Kitakyushu JALT:

Managing Students' On-line Learning with MOODLE

Date: Saturday, December 10th, 2005 Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Speaker: Nigel Stott and Malcolm Swanson

Description:
If you would like to set up an e-learning course for your students, then you might like to consider using the course management system MOODLE.

This open source software package allows you to create on-line courses that include self-checking quizzes, assignments, discussion forums, writing journals, surveys, lessons, resources, and so on. The teacher has complete control over the content and presentation, but the interface is relatively easy to use. The MOODLE system is being used by educators in a wide variety of institutions around the world, not just in language teaching but in all subjects, with all ages of students, in both distance-learning situations and as a supplement to face-to-face classes.

In this presentation, Nigel and Malcolm will demonstrate some of the features of MOODLE using their own on-line courses. They will describe their own experiences of running MOODLE courses and show the kinds of things it is possible to achieve with the system.

Organization: Kitakyushu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (Kitakyushu JALT)

Cost: JALT Members: free
Non-members: 1,000 yen

Venue: Kitakyushu International Conference Center, room 31; a 5-minute walk from the Kokura train station (shinkansen, JR train)

Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Contact Kitakyushu JALT

Website: hosted.jalt.org/chapters/kq/