UCL MAPS Moodle Tech Trumps

Find the right Moodle activity or resource to suit your learning design

Each of these Tech Trumps summarises the affordances of core Moodle activities and resources when compared with the six learning types from Professor Diana Laurillard's Conversational Framework.

Click on a button to show just the best activities and resources to suit that learning type

Currently showing best choices for Acquiring [order by Moodle Activity / Resource name]

Acquiring Inquiring Discussing Practicing Collaborating Producing

Board Go to website

Padlet style posting board
Board logo
Acquiring
9
Inquiring
6
Discussing
7
Practicing
5
Collaborating
8
Producing
10
The Board module for Moodle is a plugin that enables a post-it/sticky note board activity for students.

Database Go to website

Create, maintain and search a bank of record entries
Database logo
Acquiring
9
Inquiring
7
Discussing
6
Practicing
4
Collaborating
3
Producing
10
The Database enables staff to set up form fields that students can then complete to contribute entries to the database.

H5P Go to website

Enables H5P content created in the Content bank
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Acquiring
9
Inquiring
8
Discussing
10
Practicing
10
Collaborating
2
Producing
4
H5P is a plugin that allows for the creation of interactive content like Presentations, Games, Quizzes and more directly within Moodle.

Lesson Go to website

For delivering content in flexible ways
Lesson logo
Acquiring
9
Inquiring
6
Discussing
3
Practicing
4
Collaborating
0
Producing
0
A lesson presents a series of pages to the student who is usually asked to make some sort of choice underneath the content area.

Workshop Go to website

Collection, review, and peer assessment of students' work
Workshop logo
Acquiring
9
Inquiring
7
Discussing
6
Practicing
7
Collaborating
4
Producing
10
Workshop is one way Moodle staff can set up student peer marking in Moodle.

Book Go to website

Multi-page resources with a book-like format
Book logo
Acquiring
8
Inquiring
4
Discussing
3
Practicing
5
Collaborating
4
Producing
0
A book displays collections of web pages in a sequential, easy-to-navigate and printable format.

Page Go to website

The student sees a single, scrollable screen
Page logo
Acquiring
8
Inquiring
5
Discussing
3
Practicing
1
Collaborating
0
Producing
0
A page is a separate container where you can place written content, images, links and media (such as audio and videos).

Wiki Go to website

A collection of web pages that anyone can add to or edit
Wiki logo
Acquiring
8
Inquiring
10
Discussing
10
Practicing
6
Collaborating
10
Producing
10
A wiki is a collaboratively authored website and can be a powerful tool for both individual and group learning activities.

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