Moodle News, Tips and Hints at UPEI
I stumbled on to a great Google Docs Presentation which features 47 (at last count) “Interesting Ways To Use Moodle in the Classroom”. It was originated by Tom Barrett (@Tombarrett) but the Moodle community at large has been contributing as well.
Check it out at MoodleNews.com (http://www.moodlenews.com/2011/42-interesting-ways-to-use-moodle-in-the-classroom-started-by-tombarrett/)
Posted in Uncategorized.
– January 17, 2012
I know this blog is called “Moodling Along…” but I will be posting lots of things that I think are useful to ‘E-Learning’ and technology in education in general. After reading this article I thought that it was worth sharing. Many of the things mentioned in this article are common sense but some are not. Sometimes when we are knew to using a particular technology we can forget to use common sense because we are so wrapped up in trying to make sure the technology works and the class runs well!
Read The Ten No Nos of Teaching with a Projector or Interactive Whiteboard
Posted in Best Practices, Technology & Teaching, Tips & Tricks.
– November 16, 2011
There will be two information sessions on Oct 24th/2011 regarding TurningPoint’s “Student Response Systems” otherwise known more commonly on campus as “Clickers”.
Oct 24th/2011
10:30 am – 12:00 pm – Introduction to TurningPoint, how it works and what you can do. (Location: Kelley Lab – Rm 118)
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Best Practices/Pedagogy in Practice (Q & A for existing users as well) (Location: AVC 218S)
Anyone one who would like to setup a meeting with our representative can send me a note and I’ll see what I can do.
For more information email me (kvillard@upei.ca) or give me a call (x0465).
Posted in Announcements, Tutorials.
– October 18, 2011
The next time you log into Moodle you should see any course you are listed as teaching (according to the Registrar’s office) in the Winter 2012 semester. If you log into Moodle and do not see the coursers you expect then you can give me a call or send me an email with the name of the course(s) you are missing (head on over to the Moodle site to locate the Help Desk phone number and email address). Don’t forget to let me know if you need content transferred from the last time you delivered the class in Moodle (unless you already know how to do it yourself).
Posted in Announcements, New Semester Prep.
– October 13, 2011
The Winter 2012 Moodle courses will be available in Moodle soon. They will not be accessible to students until much closer to the start of the new semester. I will make an announcement when the courses are ready for you to work with. Once announced, if you do not see your course in Moodle then just give me a call or send me an email and I can give you access to the courses you need.
I hope everyone enjoyed the Thanksgiving Holiday!
Posted in Announcements, New Semester Prep.
– October 12, 2011
I’ve recently increased the maximum size of file uploads for Moodle Instructors from 80Mb to 256Mb. This is to allow Moodle Teachers to upload larger files without my intervention. With the increase in use of larger files (videos etc.) it became necessary to revisit the file size limit that we imposed on Moodle when it first went into production.
Posted in Announcements, Best Practices.
– September 8, 2011
It is true that you can upload any digital file format to Moodle but this does not necessarily make it a good idea to do so.
Posted in Best Practices, Opinion, Tips & Tricks.
– August 30, 2011
When using Moodle to offer or enhance a course there are a lot of little things to remember to get the most out of the teaching (or for your students, learning) experience. Here are a few items to remember when you are preparing your course: Continued…
Posted in Getting Ready, Tips & Tricks.
– August 30, 2011
Hello good Moodlers. You should now be seeing your courses in Moodle for the Fall 2011 semester. If you have logged into Moodle recently and DO NOT see your Fall 2011 courses you should email the ITSS Help Desk for assistance.
If you are teaching two sections of a course (MDL 101 A and MDL 101 B for example) and want to combine those courses in Moodle so you only have to post content to one Moodle course, contact me directly (kvillard@upei.ca).
If your course is cross-listed with another course and you plan to only post your course material in just one of the two courses you should also contact me directly to discuss how you can ensure that students enrolled in both classes will be able to access your course material posted in Moodle.
Posted in Announcements.
– July 11, 2011
