Learning & Teaching Tip
November 19, 2009
Using the Moodle Quiz as a Learning Tool
Most people tend to think of a quiz as a means to track student learning, but few recognize how the rich features of the Quiz function in a learning management system (LMS) can be harnessed to enhance student learning.
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To Click or Not to Click? — November 13, 2009
I’ve noticed that student response systems (aka “clickers”) seem to be growing in popularity in university classrooms. Last year my daughter, a junior at Oregon State University, told me that a clicker was part of her required materials list for several classes. As an instructional technologist, I couldn’t help wondering whether clickers are “just another gimmick” or a meaningful way to enhance learning by applying technology. How better to find out if clickers help than to ask students? So I decided to ask my daughter about her experience with clickers. She told me: