Part 1 Introduction

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Part 1Introduction Activities

• Mona Younes
• 17-January-2005

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• What is Moodle?
• Moodle is a
• (CMS) (LMS) (VLE).

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Some general features(1)

• Moodle runs without modification on Windows
• Moodle allows a great deal of flexibility to add
  (and remove) functionality at many levels.
• Moodle upgrades very easily from one version to
  the next .
• Moodle requires only one database
• Emphasis on strong security throughout.

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More features that may be of importance

• Text filters - these features can be applied to
  all text throughout a Moodle site
• Auto-linking
• Mathematics notation
• Media plugins
• Multi-language content

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Some general features(2)

• Moodle promotes activity-based learning, critical
  reflection
• Moodle is suitable for 100 online classes as
  well as supplementing face-to-face learning
• Moodle has a simple, lightweight, efficient,
  compatible, low-tech browser interface
• Course listings show descriptions for every
  course on the server, including accessibility to
  guests.
• Courses can be categorised and searched - one
  Moodle site can support thousands of courses
• Most text entry areas (resources, forum postings,
  journal entries etc) can be edited using a
  capable, embedded WYSIWYG HTML editor

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• Thank you