What are we doing with Moodle?
We have been testing Moodle since Spring of 2006. We are moving to Moodle starting in Fall 2009. Visit the Move To Moodle page for updates and more information.
What is Moodle?
Moodle is a Learning Management System similar to Blackboard.
Moodle is free, open-source, web-based application built on standard platforms, including Linux and Windows server. It has an open modular design which allows easy integration of additional features. Moodle is supported by a world-wide community of programmers and teachers who contribute to its design and growth.
Moodle was created by Martin Dougiamas in the late 1990s. It was designed by educators for educators, and is especially influenced by the constructivist theory of pedagogy, which supports a highly interactive learning style. As a result Moodle has many tools designed for student contributions to class content.
Who Uses Moodle?
Moodle has been adopted by many Liberal Arts Colleges, such as Bryn Mawr, Carlton, DePauw, Lewis and Clark, Macalester, Reed, and Smith, as well as numerous larger schools such as U.C.L.A., San Francisco State, The University of Georgia, The University of Minnesota, and many others. Moodle doubled its growth among US community colleges last year.
In addition to its extensive use in schools in Australia and New Zealand, Moodle is widely used in Europe, especially in Spain and the U.K. The largest Moodle installation in the world is the Open University in the U.K. with over 200,000 students using Moodle.
More About Moodle
To find out more about Moodle, visit Moodle.org. Here are some other sources of information about Moodle:
- Introduction to Moodle an Open Source LMS
- Other Moodle videos on YouTube
- Moodle slideshows on Slideshare
Moodle Testers
If you are a Moodle tester, click here to visit our page about Moodle Documentation.