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trouble ([personal profile] trouble) wrote in [community profile] piledhigheranddeeper2011-09-06 03:45 pm
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Moodle?

Are any of you using Moodle for your courses at all? What are your thoughts on it?
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[personal profile] rhivolution 2011-09-06 09:45 pm (UTC)(link)
I used it several years ago as an undergrad at Glasgow and liked the functionality, though I'd grown accustomed to Blackboard, which is what I'd had at Smith. WebCT was what we used at Birmingham and I was Unimpressed with it.
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[personal profile] epistrophia 2011-09-14 07:59 pm (UTC)(link)
When I was a student we used Blackboard, but my department has a lot of distance learners, and *they* use Moodle. I like it - it's flexible, more attractive and user-friendly than Blackboard (IMO). You can easily use a variety of media, have forums, etc., and apparently also have live chats though we don't do that (yet).

If you want more detailed information I can ask our IT guy for more info.
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[personal profile] trouble 2011-09-14 09:17 pm (UTC)(link)
I was more curious about usability. Apparently our uni has it installed and many of the classes are using it.
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