By: Eduardo Lina

Eduardo Lina — Sat, 29 Feb 2020 09:14:49 +0000

First, once again thanks for letting me be one of the ElearningWorld.org’s writers. Besides, thanks for having this post published. When I wrote it, I had in mind ( as usual) trying to help teachers understand that Moodle is useful, that it has an added value when it comes to teaching lessons, and more. Many teachers find using Moodle scary, or too much work for not many results, and the like. This is a stereotype that has to be broken. Incidentally, when sharing the post on Facebook groups meant for teachers of English in Israel, I shared your comment, too.
As I wrote, using Moodle is good for learning in case of an emergency drill that I mentioned in the post. However, when I thought of an emergency situation, I didn’t have a clue as to the possibility of facing a situation whereby schools have to close down because of a reason other than a Natural Disaster or a War ( I hope neither becomes a reality of course). The Coronavirus was not on my mind when I wrote the text, but nowadays there are already places where schools are closed and pupils have to be taught using technology. Once again, I find Moodle useful for this situation (and let’s hope for the best and schools reopen and do remain open).
Congrats for the 1,000 posts on ElearningWorld.org
Regards from Israel!Eduardo

By: Stuart Mealor

Stuart Mealor — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 23:44:49 +0000

I like the idea of previewing content in class.
It gives learners a better understanding of the “Why should I be doing this?” or “What should I be watching this?”
Too often teachers just ‘give a link’ and expect learners to make the connections.
Some will, but some may not, and therefore miss out on the intended value.

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