LMS
Mostly Moodle related.
When SCORM can be problematic.
Do you really need SCORM objects in your Moodle courses?
Do you have an LMS problem?
A Big Day Out takes teachers out of the classroom to share idea in a pleasant environment.
Course Design and Usability
Some thoughts as presented at the Sydney Schools Moodle Moot. These are based on the course that Nina Pollock and I designed in one day at the New Zealand Moodle Moot.
Moodle Course Design
In her book Learner-Centred Teaching [1], Maryellen Weimer discusses five key changes to teacher practice that can lead to improved outcomes for learners. We consider each of these in turn and their possible relationship to the implementation of an LMS…
Essential Principles of Blended Learning
This article encapsulated out philosophy at The Southport School very nicely: http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/08/four-essential-principles-of-blended-learning/ How does it relate to corporate training, if at all?
Moodle’s “hidden feature”
In my last engagement, I regularly spoke of Course Reports as one of Moodle’s "hidden" features because teachers did not seem to grasp their significance readily. Perhaps because, in a normal classroom situation you develop a “feel” for the way…
Book Review: Moodle Multimedia Cookbook.
This is the second edition of the book by Silvina P. Hillar and published by Packt (http://www.packtpub.com). The book surveys a wide range of techniques for using images, audio and video in Moodle courses. It also covers the use of…
When BYOD is a mistake.
Tech companies and schools jump on the BYOD bandwagon and misrepresent the concept.