A beginner's guide to eLearn

Topic outline

• Welcome to the eLearn Tutorial Course
  

  Welcome to the eLearn Tutorial Course

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  The eLearn MCOE platform was created using Moodle - a robust learning management system used by tens of thousands of universities around the world. This course outlines some of the features on eLearn for creating a rich distance learning experience for our learners. Complete all the activities to earn a certificate of completion!

  
  You can browse as a guest. If you'd like to track your progress, then login (upper right corner) and enroll into this course with the enrollment code: fr9592

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  • Announcements Forum
• Getting Started with Moodle
  

  Getting Started with Moodle

  
  

  • Welcome to learning about how to use Moodle! Begin by clicking this link...

    
  • START HERE -----> Finding your way around Moodle Book
• RESOURCES for student learning
  

  RESOURCES for student learning

  Teachers can provide course resources in various formats - pages edited in Moodle, uploaded files or web links. Resources are things students view, read, watch, etc.
  

  
  

  • START HERE -----> Inserting RESOURCES for student learning Book
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    Examples:
  • Sample: A page with an inserted image
  • Sample: A page with an inserted video
  • Sample: A Book...and how it is different from a Page
  • Resources documentation URL
• ACTIVITIES for student engagement
  

  ACTIVITIES for student engagement

  Teachers insert ACTIVITIES into a Moodle course to cause the student to interact with the content, the course, and with other students.

  
  

  • START HERE -----> Inserting ACTIVITIES for student engagement Book
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    Choices allow the teacher to ask a question and specifies a choice of multiple responses. It's basically a one-question survey/poll.
  • A choice with anonymous results
  • A choice with non-anonymous results
  • Choice module documentation URL
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    Forums provide the opportunity for asynchronous discussions.

  • A standard forum for general use
  • Each person posts one discussion Forum
  • A single discussion Forum
  • Forum module documentation URL
• ACTIVITIES for student instruction and assessment
  

  ACTIVITIES for student instruction and assessment

  Teachers insert these ACTIVITIES for student instruction and assessment. This is the bread and butter of an online classroom.

  
  

  • START HERE -----> Inserting ACTIVITIES for student instruction and assessment Book
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    Assignments enable teachers to grade and give comments on uploaded files and assignments created on and off line.

  • Sample online assignment
  • Assignment module documentation URL
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    Lessons are similar to BOOKS because the deliver content to students. Lessons, however, require the student to give some sort of input before moving to the next page.

  • Sample lesson
  • Lesson module documentation URL
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    Quiz. The teacher can create and assign quizzes consisting of multiple choice, true-false, and short answer questions and more. Quiz scores go into the Moodle gradebook.

  • A super short quiz with NO password
  • A quiz with a password
  • Quiz module documentation URL
• Extras
  

  Extras

  Beyond the basics. There are many other features of Moodle to enhance distance learning. Here are just a couple.

  
  

  • The following features are OPTIONAL for you to explore. They are cool, but beyond the scope of this introductory course.

     

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    Database module enables participants to create, maintain and search a bank of record entries.

  • A database as an Image gallery
  • A database of web links
  • Database module documentation URL
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    Glossary enables participants to create and maintain a list of definitions, like a dictionary.

  • A dictionary-style glossary
  • An FAQ-style glossary
  • Glossary module documentation URL
• Course Completion Certificate
  

  Course Completion Certificate

  Restricted Not available unless:

  • The activity Sample: A Book...and how it is different from a Page is marked complete
  • The activity Resources documentation is marked complete
  • The activity A choice with anonymous results is marked complete
  • The activity A choice with non-anonymous results is marked complete
  • The activity Choice module documentation is marked complete
  • The activity A standard forum for general use is marked complete
  • The activity Each person posts one discussion is marked complete
  • The activity A single discussion is marked complete
  • The activity Forum module documentation is marked complete
  • The activity Sample online assignment is marked complete
  • The activity Assignment module documentation is marked complete
  • The activity Sample lesson is marked complete
  • The activity Lesson module documentation is marked complete
  • The activity A super short quiz with NO password is marked complete
  • The activity A quiz with a password is marked complete
  • The activity Quiz module documentation is marked complete