Derek Briton, Athabasca University, Canada
Leveraging Moodle in Support of Inquiry-Based, Student-Centred Learning
Abstract
An inquiry-based, student-centred (IBSC) model of learning has guided Moodle's development from its very inception: "a particular philosophy of learning, a way of thinking that you may see referred to in shorthand as a 'social constructionist pedagogy'." 1
But how best to leverage Moodle's features and further shape its development in support of IBSC learning? In this session, experienced and new Moodle users will be invited to engage in an interactive process of inquiry to explore Moodle's potential for IBSC learning. A distance-delivered, IBSC, graduate-level course that will soon be offered via Moodle (long offered via another LMS) will serve as the focal point of the session.
This is not a "how to" sessionthe course's pedagogical techniques will be shared to stimulate and further discussion, not as exemplars of IBSC learning. The aim of the session is to stimulate, and capture the results of, a discussion of how Moodle can be leveraged and further developed in support of IBSC learning.
1. http://docs.moodle.org/en/Philosophy
Presenter Biog
Derek Briton is Associate Director of Athabasca University's MA Integrated Studies Program. Athabasca University, Canada's leading distance-education and online university: Canada's Open University http://www.athabascau.ca, recently adopted Moodle as its sole LMS in 2005.