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Pedagogy
Technology

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Ease of use

How easily can you set this up?

Information Transfer

Is it a tool for disseminating information from you to your students?

Assessing

Will this tool allow you to assess your students learning?

Communication and Interaction

Can this tool be used for comms & interaction among participants (you & your students)

Co-Creation

Can you & your students collaborate and create content together?

Bloom's

Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create

Ease of use
Tap

Easy, find the web address (aka url – the bit that starts with http://), copy it, paste it.

Information transfer
Tap

Very easy way of directing students to information outside of Moodle.

Assessing
Tap

Not directly. Option is to link to external activities such as student e- portfolios and blogs.

Communication and Interaction
Tap

Maybe. Link to external tools eg Google Calendar, groups, blogs or wikis.

Co-Creation
Tap

Maybe. Use to give a task. Student files can be collected through forums or assignments.

Bloom's
Tap

6/6 Can do all of the above, depending on where you link to.

Additional Information

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https://docs.moodle.org/en/URL_resource
Pedagogy
Technology

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Ease of use

How easily can you set this up?

Information Transfer

Is it a tool for disseminating information from you to your students?

Assessing

Will this tool allow you to assess your students learning?

Communication and Interaction

Can this tool be used for comms & interaction among participants (you & your students)

Co-Creation

Can you & your students collaborate and create content together?

Bloom's

Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create

Ease of use
Tap

It can be tricky to set up, make sure you plan the lesson first. Worth the effort.

Information transfer
Tap

Great to present information in a branched, guided way. Implement adaptive learning.

Assessing
Tap

Yes, allows grading. Use as branched quiz, scenario, case study, role play.

Communication and Interaction
Tap

No this is an individual activity, not a group activity.

Co-Creation
Tap

No this is an individual activity, not a group activity.

Bloom's
Tap

6/6 Can do all 6 but this requires you to be creative in your assessment.

Additional Information

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https://docs.moodle.org/en/Lesson_module
Pedagogy
Technology

Click on the tool title for additional information.

Ease of use

How easily can you set this up?

Information Transfer

Is it a tool for disseminating information from you to your students?

Assessing

Will this tool allow you to assess your students learning?

Communication and Interaction

Can this tool be used for comms & interaction among participants (you & your students)

Co-Creation

Can you & your students collaborate and create content together?

Bloom's

Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create

Ease of use
Tap

Default settings are good. Try to set it so the author’s name is shown.

Information transfer
Tap

Use glossary to define terms or present info. Better yet, let the students add to it.

Assessing
Tap

Glossary is versatile and allows this. But you need to design the right learning activity.

Communication and Interaction
Tap

Not suited for discussions. Students can read other entries and comment or rate.

Co-Creation
Tap

Tutors and learners can contribute to the glossary, and can also add reviews/comments to entries

Bloom's
Tap

5/6 Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create

Additional Information

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https://docs.moodle.org/en/Glossary_module
Pedagogy
Technology

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Ease of use

How easily can you set this up?

Information Transfer

Is it a tool for disseminating information from you to your students?

Assessing

Will this tool allow you to assess your students learning?

Communication and Interaction

Can this tool be used for comms & interaction among participants (you & your students)

Co-Creation

Can you & your students collaborate and create content together?

Bloom's

Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create

Ease of use
Tap

Easy, just create the page using the HTML editor, adding multi- media if needed.

Information transfer
Tap

Yes. Only teachers can create the page. So definitely a push-tool.

Assessing
Tap

Maybe. Use to give task. Collect student files through Forum or Assignment.

Communication and Interaction
Tap

Maybe. Embed or link to interactive web2.0 widgets into the page eg Voicethread.

Co-Creation
Tap

Maybe. Use to give a task. Student files can be collected through forums or assignments.

Bloom's
Tap

None. This is not a learning activity, but information transfer.

Additional Information

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https://docs.moodle.org/en/Page_resource
Pedagogy
Technology

Click on the tool title for additional information.

Ease of use

How easily can you set this up?

