MoodleWhy Should I Use It? Kim Dhority, Director Instructional - PDF document

Moodle…Why Should I Use It? Kim Dhority, Director Instructional Design Center Flint Hills Technical College

• Not lectured to. • Respected, be trusted, and have opinions valued. • Follow own interests and passions. • Create using the tools of their time. • They want to work with their peers. • They want to make decisions and share control. • Connect with their peers. • Cooperate and compete with each other. • They want an education that is not just relevant but real. (Prensky, 2010, p. 2) Digital Natives

Moodle is a learning platform designed to provide educators, administrators and learners with a single robust, secure and integrated system to create personalized learning environments

Moodle Facts • Built for learning, globally • All-in-one learning platform • Highly flexible and fully customizable • Scalable to any size • Robust, secure and private • Use anytime, anywhere, on any device • Extensive resources available • Backed by a strong community

Moodle Moodle Statistics Statistics Registered sites 68,352 Countries 235 Courses 7,057,861 Users 67,697,859 Teachers 1,155,563 Enrollments 85,481,139 Forum posts 117,883,902 Resources 62,849,401 Quiz questions 168,585,721

Resources These allow you to give your students information.

Activities These items are things you can have your students do!

Advanced Activities More tools you can use to give you students interactive assignments.

• Not lectured to. • Respected, be trusted, and have opinions valued. • Follow own interests and passions. • Create using the tools of their time. • They want to work with their peers. • They want to make decisions and share control. • Connect with their peers. • Cooperate and compete with each other. • They want an education that is not just relevant but real. (Heppel, 2010, p. 2) Advantages of Using an LMS

Advantages of Using Moodle

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