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Moodle: A Complete Guide: 3 in 1
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Moodle: A Complete Guide: 3 in 1

Master Moodle and create powerful Gamified Moodle courses
Created byPackt Publishing
Last updated 9/2018
English

What you'll learn

  • Design resources and activities using multimedia elements as well as Moodle’s resources
  • Set up study groups in order to create social interaction within the Moodle course
  • Design a wiki activity in order to use Moodle's social activities
  • Provide feedback to your students in several ways using Moodle or external tools
  • Create, upload, and use badges when finishing a graded activity and gamify your Moodle course

Course content

3 sections • 93 lectures • 5h 58m total length

  • The Course Overview1:54

    This video will give an overview of entire course.

  • Exploring Resources within Moodle2:41

    The aim of the video is to present the audience with some resources available in Moodle. We will present them and talk about the main characteristics of each one.

    • Explore the resource to design something similar to a book.

    • Compare and contrast the File and Folder resources.

    • Compare and contrast the Label and Page resources and present the URL resource as well.

  • Choosing a Resource5:32

    This video goes deeper into the resources that we presented previously. We choose resources and learn how to work with them.

    • Design a Book and add chapters to it.

    • Work with File and Folder resources.

    • Work with Label resources and learnhow to choose resources and work with them within Moodle.

  • Designing a Resource2:59

    This video shows how to upload different resources within a resource in Moodle.

    • Embed videos

    • Add web links

    • Embed Google Maps

  • Uploading a Resource3:35

    This video shows how to upload different resources within a resource in Moodle.

    • Embed videos

    • Add web links

    • Embed Google Maps

  • Adding a Resource within a Block3:17

    HTML blocks are great resources which can be used to enhance the Moodle course, so it’s interesting to use them when we want to add resources.

    • Add a calendar block.

    • Add an HTML block to add our own resource afterwards.

    • Add a link to the HTML block in order to have quick access to a dictionary within our Moodle course.

  • Exploring External Resources2:54

    The aim of the video is to familiarizeyou with some resources available in the web. The resources are blogs and video channels that can be created outside Moodle. They are free and open source.

    • Explore Blogger.com and WordPress and create an account.

    • Explore video channels such as YouTube, Vimeo and Dailymotion.

    • Explore the resources.

  • Designing Blogs5:19

    Choose a topic in order to design a blog about it. We have to sign in to do it or sign in using a different account.

    • Select a template to use the blog.

    • Add content to the blog using the HTML editor.

    • Publish and edit the blog.

  • Creating Videos4:01

    Organize the content in order to create a video to work with. Use different tools to organize the content of the video.

    • Check Animoto.com and ScreencastoMatic.com to work with videos. Upload them to the YouTube channel.

    • Create a channel in YouTube and edit videos with the Video Manager.

    • Combine videos and create a new video with YouTube Video Editor.

  • Embedding External Resources3:49

    Learn how to create an activity and add external resources to it. Add a link to the blog that we have created and embed videos from different sources.

    • Add an assignment activity within the Moodle course in the desired topic section.

    • Add a web link to the blog that we have created.

    • Embed videos from Animoto.com and from YouTube.

  • Combining External Resources4:24

    We combine the resources; that is to say we export a video from Animoto.com to YouTube.com. Upload a video from YouTube to the blog and create a link from the blog to the Moodle course.

    • Enter Animoto.com and export a video to YouTube channel.

    • Edit a post from Blogger and upload a video from YouTube channel.

    • Add a link to the Blog to the Moodle course.

  • Enabling a Repository4:47

    Learn the definition ofrepository. Learn why we need it and how we enable it in our Moodle course.

    • Define what a repository is from the Moodle.org website.

    • Get the Client ID and the Secret from Google Drive website.

    • Enablethe Google Drive repository within our Moodle course.

  • Working with the Repository4:43

    This video finishes enabling the Google Drive repository in Moodle. We need to paste the URL in the Google Drive Website and enable the API so that we can have access to our files.

    • Enter the Moodle course and copy the URL to paste in Google Drive.

    • Paste the URL and we enable the API in Google Drive to have access from our Moodle course to the files.

    • Add a file under resources in our Moodle course and add a file from our Google Drive account.

  • Enabling an e-Portfolio3:55

    Talking about the benefits of having e-Portfolios in our Moodle course. Enabling file download and Google Drive e-Portfolios.

    • We enable portfolios under Administration | Site Administration in our Moodle course.

    • Enable file download portfolio in our Moodle course.

    • Enable Google Drive portfolio in our Moodle course.

  • Working with the e-Portfolio2:55

    We design a forum activity in the Moodle course so as to start a discussion and export it to Google Drive e-Portfolio. Once exported in Google Drive e-Portfolio, we can open it using Google docs.

    • Design a Forum activity in Moodle course.

