Developing Web-based

Courses with MOODLE

http://www.moodle.org

Ann Nicholson: Educational Technology Specialist

Cedar Rapids Community School District
anicholson@cr.k12.ia.us
 What is MOODLE?
Modular
Object
Oriented
Dynamic
Learning
Environment
 The Technical “Stuff”
• PHP, a supported database such as
MySQL and a webserver
• Create a blank database
• Create a data directory
• Set permissions
• Download Moodle
 The Technical “Stuff”
• Extract files into folder on webserver
• Start the installation
• Download config.php
• License agreement
• Name you site
• Set up admin account
Activities or Modules
Setting up a Course
Editing a Course
Resources
 Why Use MOODLE with
Students?
• Reinforce NETS
• Paperless Classrooms
– Class Notes
– Assignments
– Quizzes
• Collaboration
– Discussion Forums
– Chats
 Why Use MOODLE for Staff
Development?
• Reinforce NETS
• Paperless Classrooms
– Class Notes
– Assignments
– Quizzes
• Collaboration
– Discussion Forums
– Chats
 When do People use MOODLE?
• Virtually anytime!!!

MOODLE use can be synchronously or asynchronously

Teaching with MOODLE
Standards for Online Professional
Development
• Learning Communities
• Leadership
• Resources
• Data-Driven
• Evaluation
• Research Based
• Design
• Learning
• Collaboration
• Equity
• Quality Teaching

Southern Regional Educational Board

 MOODLE Models

• http://crwash.org/moodle
 Bibliography
Mikish, A. MOODLE: A Free, Easy, and Constructivist Online Learning
Tool. MultiMedia & Internet@Schools; May/Jun2006.

Bintrim, L. Redesigning Professional Development . Educational

Leadership; Mar2002 .

Tready, B, Leiman, G., and Peterson, K. Successful Online

Professional Development. Learning and Leading with Technology,
September 2002.

Interest Growing In Open-Source Distance Learning Platform Moodle.

Lifelong Learning Market Report; 10/31/2003.

Standards for Online Professional Development. Southern Regional

Education Board,
 Bibliography
http://www.sreb.org/programs/edtech/pubs/PDF/04T04-
Standards_Online_Prof_Dev.pdf#search=%22guideline
%20%22staff%20development%22%20online%22

http://my.acu.edu.au/download.cfm/C780C656-0F0F-1986-
6230F8BBF7EA30BB/x/Teaching-Learnin_Online-
Pedagogical-Development.doc

http://www.icbl.hw.ac.uk/jtap-573/140301text.html

http://www.edtechleaders.org/about/research/articles/Succ
essfulOPD.pdf#search=%22developing%20%22staff%20
development%22%20online%22
 MOODLE Resources
http://moodle.org/

http://moodle.com/

http://moodle.com/hosting/

http://www.classroomrevolution.com/Article8.phtml

Blackboard vs Moodle http://www.humboldt.edu/~jdv1/moodle/all.htm

Moodle Demo Site: http://demo.moodle.org/

Using Moodle to support staff development

http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=9285