Jason Cole

Using Moodle

• Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Developed by an extremely active open source community, Moodle is a sophisticated course management system that's ideal for creating dynamic online learning communities
and for supplementing face-to-face learning. Used in more than 115 countries and supporting over 60 languages, Moodle can scale from a single-teacher site to a 40,000-
student university.

Teachers who use Moodle have access to an array of powerful tools such as assignments, forums, journals, quizzes, surveys, chat rooms, and workshops. Using Moodle is a comprehensive, hands-on guide that explains how the system works, with plenty of examples and best practices for its many features and plug-in modules. Authored by a member of the Moodle community, this authoritative book also exposes little-known but powerful hacks for more technically savvy users. For anyone who is using-or thinking of using-this CMS, Using Moodle is required reading.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: O'Reilly & Associates
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780596008635
• ISBN-10: 0596008635
• Artikelnr.: 14122340

Autorenporträt

Jason Cole is currently the academic technology manager at San Francisco State University, where he''s responsible for managing a Blackboard implementation that has over 15,000 users. A member of the Moodle community, he has developed a student data integration tool for the system, and contributed to discussions regarding a document management system and object model for version 2.0. Jason earned a Ph.D. in educational technology from the University of Northern Colorado.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
What Is Moodle?
Who Is This Book For?
Prerequisites-What Do You Need Before You Start?
About Us
How to Use This Book
Conventions Used in This Book
Safari® Enabled
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 What Is a Course Management System?
1.2 What Makes Moodle Special?
Chapter 2: Moodle Basics
2.1 Getting Started
2.2 Creating an Account
2.3 A First Look at a Course
2.4 Adding Content to a Course
2.5 Summary
Chapter 3: Creating and Managing Content
3.1 Adding Content to Moodle
3.2 Managing and Updating Your Content
3.3 Effective Content Practices
3.4 Summary
Chapter 4: Managing Your Class
4.1 Understanding and Using Roles
4.2 Student Groups
4.3 Backups
4.4 Restoring and Copying Courses
4.5 Reports
Chapter 5: Forums, Chats, and Messaging
5.1 Forums
5.2 Chats
5.3 Messaging
5.4 Summary
Chapter 6: Quizzes
6.1 How to Create a Quiz
6.2 Managing Quizzes
6.3 Quiz Capabilities
6.4 Effective Quiz Practices
Chapter 7: Assignments
7.1 Assignment Types
7.2 Creating Assignments
7.3 Assignment Capabilities
7.4 Managing Assignment Submissions
7.5 Effective Assignment Practices
7.6 Summary
Chapter 8: Glossaries
8.1 Creating Glossaries
8.2 Using Glossaries
8.3 Glossary Capabilities
8.4 Effective Glossary Practices
8.5 Summary
Chapter 9: Lessons
9.1 Creating a Lesson
9.2 Managing Lessons
9.3 Lesson Capabilities
9.4 Effective Lesson Practices
Chapter 10: Wikis
10.1 Creating Wikis
10.2 Managing Wikis
10.3 Wiki Capabilities
10.4 Effective Wiki Practices
Chapter 11: Blogs
11.1 Using Blogs
11.2 Blog Capabilities
11.3 Effective Blog Practices
Chapter 12: Databases
12.1 Creating Databases
12.2 Managing Databases
12.3 Database Capabilities
12.4 Effective Database Practices
Chapter 13: Grades and Scales
13.1 Using Grades
13.2 Creating Scales
13.3 Effective Grade and Scale Practices
Chapter 14: Surveys and Choices
14.1 Surveys
14.2 Choices
14.3 Using Surveys and Choices
Chapter 15: Putting It All Together
15.1 What Is a Learning Environment?
15.2 Course Design Patterns
Chapter 16: Moodle Administration
16.1 Notifications
16.2 Users
16.3 Courses
16.4 Location
16.5 Language
16.6 Modules
16.7 Security
16.8 Appearance
16.9 Front Page
16.10 Server
16.11 Networking
16.12 Reports
16.13 Miscellaneous
16.14 Moodle Support