Jul 24 2008
Moodle@GLC or Not?
This simple explanation of the Moodle Philosophy could be something our school considers. Many others are. Changing and developing educational pedagogy is how Moodle has helped teachers. What do you think?
The design and development of Moodle is guided by a particular philosophy of learning, a way of thinking that you may see referred to in shorthand as a “social constructionist pedagogy”.
This page tries to explain in simple terms what that phrase means by unpacking four main concepts behind it. Note that each of these is summarising one view of an immense amount of diverse research so these definitions may seem thin if you have read about these before.
If these concepts are completely new to you then it is likely that these ideas will be hard to understand at first – all I can recommend is that you read it carefully, while thinking about your own experiences of trying to learn something.
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We’ve just installed Moodle on a dedicated server and are considering Elgg too. 6 staff will attend training in Sydney in mid-August. We plan to focus on Year 9 and build faculty digital resources (Y9 will be issued with Rudd’s laptops).
http://moodleman.edublogs.org/ is a good resource.
My thoughts on constructivism:
http://darcymoore.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/constructivism/
You may find this little play interesting on the topic of Moodle, its underlying philosophy and how it can be used to promote the above:
http://human.edublogs.org/2008/09/30/moodle-explained-with-lego/
video alone (TeacherTube – better resolution)
http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=7035b85c0a9667c1cac0
Slideshare presentation
http://www.slideshare.net/moodlefan/what-is-moodle-explained-with-lego-presentation