This document discusses effective course content design. It begins by noting how technology and communication have changed, requiring more interactive and collaborative learning approaches. The content of an effective course should include sections for welcome, notices, introduction, theory, examples, discussions, practice, assignments, and feedback. Multimedia can be used to simplify complex theory, attract students, and explain concepts, and should be sourced from sites like Flickr, Wikimedia Commons, YouTube. Layout is also important for readability and navigation. The conclusion emphasizes the need to reconsider teaching goals, rearrange content with the student perspective in mind, ask guiding questions, and leverage Moodle functions to change outdated approaches.

1. Course content -- effective & attractive Yong Liu

2. Course content -- effective & attractive Contents Introduction - what have changed Content of a course Multimedia – decoration only? Layout – is it necessary? Conclusion

5. Cooperative learning or group work

6. Discovery or guided discovery learning/Active learning

7. Brainstorming

9. Noticeboard

10. Introduction

11. Theory

12. Examples

13. Discussions

14. Practice

15. Assignment

19. Course content -- effective & attractive Multimedia – Decoration only? Where to put? Anywhere Somewhere that needs further explanation Somewhere that is too boring

20. Course content -- effective & attractive Multimedia – Decoration only? Formats JPEG, GIF, PNG MP3, WAV, WMA FLV, SWF MP4, 3GP, WMV

21. Course content -- effective & attractive Multimedia – Decoration only? Where to get? (Fernandes 2009) http://www.flickr.com/ http://commons.wikimedia.org/ NanoGong Moodle optional module: http://gong.ust.hk/nanogong/ http://www.youtube.com/

22. Course content -- effective & attractive Layout – Is it necessary?

23. Course content -- effective & attractive Conclusion Re-consider your teaching goal Rearrange your course contents Think from the student’s point of view Ask the right questions Take the advantage of the Moodle functions Change yourself

24. Course content -- effective & attractive References Siemens, G. (2005). Connectivism: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age, eLearnSpace. Meetoo, P. (2009). Effective Teaching and Learning Strategies. Rice, W. (2008). Moodle 1.9 E-Learning Course Development: A Complete Guide to Successful Learning Using Moodle 1.9. Wikipedia (2010, 16 Sep 2010). "Web 2.0." Retrieved 18 Sep 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0. Dias, R. (2010). Instructional Material using Moodle 1.9. CMS Report. Glenn Resear Center (2008). "4-Stroke Internal Combustion Engine ". Retrieved 25 Sep, 2010, from http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/engopt.html. Fernandes, J. P. S. (2009). "Moodle 1.9 multimedia: create and share multimedia learning materials in your Moodle courses."

25. Questions