Here’s my course site: English 110 at Selkirk
When I first discovered that we’d be working in Moodle and I’d be expected to create at least three learning modules, I was thrilled! I have been wanting to update my Moodle site for over a year and simply couldn’t find the time to do a major overhaul (just minor, necessary changes). How happy I was to learn that I’d have a chance to update one of the courses I’ve been teaching through Moodle for 5 years.
What I didn’t expect was what I would learn in this course and how it would affect my approach to online teaching. I had some ideas for updating the course, but these were mostly centered around content. For example, I wanted to change the textbook I was using, which is a lot of work in an online course (essentially starting over!). As this course progressed, however, I realized that I could make better use of the tools at my disposal (especially, as I worked through the e-learning toolkit). And while there were a lot of options, I ended up changing my text (in other words, rewriting my modules) and adding some audio. I realized that not all media are appropriate for the learning objectives and/or content of my course.
But…just understanding this difference is an important step in the right direction.