The document provides an overview of a staff development session on Moodle, a virtual learning environment (VLE). The aims are to: identify what Moodle is; discuss how to access it; construct a course; upload resources; examine other Moodle pages. The session will include an explanation of what a VLE is and how Moodle works, a demonstration of creating a course and adding/editing resources, and time for questions and feedback. Moodle allows organization of lessons, resources, portfolios, and deadlines, as well as communication tools for one-on-one and group collaboration on projects and documents.

1. Library Staff Development
24/11/2010

2. Aims and Objectives
• Identify what moodle is
• Discuss how to access it
• Construct a course
• Upload resources to a course
• Examine other moodle pages
• Questions and answers
• Feedback

3. What is a VLE?
http://bit.ly/AoSQ0
activity

4. What is a
VLE?
• Virtual learning environment
• Online learning space
• Accessible from anywhere
• A website
• You can add work
• Students can complete and return
Organisation
• Lesson plans
• Resources
• Portfolios
• Deadlines
Communication
• 121
• Peer 2 peer
Collaboration 1+1=2
• Projects
• On documents
Why should I use it?
• Students are used to this technology
• College has one
• Why shouldn’t you?

5. What is
moodle?
M- Modular
O- Object
O- Orientated
D- Dynamic
L- Learning
E- Environment
• How many users? 32+ million
• How many countries? 205
• How many languages? 80 approx
To moodle (verb) process of
enjoyable tinkering that often leads to
growing knowledge, insight and
creativity

6. Logging in

7. Navigation
• Left hand menu
• Right hand menu
• Quick Quiz Quest
activity

8. Creating a course
• How did I create the course for today's session
• Lets go back and create another

9. Pick a subject from the edexel website
• Add a new course >staff development
category
• Include full name, short name, code
• Topics format
• 30 weeks
• Allow guests to log in without key
Activity

10. Editing
Tools
Title
Adding a resource
• Link to a file or website
• Add an activity

11. Questions
• Creating a course?
• Uploading resources?
• Editing?
• Navigation?
• Logging in?

12. Feedback
Presentation
http://www.slideshare.net/paulk70
Feedback back channel
http://todaysmeet.com/LSDmoodle
Twitter
http://twitter.com/paulk70