Thursday, March 20, 2014

Open Source: Moodle

Second, we are going to look at the open source software program, Moodle.

This particular work is a free way for teachers to create online learning programs for their students.  Personally, I've never really had the need to create new teaching materials via this sort of program before, so I'm using it on a first-time basis. After looking up a few operating tips online, I found the bulk of it very easy to use with a lot of options to choose from. As long as you have a sustained use that justifies spending a lot of time/money on customization, I'm sure it would work wonders.

When comparing it to the like-product, Articulate Online, I find it seems to be more set up for a large scale operation. Moodle works, but the level of expertise customization needed isn't worth it if you are just using it on a few occasions, whereas Articulate is much more user friendly in being able to make it work for any size group/teaching plan. At work, we use Articulate because its so easy to cater to our individual classes and, additionally, provides transparency from our students. 

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