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Why do so many Moodle courses suck?

Nik Peachey

Moodle is a magnificent free product and has the potential to enable schools and teachers to build wonderfully unique interactive online learning courses in which learner interaction can be tracked, measured and responded to. And of course Moodle isn’t the only culprit.

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Blended Teaching: How Plagiarism Detection Software can Help Educators

Educational Technology Guy

Unfortunately, teaching both in-class and online isn’t as easy as it seems. To tackle this problem and organize blended learning effectively, educators should arm themselves with reliable technologies. Now, let’s explore why plagiarism detection software should become a part of every educator’s blended teaching toolkit.

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Virtual School Tips and Recommendations

The Thinking Stick

2003 – In Saudi Arabia due to terrorism in the country, I helped my school set up and run Moodle to do Virtual School. In the two times that I was in Virtual School, we learned that teachers often gave way too much work for students to do at home. This was our #1 take away from Virtual School in 2010 in Bangkok.

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LMS & CMS Discussion - #TECSIG Fall 2013 Breakout Session

EdTechSandyK

Some CMS/LMS systems districts are using: Moodle Schoology Edmodo Project Share Epsilen iTunes U Blackboard Collaborate Blackboard - U of H Clear Lake Desire2Learn Administratively difficult to use multiple systems at university level. Keep course content updated Do K-12 schools need courses completely delivered online?

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KITABOO seamlessly integrates with Moodle to deliver high-end content

Kitaboo on EdTech

Developed by Martin Dougiamas in 2002, Moodle is an acronym for Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment. The Moodle LMS is today amongst the most popular learning management systems used in higher education and the corporate world to deliver learning, development, and training initiatives.

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A Guide to Picking a Learning Management System: The Right Questions to Ask

Edsurge

Over the past 10 years, new learning management systems (LMSs) have sprung on the scene to rival the Blackboards and Moodles of old. Tara Gilboa, Online Learning Experience Designer at Colorado School of Mines The LMS Checklist #1: Is the platform straightforward and user-friendly? Some things just have to be dead simple.

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10 Tech Tools for Teacher Training Courses

Nik Peachey

So as they were building examples of online learning they were also creating their own e-portfolio. This is a great tool for building dynamic courses and adds much more social interaction than something like Moodle. Here's a quick video showing how it works: Posterous Jing Jing was another of the core tools for the course.