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Moodle 4 E-Learning Course Development

You're reading from Moodle 4 E-Learning Course Development The definitive guide to creating great courses in Moodle 4.0 using instructional design principles

Product type Paperback

Published in Jun 2022

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781801079037

Length 436 pages

Edition 5th Edition

Languages

PHP

Tools

Moodle

Concepts

Learning Management System

Authors (2):

William Rice

Susan Smith Nash

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Table of Contents (18) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Getting started

2. Chapter 1: A Guided Tour of Moodle FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Installing Moodle and Configuring Your Site

4. Chapter 3: Creating Categories and Courses

5. Part 2: Implementing The Curriculum

6. Chapter 4: Managing Resources, Activities, and Conditional Access

7. Chapter 5: Adding Resources to Your Moodle Course

8. Chapter 6: Adding Assignments, Lessons, Feedback, and Choice

9. Chapter 7: Evaluating Students with Quizzes

10. Chapter 8: Getting Social with Chats and Forums

11. Chapter 9: Collaborating with Wikis and Glossaries

12. Chapter 10: Running a Workshop

13. Chapter 11: Groups and Cohorts

14. Part 3: Power Tools for Teachers and Administrators

15. Chapter 12: Extending Your Course by Adding Blocks

16. Chapter 13: Features for Teachers: Logs, Reports, and Guides

17. Other Books You May Enjoy

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Setting up Chat

Chat is great when you need quick, immediate feedback. In Moodle 4.0, Chat can be set so that messages can be received, even if you do not have Moodle open in your browser. Keep in mind that Chat is a feature that has been in Moodle since its early versions, and it is not as up-to-date as other activities in Moodle. Nevertheless, it is integrated into Moodle and thus can be convenient, especially if you don't want to go outside of Moodle (into Teams and so on) for a chat or messaging feature. Chats are automatically saved, so they can help an instructor make sure they have responded to the student's questions. So, let's get started:

Figure 8.2 – Adding a new Chat

Sometimes, it is helpful to have synchronous or real-time communication. We often use our smartphones for texting when we need a quick answer or want to ask a rather informal question. Now that many institutions use Teams, Google products, or Zoom for chat and...

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Authors (2)

William Rice

William Rice

William Rice is an e-learning professional from New York City. He has written books on Moodle, Blackboard, Magento, and software training. He enjoys building e-learning solutions for businesses and gains professional satisfaction when his courses help students. His hobbies include writing books, practicing archery near JFK Airport, and playing with his children. He is fascinated by the relationship between technology and society, how we create our tools, and how they shape us in turn. Married to an incredible woman who encourages his writing pursuits, he has two amazing sons.

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Susan Smith Nash

Susan Smith Nash

Susan Smith Nash has been developing and administering online courses for more than 20 years for both academic and professional training purposes. She earned her Bachelor's of Science, Masters of Art, and Ph.D. at the University of Oklahoma. She has been widely published in the area of instructional design as well as in energy and economic development. Her books for Packt include Moodle E-Learning Course Development, Moodle 3.X Teaching Techniques, and Moodle Course Design Best Practices. Susan's interests include the development and promotion of new technologies and she enjoys studying films from the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, as well as hiking and tennis. Susan lives in Oklahoma, near her son and his family.

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