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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
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<TITLE>Moodle Docs: Background</TITLE>
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<LINK REL="stylesheet" HREF="../theme/standard/styles.css" TYPE="TEXT/CSS">
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<BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff">
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<H2>Features</H2>
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Here is a big list of some of the features in Moodle:
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<UL>
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<LI>Supports a social constructionist pedagogy (collaboration, activities, critical
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reflection, etc)</LI>
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<LI>Suitable for 100% online classes as well as supplementing face-to-face learning
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<LI>Simple, lightweight, browser-compatible interface</LI>
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<LI>Plug-in "themes" allow you to customise the colours, fonts, layout etc</LI>
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<LI>Easy to install on most platforms</LI>
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<LI>Easy administration - students can create their own accounts. Email addresses
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are verified.</LI>
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<LI>Plug-in authentication modules are supported (eg LDAP) for integration with
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existing user databases</LI>
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<LI>One account works for all courses on a server</LI>
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<LI>Security - teachers can add an "enrolment key" to their courses to keep
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out non-students. They can give out this key face-to-face or via personal
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email etc</LI>
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<LI>Students are encouraged to build an online profile including photos, description
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etc</LI>
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<LI>Every user can specify their own timezone, and every date in Moodle is translated
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to that timezone (eg posting dates, assignment due dates etc)</LI>
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<LI>Choice of course formats such as by week, by topic or a discussion-focussed
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social format</LI>
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<LI>Flexible array of course modules - Forums, Journals, Quizzes, Resources,
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Choices, Surveys, Assignments.</LI>
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<LI>Most text entry areas (resources, forum postings, journal entries etc) can
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be edited using an embedded WYSIWYG HTML editor</LI>
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<LI>All grades for Forums, Journals, Quizzes and Assignments can be viewed on
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one page (and downloaded as a spreadsheet file)</LI>
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<LI>New modules can be written and plugged in to existing Moodle installations</LI>
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<LI>The code is clearly-written PHP under a GPL license - easy to modify and
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localise</LI>
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<LI>Moodle code uses encryption, data validation and careful design to be as
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secure from hackers as possible</LI>
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<LI>Full database abstraction supports all major brands of database (except
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for initial table definition)</LI>
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<LI>Ready for internationalisation - supports plug-in languages and locale-based
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date formats etc</LI>
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<LI>Mail integration - copies of forum posts, teacher feedback etc can be mailed
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in HTML or plain text.</LI>
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<LI>Recent changes to the course since the last login are displayed on the course
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home page</LI>
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<LI>Full user logging and tracking - activity reports for each student are available
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with graphs and details about each module (last access, number of times read)
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as well as a detailed "story" of each students involvement including postings,
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journal entries etc on one page.</LI>
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</UL>
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<B>Assignment Module</B>
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<UL>
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<LI>Assignments can be specified with a due date and a maximum grade.</LI>
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<LI>Students can upload their assignments (any file format) to the server -
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they are date-stamped.</LI>
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<LI>Late assignments are allowed, but the amount of lateness is shown clearly
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to the teacher</LI>
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<LI>For each particular assignment, the whole class can be assessed (grade and
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comment) on one page in one form.</LI>
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<LI>Teacher feedback is appended to the assignment page for each student, and
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notification is mailed out.</LI>
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</UL>
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<P><B>Choice Module</B> </P>
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<UL>
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<LI>Like a poll. Can either be used to vote on something, or to get feedback
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from every student (eg research consent)</LI>
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</UL>
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<B></B>
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<P><B>Forum Module</B> </P>
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<UL><LI>Different types of forums are available, such as teacher-only, course news, open-to-all, and one-thread-per-user.</LI><LI>All postings have the authors photo attached.</LI><LI>Discussions can be viewed nested, flat or threaded, oldest or newest first.</LI><LI>Individual forums can be subscribed to by each person so that copies are forwarded via email, or the teacher can force subscription for all</LI>
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</UL>
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<B>Journal Module</B>
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<UL>
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<LI>Journals are private between student and teacher.</LI>
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<LI>Each journal entry can be directed by an open question.</LI>
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<LI>For each particular journal entry, the whole class can be assessed on one
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page in one form.</LI>
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<LI>Teacher feedback is appended to the journal entry page, and notification
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is mailed out.</LI>
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</UL>
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<P><B>Quiz Module</B> </P>
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<UL>
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<LI>Teachers can define a database of questions for re-use in different quizzes</LI>
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<LI>Quizzes are automatically graded, and can be re-graded if questions are
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modified </LI>
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<LI>Quizzes can have a limited time window outside of which they are not available</LI>
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<LI>At the teacher's option, quizzes can be attempted multiple times, and can
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show feedback and correct answers</LI>
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<LI>Questions allow HTML and images</LI>
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<LI>Multiple-choice questions supporting single or multiple answers</LI>
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<LI>Short Answer questions (words or phrases)</LI>
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<LI>True-False questions </LI>
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</UL>
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<P><B>Resource Module</B> </P>
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<UL>
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<LI>Supports display of any electronic content</LI>
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<LI>Files can be uploaded and managed on the server, or created on the fly using
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web forms (text or HTML)</LI>
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<LI>External content on the web can be linked to or seamlessly included within
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the course interface.</LI>
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</UL>
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<B></B><B>Survey Module</B>
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<UL><LI>Built-in surveys (COLLES, ATTLS) have been proven as instruments for analysing online classes</LI><LI>Online survey reports always available, including many graphs. Data is downloadable as an Excel spreadsheet or CSV text file.</LI><LI>Survey interface prevents partly-finished surveys.</LI><LI>Feedback is provided to the student of their results compared to the class averages</UL>
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<P> </P>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE="1"><A HREF="." TARGET="_top">Moodle Documentation</A></FONT></P>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE="1">Version: $Id: features.html,v 1.2 2001/12/09
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10:34:19 martin Exp $</FONT></P>
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