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1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations |
| Series |
Community experience distilled |
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Community experience distilled.
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| Contents |
Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: A Guided Tour of Moodle; A plan to create your learning site; Step-by-step instructions to use Moodle; Step 1 -- learn about the Moodle experience; Step 2 -- install Moodle; Step 3 -- configure your site; Step 4 -- create the framework for your learning site; Step 5 -- make decisions about common settings; Step 6 -- add basic course material; Step 7 -- make your courses interactive; Step 8 -- evaluate your students; Step 9 -- make your course social |
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Step 10 -- add collaborative activitiesStep 11 -- manage and extend your courses; Step 12 -- take the pulse of your course; The Moodle philosophy; The Moodle experience; The Moodle front page; Arriving at the site; Anonymous, guest, and registered access; The main menu; Blocks; The site description; Available courses; Inside a course; Navigation bar; Blocks; The navigation block; Sections; Joining a discussion; Completing a workshop; Editing mode; Normal mode versus editing mode; The edit icon; The delete icon; The hidden/shown icons; The group icons; Resources and activities |
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Adding resources and activitiesThe administration menu; The Moodle architecture; The Moodle application directory; The Moodle data directory; The Moodle database; Summary; Chapter 2: Installing Moodle; Installation step 1 -- the web server; How much hosting service do you need?; Disk space; Bandwidth; Memory; Ensuring minimum prerequisites; Installation step 2 -- subdomain or subdirectory?; Installation step 3 -- getting and unpacking Moodle; Choosing a Moodle version; The quick way -- upload and unzip; Uploading and decompressing the zip file on the server |
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The long way -- decompress the zip file locally and upload filesInstallation step 4 -- the Moodle data directory; Installation step 5 -- creating the Moodle database and user; Creating the database; Creating the database user; Installation step 6 -- the installer script; Configuration settings and config.php; Database tables; Step 6a -- run install.php; Step 6b -- specify the web address and directories; Step 6c -- specify database settings; Step 6d -- copyright; Step 6e -- check server; Step 6f -- database tables created by install.php; Installation step 7 -- create the administrative user |
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Installation step 8 -- front page settingsInstallation step 9 -- success; Summary; Chapter 3: Configuring Your Site; Preparing to experiment; Creating test accounts; Installing several browsers; Exploring the site administration menu; Configuring authentication methods; Manual accounts and no login methods; Enabling e-mail-based self-registration; Authenticating against an external source; Granting access to courses with enrollment choices; Name; Instances/enrolments; Enable; Up/down; Settings; Manual enrollments; Guest access; Self enrolment; Cohort sync; Creating a cohort |
| Summary |
This book is for anyone who wants to get the best out of Moodle. Experienced Moodle users will find powerful insights into developing successful educational courses |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Online resource; title from cover (Safari, viewed July 16, 2015) |
| SUBJECT |
Moodle. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2008006148
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Moodle. fast (OCoLC)fst01787541 |
| Subject |
Computer-assisted instruction -- Computer programs.
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COMPUTERS -- Programming -- Open Source.
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Computer-assisted instruction -- Computer programs.
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Moodle
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781782163350 |
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1782163352 |
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