    • Start a discussion with the forum activity.()

    • Export the discussion to Google Drive and open the discussion with Google.docs.

  • Embedding the e-Portfolio in the Moodle Course3:46

    The video shows how to create a folder in Google Drive and share it so that it can be edited and content can be added to it. We also create a link in the Moodle course in order to have access to said folder.

    • Create a shared folder in Google Drive.

    • Add an HTML block in the Moodle course and add a link to the folder that has just been created in Google Drive.

    • Add an HTML block in the Moodle course and we create a link to the Google Drive folder that we have just created.

  • Exploring Solitary or Intrapersonal Activities3:53

    You will learn the types of activities that students can do on their own. We explore the different types of activities that Moodle offers teachers to create for students to work in such a way.

    • Explore the Assignment activity in which students have to upload a file; or they have options to repeat the uploading of the file if set up in such a way.

    • Learn how Choice, Feedback and Quizz are solitary activities in which teachers can create surveys, polls or mini tests for students to work on their own.

    • Learn how Glossary and Lesson are activities that if enabled let students work on their own; otherwise they may belong to the series of social activities.

  • Designing a Solitary or Intrapersonal Activity3:45

    You will learn how to design an assignment activity. You will also learn how to set the availability, customize submission types and set the grades.

    • Set the availability of the assignment activity. There are some options which we can choose to enable or not.ta

    • Customize the submission types whether the student wants to work online or upload a file

    • Customize the grade.We may choose whether to grade the activity or not and in which way we are going to grade it.

  • Exploring Social or Interpersonal Activities3:12

    Learn about social activities in Moodle. They are social because there is interaction among the students. The audience is given a short description of each of them so that they know which activity to choose according to the activity they want to design.

    • The Big Blue Button is an online web conferencing activity where students can see face to face among themselves. If they cannot attend the online meeting they can see the recording if a resource is added.

    • There are writing tools for students to talk among themselves such as: chat andforum. The chat is live butthe forum is not.

    • The other activities that students can perform in a collaborative way are: Database, Lesson, Glossary if designed in a group way, Wiki, and Workshop.

  • Choosing a Social or Interpersonal Activity and Uploading Content to It5:05

    Learn how to create a wiki in order to design a social activity in the Moodle course. We add content to the wiki and edit a page. We also add comments to the page and explore how the wiki works.

    • Learn how to add content to the wiki.It is similar throughout Moodle since it’s the same HTML editor.

    • Learn how to edit a page or add a comment to it.

    • Explore the wiki so that we understand how to see who had commented or how many pages the wiki has.

  • Adding New Users and Enrolling Them in Both Activities4:55

    Learn how to create a new course in Moodle and enroll users. We will enroll users in an existing course and in the new course. We will also create a new user and enroll him in an existing course.

    • Create a new user and enroll him in an existing course.

    • Create a new course.

    • Enroll existing users and the new user in the new course.

  • Using a Website to Create Activities4:04

    We can create activities outside Moodle. This video shows how to create a multiple-choice quiz in a website which allows to obtain a link to it.

    • We enter a website where we can create different types of activities

    • We create a multiple-choice activity in the website

    • We publish the quiz and we obtain a link to it. We play the game and test it.

  • Uploading Activities in the Moodle Course2:22

    In this video, the audience will learn how to link the activity that we have created in the website and integrate it in the Moodle course.

    • We get the link of the activity

    • We create an External Tool activity in the Moodle course and paste the URL

    • We work with the external activity in the Moodle course.

  • Using Free and Open Source Software to Create Activities2:42

    We are going to enter an online software in order to create an activity where students can edit or make comments. We enter mindmeister.com and create a mindmap; later we get the link in order to embed it in our Moodle course

    • We log in tomindmeister.com to have access to create the mind map.

    • We design the mind map in mindmeister.

    • We get the link of the mind map in order to upload it toour Moodle course.

  • Uploading Activities in the Moodle Course4:17

    We enter our Moodle course and design a forum activity in order to embed the mind map that we have just created using an online software. Later we get the link so as to make a link to the mind map since there are two possibilities of doing it.

    • We design a forum activity

    • We make a link to the mind mapandalso embed the mind map using HTML code

    • We start a forum discussion and add a comment to the mind map.

  • Using Already Made Activities and Embedding Them in the Moodle Course2:41

    We explore two websites that allow us to use already made activities for students to work with. One website allows embedding of the game; the other website allows us to make a link to the game.

    • We enter gamestolearnenglish.com, and we explore games and get the embedding code to paste it in the Moodle cours

    • We enter ixl.com in order to explore the games

    • There are different types of games in the said website, and we explore one and get the link to paste it in the Moodle course.

  • Adding Content to a Lesson5:01

    This video shows how to design the lesson and to add content to it.

