Blackboard Vs. Moodle
shared features
- Discussion Board
- Email
- Chat
- Whiteboard
- Calendar
- Progress Review
- Search in Course
- Quizzes
- Gradebook
- Student Tracking
Unique to Moodle
- games
- wiki's
- automated certificates (customizable)
- choices
- glossary (editable by student)
- journal
- podcast
- question creation (by students)
- Student Portfolio (NEW)
able to add more activites
Conversion Process
- download zipped files from blackboard
- convert format w/ free conversion software
- upload to moodle
- will need some re-organization
Plugins
- embedded Skype feature
- attendance sheet
- activity locking - in progress
- advanced grading/reports
100's of downloads for free
http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?id=6009
course development
- done EXACTLY the same as Blackboard
- using articulate for content delivery
- able to give anyone editing access
- able to bulk upload users
- easy backup and restore process
Moodle Administrator
- 1 of 4 with administrative access
- new main administrator
- close relationship w/main admin.
- able to resolve problems quickly
(even on the weekends!)
- creative control of homepage
Features
Moodle