2. Moodle – Key Facts
History
Open Source
Modularity
Support
Focus on pedagogy
Social Constructivism
Community Driven
Growing international
community
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5. Why has Moodle been so
Successful?
Cost?
Ease of use – flat and like a scheme of work
Functionality
Adaptability
The name?
Support and community
6. Moodle at Worcester College of
Technology
1000 Courses
13 000 hits a day across
our Moodle platforms
2 000 online
assignments
415 Glossaries
400 Forums
485 Quizzes
49126 Resources
14. Why Moodle?
Reaching students anywhere
Learning at a time, place and pace to suit the needs
of the student
Vast amount of freely available content for
teachers to add to courses
Multimedia Content e.g. YouTube, TED, iTunesU
etc
Great for collaborative learning
Keeping a competitive advantage