Episode 22: Moodlemania
Moodle is an amazingly competent and powerful open source learning management system used by schools, colleges and universities all over the world. It is based on the theory of social constructivism, which essentially means that people learn better in groups than they do on their own. Moodle has a powerful set of tools to support this mode of learning, and as more teachers come into contact with Moodle it becomes increasingly important to understand how to use these tools well to engage and direct student learning.
In this episode we are joined by three highly experiences Moodle users who share some insights with us. Talia Carbis, Darrel Branson and Julian Ridden each work intensively with Moodle in three different settings and in different ways.
Links for this episode…
- Julian’s Blog - http://moodleman.edublogs.org
- Talia’s Blog - http://teachingtalia.com
- Darrel’s Blog - http://www.smsn.vic.edu.au/ictguy
- The Official Moodle Website - http://www.moodle.org
- Free Moodle Trial - http://ninehub.com
- Julian’s Moodle sandpit site - http://playpen.riverview.nsw.edu.au
- Riverview Moodle: http://quantum.riverview.nsw.edu.au
- Sunraysia Mallee Schools Network - http://need2learn.net
- Darrel and Tony’s podcast - http://edtechcrew.net
Comments welcome!
June 1st, 2008 at 3:43 pm
Hopefully I’m not just being difficult, but now my name is no SPELT wrong!!! Hahah.
Carbis, not Carbin. Sorry!!
June 1st, 2008 at 3:49 pm
[…] If you’re missing a bit of Talia, then you can always check the podcast I was in last night!! I’m talking about Moodle, a Learning Management System, and I would love it if you left some feedback. I am feeling very blessed to have been asked to be involved, and I felt like I learnt a lot while I was there!! The best 40 minutes I’ve spent all weekend. (Not hard, as the weekend was full of RAIN, RAIN, RAIN!!). […]
June 1st, 2008 at 3:56 pm
[…] Last night I participated in a podcast on Moodle with Chris Betcher, Julian Ridden, and Darrel Branson. You can listen to it here. […]
June 1st, 2008 at 4:40 pm
Many thanks Chris for the opportunity to be part of your podcast. Next time Ill do it for home (Why I was at work on a Sunday night is another story). Was fantastic experience not to mention meeting two other fantastic Moodlers.
Hope the session is received well.
Julian
June 1st, 2008 at 5:13 pm
Great Podcast! Nice to hear all those Moodle fans agreeing with each other. Was this the research you were talking about?
http://jolt.merlot.org/vol4no1/rowland0308.htm from JOLT
June 2nd, 2008 at 2:17 am
Oops Sorry Talia… fixed it!
Thanks all for being a part of it… was a fun discussion!
June 3rd, 2008 at 1:44 pm
Welcome Back with a great podcast. Came to work this morning all keen to remod our moodle. I like the google block Julian. Keep up the good work.
June 19th, 2008 at 11:59 pm
Great podcast!
For those in Sydney we are holding a Sydney Moodle User Group meeting next Thursday, all welcome, informal gathering and Julian is showing us his wares:
What: Sydney Moodle User Group meeting
When: 6pm-8pm Thur 26th June, 2008
Where: Riverview St Ignatius, Tambourine Bay Road, Lane Cove
Agenda: A largely informal gathering of interested Moodle users in the Sydney area. Come and see what a Moodle-using school such as Riverview is doing to empower student’s in the area of online learning.
Cost: Pizza dinner for a small contribution.
Hope to see people there!
Cheers,
Jason
June 24th, 2008 at 11:49 am
I listened to your podcast with interest and thought it was great - certainly food for thought. Keep up the great work.
July 7th, 2008 at 12:39 am
Many thanks for this podcast some great tips for real world usage.
Really liked section about peoples favourite modules and how they use them
Thanks,
Tim
July 13th, 2008 at 9:25 am
Hi Guys,
Just wanted to say that I thought the Moodle podcast was awesome. I lecture in game development and digital media in Northern Ireland and my main project for the summer is the implementation of a moodle resource for my teaching next year. Ive been taking it fairly easy for the past few weeks just chilling out, but from tomorrow development begins.
I picked up the show while updating my Ipod and really enjoyed it, good conversation, some interesting areas addressed and some very helpful links.
Thanks.
Keep up the good work
July 23rd, 2008 at 5:48 am
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