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MoodleWhy Should I Use It? Kim Dhority, Director Instructional Design Center Flint Hills Technical College Not lectured to. Respected, be trusted, and have opinions valued. Follow own interests and passions. Create


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Kim Dhority, Director Instructional Design Center Flint Hills Technical College

Moodle…Why Should I Use It?

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  • Not lectured to.
  • Respected, be trusted, and

have opinions valued.

  • Follow own interests and

passions.

  • Create using the tools of

their time.

  • They want to work with their

peers.

  • They want to make decisions

and share control.

  • Connect with their peers.
  • Cooperate and compete with

each other.

  • They want an education that

is not just relevant but real. (Prensky, 2010, p. 2)

Digital Natives

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Moodle is a learning platform designed to provide educators, administrators and learners with a single robust, secure and integrated system to create personalized learning environments

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  • Built for learning, globally
  • All-in-one learning platform
  • Highly flexible and fully customizable
  • Scalable to any size
  • Robust, secure and private
  • Use anytime, anywhere, on any device
  • Extensive resources available
  • Backed by a strong community

Moodle Facts

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Moodle Statistics

Moodle Statistics

Registered sites 68,352 Countries 235 Courses 7,057,861 Users 67,697,859 Teachers 1,155,563 Enrollments 85,481,139 Forum posts 117,883,902 Resources 62,849,401 Quiz questions 168,585,721

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Resources

These allow you to give your students information.

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Activities

These items are things you can have your students do!

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Advanced Activities

More tools you can use to give you students interactive assignments.

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Advantages of Using an LMS

  • Not lectured to.
  • Respected, be trusted, and have opinions valued.
  • Follow own interests and passions.
  • Create using the tools of their time.
  • They want to work with their peers.
  • They want to make decisions and share control.
  • Connect with their peers.
  • Cooperate and compete with each other.
  • They want an education that is not just relevant but real.

(Heppel, 2010, p. 2)

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Advantages of Using Moodle

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What FHTC Can Do For You

  • House a course
  • Set up a server
  • House a server
  • Moodle Boot Camp