ncompass live: do you moodle?

Do You Moodle? Original photo by Jeff Weston. Downloaded 8/1/2009 from Flickr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffweston/3110670328/

NCompass Live – September 9, 2009

So what is Moodle?Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment

So what is Moodle?

• Learning Management System software, like Blackboard or Angel• Open source–initially free–can be added to or modified by its users

Moodle was created by Martin Dougiamas at Curtin University, in Perth Australia. He is still active in Moodle discussion groups.

Today the Moodle “community” includes about 37,000 sites, with over 25 million users. People around the world who are working with Moodle share the various refinements and additions to the software at:

moodle.org

Many schools, colleges, institutions and organizations use Moodle to offer online learning.

For example:

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Photo by Ed Yourdon. Downloaded 8/1/2009, from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/yourdon/3405811164/.

Topic

Topic

Reading

Topic

Assignment

Topic

Forum

Assignment

Forum

Document

Test

.PDF

Moodle Icons

Web page

Assignments

This Fall:

Four Modules Intellectual Freedom and the Core Values of

Librarianship Collection Management Library Policy The Community and the Library

A.K.A. Basic Skills: Collection Development - Online

Questions???

Laura JohnsonContinuing Education Coordinator

Nebraska Library Commissionlaura.johnson@nebraska.gov

800-307-2665