Summary

Moodle offers several options for students to collaborate on building a body of knowledge. For instance, a class can work together to build a glossary that can be imported and reused in future classes. They can work together to write a wiki, which provides an opportunity for them to organize their knowledge into a narrative. Moodle 4.0 is designed for maximum flexibility, and it puts social interaction at the heart of its core philosophy. That means that collaborative wikis and glossaries are perfect activities in Moodle 4.0, and they can be used in conjunction with 100% online activities alongside those that incorporate in-person, face-to-face interactions.

Both glossaries and wikis are very effective for a combination of synchronous and asynchronous learning. For example, group members can chat with each other as they develop their definitions (glossaries) or collaborative projects (wikis). Additionally, they can schedule synchronous web conferences by integrating and...