canada moodle moot 2009

impetusMoodle Majilis presentation in Oman

by Stuart Mealor

http://www.elearning.org.nz/login/index.php

provide the students withmore organizationvarietyconsistency in learning

Background - Budget

“Zero”developed at home in evenings

Tech Support

“Nil”

StudentsEFL learners in a foundations

program

Course3 hours each that focus on: writingsafety vocabularytechnical vocabulary

plus3 additional hours per day

studying English grammar

(none of this content is in Moodle)

Modesblended (in the face-to-face

classroom)

on-line used by students at home

Topics areaQuizzes

Glossaries

PowerPoints

PDFs

Directories

Hyperlinks

Text documents

Standard BlocksStandard Blocks include ……

Calendar

Upcoming events

Search forums

Random Glossary Entry

RSS Feeds

Random Glossary Entry Block

a random single visual and text item that provides environmental reinforcement of the week’s technical & safety vocabulary

Drawn from the course glossaries

Random Glossary Entry Block

Student of the day

Random rotation

motivational tool

student has special responsibilities in the class

Random Glossary Entry Block

Glossary Creation Block

students input their assigned terms to a Moodle glossary

great activity

Remote RSS Feeds Block RSS feed subscription… ”ESL

worksheets”

extra tasks

Remote RSS Feeds Block BBCLearning - ESL/EFL dedicated

current events site

Non standard blocksHTML Blocks only

None from Moodle.org - Modules and plugins

Reason: no dedicated support and erratic upgrades

HTML Blocks creationAcquire the embed code from the

web2.0 site

Open a new HTML block

Toggle HTML source

Paste <EMBED> code

Information postercontact details about the instructor

yes, a phone number is a good idea but……

Translation tool launches English to Arabic Google translation

tool

used as a bridge for terms

alternative as some of the students could not afford mandatory digital translators

Safety Word postera colourful visual that provides

environmental reinforcement of the week’s safety vocabulary

it can be printed to be used as a search and identify activity (Wordle.com)

Technical Word postercan be printed for classroom

display

Wordle.com

Another “Wordle” usevisual of course participants

Esthetic collage displayanimated sequence of student

portraits

a result of a digital picture taking activity

Slide.com

Internet SearchException: Moodle.org

quick access to Google search

launches a full Google search window

Basic web linkBasic web linka link to the sponsor’s website

Job search skillsextension of basic job search skills

Interviewing

Resume

Cover letter

Web2.0 skills….. registering channels RSS uploading

TeacherTube videos

TeacherTube the site - not the channel

targeted lessons

played within the block

Visual thesauruscreates word relationship diagrams

ESLVideo Quizzesnice resource of videos

with a quick quiz

sometimes resources cannot be wedged in!

problem in block due to dimensions

embed as a separate ”weblink” in the topics section of the course

Focused PronunciationForvo for listening to discrete items

and pronunciation

Links to visual datagraphs through Swivel

create or read a graph

Step by step proceduressequencing for writing or speaking

eHow.com

Quick access to presentations

Slideshare.com

sharing of presentations

“Tool Presentations”

Animated screen tutorialsScreenCast.com

provide required tutorials for computer based tasks

Hot Potatoes Contentexternal Hot Potatoes Content

Building an avatarbody attributes using nouns and

adjectives

Charting the weatherchart vocabulary (trends)

weather terms

Visitor’s mapClustrmap.com

Not very successful due to “closed” Moodle

Personality & Description

http://www.41q.com/

Your personality type: Warm-hearted, popular and conscientious. Tend to put the needs of others over their own needs. Feel strong sense of responsibility and duty. Value traditions and security. Interested in serving others. Need positive reinforcement to feel good about themselves. Well-developed sense of space and function.

Pollscreate polls for external community

Ask500people.com

Non standard blocks add variety to this course

consistency/routines

visual appeal

ease of location for ESL learners

seemingly unlimited potential

Stuart’s course employs:Wordle

Linked In

FaceBook

Twitter

Slide

Delicious

Flickr

MySpace…..

Thank you