Moodle course conversion : beginner's guide /

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Author / Creator:Wild, Ian.
Imprint:Birmingham, UK : Packt Pub., 2008.
Description:1 online resource (viii, 294 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Series:Learn by doing : less theory, more results
Learn by doing : less theory, more results.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11229447
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ISBN:9781847195258
1847195253
1847195245
9781847195241
9781847195241
Notes:"Taking existing classes online quickly with Moodle LMS."
Includes index.
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Summary:Annotation Schools, colleges, and universities all over the world are installing Moodle, but many educators aren't making much use of it. With so many features, it can be a hassle to learn and with teachers under so much pressure day-to-day, they cannot devote time to recreating all their lessons from scratch. This book shows how to bring your existing notes, worksheets, resources, and lesson plans into Moodle quickly and easily. Instead of exploring every feature of Moodle, the book focuses on getting you started immediately you will be turning your existing materials into Moodle courses right from the start. The book begins by showing how to turn your teaching schedule into a Moodle course, with the correct number of topics and weeks. You will then see how to convert your resources documents, slideshows, and worksheets, into Moodle. You will learn how to format them in a way that means students will be able to read them and along the way you will learn plenty of shortcuts to speed up the process. By the end of Chapter 3, you will already have a Moodle course that contains your learning resources in a presentable way. But the book doesn't end there you will also see how to use Moodle to accept and assess coursework submissions, discuss work with students, and deliver quizzes, tests, and videos. Throughout the book, the focus is on getting results fast moving teaching material online so that lessons become more effective for students, and less work for you.
Other form:Print version: Wild, Ian. Moodle course conversion. Birmingham, UK : Packt Pub., 2008 9781847195241