Course: Moodle Features Demo

This course outlines Moodle's features by providing examples of all the main sorts of activities and types of content that Moodle offers in an easy-to-browse form.

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	Welcome to the Moodle Features Demo Course Within this course you can explore the various Moodle features available. If you wish to experiment creating these activities then have a look at the Teachers' Hands-on Playground. Answers may be found in the Documentation section and questions can be asked in the Using Moodle Course. News forum Teacher Manual file Demo Course Discussion Forum Download This Course You may download a copy of this course by following the link below. (The 2.46MB zip file will take approximately 40 seconds to download using a 512k broadband connection or 6 minutes using a 56k dial-up connection.) Features Demo Course Download (2.46 Mb) zip archive How to install the Features Demo Resource A graded journal Assignment A graded journal Assignment

1	General features Overall design of Moodle Resource Site management Resource User management Resource Course management Resource Text Filters (May be applied to any text in a Moodle site) Auto-linking Resource Mathematics notation Resource Media plugins Resource Multi-language content Resource

2	Assignments Assignments allow teachers to grade electronically submitted material or 'offline' submissions such as paper-based assignments or class presentations. An "Upload File" assignment An "Online Text" Assignment An "Offline" assignment

3	Chats The Chat module allows participants to have a real-time synchronous discussion via the web. This is a useful way to get a different understanding of each other and the topic being discussed.

4	Choices Here a teacher asks a question and specifies a choice of multiple responses. This can be useful as a quick poll to stimulate thinking about a topic; to allow the class to vote on a direction for the course; or to gather research consent. A Choice with anonymous results A Choice with non-anonymous results A Choice that allows you to update anytime A Choice with a limited number of responses allowed

5	Forums It is in forums that most discussion takes place. Forums can be structured in different ways, and can include peer rating of each posting. The postings can be viewed in a variety for formats, and can include attachments. A Standard forum for general use Each person posts one discussion Forum M single discussion Forum

6	Glossaries This activity allows participants to create and maintain a list of definitions, like a dictionary.The entries can be searched or browsed in many different formats. Teacher-Defined Glossary Learner-Defined Glossary A glossary of common terms

7	Lessons A lesson delivers content in an interesting and flexible way. It consists of a number of pages. Each page normally ends with a multiple choice question. Navigation through the lesson can be straight forward or complex. How to use the Lesson Module

8	Quizzes This module allows the teacher to design and set quiz tests, consisting of multiple choice, true-false, and short answer questions and more. Each attempt is automatically marked, and the teacher can choose whether to give feedback or to show correct answers. Moodle Quizzes A short quiz about Moodle (with timer) Example Listening Quiz A quiz with a password

9	Resources Resources can be prepared files uploaded to the course server; pages edited directly in Moodle; or external web pages made to appear part of this course. A Text Page Resource A Text Page (markdown formatting) Resource A Web Page Resource A Web Page (opens in a new window) Resource A Web Link (opens in a new window) file A Web Link (framed) file A Web Link (with parameters) file A Directory file A Label Resource Links to uploaded files (Moodle automatically assigns the icons according to the file type): An image file An MP3 (opens in a new window) sound file A Flash file (opens in a new window) A Quicktime file A Windows Media file (opens in a new window) An Office file Powerpoint presentation A PDF file PDF document

10	SCORM Packages SCORM is a collection of specifications that enable interoperability, accessibility and reusability of web-based learning content. eXe package SCORM/AICC RELOAD demo package SCORM/AICC

11	Surveys The Survey module provides a number of verified survey instruments that have been found useful in assessing and stimulating learning in online environments. Critical Incident Survey Constructivist On-line Learning Environment Survey Attitudes to Thinking and Learning Survey

12	Wiki A Wiki enables documents to be authored collectively in a simple markup language using a web browser.The Moodle Wiki module enables participants to work together on web pages to add, expand and change the content. Old versions are never deleted and can be restored. Wiki uses

13	Workshops A Workshop is a peer assessment activity with a huge array of options. It allows participants to assess each other's projects, as well as exemplar projects, in a number of ways.

14	Optional Modules Optional modules may be downloaded from the Activity Modules page. Exercise Hot Potatoes