gillian mccalden & jacqui hall
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Learning Moodle in Moodle
Gillian McCalden & Jacqui HallBlue Box Learning
The challenge
If you’ve never seen Moodle before how do you know when to use a forum, a label, a web page, a glossary, a quiz? How do you know what will work for your learners and what won’t?
More important than the box ticking
• The experience of being a participant in an online course
• Thinking about course design for real
• Facilitation and other forms of support for online learners
• The pedagogic theory
The mechanics
3 course spaces to work in
Peer support
Facilitation
Reflection
Clear sign posting
Main Course
Area
Own Course Space
Example Course Space
Sharing course spaces
Reflective Journal
Looking at the structure
Kolb’s cycle of experiential learning
Concrete Experience
Reflective Observation
Abstract Conceptualis
ation
Active Experimentat
ion
Main Course AreaContent and direction
ActivitiesInteraction
• Build a sense of community
• Provide facilitator support
• Model good practice in both course design and
facilitation• Active learning
Course front page showing first unit
Main Course
Area
Own Course Space
Example Course Space
Sharing course spaces
Reflective Journal
Example Course SpaceExample content, activities &
resources in context
• See what activities and resources look like before you start to
create them• Learn by doing
• Work with other course participants
History of London Course
Main Course
Area
Own Course Space
Example Course Space
Sharing course spaces
Reflective Journal
Own Course SpaceUsing resourcesUsing activities
Adding design elements
• Understanding when to use resources/activities• Making the content
engaging• What works for your
subject/topic• What will work for your
learners
Main Course
Area
Own Course Space
Example Course Space
Sharing course spaces
Reflective Journal
Sharing course spacesPeer supportSharing ideas
• Experiential learning• What works as a
designer• What works as a
participant
Main Course
Area
Own Course Space
Example Course Space
Sharing course spaces
Reflective Journal
Reflective JournalReflection on process
One-to-one participant/tutor space
• Regular input• Records change
• Helps build confidence• Recognition of process
In conclusion
Learning in Moodle rather than about Moodle allows course creators to• Learn by doing• Experience being an online learner• Develop a relevant course in a safe place• Learn how to give and receive peer support• Experience exemplary facilitation