On Wednesday I attended the MUGGL (Moodle User Group Greater London) meeting at Queen Mary University, it was my first MUGGL in a while and I was really impressed with the huge turnout. A big thank you to the organisers, presenters and to Queen Mary for hosting.
The theme this time was improving users vs improving design and the first session focussed on approaches to training and support with presentations from SOAS, LSE and Roehampton. This was a really useful section as we have been looking for new ways to deliver training to both staff and students. We currently offer an open door policy where students and staff can drop-in to see us in the library but we hope to start running more structured training sessions soon too. Suggestions included:
- Group sessions throughout the year
- Short refresher training sessions
- Online learning
- Drop-in lunchtime sessions
The idea behind running training sessions is to show both students and staff what Moodle is capable of and as a result create an engaging Moodle page which may contribute towards improved learning outcomes.
If you have any suggestions about how we could deliver training add a comment below!
The second section looked at usability and making Moodle look more attractive; another aspect of Moodle we are looking to improve! There were presentations from UAL, City, CASS Business School, Floream and CIPD showing some great ideas and examples of attractive, user friendly Moodle pages. We are currently working to improve our Moodle and have been looking at a new theme which we hope everyone will agree is a step in the right direction. Those with access to St George’s Moodle may have noticed the new theme being used on our new Study+ page.
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