lessons.pdf
- 2. What are Moodle Lessons? Lessons are an activity type in Moodle that integrates a resource with an activity for a more advanced approach to student engagement. Lessons are a combination of presentation slides and questioning to allow for a range of different uses including: • Content and quiz combinations • Consequential scenario activities
- 3. Content and quiz combinations The first of these two options is the content and quiz combinations. • Allow for a scenario or content section • These are followed by questioning • Can be used for formative and summative assessment • Records into gradebook • Allow for building question banks so that can randomize questions • Questions can be imported from previously set up question banks
- 4. Consequential scenario activities This is the more powerful way to use the Lesson function. • Used to provide options to students based on a scenario • They follow the principles of decision trees • Not based on right or wrong answers • Outcomes are presented after the student’s choice • Students can have opportunities to rectify poor decisions
- 5. They are tricky Lessons are extremely difficult to design while building. To save time and frustration: • Plan out your process • Develop a storyboard • Identify your questions, answers and outcomes
- 6. Process plan This can be complex or it can be simple.. • Identify your outcomes • Identify your clusters • Identify your path, branches and loops • Identify your questions and where they live
- 7. Plan the path – Scenarios Story Decision 1 Not ideal outcome Decision 1 Not ideal outcome Decision 2 Ideal outcome Decision 2 Ideal outcome
- 8. Content and questions Content Random Question Wrong answer New Random Question Right answer Wrong answer Wrong answer New Random Question Right answer Wrong answer Wrong answer Right answer Wrong answer Random question Wrong answer Right answer Wrong answer
- 9. Storyboarding Storyboards are documents that provide a framework for developing digital learning resources. They are designed to plan the interaction of content and activities. Storyboards come in many different formats and are used to control different factors depending on their purpose. These include: • PowerPoints • Tables in document – This is best for branch scenarios • Use of Heading styles in a document
- 10. Storyboarding Scenario story Content page with question Response 1 landing page Another question leading to 2 options Response 2 landing page This is a dead end with a sad end. Response 3 landing page This is a dead end with happy end. Response 1 landing page scenario continues Response 2 landing page – end of scenario (Lesson). Sad ending. Story continues Next content page with question Response 1 landing page Another question leading to 2 options Response 2 landing page This is a dead end with a sad end. Response 3 landing page This is a dead end with happy end. Response 1 landing page scenario continues – Happy ending Response 2 landing page – end of scenario (Lesson). Sad ending.
- 11. Building the lesson at the start… You will see the lesson name at the top. You will work between the tabs Preview and Edit. In the edit page, you will see: What would you like to do first? • Import question • Add a content page • Add a cluster • Add a question
- 12. What order to develop This can be complex or it can be simple.. • Build out your clusters • Upload or build your questions within their clusters • Build out your pages and choices • Return to the pages last and add the jumps and test.
- 13. Importing questions Questions can be imported from question banks within the Moodle course. Simply back up existing questions as a Moodle XML format, and reload into this space.
- 14. Content pages Name the page, Add the main content, images, videos, what ever you like. Choose the branch options:
- 15. Clusters Clusters are the main feature allowing scenario building and question banks. Think of a cluster as being a self contained topic. Clusters allow for movement between different pages and questions within a group
- 16. Jumping Jumping is the move that is made based on the selection the student has made. Jumping can be based on sequential flow or based on random or unseen options. Jumping can be at the end of a content page or a question page. It also allows for completion if the answer is right for a quiz, or may if the answer is wrong for a scenario.
- 17. Where the jumps go You will be asked where you want a particular jump to go. As you add pages, jumping options increase. You will have more options to link to a specific page rather than a random or non specified page. Planning will assist in setting up in the right order.
- 18. Question pages There are a number of different question types available. Essay questions cannot be used for scenario’s that need immediate responses for progressing. Be careful of short answer for this purpose also.
- 19. A lesson structure in collapsed form
- 20. How to prepare a content and quiz combination Lesson • On the main page, add an activity or resource • Seek out the Lesson item from the options • Provide a name to your Lesson • Provide a description if you want • Select No for Progress bar and Display menu if using for summative assessment • In Flow control, You can select Allow student review to yes if you want them to review • Don’t provide the option to try a questions again
- 21. How to prepare a content and quiz combination Lesson • For summative assessments, the Maximum number of attempts should be set to align with your organisational policy. However you will need to set up banks of questions to align with this. • In Grade, set to Type to Point and Maximum grade set to the number of questions you will require to be completed. • Set this number as the Grade to pass also. • Don’t allow a practice lesson or retakes allowed • Set the minimum number of questions to the same as Max grade and Grade to pass • Finally in completion tracking, set ‘Show activity as complete when conditions are met and select Require View, Require Grade and Require end reached.
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