The document introduces Moodle, an open-source learning platform, and provides guidance on setting up courses and activities. It outlines key elements that will be adopted early like language courses. It then explains how to navigate Moodle and set up activities like quizzes. Finally, it provides a guide to selecting the best Moodle tools for different pedagogical goals and types of learning activities.

1. THE LEARNING PLATFORM
— a first look at Moodle
Wendy Meyers, Chris Brewer
LDU - CEDIR

2. (LCMS)
(EduStream)
(Learning
Management
System)
(Portfolio)
KEY ELEMENTS OF THE NEW LEARNING PLATFORM

3. LANGUAGE SUBJECTS FOR
EARLY ADOPTION IN (LCMS)
AUTUMN
FREN 151 | 251 | 351
ITAL 151 | 251 | 351 (EduStream)
JAPA 141 | 261 | 271 | 361
LANG 305 (Learning
Management
MAND 151 | 261 | 351 System)
SPAN 151 | 251 | 351 (Portfolio)

4. FINDING YOUR WAY AROUND
MOODLE

5. SITE NAME
KS
MINIMISED BLOC
LEARNING TOPIC
BLOCK

6. SETTING UP A QUIZ ACTIVITY

7. E
TO MODIFY A SIT
CLICK
N”
“TURN EDITING O

8. TO ADD A QUIZ
CLICK
or
“add an activity
resource”
CLICK
THE ACTIVITY

9. MORE LEARNING ACTIVITIES

10. Moodle Tool Guide for Teachers pg1
Information Assess learning Communication Co-create Bloom’s
What you want toto
What you want Transfer Will this tool allow & interaction content Allows what
achieve (pedagogy)
achieve (pedagogy)
Is it a tool for you to assess your Can it be used for Can you & your thinking order?
disseminating students’ communication & students •Remember
information from learning? interaction among collaborate & •Understand
Ease of use you to your participants create content •Apply
How easy can this students? (you & your together? •Analyse
be set up by you? students)? •Evaluate
•Create
Add Resource
Add Resource Easy, like an email
Easy, like an email Yes. Only teachers
Yes. Only teachers Maybe. Use to give
Maybe. Use to give No. It’s a a
No. It’s Maybe. Use to give
Maybe. Use to give None.
None.
Upload a a file
Upload file attachment. But
attachment. But can upload files to
can upload files to task. Collect
task. Collect distribution tool.
distribution tool. task. Collect
task. Collect This isis not a
This not a
(Word Document/
(Word Document/ can your doc stand
can your doc stand course site. So
course site. So student files
student files No option for
No option for student files
student files learning activity,
learning activity,
PowerPoint)
PowerPoint) on its own?
on its own? definitely a a push-
definitely push- through Forum or
through Forum or interaction or
interaction or through Forum or
through Forum or but information
but information
tool.
tool. Assignment.
Assignment. communication.
communication. Assignment.
Assignment. transfer.
transfer.
Add Resource
Add Resource Easy, find the web
Easy, find the web Very easy way of
Very easy way of Not directly.
Not directly. Maybe. Link to
Maybe. Link to Maybe. You can
Maybe. You can 6/6
6/6
Link to a a web page
Link to web page address (aka url – –
address (aka url leading students to
leading students to Option isis to link to
Option to link to external tools eg
external tools eg link to external
link to external Can do all of the
Can do all of the
the bit that starts
the bit that starts information. Can
information. Can external student e-e-
external student Google Calendar,
Google Calendar, collaborative sites
collaborative sites above, depending
above, depending
with http://), copy
with http://), copy link directly to
