The document discusses Moodle, an open-source learning management system. It notes that Moodle is free, has an extensible code base maintained by an active community, and allows for fast development. However, it also notes that Moodle requires administration, support, and content to be added separately. While it has many features, administrators need to start simply and avoid "feature-itis." Moodle is well-suited for asynchronous, restricted access courses and tracking learner activity, but less so for open access or synchronous learning.

1. Przemysław Stencel, WebLang.pl, IATEFL Poland 2011

2. Disclosure
● WebLang.pl
● Experience
● E-learning
● Moodle
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3. Content = King?
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4. Context = King
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5. Moodle is not a silver bullet
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6. Moodle is Open Source
● Free
● Extensible
● Open code
● Open standards
● Bug fixing
● Future-proof
● Community-driven
● Easy integration
● Fast development
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7. Moodle is Open Source
● Free
● Open code
● Bug fixing
● Community-driven
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8. Moodle is only a tool
● No administration
● No support
● No content
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9. Moodle has a lot of features
● Tools
● Settings
● Roles & permissions
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10. Moodle has a lot of features
● Feature-itis
● Admin's
responsibility
● Start small
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11. Moodle is good at...
● Restricted-access
courses
● Asynchronous
courses
● Written
communication
● Tracking learners'
activity
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12. Moodle is not so good at...
● Open-access learning
● Synchronous
learning
● Voice communication
(but can be
expanded)
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13. Thank you :-)
http://weblang.pl
http://poznajmoodle.pl
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