Information Transfer

Is it a tool for disseminating information from you to your students?

Assessing

Will this tool allow you to assess your students learning?

Communication and Interaction

Can this tool be used for comms & interaction among participants (you & your students)

Co-Creation

Can you & your students collaborate and create content together?

Bloom's

Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create

Ease of use
Tap

While very powerful and worth the effort, some H5P activities can be complex and time consuming to create

Information transfer
Tap

H5P activities include presentations and documentation activity types

Assessing
Tap

Quizes and interactive elements can be set up, interacting with Moodle gradebook

Communication and Interaction
Tap

H5P provides interactive activities, but as a communication tool is one way only

Co-Creation
Tap

The new core content bank can be set up to allow learners to create resources

Bloom's
Tap

6/6 Can do all 6 but requires you to creatively design a learning object.

Additional Information

H5P is now also in Core Moodle, including a content bank. Core features will eventually replace the plugin entirely.

https://moodle.org/plugins/mod_hvp
Pedagogy
Technology

Click on the tool title for additional information.

Ease of use

How easily can you set this up?

Information Transfer

Is it a tool for disseminating information from you to your students?

Assessing

Will this tool allow you to assess your students learning?

Communication and Interaction

Can this tool be used for comms & interaction among participants (you & your students)

Co-Creation

Can you & your students collaborate and create content together?

Bloom's

Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create

Ease of use
Tap

Can be tricky to make before adding to Moodle, uses 3rd party application.

Information transfer
Tap

Yes. Great for presenting multimedia content and animations.

Assessing
Tap

Yes, allows grading. Can embed questions and interactive challenges.

Communication and Interaction
Tap

No. this is an individual activity, not a group activity.

Co-Creation
Tap

No this is an individual activity, not a group activity.

Bloom's
Tap

6/6 Can do all 6 but requires you to creatively design a learning object.

Additional Information

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https://docs.moodle.org/en/SCORM_module
Pedagogy
Technology

Click on the tool title for additional information.

Ease of use

How easily can you set this up?

Information Transfer

Is it a tool for disseminating information from you to your students?

Assessing

Will this tool allow you to assess your students learning?

Communication and Interaction

Can this tool be used for comms & interaction among participants (you & your students)

Co-Creation

Can you & your students collaborate and create content together?

Bloom's

Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create

Ease of use
Tap

Easy. Like an email attachment, but can your document stand on its own?

Information transfer
Tap

Yes. Only tutors can upload files to modules, so this is definitely a "push" tool.

Assessing
Tap

Maybe. Use to give a task. Student files can be collected through forums or assignments.

Communication and Interaction
Tap

No. Its a distribution tool. No option for interaction or 2-way communication.

Co-Creation
Tap

Maybe. Use to give a task. Student files can be collected through forums or assignments.

Bloom's
Tap

None. This is not a learning activity, but information transfer.

Additional Information

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https://docs.moodle.org/en/File_resource
Pedagogy
Technology

Click on the tool title for additional information.

Ease of use

How easily can you set this up?

Information Transfer

Is it a tool for disseminating information from you to your students?

Assessing

Will this tool allow you to assess your students learning?

Communication and Interaction

Can this tool be used for comms & interaction among participants (you & your students)

Co-Creation

Can you & your students collaborate and create content together?

Bloom's

Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create

Ease of use
Tap

Easy, just create the page using the HTML editor, adding multi- media if needed.

Information transfer
Tap

Yes. Only teachers can create the page. So definitely a push-tool.

Assessing
Tap

Maybe. Use to give task. Collect student files through Forum or Assignment.

Communication and Interaction
Tap

Maybe. Embed or link to interactive web2.0 widgets into the page eg Voicethread.

Co-Creation
Tap

Maybe. Use to give a task. Student files can be collected through forums or assignments.

Bloom's
Tap

None. This is not a learning activity, but information transfer.

Additional Information

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https://docs.moodle.org/en/Page_resource
Pedagogy
Technology

Click on the tool title for additional information.

Ease of use

How easily can you set this up?