link directly to portfolios or blogs.
portfolios or blogs. groups, blogs or
groups, blogs or e.g. Google Docs,
e.g. Google Docs, on where you link
on where you link
it,it, paste it.
paste it. database articles.
database articles. wikis.
wikis. wikis or blogs.
wikis or blogs. to.
to.
News Forum
News Forum Easy. It’s a a
Easy. It’s Yes. Include course
Yes. Include course No. The News
No. The News You can start new
You can start new Limited because
Limited because 2/6
2/6
Use to send out
Use to send out standard forum , ,
standard forum updates,
updates, Forum isis limited.
Forum limited. topics. Students
topics. Students students cannot
students cannot Not strictly
Not strictly
course
course already set up inin
already set up encouragement,
encouragement, Students cannot
Students cannot respond. Great for
respond. Great for start new topics.
start new topics. learning activity.
learning activity.
announcements
announcements your course.
your course. timely links, etc.
timely links, etc. post new topics.
post new topics. establishing course
establishing course Tip: Set up another
Tip: Set up another Test readiness for
Test readiness for
rhythm.
rhythm. Forum.
Forum. next class? R R & U
next class? & U
Discussion Forum
Discussion Forum Easy. Forum has
Easy. Forum has Share resources as
Share resources as Forum isis versatile
Forum versatile Yes. Students
Yes. Students Yes. Students can
Yes. Students can 5/6
5/6
Use for many types
Use for many types usable default
usable default links or files. High
links or files. High && allows this, e.g.
allows this, e.g. communicate with
communicate with collaborate &&
collaborate Understand, Apply,
Understand, Apply,
of learning
of learning settings. A A name &
settings. name & message volume?
message volume? design a a formative
design formative you && peers.
you peers. explore topics,
explore topics, Analyse, Evaluate,
Analyse, Evaluate,
activities * *
activities description isis
description Risk of losing info.
Risk of losing info. assessment
assessment Interact as a a class
Interact as class discuss them &&
discuss them Create
Create
enough.
enough. activity.
activity. or inin groups.
or groups. write together.
write together.
Wiki
Wiki Tricky. Decide on
Tricky. Decide on Yes. Use as
Yes. Use as Wiki isis versatile &
Wiki versatile & Not suited for
Not suited for Yes. Students can
Yes. Students can 5/6
5/6
Use for many types
Use for many types individual && group
individual group information site.
information site. allows this, e.g.
allows this, e.g. discussions. Use inin
discussions. Use collaborate &&
collaborate Understand, Apply,
Understand, Apply,
of learning
of learning settings. Has some
settings. Has some Allow editing only
Allow editing only design a a formative
design formative brainstorming,
brainstorming, explore topics,
explore topics, Analyse, Evaluate,
Analyse, Evaluate,
activities
activities quirks. Get some
quirks. Get some by teachers or by
by teachers or by assessment
assessment planning, collabo-
planning, collabo- discuss them &&
discuss them Create
Create
training.
training. any participant.
any participant. activity.
activity. rative writing,…
rative writing,… write together.
write together.
Joyce Seitzinger (@catspyjamasnz)
www.cats-pyjamas.net /www.eit.ac.nz
Adapted by: UOW Platform Project
KEY Great fit
Great fit Can work w/ some
Can work w/ some
learning design
learning design
Not best tool for
Not best tool for
the job
the job

