An updated variation on my Best Practices in Moodle Course Design presentation for a workshop at the Ireland and UK Moodlemoot 2012.

1. MOODLE 2:
BEST PRACTICES FOR
COURSE CREATORS
Michelle Moore
Chief Evangelist

2. THE PLAN
 Introductions
 Inspiration
 Do’s and Don’ts
 Course Reviews
 Put it to the Test

3. DISCLAIMER
 Best practices are still evolving
 Know and consider your audience
 Do what you can

4. Overall, document management and
broadcast-oriented communication tools
. . . comprise 95% of all [LMS] user
actions.
- Charles Severance and Stephanie D. Teasley
http://misc.si.umich.edu/media/papers/p758-severance.pdf
DON’T think “bulletin board.”
www.flickr.com/photos/andrewmalone/2355592191

5. COURSE PRESENTATION
AND WEB DESIGN

6. DON’T use more than 3 font styles per page.

7. DO maintain consistency.
Screen capture from http://coolcourses.moodle.org/course/view.php?id=43

8. DO use topic summaries and labels.

9. DON’T use the course page for content.

10. DO use the course page as a launchpad.

11. DO beware the bling!

12. DON’T be afraid of white space.

13. DO use images to enhance your course.

14. DON’T force users to scroll and scroll and scroll.

15. DON’T overdo the activity names.

16. DO keep the activity names short and sweet.

17. DO simplify delivery!

18. ABOUT YOUR ACTIVITIES

19. DON’T be the one doing all the work!
Screen capture from http://coolcourses.moodle.org/course/view.php?id=4

20. DO let students participate and collaborate.

21. DO be flexible.
www.flickr.com/photos/lindseykone/5362310959/

22. DON’T be too flexible!

23. DON’T forget about the logs.

24. Course settings > Show activity reports > Yes
DO let students see their logs.

25. DO give your learners completion tracking.

26. DON’T overdo the conditional activities.

27. DO think about how to keep ‘em coming back.

28. DON’T be afraid to branch out!

29. DO work together.

30. QUESTIONS?
 Michelle Moore
 michelle@remote-learner.net
 Twitter: @michelledmoore
 http://slideshare.net/michelledmoore
 Remote-Learner
 http://remote-learner.net