Summary

In this chapter, we looked at the resources that are available in Moodle. They are non-interactive course materials (books, pages, URLs, files, and labels) that form the core of most online courses.

Adding static material first gives you a chance to think about how the material will be discussed and used. Later, you can add more dynamic resources, and make connections to the course objectives and the assessments. The intent of Moodle 4.0 is to enhance your learning experience, as well as giving you more opportunities to deploy resources in ways that trigger thoughts and connections to the learning objectives and course goals, and help you demonstrate mastery.

What we emphasized in this chapter was the importance of selecting, sequencing, and deploying resources so that they always advance the goals of the course and help students meet their learning objectives. We also discussed how to incorporate current practices that include blended asynchronous/synchronous delivery...