Introducing Moodle skills and incentives
Skills and incentives are at the heart of each human resource strategy, and since Moodle Workplace is a strategic building block of a modern learning environment, we feel that the two concepts deserve a dedicated chapter.
Important note
A skill is the ability to perform a certain action to solve a given problem. Skills are represented in Moodle as competencies.
An incentive is a motivator to acquire a skill. Incentives are represented in Moodle as grades, feedback, badges, and – new in Moodle Workplace – certificates.
Moodle's initial target audiences were educational institutions, such as schools, colleges, and universities, as well as other training and learning organizations. In addition to learning per se, assessment is a critical requirement in educational settings, and Moodle offers a wide range of tools to facilitate both formative as well as summative assessment. In fact, most assessment activities cover...
