Instant Moodle: Basic Hands-on Workshop in Moodle LMS

These links are used in the Instant Moodle workshop, given at the Hawaii TESOL 2009 Conference, held at the University of Hawaii, Hilo Campus, on February 14, 2009.

Following and learning from these existing (semi-permanent) resources will put participants through the basic steps needed and equip them with the knowledge involved in setting up, adding basic content, and managing an online course using Moodle. A course can be created quickly and easily for free on Ninehub. (see link below). The live workshop presentation offers guidance for building learning activities and assignments to make an online classroom that can be an integral component of anyone’s teaching.

List of Quick Start Links:

• Quick Start Guide to Moodle - a one-page beginner's guide and overview (Colby-Sawyer College)
• AUB's Moodle Tutorial and Tips page - absolutely the best starting point
• Teaching with Moodle (Moodle.org Docs page)
• Teaching Documention (Moodle.org Doc page)
• E-learning MyMoodle Tutorial Books, American University of Beirut (AUB)

Print Resources and Video:

• Moodle Quickstart Guide for AUB Faculty - PDF 836 Kb
• Treadwell.cce.cornell.edu | MOODLE Documentation - video lessons for students and teachers
• Video Tutorials on how to use Moodle (go to the Learning Moodle (Making Hybrid Classes section) and login as guest) - There are a series of many video tutorials on each major step of making a Moodle course.
• Example of a course teaching checklist - part of the Lappian Moodle site of tutorials and useful Moodle information

Hands-on Moodle:
Try it out for yourself. These answer the question: Where can I actually try Moodle?

• Moodle.org Demonstration Site
• Ninehub.com - create your own instant Moodle site and add courses. It's free (but may become limited soon). You'll have full admin rights which is great to find out what features and capabilities exist, but it can be a bit daunting - at first. Use the basic tutorials (text and video) first to understand the basics of using and setting up a course and activities with it.
• D.Brooks' Edvantix.ninehub.com -- The Moodle Training Course for ESL Teachers is a course that already exists - so set-up isn't needed. You'll be a TEACHER once you sign up and have the rights to add content and create activities.
• Try setting up some Moodle activities. Remember in some cases, you may need to upload some necessary files( Office documents, audio or video media, etc) in the Files areas.