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== Definition == | == Definition == | ||
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The reasons for its popularity is in [[User:DSchneider|DSchneider]]'s opinion the facts that: | The reasons for its popularity is in [[User:DSchneider|DSchneider]]'s opinion the facts that: | ||
* | * The underlying teaching model comes very close to the way "it is done" in a typical anglo-saxon graduate presential course, i.e. students are active participants, have to do a variety of sometimes open ended assignments, group work, have to use teacher-preparred resources, etc. | ||
* | * The system is quite stable and not too difficult to use. | ||
[[User:DSchneider|DSchneider]] doubts that a typical course found on a randomly chosen Moodle installation is truly socio-constructivist. They most definitly not very [[constructionism | constructionist]], e.g. on-line student activity is often reduced to forum activities and uploads. | * It has a nice user community that increasingly contributes to extensions. | ||
[[User:DSchneider|DSchneider]] doubts that a typical course found on a randomly chosen Moodle installation is truly socio-constructivist. They are most definitly not very [[constructionism | constructionist]], e.g. on-line student activity is often reduced to forum activities and uploads. | |||
== Links == | == Links == | ||
Revision as of 21:45, 17 May 2006
Definition
Moodle is a popular LMS that is based on socio-constructivist concepts.
The reasons for its popularity is in DSchneider's opinion the facts that:
- The underlying teaching model comes very close to the way "it is done" in a typical anglo-saxon graduate presential course, i.e. students are active participants, have to do a variety of sometimes open ended assignments, group work, have to use teacher-preparred resources, etc.
- The system is quite stable and not too difficult to use.
- It has a nice user community that increasingly contributes to extensions.
DSchneider doubts that a typical course found on a randomly chosen Moodle installation is truly socio-constructivist. They are most definitly not very constructionist, e.g. on-line student activity is often reduced to forum activities and uploads.
Links
References
- Dougiamas, M. & Taylor, P.C., Interpretive analysis of an internet-based course constructed using a new courseware tool called Moodle, Curtin University of Technology, [1]
- Philosophy (retrieved 16:40, 20 April 2006 (MEST))