Information Transfer

Is it a tool for disseminating information from you to your students?

Assessing

Will this tool allow you to assess your students learning?

Communication and Interaction

Can this tool be used for comms & interaction among participants (you & your students)

Co-Creation

Can you & your students collaborate and create content together?

Bloom's

Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create

Ease of use
Tap

Easy, just create a set of pages using the editor. Embed media if required.

Information transfer
Tap

A way to present information to students. Can be printed by chapter or as full book.

Assessing
Tap

Maybe. Use to give a task. Student files can be collected through forums or assignments.

Communication and Interaction
Tap

Maybe. Embed or link to interactive web2.0 widgets into the page eg Voicethread.

Co-Creation
Tap

Maybe. You can link to external collaborative sites e.g. GoogleDocs, or wikis and blogs.

Bloom's
Tap

None. This is not a learning activity, but information transfer.

Additional Information

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https://docs.moodle.org/en/Book_resource
Pedagogy
Technology

Click on the tool title for additional information.

Ease of use

How easily can you set this up?

Information Transfer

Is it a tool for disseminating information from you to your students?

Assessing

Will this tool allow you to assess your students learning?

Communication and Interaction

Can this tool be used for comms & interaction among participants (you & your students)

Co-Creation

Can you & your students collaborate and create content together?

Bloom's

Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create

Ease of use
Tap

Easy. Like an email attachment, but can your documents stand on their own?

Information transfer
Tap

Yes. Only tutors can upload a folder of files, so this is definitely a "push" tool.

Assessing
Tap

Maybe. Use to give a task. Student files can be collected through forums or assignments.

Communication and Interaction
Tap

No. Its a distribution tool. No option for interaction or 2-way communication.

Co-Creation
Tap

Maybe. Use to give a task. Student files can be collected through forums or assignments.

Bloom's
Tap

None. This is not a learning activity, but information transfer.

Additional Information

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https://docs.moodle.org/en/Folder_resource
Pedagogy
Technology

Click on the tool title for additional information.

Ease of use

How easily can you set this up?

Information Transfer

Is it a tool for disseminating information from you to your students?

Assessing

Will this tool allow you to assess your students learning?

Communication and Interaction

Can this tool be used for comms & interaction among participants (you & your students)

Co-Creation

Can you & your students collaborate and create content together?

Bloom's

Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create

Ease of use
Tap

Easy. Choose from 4 types. Both online and offline assignments are possible.

Information transfer
Tap

No. However can include contextual content for the assignment.

Assessing
Tap

Yes. Set due dates and maximum grades. Collect assignments and provide feedback.

Communication and Interaction
Tap

No. Only allows very limited interaction between teacher and student.

Co-Creation
Tap

Assignments can be set up as group submissions

Bloom's
Tap

6/6 Indirectly. Depends on your assessment design.

Additional Information

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https://docs.moodle.org/en/Assignment_module
Pedagogy
Technology

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Ease of use

How easily can you set this up?

Information Transfer

Is it a tool for disseminating information from you to your students?

Assessing

Will this tool allow you to assess your students learning?

Communication and Interaction

Can this tool be used for comms & interaction among participants (you & your students)

Co-Creation

Can you & your students collaborate and create content together?

Bloom's

Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create

Ease of use
Tap

Easy. Define the options and whether you want to limit numbers per choice or not.

Information transfer
Tap

No. The Choice is best assessing and querying the students on a topic.

Assessing
Tap

Use choice to quickly test understanding, like mulitple choice questions.

Communication and Interaction
Tap

No. Tip: Use the forum or chat instead.

Co-Creation
Tap

No. Tip: Use forums, glossaries or wikis instead.

Bloom's
Tap

5/6 Can do 5 but this requires you to be creative in your usage.

Additional Information

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https://docs.moodle.org/en/Choice_module
Pedagogy
Technology

Click on the tool title for additional information.

Ease of use

How easily can you set this up?

Information Transfer

Is it a tool for disseminating information from you to your students?

Assessing

Will this tool allow you to assess your students learning?

