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  • General

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    Welcome to the Moodle Features Demo Course

    Within this course you can explore the various Moodle features available. If you wish to experiment creating these activities then have a look at the Teachers' Hands-on Playground. Answers may be found in the Documentation section and questions can be asked in the Using Moodle Course.

  • Topic 1

    General features

  • Topic 2

    Assignments
    • Assignments allow teachers to grade electronically submitted material or 'offline' submissions such as paper-based assignments or class presentations.
    • An "Upload File" assignment
    • An "Online Text" Assignment
    • An "Offline" assignment

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    Chats
    • The Chat module allows participants to have a real-time synchronous discussion via the web. This is a useful way to get a different understanding of each other and the topic being discussed.
    • A "Repeating" chat with public session logs
    • A "Open" chat event

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    Choices

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    Forums
    • It is in forums that most discussion takes place. Forums can be structured in different ways, and can include peer rating of each posting. The postings can be viewed in a variety for formats, and can include attachments.
    • A Standard forum for general use
    • Each person posts one discussion Forum
    • M single discussion Forum

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    Glossaries
    • This activity allows participants to create and maintain a list of definitions, like a dictionary.The entries can be searched or browsed in many different formats.
    • Teacher-Defined Glossary
    • Learner-Defined Glossary
    • A glossary of common terms

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    Lessons
    • A lesson delivers content in an interesting and flexible way. It consists of a number of pages. Each page normally ends with a multiple choice question. Navigation through the lesson can be straight forward or complex.
    • How to use the Lesson Module

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    Quizzes
    • This module allows the teacher to design and set quiz tests, consisting of multiple choice, true-false, and short answer questions and more. Each attempt is automatically marked, and the teacher can choose whether to give feedback or to show correct answers.
    • Moodle Quizzes
    • A short quiz about Moodle (with timer)
    • Example Listening Quiz
    • A quiz with a password

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    Resources

  • Topic 10

    SCORM Packages
    • SCORM is a collection of specifications that enable interoperability, accessibility and reusability of web-based learning content.
    • eXe package SCORM package
    • RELOAD demo package SCORM package

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    Surveys
    • The Survey module provides a number of verified survey instruments that have been found useful in assessing and stimulating learning in online environments.

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    Wiki
    • A Wiki enables documents to be authored collectively in a simple markup language using a web browser.The Moodle Wiki module enables participants to work together on web pages to add, expand and change the content. Old versions are never deleted and can be restored.
    • Wiki uses

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    Workshops 
    • A Workshop is a peer assessment activity with a huge array of options. It allows participants to assess each other's projects, as well as exemplar projects, in a number of ways.

  • Topic 14

    Optional Modules