My E-me experience!

So far, my experience of using Moodle/ E-me is quite pleasant and I particularly like the features for submitting and marking learners' work on-line.

It saves so much time and papers! which results in my desk looks much more tidier than last academic year!

Coming back to the different types of assignment submission methods, I have used the 'Advanced Assignment Submission' tool/ activity to allow my learners to submit, marked and feedback as many times as they like, and learners love it!

Reason being is that they won't have to worry about the printing quota anymore and gets their feedback instantly.

Online marking has never been easier with E-me, it allows you to correct/ highlight learner's work on their assignment/ doc itself by using 'Online Text' assignment tool, where they could just login to E-me and make the amendment and resubmit it and be graded/ marked.

By doing this, especially with the new Diploma, learners would have a clearer idea which mark band are they currently working on and what needs to be done to pursue/ gain higher marks.

This not only motivates learners to put in more efforts to achieve higher marks, but they also learn how they are being assessed according to the mark grid and prepare themselves when the control assessment start.

Well, that is my experience so far with the assignment tools on E-me.

How do I set out to achieve my objectives!

The action plan to achieve the objectives:

Objective 1: To enhance the learning and delivery of the Higher Diploma
Action 1: Using Assignment Tool in Moodle to submit, track and grade students’ work

Objective 2: To centralise resources
Action 2.1: All handouts, podcast, vodcast, lectures are to be uploaded onto relevant files/ folders



Action 2.2: Coursework to be uploaded on Mahara Portfolio area.


Action 2.3: Students to create a view where external assessor/ examiner could view/ assess their product or coursework online

Objective 3: To have one standard point of communication across the board
Action 3.1: Calendar to be visible on the right panel of Moodle to remind students of submitting their coursework on-time

Action 3.2: Chat room for employer/ mentor from work to communicate with the students (during the period of June - Work Experience)

Action 3.3: ILP using Moodle PLP area– individual chat room and recording the conversation

Objectives/ Outcomes of Moodle experience!

Here I would like to share what I intend to achieve from participating in this Moodle project!

Objectives:

1. To enhance the learning and delivery of the Higher Diploma
2. To centralise resources
3. To have one standard point of communication across the board

Outcomes:

Students should be able to:

1. Utilise the facilities provided by Moodle to help organise their work during their study with the college
2. Engage and take responsibilities in their own learning by independently exploring the tools and functions available to produce their coursework
3. obtain help from everyone who participate in Moodle, this includes tutors, peers or classmates

Tutors should be able to:

1. Utilise the facilities available on Moodle and embed it into their teaching or delivery
2. Record assessment progress by using the tracking mechanism available on Moodle
3. Conduct more activities online to provide opportunities for students to engage in their learning, expand and applied their knowledge of technologies into practice

The next post I will be publishing is how I set out to achieve the above mentioned objectives and outcomes. Don't miss it!

Moodle Experience!

The objective of this blog is for me and the Diploma team to contribute or describe our journey with all aspects of Moodle and the Diploma.