Communication and Interaction

Can this tool be used for comms & interaction among participants (you & your students)

Co-Creation

Can you & your students collaborate and create content together?

Bloom's

Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create

Ease of use
Tap

While very powerful and worth the effort, some H5P activities can be complex and time consuming to create

Information transfer
Tap

H5P activities include presentations and documentation activity types

Assessing
Tap

Quizes and interactive elements can be set up, interacting with Moodle gradebook

Communication and Interaction
Tap

H5P provides interactive activities, but as a communication tool is one way only

Co-Creation
Tap

The new core content bank can be set up to allow learners to create resources

Bloom's
Tap

6/6 Can do all 6 but requires you to creatively design a learning object.

Additional Information

H5P is now also in Core Moodle, including a content bank. Core features will eventually replace the plugin entirely.

https://moodle.org/plugins/mod_hvp
Pedagogy
Technology

Click on the tool title for additional information.

Ease of use

How easily can you set this up?

Information Transfer

Is it a tool for disseminating information from you to your students?

Assessing

Will this tool allow you to assess your students learning?

Communication and Interaction

Can this tool be used for comms & interaction among participants (you & your students)

Co-Creation

Can you & your students collaborate and create content together?

Bloom's

Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create

Ease of use
Tap

Tricky and takes time. Set up quiz, then questions. Consider your categories.

Information transfer
Tap

The quiz is aimed at assessment, not as distribution channel. Tip: use as self-diagnostic.

Assessing
Tap

Quiz can be timed and secure. Has essay, mc, true/false, matching, and other questions.

Communication and Interaction
Tap

No. Tip: Use forums instead.

Co-Creation
Tap

No. Tip: Use forums or wikis instead.

Bloom's
Tap

6/6 Can do all 6 but this requires you to be creative in your assessment.

Additional Information

''

https://docs.moodle.org/en/Quiz_module
Pedagogy
Technology

Click on the tool title for additional information.

Ease of use

How easily can you set this up?

Information Transfer

Is it a tool for disseminating information from you to your students?

Assessing

Will this tool allow you to assess your students learning?

Communication and Interaction

Can this tool be used for comms & interaction among participants (you & your students)

Co-Creation

Can you & your students collaborate and create content together?

Bloom's

Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create

Ease of use
Tap

It can be tricky to set up, make sure you plan the lesson first. Worth the effort.

Information transfer
Tap

Great to present information in a branched, guided way. Implement adaptive learning.

Assessing
Tap

Yes, allows grading. Use as branched quiz, scenario, case study, role play.

Communication and Interaction
Tap

No this is an individual activity, not a group activity.

Co-Creation
Tap

No this is an individual activity, not a group activity.

Bloom's
Tap

6/6 Can do all 6 but this requires you to be creative in your assessment.

Additional Information

''

https://docs.moodle.org/en/Lesson_module
Pedagogy
Technology

Click on the tool title for additional information.

Ease of use

How easily can you set this up?

Information Transfer

Is it a tool for disseminating information from you to your students?

Assessing

Will this tool allow you to assess your students learning?

Communication and Interaction

Can this tool be used for comms & interaction among participants (you & your students)

Co-Creation

Can you & your students collaborate and create content together?

Bloom's

Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create

Ease of use
Tap

Complex to set up the link, but once created, use is straightforward

Information transfer
Tap

Portfolio templates, or tutor's own pages can be used to share information

Assessing
Tap

Integrates fully with Moodle assignments - use for portofio type submissions

Communication and Interaction
Tap

Enables group sharing and comments on curated pages

Co-Creation
Tap

Groups can be used for collaboration among users

Bloom's
Tap

6/6 Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create

Additional Information

Mahara provides more than an assignment submission type when linked with Moodle and can be used to deep link to content pages as well. It provides a user centric approach to content curation, rather than course based

https://moodle.org/plugins/assignsubmission_mahara
Pedagogy
Technology

Click on the tool title for additional information.

Ease of use

How easily can you set this up?

Information Transfer

Is it a tool for disseminating information from you to your students?

