This document discusses using Moodle to create interactive online activities for post-graduate distance learning courses at the University of Glasgow. It outlines various activities that were implemented, such as critical reviews, academic posters, assessments, group work, feedback, and presentations. It also discusses lessons learned, such as testing technologies beforehand and promptly addressing student issues. Next steps mentioned include refining existing activities and collecting student audio/video feedback for dissertations.

1. Using Moodle for online distance
post-graduate courses: creating
interactive activities
Jenny Crow, e-Learning Technology Specialist
Digital Education Unit, MVLS

2. Background
• Fully online distance students in the
College of Medical, Veterinary and Life
Science
• Post-Grad expectations

3. Activities
• Critical reviews of articles

4. Critical reviews

5. Activities
• Critical reviews of articles
• Academic posters

6. Academic Poster

7. Activities
• Critical reviews of articles
• Academic posters
• Critical assessment
• Group working

8. Wiki

9. Activities
• Critical reviews of articles
• Academic posters
• Critical assessment
• Group working
• Feedback and peer review
• Presentations
• OSCE
• Reflection
• Test of knowledge

10. Lessons learned
• Ask questions of the staff to figure out
what they are looking to achieve from
an activity
• Introduce a mixture of tools in the first
course
• Test out the technology / dry run.
• Fix issues and promptly reply to
students

11. Next steps
• Dissertation
• Refining activities
• Student recorded audio / video
feedback

12. Thanks and questions
Jenny.Crow@glasgow.ac.uk
#UofGWorldChangers
@UofGlasgow