Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Breakthrough!

So I had a great breakthrough with Moodle this week. I spent about 12 hours playing around with it during the past 4 days. I crossed that threshold from feeling like I'm searching every time I want to do something, to really understanding the basic functions and how/where/when/why to use them.

On top of this, I created a Moodle site for my UMD Seminar section. Prior to that, we were using the generic student resources site created for all sections, but that was cumbersome and confusing for students to navigate. They were excited about our class site and are now much more enthusiastic about using it.

Triumph of technology as totally useful tools!
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6 comments:

  1. abruggeNovember 2, 2011 at 5:09 PM

    Awesome Danny! Isn't it funny how suddenly you reach a point where a new technology becomes intuitive when you go to use it when it had previously been much more trying? I'm sure there is some sort of educational psychology term that I'm unfamiliar with for this type of "learning" moment. . . Amy B

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  2. jackieNovember 4, 2011 at 6:24 PM

    Woot wOOT!!

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  3. pridess_04November 5, 2011 at 11:45 PM

    Wow, 12 hours! Great to hear! I have spent some time in Moodle for my final project but feel like I could use some more practice....

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  4. ~~~MuskadeeNovember 6, 2011 at 8:14 AM

    WebCT used to be my greatest love but then Helen introduced me to Moodle many years ago and I have been in love with it ever since. It has a few little things that are irritating but for the most part it is awesome. The instructor guides are super helpful.

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  5. Helen MRNovember 13, 2011 at 3:03 AM

    So glad it worked for you to do your own section Danny, and that you have broken through the Moodle wall so that you feel comfortable using it. I think it helps a lot when you design your own site (as opposed to using a shared one) because then it makes more sense to you.

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  6. jamisonpatrickJanuary 14, 2012 at 9:04 PM

    I like your "threshold" comment. It is true; one does not know the tool until one crosses the threshold. I suppose we can now refer to you as a Moodle Native?!

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