Assessing

Will this tool allow you to assess your students learning?

Communication and Interaction

Can this tool be used for comms & interaction among participants (you & your students)

Co-Creation

Can you & your students collaborate and create content together?

Bloom's

Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create

Ease of use
Tap

Tricky and takes time. Set up quiz, then questions. Consider your categories.

Information transfer
Tap

The quiz is aimed at assessment, not as distribution channel. Tip: use as self-diagnostic.

Assessing
Tap

Quiz can be timed and secure. Has essay, mc, true/false, matching, and other questions.

Communication and Interaction
Tap

No. Tip: Use forums instead.

Co-Creation
Tap

No. Tip: Use forums or wikis instead.

Bloom's
Tap

6/6 Can do all 6 but this requires you to be creative in your assessment.

Additional Information

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https://docs.moodle.org/en/Quiz_module
Pedagogy
Technology

Click on the tool title for additional information.

Ease of use

How easily can you set this up?

Information Transfer

Is it a tool for disseminating information from you to your students?

Assessing

Will this tool allow you to assess your students learning?

Communication and Interaction

Can this tool be used for comms & interaction among participants (you & your students)

Co-Creation

Can you & your students collaborate and create content together?

Bloom's

Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create

Ease of use
Tap

Tricky and takes planning and time. 4 stages to follow for setting it up.

Information transfer
Tap

No. Better to use another tool for this.

Assessing
Tap

Yes. Students can be assessed on their contribution and on their review of others.

Communication and Interaction
Tap

No. Allows for feedback but overall limited interaction.

Co-Creation
Tap

No. Currently it does not allow group assignments. Use forum or wiki.

Bloom's
Tap

6/6 Indirectly. Depends on your assessment design.

Additional Information

''

https://docs.moodle.org/en/Workshop_module
Pedagogy
Technology

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Ease of use

How easily can you set this up?

Information Transfer

Is it a tool for disseminating information from you to your students?

Assessing

Will this tool allow you to assess your students learning?

Communication and Interaction

Can this tool be used for comms & interaction among participants (you & your students)

Co-Creation

Can you & your students collaborate and create content together?

Bloom's

Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create

Ease of use
Tap

Easy but takes time. Configure and then add questions.

Information transfer
Tap

No. The Feedback tool is not a distribution channel.

Assessing
Tap

Yes. Use to have students self- assess their understanding before and after.

Communication and Interaction
Tap

No. Only allows one way communication from student to teacher.

Co-Creation
Tap

No this is an individual activity, not a group activity.

Bloom's
Tap

6/6 Can do all 6 but this requires you to be creative in your approach.

Additional Information

''

https://docs.moodle.org/en/Feedback_module
Pedagogy
Technology

Click on the tool title for additional information.

Ease of use

How easily can you set this up?

Information Transfer

Is it a tool for disseminating information from you to your students?

Assessing

Will this tool allow you to assess your students learning?

Communication and Interaction

Can this tool be used for comms & interaction among participants (you & your students)

Co-Creation

Can you & your students collaborate and create content together?

Bloom's

Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create

Ease of use
Tap

Complex to set up the link, but once created, use is straightforward

Information transfer
Tap

Portfolio templates, or tutor's own pages can be used to share information

Assessing
Tap

Integrates fully with Moodle assignments - use for portofio type submissions

Communication and Interaction
Tap

Enables group sharing and comments on curated pages

Co-Creation
Tap

Groups can be used for collaboration among users

Bloom's
Tap

6/6 Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create

Additional Information

Mahara provides more than an assignment submission type when linked with Moodle and can be used to deep link to content pages as well. It provides a user centric approach to content curation, rather than course based

https://moodle.org/plugins/assignsubmission_mahara
Pedagogy
Technology

Click on the tool title for additional information.

Ease of use

How easily can you set this up?

Information Transfer

Is it a tool for disseminating information from you to your students?

Assessing

Will this tool allow you to assess your students learning?

