Moodle Features: FCPE: Adelphi University

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Moodle Features

Moodle courses have a three-column layout, with administrative and course activity blocks on the left and right sides. These will allow instructors to access student information, grades, schedule and set alarms for upcoming events and due dates in a built-in calendar and more.

All course materials, resources and activities will appear in the center of the page organized in course blocks, also called modules. They are usually organized by week or topic. Course modules can also be organized into different themes or categories to suit many different teaching styles. Examples of such categories are course overview, instructor information, course documents, assignments, multimedia learning resources, activities, discussion forums, online quizzes and more. Instructors can choose to hide course blocks or individual items to align their availability with the course schedule. Items may also be moved to a different course location or removed completely at the instructors command.

Features include:

Choice of course formats such as by week, by topic or as discussion-focused social format;
Flexible array of course activities - forums, quizzes, assignments, chats, wikis shared glossaries and more;
Groups can be created in which the instructor and students may have access to different course areas;
Online assignment submission of a single file or multiple files for instructor evaluation;
Discussion forums with multiple settings and ability to assign ratings to student posts;
Email integration where students can receive communiqués and file attachments; e-mail copies of forum posts and instructor feedback can be sent to students;
Custom grading scales - instructors can define their own scales to be used for grading forums and assignments;
Response files can be sent to students after grades have been submitted;
Courses can be packaged as a single zip file using the Backup function. These can be downloaded to a local computer and restored later into other Moodle course site;
Integration with Adelphi University’s registration system for automatic course creation and student enrollment.

The Moodle activities and resources that are utilized in a course are entirely left up to the instructor’s discretion. Instructors may remove or add any item at any time.

Adaptation and Evaluation

Many universities across the country have been adopting Moodle as their primary course management system. The links below lead to three different evaluation reports and analyses that have been conducted by academic institutions that have conducted pilots and have made the switch to Moodle.

Idaho State University – Instructional Technology Resource Center

Humboldt State University – Learning Management Systems

Louisiana State University – Course Management Systems Project

Contact
For additional information, please contact:

Faculty Center for Professional Excellence
Alumnae Hall, Room 123

p - 516.877.4221
f

- 516.877.4229
e - fcpe@adelphi.edu

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