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 Discussing [order by Moodle Activity / Resource name]

Acquiring Inquiring Discussing Practicing Collaborating Producing

Chat Go to website

Real-time synchronous discussion
Chat logo
Acquiring
5
Inquiring
3
Discussing
10
Practicing
0
Collaborating
5
Producing
2
Instant messaging style text-based conversations in real time for live discussion, Q&A and 'online office hours'

Forum Go to website

Allows participants to have asynchronous discussions
Forum logo
Acquiring
6
Inquiring
6
Discussing
10
Practicing
4
Collaborating
7
Producing
10
Allows students and staff to communicate, ask questions, receive answers, share ideas and resources.

H5P Go to website

Enables H5P content created in the Content bank
H5P logo
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.

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.

Hot Question Go to website

Collect entries/posts from users in or out of a classroom
Hot Question logo
Acquiring
4
Inquiring
6
Discussing
8
Practicing
2
Collaborating
3
Producing
1
Hot Question is used to create a list of popular questions or topics from a group which may then be voted on by participants.

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.

Disclaimer: Draft version only. See can also access the original Tech Trumps and the Biscuit Trumps :-)

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