Pedagogy
Technology
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Ease of use
How easily can you set this up?
Information Transfer
Is it a tool for disseminating information from you to your students?
Assessing
Will this tool allow you to assess your students learning?
Communication and Interaction
Can this tool be used for comms & interaction among participants (you & your students)
Co-Creation
Can you & your students collaborate and create content together?
Bloom's
Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create
Ease of use
Easy. Like an email attachment, but can your document stand on its own?
Information transfer
Yes. Only tutors can upload files to modules, so this is definitely a "push" tool.
Assessing
Maybe. Use to give a task. Student files can be collected through forums or assignments.
Communication and Interaction
No. Its a distribution tool. No option for interaction or 2-way communication.
Co-Creation
Maybe. Use to give a task. Student files can be collected through forums or assignments.
Bloom's
None. This is not a learning activity, but information transfer.
Ease of use
Easy. Like an email attachment, but can your documents stand on their own?
Information transfer
Yes. Only tutors can upload a folder of files, so this is definitely a "push" tool.
Assessing
Maybe. Use to give a task. Student files can be collected through forums or assignments.
Communication and Interaction
No. Its a distribution tool. No option for interaction or 2-way communication.
Co-Creation
Maybe. Use to give a task. Student files can be collected through forums or assignments.
Bloom's
None. This is not a learning activity, but information transfer.
Ease of use
Easy, just create the page using the HTML editor, adding multi- media if needed.
Information transfer
Yes. Only teachers can create the page. So definitely a push-tool.
Assessing
Maybe. Use to give task. Collect student files through Forum or Assignment.
Communication and Interaction
Maybe. Embed or link to interactive web2.0 widgets into the page eg Voicethread.
Co-Creation
Maybe. Use to give a task. Student files can be collected through forums or assignments.
Bloom's
None. This is not a learning activity, but information transfer.
Ease of use
Easy, just create a set of pages using the editor. Embed media if required.
Information transfer
A way to present information to students. Can be printed by chapter or as full book.
Assessing
Maybe. Use to give a task. Student files can be collected through forums or assignments.
Communication and Interaction
Maybe. Embed or link to interactive web2.0 widgets into the page eg Voicethread.
Co-Creation
Maybe. You can link to external collaborative sites e.g. GoogleDocs, or wikis and blogs.
Bloom's
None. This is not a learning activity, but information transfer.
Ease of use
Easy, find the web address (aka url – the bit that starts with http://), copy it, paste it.
Information transfer
Very easy way of directing students to information outside of Moodle.
Assessing
Not directly. Option is to link to external activities such as student e- portfolios and blogs.
Communication and Interaction
Maybe. Link to external tools eg Google Calendar, groups, blogs or wikis.
Co-Creation
Maybe. Use to give a task. Student files can be collected through forums or assignments.
Bloom's
6/6 Can do all of the above, depending on where you link to.
Ease of use
Tricky. Decide on individual and group settings. Can be hard to master. Get some training.
Information transfer
Yes. Use as information site. Allow editing only by teachers or by any participant.
Assessing
Wiki is versatile and allows this with some planning, e.g. design a formative assessment activity.
Communication and Interaction
Not suited for discussions. Use in brainstorming, planning, collaborative writing,...
Co-Creation
Yes. Students can collaborate and explore topics, discuss them and write together.
Bloom's
5/6 Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create.
Ease of use
Default settings are good. Try to set it so the author’s name is shown.
Information transfer
Use glossary to define terms or present info. Better yet, let the students add to it.
Assessing
Glossary is versatile and allows this. But you need to design the right learning activity.
Communication and Interaction
Not suited for discussions. Students can read other entries and comment or rate.
Co-Creation
Tutors and learners can contribute to the glossary, and can also add reviews/comments to entries
Bloom's
5/6 Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create
Ease of use
Tricky to set up. Know what you want before you build. Get some training.
Information transfer
Can be used for teacher to present info, but better to let the students add to it.
Assessing
Database is versatile and allows this. But you need to design the right learning activity.
Communication and Interaction
Not suited for discussions. Students can read other entries and comment or rate.
Co-Creation
Students can share info and files in searchable way. Create joint collections.
Bloom's
5/6 Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create
Ease of use
Easy. Choose from 3 types to assess Attitudes, Incidents and Constructivism.
Information transfer
No. The survey tool is not a distribution channel.
Assessing
Not directly. Used for gathering feedback to help improve the course.
Communication and Interaction
No. Only allows one way communication from student to teacher.
Co-Creation
No this is an individual activity, not a group activity.
Bloom's
2/6 Indirectly helps student analyse and evaluate the learning.
Ease of use
Easy but takes time. Configure and then add questions.
Information transfer
No. The Feedback tool is not a distribution channel.
Assessing
Yes. Use to have students self- assess their understanding before and after.
Communication and Interaction
No. Only allows one way communication from student to teacher.
Co-Creation
No this is an individual activity, not a group activity.
Bloom's
6/6 Can do all 6 but this requires you to be creative in your approach.
Ease of use
Easy. Define the options and whether you want to limit numbers per choice or not.
Information transfer
No. The Choice is best assessing and querying the students on a topic.
Assessing
Use choice to quickly test understanding, like mulitple choice questions.
Communication and Interaction
No. Tip: Use the forum or chat instead.
Co-Creation
No. Tip: Use forums, glossaries or wikis instead.
Bloom's
5/6 Can do 5 but this requires you to be creative in your usage.
Ease of use
Tricky and takes time. Set up quiz, then questions. Consider your categories.
Information transfer
The quiz is aimed at assessment, not as distribution channel. Tip: use as self-diagnostic.
Assessing
Quiz can be timed and secure. Has essay, mc, true/false, matching, and other questions.
