- Visit Moodle.org or ispg.csu.edu.au/Moodle and join it or any similar moodle site that allows public login or that you have already experienced.
- Get the enrolment key for the ITC510/213 Moodle class from the subject forum post by the Lecturer.
- Navigate through the system to get a look and feel for the place and try to make forum or blog entry on topic.
- Using your CSU interact wiki or other wiki experience and your short experience as a Moodle member answer the following.
- What is about the design of the wiki and Moodle that you liked or disliked?
- What features do Wiki and Moodle have in common and what are the differences (eg a Wik, forum and blogtool is also groupware design feature inside a Moodle site)?
- Is the presence of likeable features also a combination of the design tips for usability, sociability and sustainability, as advocated by Preece and Kim in earlier topics?
I was very curious to check out moodle as I hadn’t heard of it let alone used it before. I liked that it that the registration process was relatively painless and in terms of usability moodle looks relatively simple to use. I spent some time just “touring” the site getting a feel for what it is all about. I was not really disappointed at what I discovered. I particularly liked that I could access wikis, blogs, forums and chats all from the one site. These abilities make the site more attractive as I wouldn’t have to have use multiple sites to use a variety of tools.
Unfortunately, my experiences of actually using a Wiki with my students is somewhat limited – but from my studies I have discovered that they too are fairly easy to set up and a good tool for collaboration.
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