Moodle is the leading Open Source e learning management system. Using Moodle, teachers and professors can easily construct richly textured web-based courses.
Whether you want to support traditional class teaching or lecturing, or provide complete online and distance e learning courses, this course will prove a powerful resource throughout your use of Moodle.
What you learn -
About Moodle
Installation
Course Set Up
I vouch for this. Very terrible, had to tolerate it for 4 years.
And with some training you'll be able to configure its layout to how you like it; but then others will dislike it.
Hi Machej,
Did you try Moodle 2.0 onwards?
Cheers,
Mak
Well I haven't used it recently and I'm not sure which version I was using but surely someone could make a nicer leaner design like Google apps.
Some eejit built our school online learning environment using moodle. It is universally despised by teachers and students alike. I pity anyone else who is forced to use it.
Hi Chickentaste,
I agree, it might be Moodle 1.9.There has been lot of improvements done from Moodle 2.0 onwards. Current version is 2.4 and definitely it requires some effort to develop a good theme.
Cheers,
Mak
The only good moodle is of the dog variety.
Hmm, I dunno - it barks a lot, and chases anything that breathes. If they're going to train him for free though, I'll be very grateful.
Moodle is fine if it's set up correctly.
It's been setup quite well at ANU for most departments.
NSW Health use them for OHS / Child Protection inductions.
Give you the very early 2000 feeling.
The problem with any online learning course management software is you need teachers that know how to use it. Most teachers are not very good at learning !
May be you mean old fashioned mindset.
BTW Sorry If I have sounded rude. This is what challenges me most to convince the teachers on eLearning. But I keep it always healthy discussion.
Cheers,
Mak
Isn't this always free ?
Yes, Software is always free. But What this offers is a Training session to get started.
You can utilize this opportunity to ask even the basic questions and get some knowledge on Moodle.
Thanks
Mak
Just to be clear, this is an in person training session in a Sydney Starbucks, and not an online training session?
Moodle is pretty ugly and very non user-intuitive in its default form, but the functionality/capability is very impressive for free open source software.
Yes, this would be good for people who want to network with professionals in education sector and at the same time learn from passionate skilled people who wants to share for free.
Thanks
Mak
Any chance of covering more in-depth subjects like setting up modules and laying them out?
Yeah,Sure. That is something I am planning it for early next year due to time constraints.
Thanks
Mak
Moodle is great but does have a learning curve. The problem is most teachers are old with poor IT skills. Most are also either to lazy or incapable to learn how to use Moodle.
It's easy to throw around comments like this, however you probably have no actual idea.
Perhaps they are too busy teaching and assisting students outside of class to take time for themselves. Teaching involves a lot more than just face to face time in a classroom and it is the lack of appreciation for their work that is seeing fewer of the better students enter the profession. There are other professions where they will not be treated to such disrespect. I'm not sure when being "old" meant "no longer interested in learning". I doubt that applies to people who chose education as their profession.
I'm forced to use Moodle at my uni. It is hated by everyone, students and lectures/tutors alike. It was just updated to the latest version after exams have finished but it is still the ugliest "e learning management system" I've seen. Even the good old Blackboard (that was used similarly by quiet a few universities) was more user friendly.
I understand that it is Open Source (don't know if unis pay to use it for commercial purposes) but there are so many Open Source programs out there that are a lot better visually and also in regards to user friendliness.
"there are so many Open Source programs out there that are a lot better visually and also in regards to user friendliness"
So what are they?
I must be the lucky school who has bothered to theme moodle at my school, cause moodle is a life saver at our school (in terms of assignments and resources available)
so what is the best e-learning platform ?
Don't I just ask my university to train me if I wanted to use Moodle properly? Why would anyone outside university want to use Moodle?
Sure, I have met many educators earlier who was struggling to get help from the institutions due to limited resources and time. And also, institutions has manuals/guides which educators have to learn by themselves. It makes lot of difference in learning something personally online or offline and also when you have a community to share skills.
So to answer your question, If anyone is getting expert training at workplace, I don't see any point in joining this class except to network with fellow Moodlers and share their skills.
Thanks
Mak
Moodle has a terrible layout.