ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES FOR BUILDING THE LEARNING MODULES

COLLECTING IDEAS AND MATERIAL/PRACTISING CONTENT

While the resources mentioned in the section Presenting material are usually created and made available by the teacher themselves, the Moodle platform allows learners to work on the content themselves or collaboratively.

Via forum, information, opinions and thoughts are collected and exchanged. A discussion branch can be created either by the teacher or by the learners themselves. Moodle provides several forum types:

  • Standard forum for general use: Anyone can start as many discussions and answers as they like.
  • A single simple discussion: The discussion is limited to the specified topic. Learners cannot start a new topic. This is useful if you want to focus on one topic.
  • Each person posts one discussion: Each participant may ask exactly one question to everyone or open a topic-related discussion.
  • Q and A forum: To see the answers to the question or the opinions of others, you must first post your own answer.
  • Standard forum displayed in a blog-like format: This is an open form of discussion in which anyone can open as many new discussions as they like and reply to all posts. All topics are presented on one page.

The activity forum can be used, for example, to collect the pro and/or con arguments for the discussion if each learner posts their own ideas in response to the discussion question. In addition, the format of Q and A forum format is useful for checking knowledge and ensuring understanding. Once you have posted your own answer, you can now also view other answers.

The database is an organised collection of structured information or data that can essentially be presented as a table. The Moodle database contains the following field types: checkboxes, coordinates, date, dropdown list, file, image, multi-select list, number, radio buttons, short text, text area, url. Elements can be combined in different ways depending on the didactic purposes. The database can be set so that the individual entries are checked before they are published. The database elements are displayed in single or list view. The database can also be edited in groups. A database can be used to create collections of information and materials, e.g. a collection of links, images, songs, recipes, etc. The results of research on a question or topic can also be presented.

The Wiki activity is used for collaborative asynchronous writing. With Wiki, all course participants work together on a product and everyone contributes to the result. In this way, a story or list of tips and advice can be created together - a joint list of ideas is developed. Wiki is developed individually, in small groups or together. Etherpad, which can also be integrated into the learning module by linking to external providers, is ideal for synchronised text creation.



A glossary contains a list of terms and their definitions. The Moodle learning platform distinguishes between 3 glossary types:

  • global glossary – administrators can make a global glossary, with entries linking throughout the whole Moodle site.
  • main glossary – only one main glossary per course is possible.
  • secondary glossary – any number of secondary glossaries possible, entries can be added to the main glossary.

The created glossary can be displayed in several formats: simple, dictionary style, continuous without author, full with/without author, encyclopaedia, entry list, FAQ. A glossary is used to create lists of words, describe terms and collect information on keywords. The glossary entries can be commented on each other. 




With the activity student folder, course participants upload their own files. Before publishing, the files can be checked by the teacher and then released. Both the teacher and the students themselves can decide which files will be visible to others. 

A Mind map plugin can be integrated into your learning platform. Mind maps can be used to create word networks, collect ideas and cluster terms. The plugin allows you to create simple mind maps from several nodes.