11. Moodle Tool Guide for Teachers pg2
Information Assess learning Communication Co-create Bloom’s
What you want toto
What you want Transfer Will this tool allow & interaction content Allows what
achieve (pedagogy)
achieve (pedagogy)
Is it a tool for you to assess your Can it be used for Can you & your thinking order?
disseminating students’ communication & students •Remember
information from learning? interaction among collaborate & •Understand
Ease of use you to your participants create content •Apply
How easy can this students? (you & your together? •Analyse
be set up by you? students)? •Evaluate
•Create
Glossary
Glossary Default settings are
Default settings are Use glossary to
Use glossary to Glossary isis
Glossary Not suited for
Not suited for Only original
Only original 5/6
5/6
Use for learning
Use for learning good. Try to set it it
good. Try to set define terms or
define terms or versatile && allows
versatile allows discussions.
discussions. author can edit an
author can edit an Understand, Apply,
Understand, Apply,
activities that
activities that so the author’s
so the author’s present info.
present info. this. But you need
this. But you need Students can read
Students can read entry. Class can
entry. Class can Analyse, Evaluate,
Analyse, Evaluate,
gather resources or
gather resources or name isis shown.
name shown. Better yet, let the
Better yet, let the to design the right
to design the right other entries &&
other entries collect reviews,
collect reviews, Create
Create
present info
present info students add to it.it.
students add to learning activity.
learning activity. comment or rate.
comment or rate. resources, etc
resources, etc
Quiz
Quiz Tricky && takes
Tricky takes The quiz isis aimed
The quiz aimed Quiz can be timed
Quiz can be timed No. Tip: Use
No. Tip: Use No. Tip: Use
No. Tip: Use 6/6
6/6
Use to assess
Use to assess time. Set up quiz,
time. Set up quiz, atat assessment, not
assessment, not && secure. Has
secure. Has forums instead.
forums instead. forums or wikis
forums or wikis Can test all 6 6 but
Can test all but
learning, formative
learning, formative then questions.
then questions. as distribution
as distribution essay, mc, true/
essay, mc, true/ instead.
instead. this requires you to
this requires you to
or summative.
or summative. Consider your
Consider your channel. Tip: use as
channel. Tip: use as false, matching, &&
false, matching, be creative inin your
be creative your
categories.
categories. self-test.
self-test. other questions.
other questions. assessment.
assessment.
Lesson
Lesson It It can be tricky to
can be tricky to Great for
Great for Yes, allows
Yes, allows No this isis an
No this an No this isis an
No this an 6/6
6/6
Use for presenting
Use for presenting set up, make sure
set up, make sure presenting
presenting grading. Use as
grading. Use as individual activity,
individual activity, individual activity,
individual activity, Can test all 6 6 but
Can test all but
branched info or
branched info or you plan the lesson
you plan the lesson information inin a
information a branched quiz,
branched quiz, not a a group
not group not a a group
not group this requires you to
this requires you to
testing
testing first. Worth the
first. Worth the branched, guided
branched, guided scenario, case
scenario, case activity.
activity. activity.
activity. be creative inin your
be creative your
effort.
effort. way.
way. study, role play.
study, role play. assessment.
assessment.
Assignment
Assignment Easy. Choose from
Easy. Choose from No. The
No. The Yes. Set due dates
Yes. Set due dates No. Only allows
No. Only allows No. Currently it it
No. Currently 6/6
6/6
Use to collect,
Use to collect, 4 4 types. Both
types. Both assignment tool isis
assignment tool && maximum
maximum very limited
very limited does not allow
does not allow Indirectly. Depends
Indirectly. Depends
assess && provide
assess provide online && offline
online offline not a a distribution
not distribution grades. Collect
grades. Collect interaction
interaction group assignments.
group assignments. on your
on your
feedback on
feedback on assignments are
assignments are channel.
channel. assignments and
assignments and between teacher &&
between teacher Use forum or wiki . .
Use forum or wiki assessment design.
assessment design.
assignments
assignments possible.
possible. provide feedback.
provide feedback. student.
student.
Database
Database Tricky to set up.
Tricky to set up. Can be used for
Can be used for Database isis
Database Not suited for
Not suited for Students can share
Students can share 5/6
5/6
Allow students to
Allow students to Know what you
Know what you teacher to present
teacher to present versatile && allows
versatile allows discussions.
discussions. info && files in
info files in Understand, Apply,
Understand, Apply,
collect, share &&
collect, share want before you
want before you info, but better to
info, but better to this. But you need
this. But you need Students can read
Students can read searchable way.
searchable way. Analyse, Evaluate,
Analyse, Evaluate,
search created
search created build. Get some
build. Get some let the students
let the students to design the right
to design the right other entries &&
other entries Create joint
Create joint Create
Create
artifacts
artifacts training.
training. add to it.it.
add to learning activity.
learning activity. comment or rate.
comment or rate. collections.
collections.
Joyce Seitzinger (@catspyjamasnz)
www.cats-pyjamas.net /www.eit.ac.nz
Adapted by: UOW Platform Project

12. PLATFORM TRANSITION
SUPPORT
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