    • Design the lesson activity

    • Add a content page in order to add content to the lesson

    • Add buttons to the content page so that later we arrange the jumps within the lesson activity

  • Adding a Question to a Lesson4:33

    In this video the audience will learn how to design a true or False activity in the lesson

    • Add a question page

    • Choose a true or false activity

    • Design the true or false activity

  • Adding More Questions to a Lesson3:38

    This video shows how to create a question page in the lesson, in this case the question page deals with a short answer activity

    • Add a question page

    • Choose a short answer activity

    • Arrange the jumps according the content pages and the questions pages that we have just created

  • Previewing the Lesson3:34

    The video shows how to preview the lesson, and how the buttons which were created in the first video work.

    • Learn how the lesson works

    • Click on the buttons to go to different pages

    • Click the correct answer to move on the following page

  • Ending the Lesson3:09

    This video shows how to end the lesson. When we end the lesson we can continue it as from the first page or add an end to it.

    • Add an end of branch to the lesson

    • Edit the end of branch to the lesson

    • End the lesson with no jumps when students finish the activities and the content pages

Requirements

  • Some basic Moodle knowledge would be helpful but is not essential.

Description

Are you looking forward to get well versed with performing various activities in moodle? Then this is the perfect course for you.

Moodle is one of the most popular open source platforms to create, manage, and organize content for courses. This comprehensive 3-in-1 course guides you to work with repositories and e-portfolios and organize the content to gamify the course. Similarly, you'll gain interest in learning various other elements that can be added to a Moodle course in order to make it more attractive to students.

By the end of the course, you will be able to make the most of Moodle for teaching purposes along with having your own portable repositories for collaborative work.

Contents and Overview

This training program includes 2 complete courses, carefully chosen to give you the most comprehensive training possible.

The first course,  Moodle for Beginners hows you how to create both activities and resources, creating them in a Moodle course and also using external tools. We’ll enhance our Moodle course by creating external websites, blogs, videos, and channels in order to create a dynamic course. Furthermore, you’ll learn to work with repositories and e-portfolios and organize the content to gamify the course. You’ll learn how to deal with and organize information, edit, and share it.

The second course, Moodle Recipes is one of the most popular open source platforms to create, manage, and organize content for courses. It starts giving recipes on how to enhance the Moodle course using different types of external elements and embed them in it. Later it goes on adding social condiments as well as the creation of groups within Moodle. Afterwards, the course shows how to interact online and live among students, teachers, and parents.

The Third course,  Mastering Moodle shows how to create graded activities and exams, personalize grade-books, provide feedback, and award students with the use of badges in several ways using different tools. These may be within the Moodle course or external tools specific to such purposes. The course also covers applying gamification to Moodle. There are plenty of items that can be used in order to gamify a Moodle course. There are simple steps to bear in mind when designing and then applying for a Moodle course. Students can get badges for specific goals within the course. There are plenty of other elements that can be added to a Moodle course in order to make it more attractive to students. Blocks are also explored and added according to the needs of the course. Gamified courses need gamification blocks as well as certain plugins.

About the Authors:

Silvina P. Hillar is Italian and has been teaching English since 1993. She has always had a great interest in teaching and has done a lot of research on teaching methodologies and management techniques, and embedding them into e-learning and teaching. She has also explored different types of e-learning combining them with Moodle.

She also researches multimedia assets that enhance teaching and learning through VLE platforms. She tries to embed the learning of students through new resources that are appealing and innovative for them. In this way, she ensures that multimedia stimulates different thinking skills as well as multiple types of intelligence.

She is an English teacher, a Certified Legal Translator (English/Spanish), and has a postgraduate degree in Education (graduated with honors).She has worked at several schools and institutions with native English speaking students and students of English as a foreign language, and as an independent consultant for many international companies in the capacity of an Interpreter, Translator, and Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) Course Designer.

She has always had a passion for technological devices concerning education. Formerly, videos and cassettes were a must in her teaching lessons; the computer was, and still does, play a big role. Her brother, Gastón C. Hillar, designed some programs and games for her teaching. Lately, she has been teaching using Moodle and the Web. She believes that one of the most amazing challenges in education is bridging the gap between classic education and modern technologies.She has authored: Moodle 1.9: The English Teacher's Cookbook, Moodle 2.0 Multimedia Cookbook, Moodle 2.5 Multimedia Cookbook second edition, Mind Mapping with FreeMind, and Moodle 2.3 Multimedia Video Course.When not tinkering with computers, she enjoys traveling with her son, Nico and her love, Jorge, with whom she spends wonderful time.

Who this course is for:

  • This Learning Path is ideal for anyone who has to administer a Moodle system. Whether, dealing with a small-scale local Moodle system or a large-scale multi-site Virtual Learning Environment & also for developers who want to design different types of activity and add social interaction to the Moodle courses.

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