{"id":53,"date":"2014-01-22T11:09:08","date_gmt":"2014-01-22T04:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cwchapman\/?page_id=53"},"modified":"2014-04-02T15:20:02","modified_gmt":"2014-04-02T08:20:02","slug":"lms-module","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cwchapman\/lms-module\/","title":{"rendered":"LMS Module"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/moodle.met.ubc.ca\/course\/view.php?id=477\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-104\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cwchapman\/files\/2014\/01\/Screen-Shot-2014-04-02-at-12.50.46-PM-1024x507.png\" width=\"990\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cwchapman\/files\/2014\/01\/Screen-Shot-2014-04-02-at-12.50.46-PM-1024x507.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cwchapman\/files\/2014\/01\/Screen-Shot-2014-04-02-at-12.50.46-PM-300x148.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Task<\/h2>\n<p>The task for this assignment was as follows:<\/p>\n<p>A Moodle online course site module and overall site components:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Overall quality of work, as per the overall standards listed above. A significant component of your score on this assignment relates to the calibre of your web design (including level sophistication, overall look and feel, and how user-friendly the site is).<\/li>\n<li>Splash page with a customized GUI with at least four (4) navigational components<\/li>\n<li>One \u00a0complete learning module with subject-specific content (module shells or placeholder pages not acceptable), largely based on HTML pages<\/li>\n<li>One module programmed for selective release<\/li>\n<li>One additional general discussion forum topics,<\/li>\n<li>One group discussion forum for (at least) 2 groups (must set up groups; they need not be populated)<\/li>\n<li>A reflection upon your experience completing this assignment posted in the\u00a0<em>Course Site<\/em>\u00a0page of your e-portfolio<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Reflection<\/h2>\n<p>Overall, this project has been eye-opening; although it ended up being quite time-intensive and extremely frustrating at points, I feel pretty proud of what I&#8217;ve managed to accomplish. Through this project, I was able to improve my skills in LMS course design and management, the use of wikis to enhance learning, digital storytelling, and HTML authoring in a metacognitive fashion.<\/p>\n<p>The focus of my course was to teach 1st year university students, most of whom speak English as a 2nd language, how to effectively communicate in a business environment, primarily using non-verbal communication. This topic was chosen because it is a course that I currently teach, and I wanted to see how well it would transition to being a completely on-line class.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the components were straightforward to include; the HTML pages were published through Amaya, discussion forums and student groups were easily set up through Moodle&#8217;s settings, and I was able to set the module for timed release using the &#8216;edit settings&#8217; function on the module toolbar. The one component that required a lot more thought was the splash GUI interface with at least four navigational components. My initial plan was to link the modules to the GUI; however, upon reflection it seemed that doing this would not add anything that a student could directly access; instead, I decided to put the main course information that students would need throughout the entirety of the course (schedule, assessment) in the interface to create more of a learner-centered environment (Anderson, 2008). To create the GUI, \u00a0I referred to a video that one of my classmates had posted in the discussions thread (video link <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XtHPUh_BaxM\u200e\">here<\/a>)<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>For more information regarding my choice of activities, the rationale for my introductory module is covered\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cwchapman\/introductory-module\/\">here<\/a><\/span>, the rationale for my online quiz is covered <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cwchapman\/assessment\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/a>, the choice of wikis for a collaborative writing activity <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cwchapman\/2014\/02\/23\/synchronous-and-asynchronous-communication\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/a>, and the pedagogy behind the digital story in the module is covered <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/cwchapman\/digital-story\/\">here<\/a>.<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>References<\/h3>\n<p>Anderson, T. (2008a). Towards a theory of online learning. In T. Anderson &amp; F. Elloumi (Eds.),\u00a0<em>Theory and practice of online learning<\/em>. Edmonton AB: Athabasca University. Retrieved from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aupress.ca\/books\/120146\/ebook\/02_Anderson_2008-Theory_and_Practice_of_Online_Learning.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.aupress.ca\/books\/120146\/ebook\/02_Anderson_2008-Theory_and_Practice_of_Online_Learning.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Task The task for this assignment was as follows: A Moodle online course site module and overall site components: Overall quality of work, as per the overall standards listed above. 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