learn local moodle webinar #3 - course formating ideas

Learner Management SystemsLearner Management Systems

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Programme

•Moodle plug ins that can extend course formatting options and how to install them. •How to exploit Moodle section, resource and activity links to create custom navigation inside your Moodle course from text or icons.

Presenter

Michael Gwyther

mick@yumstudio.com.au

@mickgwyther

What’s brought you along?

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ID & Moodle

Go your own way

Linear

Scroll of Death

Format Plugins

Custom – icons & html

Multimedia sources

http://openclipart.org/ http://compfight.com

Multimedia sources

http://skalgubbar.se/ http://findicons.com/

Moodle – Linear Scroll

Plug ins

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Settings > Site administration > Plugins > Plugins overview

Plug Ins

Plug Ins

Plug Ins Moodle 2.5

Moodle – One topic per

page

Moodle – One Topic plug in

Moodle – Grid

Moodle – icon links

Moodle – link to pop up windows

Close pop up windows

<a href="JavaScript:window.close()">Close</a>

The word Close is the anchor that closes the window

<a href="JavaScript:window.close()"><img src="http://www.yumstudio.com.au/mentor/draftfile.php/5/user/draft/846158481/thumbs_up.png" height="128" width="128" />

The image is the anchor that closes the window

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Orphaning Topics

• Teacher View

• Student View

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Orphaning Topics

• Add resources and activities to a topic 2• Go to Course settings and change the topics to 1• Topic 2 is now “orphaned” (hidden) to the learner• Choose the resource/activity you wish to link to• (right clicking on the resource or activity and

choose Copy Link/URL/Shortcut• Use icons or text to link to orphaned resources &

activities. • Choose “pop up”• Add link to return to home page or a pop up

window code

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Thank you

Michael Gwyther

mick@yumstudio.com.au

@mickgwyther