Different Approaches to Using Moodle

We had a great session today, sharing different approaches to using Moodle (the learning management system used at UMD).

Brian Gute, Rachel Breckenridge, and Char Harkins each walked us through a "show and tell" of a course or two that they have designed on Moodle and are currently teaching.

Brian's "tab view" method of setting up his course was a big hit.

Rachel showed us the value of keeping hidden links and materials from previous iterations of a course.

Char showed the interface with Turnitin and how robust the feedback mechanisms are in that interface.

Here are the examples of student work that Char shared as she discussed her Chapter Project assignment: http://www.d.umn.edu/hper/majors/exercise_science/chapterproject.html.  (These are public links through which students are sharing their work.)

If you are new to Moodle, here is a video to help you get started: http://www.lynda.com/Moodle-tutorials/Moodle-26-Essential-Training/163093-2.html.

Remember that you can get help learning more about Moodle from our academic technologists at UMD, simply by emailing at-itss@d.umn.edu.

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Post amended on 4/16/15 to include some inspiration!
Laure Charleux from the Georgraphy Department recently presented her work on gamifying a class in Moodle.  Here is her video demonstrating the game she created to teach statistics for students in the GIS major: https://youtu.be/SuSlF2G_rSU
Here is Laure's presentation from last week on Game Dynamics in Moodle.