Evaluating affordances, usefulness and evidence of Moodle
For positive student experiences and engagement we need to ensure we provide a quality and reliable one stop learning shop. We want a mixture of pedagogical and theoretical strategies to enhance our students learning experience. We want to bridge the tyranny of distance for our students by providing equitable and engaging learning environments no matter where they are sitting. We want their learning experience to be enhanced by engagement with not only the teacher but also their peers.
We ultimately want a scaffolding approach to their learning. Meaning the students play a major role in their own learning process. Lev Vygotsky developed 'The Zone of Proximal Development' which explored the distances from the student undertaking a task with a teacher or peer guidance or independently. The outcome Vygotsky described was learning occurred in all the zones https://www.learning-theories.com/vygotskys-social-learning-theory.html which only highlights the importance of using Moodle as a Learning Management System to engage with our students which encourages and fosters inclusion and interaction at all levels.
Moodle seems to be ticking all the boxes of what we require:
- Easy and streamlined access
- Online forums/discussion boards (Piazza) https://piazza.com
- Active learning (online and offline)
- Online exams/quizzes (Socrative) https://www.socrative.com
- Online grading
- Ability to submit assignments via turnitin https://www.turnitin.com
- The use of Echo 360 for live or recording streaming https://echo360.com
- Ability to talk to other programs or develop plug-ins to tailor individual course needs
A very quick internet search found several studies that highlighted the usability of Moodle in varying education areas:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212017312004689
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/379e/2db5099af1ddb5a7ba37065d8339e4de487c.pdf
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/4359722_Evaluating_usability_in_learning_management_system_Moodle
So far I am only reading positive things about Moodle, so I think we are onto a good product for our students learning experience and our teaching experience.
We ultimately want a scaffolding approach to their learning. Meaning the students play a major role in their own learning process. Lev Vygotsky developed 'The Zone of Proximal Development' which explored the distances from the student undertaking a task with a teacher or peer guidance or independently. The outcome Vygotsky described was learning occurred in all the zones https://www.learning-theories.com/vygotskys-social-learning-theory.html which only highlights the importance of using Moodle as a Learning Management System to engage with our students which encourages and fosters inclusion and interaction at all levels.
Moodle seems to be ticking all the boxes of what we require:
- Easy and streamlined access
- Online forums/discussion boards (Piazza) https://piazza.com
- Active learning (online and offline)
- Online exams/quizzes (Socrative) https://www.socrative.com
- Online grading
- Ability to submit assignments via turnitin https://www.turnitin.com
- The use of Echo 360 for live or recording streaming https://echo360.com
- Ability to talk to other programs or develop plug-ins to tailor individual course needs
A very quick internet search found several studies that highlighted the usability of Moodle in varying education areas:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212017312004689
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/379e/2db5099af1ddb5a7ba37065d8339e4de487c.pdf
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/4359722_Evaluating_usability_in_learning_management_system_Moodle
So far I am only reading positive things about Moodle, so I think we are onto a good product for our students learning experience and our teaching experience.
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