Documente Academic
Documente Profesional
Documente Cultură
Goals
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2.
3.
Naming of parts
Distance Learning
Asynchronous Learning
Learning Management Systems (LMS)
Open Source Software (OSS)
Usability
Accessibility
Commercial LMS
WebCT BlackBoard
ANGEL
Desire2Learn
eCollege (Pearson)
Its learning
Steps to set up
Install Moodle
LAMP
Linux
Apache
MySQL
PHP
Set Up Moodle
Theme
General layout
Accounts/Users
Payment/registration system
Teacher duties
Creates course content
Creates grading system optional
Supports/facilitates student learning
Grades students outputs
Audio
Need to caption content when there are
people speaking
Can use a transcript of spoken content.
Video
No universal standard (Codec)
You will likely use a 3rd-party video
application/player plugin prison
Windows Media, QuickTime, RealPlayer,
Flash
Embed video with player
Flash most popular.
HTML5?
Things to watch
Make sure your documents are accessible
Make sure your teachers and creators
are familiar with the needs of learners
with disabilities.
Use Universal Design for Learning
Rich Media Format files need
captions/transcripts
General Tips
Build a Users Manual
Provide in-service and training
Develop policies
Check/test content regularly
Final Considerations
Moodle is a very powerful tool with new
things being developed all the time.
Have fun, but make sure you consider all
users when building your content
Thank You
www.mainecite.org/awd
John E. Brandt jeb@jebswebs.com
www.jebswebs.com