Only one question per page / chapter
 Can only grade essays
 Not integrated with Question API (import of
questions etc)
 Not easy for students to review answers

6. Methodology
A) Brand new module using question API
 Can be released as standalone plugin
 Efficient use of resources / easy to understand
B) Create a linked quiz available to teachers only,
handling attempts, reviews, grading etc
 Faster development?
 Moodle does not know about dependent
modules (for backup etc)
 May break if quiz implementation changes

7. Example workbook

8. Produces record of learning
with answers in context

9. Adding questions to a chapter

10. Teachers view questions in the Question Bank
And view attempts in the linked quiz
 Import
 Edit
 Delete
 Preview
 Review
 Grade
 Feedback
 Delete

11. Any questions?
 Should we try to replicate a workbook in
Moodle, or should we take advantage of
enhanced active learning opportunities
elsewhere in Moodle?