I will be presenting a workshop for the Education Service Center Region XV entitled, “This is…PowerPoint Jeopardy! Creating Interactive Learning Modules”. One of the outcomes of the session is that teachers will have a completed review module in which to use in their classes.
I am a firm believer in keeping the learning dialogue going, even after the face-to-face training is over. Many times I have participated in a great day of training and networking, only to lose track of the facilitator and other participants. Exchanging e-mail addresses is okay, but it does not truly create a collaborative atmosphere.
So, I set out to figure out how to provide a shared learning environment for the teachers who would be giving me a day’s worth of their time and effort. I looked at various discussion board tools, groupware, blogs, wikis, etc. Nothing stood out as a way to get everything in one place that was easily managed. Then, I met Moodle.
Moodle is a nice tool to create online learning opportunities in structured and open-ended ways. And, my hosting service Siteground includes a tool called Fantastico, which installs it in about three minutes.
Long story short, I have created a Moodle course for participants to upload their completed projects into a searchable database. This will allow other participants the opportunity to use these review modules with their classes. Hopefully, it will be a valuable tool.
