Moodle Teaching Techniques Table of Contents

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Table of Contents

Preface
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Forum Solutions
Chapter 3: Chat Solutions
Chapter 4: Quiz Solutions
Chapter 5: Lesson Solutions
Chapter 6: Wiki Solutions
Chapter 7: Glossary Solutions
Chapter 8: The Choice Activity
Chapter 9: Course Solutions
Chapter 10: Workshop Solution
Index

• Preface

• Chapter 1: Introduction
  • The Moodle Advantage
  • What will We Accomplish with this Book?
  • Some Moodle Requisites
  • Standard Modules
  • Instructional Principles and Activities
    • Big Ideas
    • Distributed Practice
    • Guided Notes
    • Immediate Error Correction
    • Juxtapose Examples and Non-Examples
    • Lesson Outline
    • Mnemonics and Other Reminders
    • Pre-Correction
    • Response Cards
    • Self-Monitoring
    • Socratic Dialogue
    • Time Trials
    • Instructional Principles and Activities Mapped to Moodle Features
  • Summary

• Chapter 2: Forum Solutions
  • Single-Student Forum
    • Why not a Single-Student Wiki Instead?
    • Creating Single-Student Forums
      • Create a Forum for Each Student/Group
      • Enrolling Students
      • Create a Group for Each Student
  • Motivating Students to Interact with a "Best-of" Forum
    • Asking Permission and Setting a Policy
    • Which Type of Forum?
      • Single Simple Discussion Forum
      • Standard Forum
  • Keeping Discussions on Track
    • Use a Custom Scale to Rate Relevance
    • Split Discussions
      • Will Splitting Change the Meaning?
      • Will Splitting, Move Replies You want to Keep in Place?
  • Monitoring Student Participation in a Forum
    • Who has Posted to a Forum?
      • What Postings has a Student Made?
  • Summary

• Chapter 3: Chat Solutions
  • Uses of Chat
    • Test Preparation and Online Study Groups
      • Creating Study Groups
      • Groups Carried Over to Other Activities
      • Key Settings for Study Groups in Chat
      • Assigning Review Topics
      • What Kind of Questions?
    • Reviewing Papers and Other Assignments
      • Making a One-on-One Chat
    • Guest Speakers
    • Including Chats from Previous Classes
      • Copying a Transcript
    • Foreign Language Practice
      • Preparation for Foreign Language Chat
      • Compiling and Reviewing Chat Transcripts
      • Copying Chat Transcripts
      • Assigning a Chat Transcript as an Editing Exercise
  • Tips for a Successful Chat
    • Basic Chat Etiquette
    • Prepare for a Definite Starting and Ending Time
    • Limit the Number of Participants
    • Prepare a Greeting for Latecomers
    • Focus
    • Insert HTML
  • Summary

• Chapter 4: Quiz Solutions
  • Distribute Quizzes Over Time
    • Advantages and Limitations of Distributed Practice
    • Opening and Closing Quizzes at Predetermined Times
    • Indicating that a Quiz is Closed
  • Use Quizzes for Frequent Self Assessment
    • Exclude Self Assessment Quizzes from the Gradebook
  • Making Quiz—A Learning Tool
    • Questions Must be Specific
    • Adding Feedback to Quiz Questions
      • Feedback for a Multiple Choice Question
      • Feedback for a Numeric Question
  • Reinforce Expertise with Timed Quizzes
  • Host a Proctored, Timed Test from a Secure Location
    • Different Kinds of Network Addresses
      • Full IP Addresses
      • Partial IP Addresses and Private Networks
    • How to Determine a Computer's IP Address
      • On Microsoft Windows
      • On a Macintosh
      • On a Linux Computer
  • Summary

• Chapter 5: Lesson Solutions
  • Moodling Through a Course
    • Need for Sequential Activities
    • Activity Locking versus Sequential Lessons
    • Lesson Settings
      • General Settings
      • Grade Options
      • Flow Control
      • Lesson Formatting
      • Access Control
      • Other Lesson Settings
  • Controlling the Flow through a Lesson: Instructional Pages, Questions, and Remedial Pages
  • Use a Lesson to Create a Deck of Flash Cards
    • Keep It Moving
    • Lesson Settings that Help Create a Flash Card Experience
  • Use an Ungraded Lesson to Step through Instructions
  • Spot Students who are having Trouble
    • A Workaround
  • Summary

• Chapter 6: Wiki Solutions
  • Use a Wiki to Relate Material to Big Ideas
    • Why a Wiki?
      • Why not a Forum Instead?
      • Would a Journal do it?
      • So, Why not a Blog?
      • An Assignment
      • Let's Agree to Disagree
  • Individual Student Wikis
    • Creating Individual Wikis
    • Guided Note Taking with Individual Student Wikis
      • Creating a Text File for the Wiki's Starting Page
      • Creating Multiple Starting Pages
      • Multiple Text Files Create Multiple Starting Pages
      • Upload the Text Files for the Wiki's Starting Pages to Your Course
      • Create an Individual Student Wiki in your Course
      • While Creating the Wiki, Select the Text Files for the Initial Pages
      • Test the Wiki as a Student
      • Leveraging Guided Notes Created by Students
  • Suggested Wiki Etiquettes
  • Summary

• Chapter 7: Glossary Solutions
  • Moodle's Glossary Functions
    • Automatic Linking to a Glossary
    • Course versus Site Glossary
    • Main versus Secondary Glossary
    • Managing Student Contributions to a Glossary
    • Ratings and Comments
  • Adding Memory Aids to Glossary Entries
  • Student-Created Class Directory
  • Student-Created Test Questions
  • Making Use of the Random Glossary Block
  • Summary

• Chapter 8: The Choice Activity
  • A Look at the Choice Activity
    • Students' Point of View
    • Teachers' Point of View
      • Number of Choices
      • Limit
      • Time Limit
      • Publish Results
      • Privacy
      • Allow Students to Change their Minds
  • Choosing Teams
  • Asking for Students' Consent
  • How are We Doing?
  • Preview the Final
  • Summary

• Chapter 9: Course Solutions
  • Am I in the Right Room?
  • Important Announcements
  • Moving Blocks to the Main Course Area
    • The Goal
    • Comparing the Two Links
    • A Caveat
    • The Method
    • Using this Workaround with Other Blocks
  • The Syllabus
    • Printer-Friendly for Letter and A4 Sizes
    • Online Calendar with Event Reminders
  • Summary

• Chapter 10: Workshop Solution
  • Workshop Basics
    • Plan your Strategy
    • Grading Grades
  • Step-by-Step Example: Create the Workshop
    • What Work do you want the Student to Submit?
    • Will a Student Assess the Work of his/her Classmates, and if so, How will that Affect the Student's Grade?
    • How much of the Student's Grade Depends on Assessing the Work of his/her Peers, and How much on the Work the Student has Submitted?
    • What is the Criteria for Assessing the Work?
    • What Submissions will the Student Assess?
    • If Classmates Assess Each Others' Work, will They do it Anonymously?
    • Must the Classmates Agree on a Grade, or Can they Make their Assessments Independent of Each Other?
  • What is the Schedule for Submitting the Work, and Assessments?

• Summary

• Index

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