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Moodle

Moodle

1 4.7
An online site where teachers put course materials and students submit work
  • proper noun
  • /ˈmuːdəl/
  • Texting
: Moodle
  • Students enrolled in online courses need to log into Moodle to access their assignments.
  • Moodle or Blackboard
  • Moodle, or Google
  • open-source Moodle

Examples

  • If you would like to create online book clubs or promote collaborative writing projects, consider Moodle (http://moodle.org/), a popular course management system designed to help educators create effective online learning communities.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Anyone can set up a Moodle server and start building online courses in a matter of minutes.

    Blog text (24)
  • A social studies teacher, Bob Stevenson, introduced us to Moodle.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Whole courses can be taught using the open-source program Moodle.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Our STEMS (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) library instruction is posted to our learning management system, Moodle.

    Academic text (2012)
  • For example, Moodle is an open-source software course management system that can easily be customized to contain your school's logo and colors.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Teachers across the district use Moodle to create and manage their online lessons.

  • Our university has adopted Moodle as the official platform for delivering course content.

Synonyms

courseware
vsMoodle
  • Texting
1 4.0

Digital materials or programs used for teaching, often in online courses

is an online system that creates delivers and manages those materials

Surface Forms

Moodle main

Etymology

Moodle comes from the familiar word module, which is 'a part of a course', and from an old friendly verb meaning 'to play around' or 'tinker'. So, Moodle feels like an online place to work with course parts in a flexible, friendly way.