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Here are some key principles we think everyone should consider when developing online courses, followed by examples on how you might achieve each of them. You are welcome to choose the elements that make sense for your course. How these map bvack to the categories in the Moodle Baseline is included in brackets after each one.
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Moodle as a hub
Moodle is used as a communications hub with all online communication delivered via a Moodle course (or an integrated messaging system within Moodle).
Further information on using Moodle as a communication hub. (Communication)
- Moodle is used as a hub that includes links to all the other systems students are expected to use during their studies - e.g. Portico, Email, Twitter, Facebook, UCL blogs, UCL Wiki, Wikipedia, video platforms.
Further information on using Moodle as a communication hub. (Structure) Moodle Groups/Groupings are used to split larger cohorts into smaller groups for tailored communications and activities (where relevant).
Further information on how group settings affect different activities. (Student support)
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- The Moodle course displays well on a smartphone, including any embedded videos, images and texts. E.g. text is not too long, but is chunked into separate pages using books or lessons.
Further information on chunking content and embedding small images and video. (Cross platform compatibility) Students can easily undertake all the online activities and discussions from a mobile device.
Further information on creating a mobile friendly course. (Cross platform compatibility)
Continual improvements
- Activity reports identify which resources and activities are being utilised by students to help guide further development of the course.
Further information on using activity reports to view usage of resources and activities. (Resources) Student feedback is collected during the module, rather than only at the end,so students have an opportunity to help improve the course design, materials and activities to support their own learning, not just that of future cohorts. Anonymous student feedback can be gathered using the Moodle Questionnaire or the Opinio Survey tool.
Further information on collecting feedback during the module. (Quality Assurance)Programme and module evaluation includes Moodle statistics, such as number of document views, forum messages, logins - while no indicator of the quality of a course, they contribute to an overall picture and potential difficulties.
Further information on using Moodle statistics. (Quality Assurance)
Just in Time Teaching is possible using Moodle pages, books and lessons to enable materials to be quickly updated with new information.
Further information on using internal and external resources. (Resources)
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