The Spring 2013 phase of migrating courses from eLearning to Moodle is now complete! The School of Management, The Graduate School of Library and Information Science, The School of Nursing and Health Sciences, and several departments in The College of Arts and Sciences are now using Moodle. All together, this Spring we migrated about 60 courses from eLearning to Moodle; 160 new Moodle courses were built from the ground up.<\/p>\n
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\nSince July, faculty have attended over 140 hours of dedicated Moodle training. In addition, we\u2019ve been busy hosting drop-in sessions, in which faculty can stop by without an appointment for immediate one-on-one support, and staffing Moodle informational tables around campus. We\u2019ll continue to have tables outside the library where students and faculty can have their questions answered. Finally, improved, searchable Moodle documentation is poised to be integrated with Technology Support\u2019s\u00a0FAQ database<\/a>\u00a0later this month. Keep an eye out!<\/p>\n
\nThis December saw a big update to Moodle that brought with it a number of improvements. Moodle\u2019s new drag-and-drop feature allows instructors to drag multiple files from their computer directly into their Moodle course with a flick of the wrist. Moodle Assignments have been streamlined and made more flexible. In response to faculty requests for a tool that would let students sign up for Groups, we\u2019ve added the new \u201cGroup Choice\u201d activity.<\/p>\n
\nMoodle facilitates integration with educational tools to enhance your course. Access the Library\u2019s Course Reserves system directly from Moodle. There\u2019s no need for students to log in again, and instructors no longer have to establish special passwords for their courses. More faculty are also trying out Tegrity, our Moodle-integrated content capture solution, to record videos of lectures and course content. Tools like these make it easier for faculty to flip the classroom and spend more face-to-face time on interactive work and discussion.<\/p>\n