Teaching Online: Using Moodle for a Blended Course

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Author(s): Yukiko Inoue (University of Guam, Guam)
Copyright: 2007
Pages: 4
Source title: Managing Worldwide Operations and Communications with Information Technology
Source Editor(s): Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A. (Information Resources Management Association, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-929-8.ch183
ISBN13: 9781599049298
EISBN13: 9781466665378

Keywords: Information Science Reference / IT Research & Theory / IT Research and Theory / Library & Information Science

Abstract

After a discussion on the use of course management systems (CMSs) for teaching purposes in general and the CMS Moodle (Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment) specifically, the author describes the rationale why Moodle has been selected to be integrated into a hybrid research course at an American Pacific island university. This course is a pilot implementation of mixing e-learning with face-to-face classroom learning in the teacher education program. The author also discusses course “design” that is very important to maximize student online learning, and concludes by setting an agenda for future design research in the course based on constructivist perspectives.

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