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I have started working with Moodle under MAMP on OSX. MAMP is a truely amazing onestep install for apache-php-mysql and makes it a breeze to play around with different instances. It was a breeze to install moodle under it and connect the database. Kudos to Moodle too for having such a simple install.
The plan is to create an instance of Moodle which will function for the upcoming Art 74 classes. I am encouraged by the ease of adding elements to the learning management system, but cautious. In previous discussions about LMS's they seemed to be a form of locking in. I want my students to have more freedom because of the LMS and not less.
However, there is one area that I want to use the LMS to monitor and assess student performance and that is in regards to the readings. I was disapointed that few students read the work outside of class, and those numbers declined when I began to accomodate that face. I want to push forward informed discussion of the readings, so I want the students to do the reading assignments outside of classtime.
Because of this I am starting to focus on the possibility of using quizzes before class that reference the readings. I will have to talk to my partners in crime to find out what their response to that is.
I am encouraged by the forum and blog, and it seems to be neatly contained. I just have to make contact with the university to find out if there are policies relating to LMSs particularly regarding FERPA.
The next steps include: filling out the class, creating and installing a server, connecting the sloodle plug-ins.
The plan is to create an instance of Moodle which will function for the upcoming Art 74 classes. I am encouraged by the ease of adding elements to the learning management system, but cautious. In previous discussions about LMS's they seemed to be a form of locking in. I want my students to have more freedom because of the LMS and not less.
However, there is one area that I want to use the LMS to monitor and assess student performance and that is in regards to the readings. I was disapointed that few students read the work outside of class, and those numbers declined when I began to accomodate that face. I want to push forward informed discussion of the readings, so I want the students to do the reading assignments outside of classtime.
Because of this I am starting to focus on the possibility of using quizzes before class that reference the readings. I will have to talk to my partners in crime to find out what their response to that is.
I am encouraged by the forum and blog, and it seems to be neatly contained. I just have to make contact with the university to find out if there are policies relating to LMSs particularly regarding FERPA.
The next steps include: filling out the class, creating and installing a server, connecting the sloodle plug-ins.
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