moodle community overview
DESCRIPTION
John Allan gave this presentation at the American University of Cairo in 2009. It provides an overview of the Moodle.org learning community.TRANSCRIPT
PRESENTATION AT THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF CAIRO JAN 2009Cairo, Egypt
MOODLE .ORGlearning communityJohn Allan, CNA Qatar
MOODLE?
VLEVirtual learning environment
CMSContent management system
LMSLearning management system
OPEN SOURCE?
Usually freeOpen source codeCommunity builds productCommunity provides supportCommunity stages events
WHO?
78 languages203 countries48,000 registered sites
1,8000,000 teachers
26,923,202 PEOPLE
Institutions?
GoogleCiscoOpen University (UK)Athabasca University (Canada)
York University (Canada)University of IdahoCairo University
Moodle.org menu learning community
DOCUMENTATION
Wiki based Teacher documentationAdministrator documentationDeveloper documentation
Comprehensive FAQ sectionForums
Search Using Moodle for peer assistance
Searches access all information
DOWNLOADS
Core softwarePlug ins and patchesThemes Language packs
INTERACTION
ForumsEmailChat
Forums
Starting an Arabic forum
Forums
Forums
Moodle functions Attendance module Book module Certificate module Dialogue module Exercise module Face-to-face module Flash modules Flashcard module
Moodle functions Game module Journal module Map module Podcasting Project module Questionnaire module Scheduler module Stamp Collection module Webquest module
Moodle functions Backup and Restore Blocks Blogs Calendar Enrolment Plugins Gradebook Groups
Moodle functions HTML editor Messaging Mathematics Tools Moodle Network RSS Feeds Text Filters User authentication
Moodle functions Assignment module Chat module Choice module Database module Feedback module Forum module Glossary module
Moodle functions Hotpot module Lesson module Quiz module Resource module SCORM Module Survey module Wiki module Workshop module
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