6. Student survey
• Demographic info: major, year, gender, IT comfort, LMS exp.
• Moodle features raJngs
• Moodle comments, good and bad
• Blackboard features raJngs
• Blackboard comments, good and bad
• Direct comparisons
• Overall preference
17. Your Moodle Sandbox
• ninehub.com
– Free Moodle hosJng
– Example site: marsexploraJons.ninehub.com
• Business model – ad supported
• LimitaJons: account & enrollment management, limited
support, IP/privacy, limited customizaJon, etc.
• Easy way to gain some experience with
Moodle, evaluaJon
18. Signing up
• You will need: 5 minutes, access to your email
• Go to ninehub.com
• Click AcJvate
• Choose Moodle & submit
• Enter subdomain and email
– You can host mulJple courses
• ConfirmaJon email with url, username, pw
19. Selng up your site
• Front page and Appearance
• Account management
• Language packs
• AcJviJes, blocks and filters
• Course categories and adding courses
20. Selng up your course
• Course selngs
• Permissions
• Configuring blocks
• EdiJng topics/weekly summaries
• Using labels to organize your secJons