A fellow Moodler (someone who uses Moodle.org’s LMS software) asked where to learn some basic principles about e-Learning and how to get a “demo” course up quickly. It was posted in Moodle.org’s forums. I am reposting what I suggested here, as many have found it quite useful so far: “Re: E-Learning Training – by Mary [...]
So, where are you? What IS your motivation? You could be a designer charged with learning the new LMS system and creating “trainings” and helping instructors create courses – and designing templates, too… You could be an interested instructor – seeking to get ahead of the game and hone your e-Learning or online teaching skills… [...]
Moodle is an open-source learning management system (LMS). It has been around for awhile. Currently, it’s the hot “new” system in competition with other LMS courseware systems – both public and private – such as WebCT/Blackboard, Angel Learning, Desire2Learn, Sakai, ETUDES NG, and various textbook publisher versions of LMS systems. The draw of Moodle is [...]
What the heck is she talking about? Flavors? Well, my experience is the world of the California Higher Ed system – community colleges, the state universities (CSU), and the “university of” (UC) systems. In this world, online instruction has been “compartmentalized” into “delivery methods” for instruction using technology. Decipher this as: “reduced seat time”. Ultimately, [...]