for Korean Language for Korean Language ClassroomsClassrooms

Russell HugoRussell HugoDepartment of LinguisticsDepartment of LinguisticsLanguage Learning CenterLanguage Learning CenterUniversity of WashingtonUniversity of Washington

June 2010June 2010

What is Moodle?What is Moodle?

Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning EnvironmentLearning Environment

CMS (Content Management System)CMS (Content Management System) Open Source (Free) / PHPOpen Source (Free) / PHP Users: 35+million / Sites: 45,000+Users: 35+million / Sites: 45,000+11

Why use Moodle? Why use Moodle?

Open sourceOpen source Large community of usersLarge community of users Robust and flexible rolesRobust and flexible roles Save instructor’s timeSave instructor’s time

Why use Moodle? Why use Moodle? (Teaching)(Teaching)

Security Security Automated & streamlined grading Automated & streamlined grading

(Stats analysis, gradebook)(Stats analysis, gradebook) One-stop course website (with One-stop course website (with

interaction)interaction) Ease of archiving and recycling Ease of archiving and recycling

What can Moodle do?What can Moodle do?

Question bank:Question bank:– Shared across coursesShared across courses– Randomized questionsRandomized questions

Auto gradingAuto grading AdaptiveAdaptive AnalyticsAnalytics Feedback:Feedback:

– Detail per answer / different timesDetail per answer / different times

Questions:Questions:

What can Moodle do?What can Moodle do?

Multimedia:– A/V may be integrated into nearly any feature. – Students may record audio directly as an assignment.

What can Moodle do?What can Moodle do?

Dropbox:– Assignments or general

Interaction:– Wikis, forum, chat

Other:– Post nearly any file format (PDF, DOC,

etc)– Available customization and notification

What can Moodle do?What can Moodle do? Language Packs

Question TypesQuestion Types Essay (Manually graded)Essay (Manually graded) Short Answer (Complicated auto-grading)Short Answer (Complicated auto-grading)

Random Short-Answer MatchingRandom Short-Answer Matching True/FalseTrue/False MatchingMatching Cloze / Embedded (Hot Potatoes)Cloze / Embedded (Hot Potatoes) Multiple ChoiceMultiple Choice Drag and DropDrag and Drop

Audio recording (Assignment)Audio recording (Assignment)

Question TypesQuestion Types Multiple ChoiceMultiple Choice

Some UW Moodle examplesSome UW Moodle examples

Korean 1Korean 1stst year, 2 year, 2ndnd year year– Vocabulary practice quizzesVocabulary practice quizzes– Composition submissionComposition submission– Audio recordingsAudio recordings

LinguisticsLinguistics– 200+ students per quarter for introductory class.200+ students per quarter for introductory class.– All quizzes and homework are handled by Moodle.All quizzes and homework are handled by Moodle.– Time and labor benefits (Grading)Time and labor benefits (Grading)– Supplementary study options (Self-guided study) Supplementary study options (Self-guided study)

Some UW Moodle examplesSome UW Moodle examples Modern HebrewModern Hebrew

– Secure language proficiency Secure language proficiency examexam

Other languages using Moodle:Other languages using Moodle:– ArabicArabic– ChineseChinese– CzechCzech– DanishDanish– EnglishEnglish– EstonianEstonian– FinnishFinnish– FrenchFrench– GermanGerman– Hebrew (Biblical)Hebrew (Biblical)– IndonesianIndonesian

– JapaneseJapanese– LithuanianLithuanian– MongolianMongolian– NorwegianNorwegian– PolishPolish– RussianRussian– SpanishSpanish– SwedishSwedish– TibetanTibetan– UygurUygur

Incremental vs. complete Incremental vs. complete launchlaunch

Supplementary materials (e.g., Supplementary materials (e.g., syllabi) syllabi)

Naming conventions Naming conventions Customization and archivingCustomization and archiving Incremental steps are saferIncremental steps are safer

Incremental launch Incremental launch examplesexamples

Linguistics:Linguistics:– Fall: QuizzesFall: Quizzes– Winter: Quizzes & HWWinter: Quizzes & HW– Spring: Quizzes, HW, and some tests.Spring: Quizzes, HW, and some tests.

