Chapter 11: Groups and Cohorts
People learn from each other. Moodle is designed for groups who work asynchronously as well as synchronously, in a blend of "on-demand" and "live" web conferencing. Being able to effectively coordinate activities so that groups and cohorts work well together will enable you to ensure that there are ideal conditions for learning, especially the collaborative learning that is so vital to online learning. Facilitating collaborative learning and communication between students is a straightforward process with groups and cohorts. Keep in mind that virtually all levels of learning can benefit from collaboration, from the lowest level of Bloom's taxonomy, Remember, which can include collaboratively defining terms, to the highest levels, Evaluate and Create, which can involve students working together to appraise, critique, design, and develop.
In this chapter, you will learn about the following topics:
- Using groups to build...