Moodle is an open source Virtual Learning
Environment (VLE) or a Learning Management
System (LMS).
It provides one
central location for instructors and students to interact, facilitating the sharing or resources, collaboration and communication, the allocation and grading of assignments and other learning and assessment activities as well as providing the capacity to support formative and summative assessment and to incorporate feedback.
Features of
Moodle
Moodle has a number
of features that allow you to share
and communicate with students as well
as
conduct course management and
administration activities. These
include:
- Resources:
This functionality allows you to create or share resources with students. You can share links, books, files (Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, or Excel, PDFs, graphics), create books and pages to combine several different resources - Activities:
This allows you to engage or interact with students. Activities include assignments, quizzes, discussion forums, wikis, e-portfolios and many more - Course
Administration:
This allows you to track student progression by producing reports on student activity, administer results through assignments and gradebooks. You can create student groups using different methods. You can also award learners badges or certificates on completion of activities/courses.