[...]... first edition of this book was written for Moodle 1.4 This second edition has been updated to cover all the features in Moodle 1.8, such as the new roles and permissions system, blogs, messaging, and the database module Also included in this second edition are references to the Moodle Teacher Certificate (MTC) skills The Moodle Teacher Certificate is a way for people to demonstrate their skills in using. .. facilitator for the Using Moodle course on Moodle.org It’s great being a member of the worldwide Moodle community and being able to contribute to the development of such powerful educational technology How to Use This Book This book is written for instructors learning how to use Moodle It’s not just a how-to manual, however Every chapter includes suggestions, case studies, and best practices for using Moodle... Systems have to offer and what makes Moodle special Chapter 2 gets us started using Moodle We’ll sign up for an account, review the basic interface, get used to some of the conventions, and start a course Chapter 3 covers how to add content to your course Chapter 4 delves into course management, including understanding and using roles, arranging students into groups, and how to obtain reports of student... evolution toward using the Web to enhance teaching and learning A suite of tools called Course Management Systems (CMSs) supports this new practice You can use CMSs to enhance your teaching by taking advantage of the Internet without replacing the need for a teacher What Is a Course Management System? CMSs are web applications, meaning that they run on a server and are accessed by using a web browser... the lectures and reading He then uses proctored online testing to give the final exam using the same question banks Gathering and reviewing assignments Online assignment submissions are an easy way to track and grade student assignments In addition to grading student assignments yourself, research indicates that using an online environment for student peer reviews increases student motivation and performance... about using a CMS in your courses: Student demand Students are becoming more technically savvy, and they want to get many of their course materials off the Web Once online, they can access the latest information at any time and make as many copies of the materials as they need Having grown up with instant messaging and other Internet communication tools, many students find that online communication is second. .. the first generation of educational tools that are truly useful Community Moodle has a very large, active community of people who are using the system and developing new features and enhancements You can access this community at http:// moodle.org/ and enroll in the Using Moodle course There you’ll find people who are more than willing to help new users get up and running, troubleshoot, and use Moodle... is a web-based tool you can access through a web browser This means that in order to use Moodle, you need a computer with a web browser installed and an Internet connection You also need to have the web address (called a Uniform Resource Locator, or URL) of a server running Moodle If your institution supports Moodle, it will have a server with Moodle up and running You can then get the server address... activated This toggle will disable or enable Moodle’s ability to send email to the address in your profile If you never want to receive email from Moodle, disable your email address here Email format* Here you can select whether mail sent from Moodle is formatted using HTML or is sent in plain text Most modern email clients can receive and properly display HTML mail, although this may be a setting you have... active If you are using a weekly course format, the first week will start on the date you set here The start date is also used in course reports as the earliest possible date for which you can obtain logs, activity, and participation reports In general, if your course does have a real starting date, then it makes sense to set this date to that, no matter what course format you are using Hidden sections . alt="" Using Moodle SECOND EDITION Using Moodle Jason Cole and Helen Foster Beijing • Cambridge • Farnham • Köln • Paris • Sebastopol • Taipei • Tokyo Using. Foster Beijing • Cambridge • Farnham • Köln • Paris • Sebastopol • Taipei • Tokyo Using Moodle, Second Edition by Jason Cole and Helen Foster Copyright © 2008 O’Reilly Media,