Moodle, you frustrate me so. I cannot do what I feel is intuitive, and my due date is looming. I will tell you this; however, it has forced me to really think about what I want to offer anyone who looks upon my Moodle site…which I am not hyper-linking here purposefully.
Simply, my frustration has been because of my sheer lack of experience using it’s interface. It seems easy enough, and i’ve watched the YouTube tutorials, but come on! It seems outdated and lacking a certain…je ne sais pa.
And since ‘I dont’ know what’ it is, that too adds to my grey hair population…and we’re definitely reaching a critical mass there.
I will overcome this, but the moment has me reflective and in need of reaching out. No need to ‘comment’, those of you who actually read this, but just know that if you think you’re alone in your own “Moodle Madness” (that’s what i’m calling it) you’re wrong…i’m here with you.
Once again, however, the overall look and feel of my site will be much more user friendly, as I have had this initial frustration and it has forced me to practice what I normally preach…which is Pedagogy before Technology. Thanks Moodle…you maddening, mediocre, management system you…you’ve transformed my way of being.
Entirely normal part of the process, alas. Persistence and sanity break (I don’t know the magic balance between the two) are both important.
You can do it!
Hey Mel! I didn’t find Moodle to be immediately intuitive either, but hopefully with practice we will create a dashing, smashing, pedagogically-supported piece of work eh? 🙂 Here’s to a good challenge and growth!