Communication and Interaction

Can this tool be used for comms & interaction among participants (you & your students)

Co-Creation

Can you & your students collaborate and create content together?

Bloom's

Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create

Ease of use
Tap

Tricky. Decide on individual and group settings. Can be hard to master. Get some training.

Information transfer
Tap

Yes. Use as information site. Allow editing only by teachers or by any participant.

Assessing
Tap

Wiki is versatile and allows this with some planning, e.g. design a formative assessment activity.

Communication and Interaction
Tap

Not suited for discussions. Use in brainstorming, planning, collaborative writing,...

Co-Creation
Tap

Yes. Students can collaborate and explore topics, discuss them and write together.

Bloom's
Tap

5/6 Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create.

Additional Information

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https://docs.moodle.org/en/Wiki_module
Pedagogy
Technology

Click on the tool title for additional information.

Ease of use

How easily can you set this up?

Information Transfer

Is it a tool for disseminating information from you to your students?

Assessing

Will this tool allow you to assess your students learning?

Communication and Interaction

Can this tool be used for comms & interaction among participants (you & your students)

Co-Creation

Can you & your students collaborate and create content together?

Bloom's

Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create

Ease of use
Tap

Easy to set up, requires some effort to manage.

Information transfer
Tap

Use for invited speakers. High speed message volume. Risk of non-interaction.

Assessing
Tap

Chat is versatile. Can use in formative assessment activities.

Communication and Interaction
Tap

Yes. Hold debates, small group review sessions and hold drop-in session for Q+A.

Co-Creation
Tap

Yes. Students can collaborate and explore topics, discuss them and write together.

Bloom's
Tap

5/6 Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create

Additional Information

''

https://docs.moodle.org/en/Chat_module
Pedagogy
Technology

Click on the tool title for additional information.

Ease of use

How easily can you set this up?

Information Transfer

Is it a tool for disseminating information from you to your students?

Assessing

Will this tool allow you to assess your students learning?

Communication and Interaction

Can this tool be used for comms & interaction among participants (you & your students)

Co-Creation

Can you & your students collaborate and create content together?

Bloom's

Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create

Ease of use
Tap

Easy. Forum has usable default settings. A name and description is enough.

Information transfer
Tap

Share resources as links or files. High message volume? Risk of losing info.

Assessing
Tap

Forum is versatile and allows this, eg. design a formative assessment activity.

Communication and Interaction
Tap

Yes. Students communicate with you and peers. Interact as a class or in groups.

Co-Creation
Tap

Yes. Students can collaborate and explore topics, discuss them and write together.

Bloom's
Tap

5/6 Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create

Additional Information

''

https://docs.moodle.org/en/Forum_module
Pedagogy
Technology

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Ease of use

How easily can you set this up?

Information Transfer

Is it a tool for disseminating information from you to your students?

Assessing

Will this tool allow you to assess your students learning?

Communication and Interaction

Can this tool be used for comms & interaction among participants (you & your students)

Co-Creation

Can you & your students collaborate and create content together?

Bloom's

Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create

Ease of use
Tap

Easy to set up, requires some effort to manage.

Information transfer
Tap

Use for invited speakers. High speed message volume. Risk of non-interaction.

Assessing
Tap

Chat is versatile. Can use in formative assessment activities.

Communication and Interaction
Tap

Yes. Hold debates, small group review sessions and hold drop-in session for Q+A.

Co-Creation
Tap

Yes. Students can collaborate and explore topics, discuss them and write together.

Bloom's
Tap

5/6 Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create

Additional Information

''

https://docs.moodle.org/en/Chat_module
Pedagogy
Technology

Click on the tool title for additional information.

Ease of use

How easily can you set this up?

Information Transfer

Is it a tool for disseminating information from you to your students?

Assessing

Will this tool allow you to assess your students learning?

Communication and Interaction

Can this tool be used for comms & interaction among participants (you & your students)

Co-Creation

Can you & your students collaborate and create content together?

Bloom's

Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create

Ease of use
Tap

Easy to set up, requires some effort to manage.

