learn local moodle webinar #3 - course formating ideas
DESCRIPTION
-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.TRANSCRIPT
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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.
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
Photo Credit Michael Gwyther
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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