Advanced Uploading of Files in Moodle

May Mikati

ENGL204

Wikis in Moodle

Natalie Honein

ENGL203

PowerPoint

C++ Compiler

Ali el Hajj

EECE230

Moodle Forums

Najat Saliba

CHEM206

Attendance "Quiz" for Feedback

Nelson King

INFO200

Questionnaire

Ernst Huijer

EECE442L

Calculated Questions

Ernst Huijer

EECE210

Email

ENGL204

 Technology type

  Advanced Uploading of Files in Moodle

 How it was used

  In this enhanced version of Moodle, the assignment tool accommodates the submission of several files for the same assignment. Therefore, the main assignment was submitted as one file, and the sources were submitted in one or more additional files. Moreover, the advanced assignment tool supports gradual note-taking in the same assignment location, so the teacher can check on students' work at different points in time prior to the final assignment submission, when they upload the file(s) to accompany the notes and click "Send for marking".
 

 Course  
 Enhancement

 The new "Notes" feature made a big difference: it helped greatly with assessment, transforming the assignment from a "product" into a "process". In the past, we collected notes at one point in time (e.g. in one file); now we can see them develop gradually.
 

 Students 
 Response

 Most of the students responded positively to this new approach.
 

 Samples

 Sample (screenshot of the assignment settings in Moodle)

 Technology Type

 How it was used

  I created Wiki in Moodle that started off with "Once upon a time," where students in all my sections of English 203 write a story together. The story has taken many turns; it started off with a student taking an English course, who is now somewhere in Africa looking for his biological parents!
 

 Course
 Enhancement

 The activity reinforces my insistence on using writing as a means to learning and ultimately enjoyment, and not only as a serious, required activity.
 

 Students
 Response

 This forum gave students an added, more entertaining factor to the course.
 

 Samples

 Sample (screenshot of part of the Wiki created by the students)

Email

Houssam Kasti

hk31@aub.edu.lb

UPPMA001

6

 Technology Type

 How it was used

  I use interactive PowerPoint where students have handouts with some missing information and exercises that they have to fill in while seeing the slides and solving the exercises then getting immediate feedback also from slides.
 

 Course
 Enhancement

 The time to write notes decreased at the same time more individual engagement in the class discussion took place.
 

 Students
 Response

 They liked it a lot especially that the handouts included notes and exercises then practice took place. Also posting these PowerPoint on Moodle course gave students access to review what was done and do extra work when needed.
 

 Samples

 Sample 1 (Sample of Notes-without solution- available in Moodle)   
 Sample 2 (sample of interactive PowerPoint-with solution- available  in Moodle) ** Open this sample using Internet Explorer

 

Email

Ali el Hajj

elhajj@aub.edu.lb

EECE230

62

 Technology Type

 How it was used

  I run C++ programs in class to improve student learning.I use Moodle and Excel to improve course administration
 

 Course
 Enhancement

 In order to illustrate any topic presented on the powerpoint slides, I switch to visual studio and I run a sample C++ program. I sometimes modify this program and show to the students the effect of such modification. All C++ programs used in class are made available to the students on Moodle.
 

 Students
 Response

 Students learn more, better, and more efficiently than before.

 Samples

 Sample (A C++ sample program available in Moodle)
 

 Technology Type

 How it was used

  The use of the open forum option on Moodle was very helpful in preparing for the special project in the analytical chemistry laboratory courses (Chem206, Chem216).
1. The forum for displaying the title of the special project informed students of all projects that were developed by students and this avoided duplication.
2. The forum for displaying the experimental section of the project helped students in comparing their developed experimental procedure to the others who were working on similar experiments.
3. The forum for displaying the abstract for the project created a competition between students in developing the best inviting abstract for their projects. It also allowed the abstract committee composed of 3 members from the same class to compile the abstracts and present them in one document to the whole class.
This was a very interesting and first time experience of this kind. The class was more communicative and interactive.
 

 Course
 Enhancement

 Easier to communicate with students

 Students
 Response

 Very Well

 Samples

 Sample (A Sample Forum in Moodle)
 

Email

Nelson King

Info 200

60

 Technology Type

 How it was used

  Quiz used both to hold an attendance question but also questions for assessment (progress, understanding of concept explained prior class, etc.), thought questions, mini-case and quick response.  See quiz for attendance for technical details.
 

 Course
 Enhancement

  As a learning supplement (quick check or introduce a small case for discussion) then very useful as students make their way into class.  I show the responses (cumulative - not individual) to the class and discuss why they chose a particular response.  Based on response, I may start lecture by going over points that have been missed.  Generally multiple choice so it auto-grades.  While pedagogically it would be better to have short reflection paragraphs - then they have to be graded (even to just automatically give them a point) and with our workload not practical.
 

 Students
 Response

  The term "Quiz" frightens them for these assessment questions.  I want them to respond and hopefully learn - not get the "right" answer so they can get the points.  Hence I don't explicitly count the points.
 

 Samples

  Sample 1  (Assessment of Material in Textbook)
  Sample 2  (Application from End of Chapter Questions)
  Sample 3  (Reflection)
 

Email

Ernst Huijer

22

 Technology Type

 How it was used

  In this lab course I like to have an automated attendance record. In addition I need to know which students formed which groups. At the beginning of each session each student fills out a very brief on-line questionnaire.
In particular they indicate the experiment number and the station number.
From the latter information I can easily deduce the group compositions.
 

 Course
 Enhancement

  It facilitates part of the course administration. I have used this method since we revamped this course.
 

 Students
 Response

  The students are used to it now. Each session I remind them and I check their responses.
 

 Samples

  Sample 1
  Sample 2  
 

Email

Ernst Huijer

51

 Technology Type

 How it was used

  The essence of this course is to solve problems. I used quizzes as on-line exercises for students to develop their problem solving skills. Calculated questions are extremely useful because of the so called wild cards. Every student will be faced with a different set of values in his/her problem. Copying from each other is much harder. From the latter information I can easily deduce the group compositions.
 

 Course
 Enhancement

  - I can direct student's efforts in this course.

  - I can monitor the level and pace of their activity.

  - I stimulate students to come to office hours and ask me questions.
 

 Students
 Response

  Only part of the students show to be active in the course. Those students indeed come with questions. For the inactive students, we can correlate their inactivity with exam grades.
 

 Samples

  Sample 1