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Welcome to an Introduction to

Joan Coy & Wanda DechantPeace Academy of Virtual EducationPeace Wapiti School Division #76Spirit River, Alberta, Canada

Introduction to 9:00 a.m. – 12 noon

•Introductions (5 – 10 mins)•What is Moodle (10 mins)•Examples of Moodle (10 – 20 mins)•What can we do with Moodle Today (hands on) (2 hrs)

Don’t worry, we will take breaks too!! We heard the loaves arrive at 10:15 a.m.!

Room Introductions

•Please tell us:•Your Name•What you teach or the type of work you do•Where you live (city, province, country)•Why you are here at the Moodle Moot•One thing you’d like to learn this morning

What is Moodle?

Moodle Explained with Lego…… (Thanks Tomaz Lasic)

http://tiny.cc/lego684

Moodle Philosophy – Our View

Students need to actively construct meaning in relating:

what is already known to each other to their own experiences.

Students See topics as relevant Plan & carry out work collaboratively Practice self assessment Apply concepts to new situations

“Wisdom can’t be told”

Moodle Philosophyhttp://docs.moodle.org/en/Philosophy

Moodle PedagogyCommonly Known as Martin’s 5 ruleshttp://docs.moodle.org/en/Pedagogy

1. All of us are potential teachers as well as learners - in a true collaborative environment we are both.

Martin’s 5 Ruleshttp://docs.moodle.org/en/Pedagogy

2. We learn particularly well from the act of creating or expressing something for others to see.

Martin’s 5 Ruleshttp://docs.moodle.org/en/Pedagogy

3. We learn a lot by just observing the activity of our peers.

Martin’s 5 Ruleshttp://docs.moodle.org/en/Pedagogy

4. By understanding the contexts of others, we can teach in a more transformational way (constructivism)

Martin’s 5 Ruleshttp://docs.moodle.org/en/Pedagogy

5. A learning environment needs to be flexible and adaptable, so that it can quickly respond to the needs of the participants within it.

Examples of Moodle in Use

•PWSD eCommunity Site (Student site)•PWSD Collaboration Site (Teacher site)

Take a Look for YourselfStudent Moodle Site:http://ecommunity.pwsd76.ab.ca/

Teacher Moodle Site:http://collaboration.pwsd76.ab.ca/

What do You Want to Learn Today? –

Here’s Where You can Customize this Session...

•Sign-in•Find the Sandbox•Turn Editing on•Adding Items to Moodle•Add a Label•Add a discussion forum•Add a webpage (text page vs webpage)•Choices•Calendar•Html blocks

MoodleMoot Sandbox

http://moodlemoot.ca/moodle/course/view.php?id=127Orhttp://tiny.cc/sandbox

Turn on EditingOnce you are logged in (and you have been added to our Sandbox), you can turn the editing on:

• Look at the upper right corner and click on this button:

Or• Click on “Turn editing on” in the

Administration block

Moodle Icons

Add a Label•Editing must be turned on•Click on the drop down menu by “Add a resource”•Choose “Insert Label”

Add a Discussion Forum•Editing must be turned on•Click on the drop down menu by “Add an activity”•Choose “Forum”

Add a WebpageText Page VS Web Page•Editing must be turned on•Click on the drop down menu by “Add a resource”•Choose “Compose a web page”

Add a Choice (survey)•Editing must be turned on•Click on the drop down menu by “Add an activity”•Choose “Choice”

Add a Calendar• Editing must be turned on• Click on the drop down menu over on the

right, by “Blocks”• Choose “Calendar”

Add an html Block• Editing must be turned on• Click on the drop down menu over on

the right, by “Blocks”• Choose “HTML”

Moodle ResourcesMoodle docs is an excellent resource with searchable topicshttp://docs.moodle.org/en/Main_Page

Our School Division has our own Moodle resource area, you are welcome to check it out:http://tiny.cc/pwsdmoodle