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.

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

Acquiring Inquiring Discussing Practicing Collaborating Producing

Glossary Go to website

Create and maintain a list of definitions, like a dictionary
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Acquiring
5
Inquiring
10
Discussing
4
Practicing
3
Collaborating
2
Producing
2
List of terms and definitions, entries can be linked so the definition appears when someone hovers their mouse over text.

Wiki Go to website

A collection of web pages that anyone can add to or edit
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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.

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.

Database Go to website

Create, maintain and search a bank of record entries
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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.

Workshop Go to website

Collection, review, and peer assessment of students' work
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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.

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