Communication and Interaction
No. Tip: Use forums instead.
Co-Creation
No. Tip: Use forums or wikis instead.
Bloom's
6/6 Can do all 6 but this requires you to be creative in your assessment.
Ease of use
It can be tricky to set up, make sure you plan the lesson first. Worth the effort.
Information transfer
Great to present information in a branched, guided way. Implement adaptive learning.
Assessing
Yes, allows grading. Use as branched quiz, scenario, case study, role play.
Communication and Interaction
No this is an individual activity, not a group activity.
Co-Creation
No this is an individual activity, not a group activity.
Bloom's
6/6 Can do all 6 but this requires you to be creative in your assessment.
Ease of use
Easy. Choose from 4 types. Both online and offline assignments are possible.
Information transfer
No. However can include contextual content for the assignment.
Assessing
Yes. Set due dates and maximum grades. Collect assignments and provide feedback.
Communication and Interaction
No. Only allows very limited interaction between teacher and student.
Co-Creation
Assignments can be set up as group submissions
Bloom's
6/6 Indirectly. Depends on your assessment design.
Ease of use
Tricky and takes planning and time. 4 stages to follow for setting it up.
Information transfer
No. Better to use another tool for this.
Assessing
Yes. Students can be assessed on their contribution and on their review of others.
Communication and Interaction
No. Allows for feedback but overall limited interaction.
Co-Creation
No. Currently it does not allow group assignments. Use forum or wiki.
Bloom's
6/6 Indirectly. Depends on your assessment design.
Ease of use
Can be tricky to make before adding to Moodle, uses 3rd party application.
Information transfer
Yes. Great for presenting multimedia content and animations.
Assessing
Yes, allows grading. Can embed questions and interactive challenges.
Communication and Interaction
No. this is an individual activity, not a group activity.
Co-Creation
No this is an individual activity, not a group activity.
Bloom's
6/6 Can do all 6 but requires you to creatively design a learning object.
Ease of use
Easy to set up, requires some effort to manage.
Information transfer
Use for invited speakers. High speed message volume. Risk of non-interaction.
Assessing
Chat is versatile. Can use in formative assessment activities.
Communication and Interaction
Yes. Hold debates, small group review sessions and hold drop-in session for Q+A.
Co-Creation
Yes. Students can collaborate and explore topics, discuss them and write together.
Bloom's
5/6 Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create
Ease of use
Easy. Forum has usable default settings. A name and description is enough.
Information transfer
Share resources as links or files. High message volume? Risk of losing info.
Assessing
Forum is versatile and allows this, eg. design a formative assessment activity.
Communication and Interaction
Yes. Students communicate with you and peers. Interact as a class or in groups.
Co-Creation
Yes. Students can collaborate and explore topics, discuss them and write together.
Bloom's
5/6 Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create
Ease of use
Requires access to the external tool before configuring.
Information transfer
This depends on the tool that it connects to – it could be anything.
Assessing
Yes, but the Tool must pass back the grades into Moodle to be recorded.
Communication and Interaction
Maybe. If the tool provides options for interaction and communication.
Co-Creation
Maybe. If the tool is a collaborative environment like Mediawiki or Drupal.
Bloom's
6/6 This can be anything – depends on the connected Tool.
Ease of use
Easy, improve the course page layout.
Information transfer
Yes. Only teachers can insert content. So definitely a push-tool.
Assessing
Not directly. To be used to describe a task or transmit information.
Communication and Interaction
No. It's a distribution tool. No option for interaction.
Co-Creation
Not directly. To be used to describe a task or transmit information.
Bloom's
None. This is not a learning activity.
Ease of use
The plugins are straightforward to set up scheduled or adhoc conferences.
Information transfer
Web conference can be an ideal way to share information with learners, usually allowing screenshare as well as camera/chat.
Assessing
Generally good for general formative Q+A sessions, not really suitable for summative assessment (possible proctoring use case)
Communication and Interaction
This is the primary purpose of the webconferencing tools, allowing synchronous communication and interaction
Co-Creation
Webconference tools can be used to record sessions and so co-create resources to be shared later
Bloom's
5/6 Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create
Ease of use
While very powerful and worth the effort, some H5P activities can be complex and time consuming to create
Information transfer
H5P activities include presentations and documentation activity types
Assessing
Quizes and interactive elements can be set up, interacting with Moodle gradebook
Communication and Interaction
H5P provides interactive activities, but as a communication tool is one way only
Co-Creation
The new core content bank can be set up to allow learners to create resources
Bloom's
6/6 Can do all 6 but requires you to creatively design a learning object.
Ease of use
Complex to set up the link, but once created, use is straightforward
Information transfer
Portfolio templates, or tutor's own pages can be used to share information
Assessing
Integrates fully with Moodle assignments - use for portofio type submissions
Communication and Interaction
Enables group sharing and comments on curated pages
Co-Creation
Groups can be used for collaboration among users
Bloom's
6/6 Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create
Ease of use
Straightforward to set up
Information transfer
Share resources as links or files. High message volume? Risk of losing info.
Assessing
Overflow Forum allows post rating so enables formative peer evaluation of comments
Communication and Interaction
Yes. Students communicate with you and peers. Interact as a class or in groups.
Co-Creation
Yes. Students can collaborate and explore topics, discuss them and write together.
Bloom's
5/6 Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create
Ease of use
Simply upload the pdf file within the activity on the course page
Information transfer
PDF files are an information transfer tool
Assessing
Allows students to insert questions and comments and so may be used for formative assessment
Communication and Interaction
Allows users to add questions and comments on pdf documents, reading and answering
Co-Creation
Cocreate annotations to the initial resource
Bloom's
5/6 Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create