Teaching and Learning with Moodle

Basic Level Moodle Proficiency Course

F2F / blended / fully online
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go to the Sandbox | about the facilitator

Facilitator: Tom Macdonald

Office: Rm. 3-301C
Hours: M/Th 9A - 6P; Tues 9A - 3P; W/F 9A -5P
Email: tmacdonald@rcc.mass.edu
Phone: 617-933-7420

"...both learners and instructors have

new roles to fulfill in an online
learning environment..."

Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3

Week 1
Before you begin

Read this BEFORE you do anything!

Forum: What kind of computer?
Forum: "Digital Literacy?"
How to Reply in Moodle Forum
Now read this -- welcome!!
Orientation

About this Course Page

Learning Outcomes Page
Syllabusnk
Journal: Ongoing (personal) Reflections, Questions, Issues
Forum: Questions and Comments

Announcements
Unit 1.1

Week 1 Tasks
Journal: My Technology History
Forum: My Computer History
List of Basic Level Computer and Moodle Skills
Forum: Assignment #1 - Basic Level Computer Skills
SC #1 - Video instructions for assignment #1 (if needed...)
Moodle Course Examples
"Good Teaching Transcends Course Format"
Unit 1.2
Week 1.2 Tasks
Moodle Tour (videos)
video: Moodle Tour(1) - Structure
video: Moodle Tour(2) - course editing icons
video: Moodle Tour(3) - editing Resources and Activities
Assignment #2: Upload your Moodle photo or avatar profile
Online Learning at RCC
4 Types of Online Course Delivery
...Assuming F2F Instruction is Best...
Forum: Will Moodle be your friend?
Unit 1.3
Unit 1.3 tasks
About the Sandbox
Assignment #3: Create a Banner in the Sandbox
Moodle Course Examples - revisited
7 principles
Forum: 7 principles in virtual world
Glossary of online education: Please contribute to this glossary by adding terms or ideas about education that are important to you .

Week 2
Unit 2.1

Week 2 Tasks
Assignment #4: Create a forum in your section of the Sandbox
Learner-Centered Teaching

Educational practitioners are faced consistently with the task of

providing increased opportunities for engaging students in
beneficial online learning. The learner's perception of herself as
a valued contributor in the learning community is a key
component. The "a-ha" moment often occurs when learners
recognize that they are knowledge generators, not only for
themselves, but also for the community as a whole.
~ Donaldson, Phases of Engagement re...)
Learner-Centered teaching means the student is at the
center of learning. The student assumes the responsibility
for learning while the instructor is responsible for
facilitating the learning. Thus, the power in the classroom
shifts to the student.
Teaching Strategies, MERLOT

Readings
How can an instructor energize a learning environment and
empower learners to adopt responsibility for their own learning?

About Moodle pedagogy

Forum: Engaging Learners
Unit 2.2
Unit 2.2 Tasks
Assignment #5: Configure your profile (2) Page
About Moodle: Sections, blocks, resources and activities
What is Section "0"?
Assignment #6 - Sandbox: Create a Page
Assignment #7 - Sandbox: Create a File

Readings
What Are Favorable Competencies for an Online Educator?
Reading: Student Perceptions of Learner-Centered Teaching
Reading: Phases of Engagement
Using the Forum - video Page
Assignment #8 - Sandbox: Post and reply to forum
Forum: Thoughts about learner-centered education Forum
Unit 2.3
Forum: Mid-way
Forum: Introductions

Week 3
Unit 3.1
Unit 3 Tasks
Forum: Participating in an online course: difficulties and benefits
Student Orientation
Technical Requirements
Netiquette
RCC Students: Use of College-Issued Student Email Accounts, Access to Password
Information
RCC Mission Statement
RCC Core Value
RCC Student Proficiencies
Additional Policy and Procedure Information
Accommodations for Moodle Accessibility at RCC File
Boilerplate Forum

Quality Matters

Quality Matters is an organization of educators who have established a nationally recognized

set of standards (rubric) for the design of online and blended courses. The Quality Matters
Rubric comprises 8 core standards:

Course Overview and Introduction | Learning Objectives

Assessment and Measurement | Instructional Materials
Learner Interaction and Engagement | Course Technology|
Learner Support | Accessibility

The QM Rubric has been reviewed and approved by MA Colleges Online (MCO). The Rubric
serves as an effective set of standards both for online course evaluation and for faculty
professional development in online course design.
Design of the QM Rubric is centered on:

research - the development of the rubric is based in national standards of best

practice, the research literature, and instructional design principles.
student learning - the rubric and process are designed to promote student learning.
quality - the review sets a quality goal at the 85% level or better (courses do not have
to be perfect but better than good enough).

Quality Matters Standards Rubric

Forum: Quality Matters
Unit 3.2
Unit 3.2 Tasks Page
Assignment #9 - More Sandbox Activity Page
Rubric for forum participation
Forum: Rubric for Forum Participation
Unit 3.3
Unit 3.3 Tasks
Forums in the Sandbox
Forum: Moodle experiences, Moodle hopes
Forum: One that worked, one that didn't
Forum: Any Questions, Comments, Last Thoughts, Future Requests
Form DE-3: Student Evaluation