Korean:Korean:– Fall: Recording assignment and Fall: Recording assignment and

supplementary materialssupplementary materials– Winter: + QuizzesWinter: + Quizzes

General course General course managementmanagement

Outline/WeeklyOutline/Weekly RolesRoles Enrollment Key (Student Enrollment Key (Student

responsibility)responsibility) Archiving and course resetArchiving and course reset

Roles & TAsRoles & TAs

Enrollment keys for groupsEnrollment keys for groups TAs as non-editing teachersTAs as non-editing teachers

Question Bank designQuestion Bank design

Depth vs breadth Depth vs breadth Arbitrary, but careful planning is Arbitrary, but careful planning is

recommended.recommended.

– Depth of 3 (Korean)Depth of 3 (Korean)– Depth of 4 (Linguistics)Depth of 4 (Linguistics)

OrganizationOrganization– Lesson (Korean)Lesson (Korean)– Type (Linguistics)Type (Linguistics)

Cheating preventionCheating prevention

RandomizationRandomization– Actual questionsActual questions

Question orderQuestion order Choice orderChoice order

Time limits and availabilityTime limits and availability LogsLogs

– Detailed record of exact student activity. Detailed record of exact student activity. – Did they really experience a problem?Did they really experience a problem?

Prevention of hardware and Prevention of hardware and software issuessoftware issues

Required quiz for the first week.Required quiz for the first week.– Test audioTest audio– Test fontsTest fonts

Optional: Optional: – End of the quarter surveyEnd of the quarter survey

Other modules suited Other modules suited for language teachingfor language teaching

Covcell:Covcell:– WhiteboardWhiteboard– Audio/Video ConferencingAudio/Video Conferencing– Presence block (Chat)Presence block (Chat)

Hot PotatoesHot Potatoes

Moodle 2.0Moodle 2.0Is the future of Moodle worth waiting Is the future of Moodle worth waiting

for?for? ETA: July 20thETA: July 20th Conditional activities Conditional activities 22

– ““Completion tracking”Completion tracking” # number of new posts or replies in a forum made # number of new posts or replies in a forum made # scored in a quiz # scored in a quiz Has created # pages in a wiki or has made # edits Has created # pages in a wiki or has made # edits A user has viewed a resource # number of times A user has viewed a resource # number of times A user has participated in an activity (i.e. has made a A user has participated in an activity (i.e. has made a

choice) choice) A completion Criteria can be date based if required A completion Criteria can be date based if required It can also be set that a student themselves can mark It can also be set that a student themselves can mark

when they deem the activity completed when they deem the activity completed

Moodle 2.0Moodle 2.0Is the future of Moodle worth waiting Is the future of Moodle worth waiting

for?for? Community HubsCommunity Hubs New blocksNew blocks

– Comments may be added to any page.Comments may be added to any page.– Student personal online file repositoryStudent personal online file repository

BlogsBlogs

Moodle 2.0Moodle 2.0Is the future of Moodle worth waiting Is the future of Moodle worth waiting

for?for? Fixes/ImprovementsFixes/Improvements

– Quiz and questionsQuiz and questions Tagging, searching, flaggingTagging, searching, flagging Layout, navigationLayout, navigation

– Backup and restoreBackup and restore– Layout flexibilityLayout flexibility– Multiple enrolmentMultiple enrolment– Better file managementBetter file management– New HTML editorNew HTML editor– Email/messaging integrationEmail/messaging integration– New workshops moduleNew workshops module– New Wiki moduleNew Wiki module

Limitations and DownsidesLimitations and Downsides

InterfaceInterface– Student userStudent user– Instructor learning curve Instructor learning curve

(interface makes it seem more difficult). (interface makes it seem more difficult). Server required Server required

– Linux recommended Linux recommended Arguably wider support and larger communityArguably wider support and larger community

Administrator knowledge required Administrator knowledge required (PHP, MySQL)(PHP, MySQL)– A skilled admin is recommended.A skilled admin is recommended.– Bugs Bugs

Limitations and DownsidesLimitations and Downsides

Amount of optionsAmount of options– Some obscure terminology Some obscure terminology

HTML interfaceHTML interface– Allegedly fixed in 2.0.Allegedly fixed in 2.0.

Thank youThank you References:References:

– 11http://moodle.org/stats/http://moodle.org/stats/– 22http://www.moodleman.net/archives/290

– http://moodle.org/

Links:Links:– http://moodle.org/course/view.php?id=21

Korean Moodle ForumKorean Moodle Forum– http://moodle.org/course/view.php?id=31

Moodle for Language LearningMoodle for Language Learning

– http://lms2.cms.hu-berlin.de/covcell/login/index.php

COVCELL testing courseCOVCELL testing course

Question TypesQuestion Types Cloze / EmbeddedCloze / Embedded