‘Videos’ Archives
Ross MacKenzie: Moving the Open University to Moodle 2.0
MootUK11's video archive from this year is a great collection of resources and videos that highlight some of the most cutting edge Moodle use/practices from around the UK (and world). Today I got to watch Ross MacKenzie's presentation in which he highlights Open University's move to Moodle 2.0. Ross highlights a lot of great information about [...]
Formatting and Uploading questions using GIFT format (Video)
Here's a 7 minute video from Youtuber Mbaier1234 which highlights how to format and then upload/use GIFT format questions to Moodle. For more information you might also check out http://docs.moodle.org/en/GIFT_format. Note that the video highlights the process on a Mac specifically. Below is an example of two questions in the GIFT format. [...]
Weighted Categories in your Gradebook by @umonlinetips
Here's a 7 minute video from the University of Montana Online (@umonlinetips) which admins both their Blackboard and Moodle installations. The video is clear and highlights the process as it's available in Moodle. Enjoy the tip and be sure to check out some of their other videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/UMinstructiondesign Direct [...]
Hot Potatoes in Moodle video by @BBCS_eLearning
Here's a quick video created by BBSCeLearning (@BBCS_eLearning of the Baptist Bible College and Seminary) that highlights creating matching questions in Hot Potatoes and then importing them to Moodle. Great little tool for creating questions outside of Moodle for use in your course. Find more information or download the Hot Potatoes quiz [...]
“What are all these tools & buttons on my Moodle page?” Video by @kfsteeves
Here's a quick (2 minute video) by Kevin Steeves (@kfsteeves) which showcases all of the editing tools that you'll see in a Moodle course when editing is turned on. This is an essential Moodle tutorial for teachers getting started. You can also check out Kevin's new Moodle channel (TheMoodleMan, not to be confused with @Moodleman or the [...]
Presentation Recordings from #MootUK11 are now available
Day 1 and 2 from this year's UK Moot are now available online for your viewing pleasure. From the keynote by Professor Grainne Conole to sessions on Open University's move to Moodle 2.0, Mobile Moodle, Eye Tracking, Do's and Don'ts, Best course design Practices and more. The videos page at Mootuk11.org.uk is full of information about Moodle [...]
Using the Accordion Resource Editor in an innovative way to (further) reduce the Scroll Of Death – Moodle 1.9.
As promised, this is the followup to an earlier post I made on Abrar Ullah's 2009 Accordion Resource Editor. I thought I'd share this YouTube video that shows how you can add Moodle resources and activities inside the Accordion; it doesn't just support labels and HTML code as previously thought. Hope you find it useful. For the full [...]
Check out this Video of the Slides course format in action
A demo site was shared by the Slides course format for Moodle 2.0 in the forums yesterday by creator Jeremy FitzPatrick and I had to check it out . The layout and usability are pretty good, though it did take a while to load the slides before I could navigate between them. Check out the screen capture below and don't forget to check out the [...]
The Pages Course Format will blow you away
I'm a sucker for course aesthetics, which is why this new course format being developed by Stuart Lamour and the University of Sussex elearning team has really struck a chord with me. If you've ever used Blackboard, it provides a simpler and easier approach to creating courses that have clear/crisp navigation similar to the book module layout. [...]
Course Settings video by @titantechtrain
You can get a peek at the CSU Fullerton Moodle 2.0 site and how to manage the settings for Moodle 2.0 courses by watching all of the great TitanTechTraining (@titantechtrain) videos hosted at Youtube.com. The narrator covers the basics of managing your course settings including the difference between weekly and topic outlines, why you might use [...]