Information transfer
Tap

Use for invited speakers. High speed message volume. Risk of non-interaction.

Assessing
Tap

Chat is versatile. Can use in formative assessment activities.

Communication and Interaction
Tap

Yes. Hold debates, small group review sessions and hold drop-in session for Q+A.

Co-Creation
Tap

Yes. Students can collaborate and explore topics, discuss them and write together.

Bloom's
Tap

5/6 Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create

Additional Information

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https://docs.moodle.org/en/Chat_module
Pedagogy
Technology

Click on the tool title for additional information.

Ease of use

How easily can you set this up?

Information Transfer

Is it a tool for disseminating information from you to your students?

Assessing

Will this tool allow you to assess your students learning?

Communication and Interaction

Can this tool be used for comms & interaction among participants (you & your students)

Co-Creation

Can you & your students collaborate and create content together?

Bloom's

Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create

Ease of use
Tap

Easy. Forum has usable default settings. A name and description is enough.

Information transfer
Tap

Share resources as links or files. High message volume? Risk of losing info.

Assessing
Tap

Forum is versatile and allows this, eg. design a formative assessment activity.

Communication and Interaction
Tap

Yes. Students communicate with you and peers. Interact as a class or in groups.

Co-Creation
Tap

Yes. Students can collaborate and explore topics, discuss them and write together.

Bloom's
Tap

5/6 Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create

Additional Information

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https://docs.moodle.org/en/Forum_module
Pedagogy
Technology

Click on the tool title for additional information.

Ease of use

How easily can you set this up?

Information Transfer

Is it a tool for disseminating information from you to your students?

Assessing

Will this tool allow you to assess your students learning?

Communication and Interaction

Can this tool be used for comms & interaction among participants (you & your students)

Co-Creation

Can you & your students collaborate and create content together?

Bloom's

Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create

Ease of use
Tap

Easy. Forum has usable default settings. A name and description is enough.

Information transfer
Tap

Share resources as links or files. High message volume? Risk of losing info.

Assessing
Tap

Forum is versatile and allows this, eg. design a formative assessment activity.

Communication and Interaction
Tap

Yes. Students communicate with you and peers. Interact as a class or in groups.

Co-Creation
Tap

Yes. Students can collaborate and explore topics, discuss them and write together.

Bloom's
Tap

5/6 Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create

Additional Information

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https://docs.moodle.org/en/Forum_module
Pedagogy
Technology

Click on the tool title for additional information.

Ease of use

How easily can you set this up?

Information Transfer

Is it a tool for disseminating information from you to your students?

Assessing

Will this tool allow you to assess your students learning?

Communication and Interaction

Can this tool be used for comms & interaction among participants (you & your students)

Co-Creation

Can you & your students collaborate and create content together?

Bloom's

Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create

Ease of use
Tap

Easy. Forum has usable default settings. A name and description is enough.

Information transfer
Tap

Share resources as links or files. High message volume? Risk of losing info.

Assessing
Tap

Forum is versatile and allows this, eg. design a formative assessment activity.

Communication and Interaction
Tap

Yes. Students communicate with you and peers. Interact as a class or in groups.

Co-Creation
Tap

Yes. Students can collaborate and explore topics, discuss them and write together.

Bloom's
Tap

5/6 Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create

Additional Information

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https://docs.moodle.org/en/Forum_module
Pedagogy
Technology

Click on the tool title for additional information.

Ease of use

How easily can you set this up?

Information Transfer

Is it a tool for disseminating information from you to your students?

Assessing

Will this tool allow you to assess your students learning?

Communication and Interaction

Can this tool be used for comms & interaction among participants (you & your students)

Co-Creation

Can you & your students collaborate and create content together?

Bloom's

Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create

Ease of use
Tap

The plugins are straightforward to set up scheduled or adhoc conferences.

Information transfer
Tap

Web conference can be an ideal way to share information with learners, usually allowing screenshare as well as camera/chat.

