Reading & Ideas

Support info and background reading relating to Moodle in K-12 schools

	Do I need Moodle in my school? Keeping it all in perspective – the success of an online component in a face-to-face learning environment depends on appropriate pedagogy along with timely and relevant application.
	Blended/Flipped Learning Discussion, examples and ideas relating to learning experiences that integrate online and face-to-face learning environments.
	Moodle changing a school – Pt 1 Gives an overview of how standard features in Moodle are used by classroom teachers at an Australian HS.
	Moodle changing a school – Pt 2 Discusses how Moodle has sparked, encouraged and enabled changes in school culture at an Australian HS.
	Online Education: A word of caution Are we simply re-creating our current flawed physical learning structures in an online environment?
	Moodle in a Primary School Interviews with teachers about using Moodle in Broad Oak Primary school (UK).
	Online study kills uni life A useful discussion-starter for schools considering an on-line learning system. (SMH)
	Planning an Online Course A series of 27 videos relating to the planning and delivery of online learning.
	Reverse Instruction If kids can get content delivery online why do we have to use precious class-time for this purpose?
	Six Principles of Effective e-Learning “Decisions about e-Learning courseware must begin with an understanding of how the mind works during learning and of what research data tell us about what factors lead to learning.” See also: this summary.
	Survey Get some feedback from your teachers and students about their Moodle experience. Includes a sample survey.
	What makes great e-learning? It is very easy to take paper or web based content and stick it into an e-learning module, but is that really ‘e-learning’?
	Supporting ‘Flipped’ Students “A flipped classroom is not successful because of the videos being used, but because of the interactions teachers can have with students.”