Develop a Moodle Course

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Welcome to AMCD!

My name is Nellie Deutsch and I will be supporting you as you explore some of the special features available in the latest Moodle version 4. 

I've been the admin of Moodle since 2003. I was thrown into the role with no guidelines. The Moodle version was 1.0. Moodle has come a ...

• Take the Teaching Perspectives Inventory: http://www.teachingperspectives.com/tpi/ 
  
• Read about the 5 perspectives http://www.teachingperspectives.com/tpi/
• Discuss your teaching perspectives and answer the following ...

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Each participant will create a Google presentations on how they created a Moodle course, what they hope to accomplish with the course, how they will facilitate the course, challenges, and additional input if they wish, add audio to each slide, make their Google presentations available to anyone ...

Explore the sharing cart in your course. Demonstrate how you set up the sharing cart in your course and reflect on value of having a sharing cart. Use a screen recorder to create your video.

Explore the book resource in your course. Demonstrate how you set up a book with 5 chapters in your course and reflect on value of having a book. 

Create a progress bar block for your course. Set it up for each of your activities in a chronological (not timed) order. Share the process in a video and reflect. 

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Explore the Directory of Plugins useful https://moodle.org/plugins/index.php? and choose a course layout, block, activity or resource available for Moodle 4.0. Check if the item appears in your Moodle course. If it doesn't, ask the facilitator to install it, add the item to your course, create a ...

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What is peer learning?  Read the article below with your team using Amanote annotations. Discuss the article and how you can apply the findings in your Moodle courses. You may wish to refer to other articles in addition to the one in Amanote. 

Add a PDF file using the file feature in your course while in edit mode, leave the edit mode, and notice the green Amanote icon on the right of the activity. Click on it and share your findings. How would Amanote benefit your students?

Add a Youtube or Vimeo video. Click on the right of the video. A message area should appear called Annoto. Demonstrate the features available and reflect on the value of having such features?

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Explore the course settings and create a video showcasing the features available in the course settings and elaborate on the choices you made in how you set it up. 

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In this section, participants will explore the user settings. They will create a video showcasing the features available in the user settings, enrollment methods, how they add the class participants as students to their courses, and elaborate on their enrollment method. 

Explore the activity completion items for forums in your course. Set up the forum activity completion to show grade by rating, and demonstrate and reflect on the process. 

Explore the activity completion items for forums in your course. Set up the forum activity completion to show grade by whole grade, and demonstrate and reflect on the process. 

Create grading forums via whole grade and rating and compare the two. What would be easier to grade? What are the pros and cons for students?

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Explore the grade book settings. Set up a gradebook for their course, and demonstrate and reflect on the items you chose. 

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Explore the blocks, choose relevant blocks for your course, elaborate on your choice, create a video to showcase and reflect on the blocks. 

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Create a digital badge for each section of your course. The criteria will be based on completion of activities and/or manually by role.  

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Please respond to the following questions:

• How would you discuss reflections in your courses?
• What is the value of using "individual" as opposed to "team reflections"?
• What do you think of Mindmap, Diary, Journal, Surveys or Feedback for your Moodle activities? Please elaborate on each. 
• What are ...

Choose the Diary and Mindmap activities as tools for reflections and add the two to your course. Showcase and reflect on how you would use it with your students in the course using a screen recorder.

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Explore the course completion items under course settings . Set up your course completion, and demonstrate and reflect on the items you choose. 

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Create a video showcasing the features available in the certificate settings, create 2 certificates using Canva or any or tool, and add it to your course. 

Remember to add the team members as teachers with editing rights to your course so they can help with the work. Create 2 certificates, one for...

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Create a video showcasing the features available under "More" and "Course reuse". 

Use a screen recorder to create your video, upload it on Youtube or Vimeo, publish it as public, and share the link.