Assessing
Tap

Generally good for general formative Q+A sessions, not really suitable for summative assessment (possible proctoring use case)

Communication and Interaction
Tap

This is the primary purpose of the webconferencing tools, allowing synchronous communication and interaction

Co-Creation
Tap

Webconference tools can be used to record sessions and so co-create resources to be shared later

Bloom's
Tap

5/6 Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create

Additional Information

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https://moodle.org/plugins/mod_bigbluebuttonbn
Pedagogy
Technology

Click on the tool title for additional information.

Ease of use

How easily can you set this up?

Information Transfer

Is it a tool for disseminating information from you to your students?

Assessing

Will this tool allow you to assess your students learning?

Communication and Interaction

Can this tool be used for comms & interaction among participants (you & your students)

Co-Creation

Can you & your students collaborate and create content together?

Bloom's

Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create

Ease of use
Tap

Tricky. Decide on individual and group settings. Can be hard to master. Get some training.

Information transfer
Tap

Yes. Use as information site. Allow editing only by teachers or by any participant.

Assessing
Tap

Wiki is versatile and allows this with some planning, e.g. design a formative assessment activity.

Communication and Interaction
Tap

Not suited for discussions. Use in brainstorming, planning, collaborative writing,...

Co-Creation
Tap

Yes. Students can collaborate and explore topics, discuss them and write together.

Bloom's
Tap

5/6 Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create.

Additional Information

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https://docs.moodle.org/en/Wiki_module
Pedagogy
Technology

Click on the tool title for additional information.

Ease of use

How easily can you set this up?

Information Transfer

Is it a tool for disseminating information from you to your students?

Assessing

Will this tool allow you to assess your students learning?

Communication and Interaction

Can this tool be used for comms & interaction among participants (you & your students)

Co-Creation

Can you & your students collaborate and create content together?

Bloom's

Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create

Ease of use
Tap

Tricky to set up. Know what you want before you build. Get some training.

Information transfer
Tap

Can be used for teacher to present info, but better to let the students add to it.

Assessing
Tap

Database is versatile and allows this. But you need to design the right learning activity.

Communication and Interaction
Tap

Not suited for discussions. Students can read other entries and comment or rate.

Co-Creation
Tap

Students can share info and files in searchable way. Create joint collections.

Bloom's
Tap

5/6 Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create

Additional Information

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https://docs.moodle.org/en/Database_activity_module
Pedagogy
Technology

Click on the tool title for additional information.

Ease of use

How easily can you set this up?

Information Transfer

Is it a tool for disseminating information from you to your students?

Assessing

Will this tool allow you to assess your students learning?

Communication and Interaction

Can this tool be used for comms & interaction among participants (you & your students)

Co-Creation

Can you & your students collaborate and create content together?

Bloom's

Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create

Ease of use
Tap

Default settings are good. Try to set it so the author’s name is shown.

Information transfer
Tap

Use glossary to define terms or present info. Better yet, let the students add to it.

Assessing
Tap

Glossary is versatile and allows this. But you need to design the right learning activity.

Communication and Interaction
Tap

Not suited for discussions. Students can read other entries and comment or rate.

Co-Creation
Tap

Tutors and learners can contribute to the glossary, and can also add reviews/comments to entries

Bloom's
Tap

5/6 Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create

Additional Information

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https://docs.moodle.org/en/Glossary_module
How to use this selector
  • Are you a tutor new to Moodle? Use this selector to help pick the right tool for the job.
  • Know what you want to achieve? Follow the branches of your scenario through to find a recommended tool.
  • It may not be the only tool that does what you need (particularly if you have additional plugins) and some tools are suitable for multiple needs.
  • But it should help introduce you to the toolset available in your Moodle site and the range of those tools available.
Need more Moodle help
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Adapted (2015) by Richard Oelmann (@richards_edtech) from the original Moodle Tool Guide by Joyce Seitzinger (@catspyjamasnz) and the Moodle 2 Tool Guide by Gavin Henrick (@ghenrick)

The Moodle Tool Selector is based on the concepts and the overview of the Tool Selection Decision Tree by Alison Ruth, sadly no longer available at the link I originally found it at.


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