Moodle 1.9 for Second Language Teaching
What Does Moodle Offer Language Teachers?
Communicative Language Teaching
Part 2: Site administration how-tos
Part 3: Some useful external programs and resources
Part 4: General design principles for creating a good Moodle course
Activity 1: Setting up a class glossary
Activity 2: Using a Glossary to create a "word of the day" feature
Activity 3: Using comments in the Glossary module for students to comment on keywords
Activity 4: Using the rating facility to provide feedback on students' definitions
Activity 5: Using tags to highlight vocabulary and link to example stories
Activity 6: Using polls to vote on the meaning of words
Activity 7: Using a chat session transcript to analyze vocabulary errors
Activity 8: Using a Personal Glossary to set up simple individual vocabulary lists
Activity 9: Creating a crossword in Hot Potatoes
Activity 10: Using a Database to set up categorized vocabulary lists
Activity 11: Creating a gap-fill using the Quiz module
Activity 12: Creating a text/text matching activity using the Quiz module
Activity 1: Helping students improve pronunciation using the Forum module
Activity 2: Creating a word stress matching activity using the Quiz module
Activity 3: Adding a sound extension to vocabulary lists
Activity 4: Using OUwiki to help students learn by repeating
Activity 5: Dialog Minus One — helping students build dialogs using a podcast
Activity 6: Preparing for class speaking practice using a Wiki
Activity 7: Preparing a class discussion using Chat
Activity 8: Producing presentations using an OUblog
Activity 9: Presenting a monolog using the Quiz module
Activity 1: Creating a Podcast lecture to present grammar in a lively way
Activity 2: Using the Lesson module to get students to notice grammar points
Activity 3: Using polls to get students to vote on the correctness of grammar items
Activity 4: Practicing grammar through dictation
Activity 5: Using the Quiz module to practice grammar
Activity 6: Using a chat session transcript to analyze grammar errors
Activity 7: Peer grammar review using the Forum module
Activity 8: Providing feedback on grammar using the Assignment module
Activity 1: Using Forum for a book discussion
Activity 2: Using Web pages to read and listen
Activity 3: Using Choice for voting on texts
Activity 4: Using Blog to explore texts
Activity 5: Using Questionnaire to explore texts
Activity 6: Using Hot Potatoes to investigate texts
Activity 7: Using Lesson for text prediction
Activity 1: Raising awareness of text structure using Quiz
Activity 2: Practicing register using Lesson
Activity 3: Using Mindmap to brainstorm writing assignments
Activity 4: Producing effective personal profiles
Activity 5: Using Journal for reflective or private writing
Activity 6: Using a Blog or Web page for creative writing
Activity 7: Writing encyclopedia entries using Glossary
Activity 8: Promoting fluency writing using Chat
Activity 9: Using Assignment to submit and evaluate semi-authentic writing
Activity 10: Writing a slideshow commentary using Forum
Activity 11: Summarizing RSS news items
Activity 12: Collaborative writing using Wiki
Showing the text before listening
Activity 1: Using Forum to motivate students
Activity 2: Using Mindmap to anticipate content of a recording
Activity 3: Investigating texts using Quiz
Activity 4: Prediction activity using Lesson
Activity 5: Reviewing recordings using Choice
Activity 6: Reviewing recordings using Questionnaire
Assessing language — working through an example
What is assessment: A brief overview of assessment and how Moodle supports it
Planning a sequence of activities
Activity 1: Supporting student investigation of knowledge or issues using the Webquest module
Activity 2: Creating a display of student work using the E-Portfolio block
Activity 3: Using Workshop to support iterative writing
Activity 4: Using Reader to create an extended reading program