USM+Moodle+Users+Group

1/24/2012 Meeting Agenda (Megan will not be here)
 * Work time on building your moodle with help from Michael Matera
 * Other ideas?

11/8/2011 Meeting Agenda and Notes
 * Quizzes and question data bases in moodle (Michael Matera)
 * You can build a database of questions within moodle.
 * Alternatively, you can create questions using 3rd party software called HotPotatoes (free download).
 * Note Hot Potatoes software is different from the HotPotatoes quiz activity in moodle. Michael does not recommend using the HotPotatoes quiz activity.
 * Using the Hot Potatotes software to build questions is faster and more efficient. After creating questions in Hot Potatoes, you can import the questions into your moodle question database.
 * Once you have a database of questions within moodle, you can then create quizzes in moodle.
 * Add a Quiz Activity
 * Set up the quiz and overall feedback
 * Add questions to your quiz and setup grading
 * How to use moodle quizzes once they are made?
 * In lab in class or as homework
 * Make it a timed activity if they are doing it at home
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">You can set randomization on question order and randomization of answer choice order to help prevent cheating.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Have kids use scratch paper so that they can jot down ideas or make notes as they approach questions.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Make sure they know to click Submit and Finish when they are done with the quiz.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Using reports to monitor student access to your course (didn't get to this today)
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Suggestions for future topics?
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Work time with help with trouble shooting

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">10/11/11 Meeting Agenda


 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Introductions - how do you use moodle currently?
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Using the calendar in moodle (events and assignments)
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Using setting up and using forums with students
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Suggestions for future topics?

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Meeting Dates <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">10.11.11 @ 3:45pm <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">11.8.11 @ 3:45pm <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">1.24.12 @ 7:30am <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">3.13.12 @ 3:45pm <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">4.17.12 @ 7:30am