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<H2>Features</H2>\r
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-Here is a big list of some of the features in Moodle 1.0: \r
-<UL><LI>Supports a social constructionist pedagogy (collaboration, activities, critical reflection, etc)</LI><LI>Suitable for 100% online classes as well as supplementing face-to-face learning<LI>Simple, lightweight, browser-compatible interface</LI><LI>Plug-in "themes" allow you to customise the colours, fonts, layout etc</LI><LI>Easy to install on most platforms</LI><LI>Easy administration - students can create their own accounts. Email addresses are verified.</LI><LI>One account works for the whole server</LI><LI>Security - teachers can add an "enrolment key" to their courses to keep out non-students. They can give out this key face-to-face or via personal email etc</LI><LI>Students are encouraged to build an online profile including photos, description etc</LI><LI>Every user can specify their own timezone, and every date in Moodle is translated to that timezone (eg posting dates, assignment due dates etc)</LI><LI>Choice of course formats such as by week, by topic or a discussion-focussed social format</LI><LI>Flexible array of course modules - Forums, Journals, Resources, Choices, Surveys, Assignments.</LI><LI>New modules can be written and plugged in to existing Moodle installations</LI><LI>The code is clearly-written PHP under a GPL license - easy to modify and localise</LI><LI>Full database abstraction supports all major brands of database (except for initial table definition)</LI><LI>Ready for internationalisation - supports plug-in languages and locale-based date formats etc</LI><LI>Mail integration - copies of forum posts, teacher feedback etc can be mailed in HTML or plain text.</LI><LI>Recent changes to the course since the last login are displayed on the course home page</LI><LI>Full user logging and tracking - activity reports for each student are available with graphs and details about each module (last access, number of times read) as well as a detailed "story" of each students involvement including postings, journal entries etc on one page.</LI>\r
+Here is a big list of some of the features in Moodle: \r
+<UL>\r
+ <LI>Supports a social constructionist pedagogy (collaboration, activities, critical \r
+ reflection, etc)</LI>\r
+ <LI>Suitable for 100% online classes as well as supplementing face-to-face learning\r
+ <LI>Simple, lightweight, browser-compatible interface</LI>\r
+ <LI>Plug-in "themes" allow you to customise the colours, fonts, layout etc</LI>\r
+ <LI>Easy to install on most platforms</LI>\r
+ <LI>Easy administration - students can create their own accounts. Email addresses \r
+ are verified.</LI>\r
+ <LI>Plug-in authentication modules are supported (eg LDAP) for integration with \r
+ existing user databases</LI>\r
+ <LI>One account works for all courses on a server</LI>\r
+ <LI>Security - teachers can add an "enrolment key" to their courses to keep \r
+ out non-students. They can give out this key face-to-face or via personal \r
+ email etc</LI>\r
+ <LI>Students are encouraged to build an online profile including photos, description \r
+ etc</LI>\r
+ <LI>Every user can specify their own timezone, and every date in Moodle is translated \r
+ to that timezone (eg posting dates, assignment due dates etc)</LI>\r
+ <LI>Choice of course formats such as by week, by topic or a discussion-focussed \r
+ social format</LI>\r
+ <LI>Flexible array of course modules - Forums, Journals, Quizzes, Resources, \r
+ Choices, Surveys, Assignments.</LI>\r
+ <LI>Most text entry areas (resources, forum postings, journal entries etc) can \r
+ be edited using an embedded WYSIWYG HTML editor</LI>\r
+ <LI>All grades for Forums, Journals, Quizzes and Assignments can be viewed on \r
+ one page (and downloaded as a spreadsheet file)</LI>\r
+ <LI>New modules can be written and plugged in to existing Moodle installations</LI>\r
+ <LI>The code is clearly-written PHP under a GPL license - easy to modify and \r
+ localise</LI>\r
+ <LI>Moodle code uses encryption, data validation and careful design to be as \r
+ secure from hackers as possible</LI>\r
+ <LI>Full database abstraction supports all major brands of database (except \r
+ for initial table definition)</LI>\r
+ <LI>Ready for internationalisation - supports plug-in languages and locale-based \r
+ date formats etc</LI>\r
+ <LI>Mail integration - copies of forum posts, teacher feedback etc can be mailed \r
+ in HTML or plain text.</LI>\r
+ <LI>Recent changes to the course since the last login are displayed on the course \r
+ home page</LI>\r
+ <LI>Full user logging and tracking - activity reports for each student are available \r
+ with graphs and details about each module (last access, number of times read) \r
+ as well as a detailed "story" of each students involvement including postings, \r
+ journal entries etc on one page.</LI>\r
</UL>\r
-<B>Forum Module</B>\r
+<B>Assignment Module</B> \r
+<UL>\r
+ <LI>Assignments can be specified with a due date and a maximum grade.</LI>\r
+ <LI>Students can upload their assignments (any file format) to the server - \r
+ they are date-stamped.</LI>\r
+ <LI>Late assignments are allowed, but the amount of lateness is shown clearly \r
+ to the teacher</LI>\r
+ <LI>For each particular assignment, the whole class can be assessed (grade and \r
+ comment) on one page in one form.</LI>\r
+ <LI>Teacher feedback is appended to the assignment page for each student, and \r
+ notification is mailed out.</LI>\r
+</UL>\r
+<P><B>Choice Module</B> </P>\r
+<UL>\r
+ <LI>Like a poll. Can either be used to vote on something, or to get feedback \r
+ from every student (eg research consent)</LI>\r
+</UL>\r
+<B></B>\r
+<P><B>Forum Module</B> </P>\r
<UL><LI>Different types of forums are available, such as teacher-only, course news, open-to-all, and one-thread-per-user.</LI><LI>All postings have the authors photo attached.</LI><LI>Discussions can be viewed nested, flat or threaded, oldest or newest first.</LI><LI>Individual forums can be subscribed to by each person so that copies are forwarded via email, or the teacher can force subscription for all</LI>\r
</UL>\r
-<B>Survey Module</B>\r
+<B>Journal Module</B> \r
+<UL>\r
+ <LI>Journals are private between student and teacher.</LI>\r
+ <LI>Each journal entry can be directed by an open question.</LI>\r
+ <LI>For each particular journal entry, the whole class can be assessed on one \r
+ page in one form.</LI>\r
+ <LI>Teacher feedback is appended to the journal entry page, and notification \r
+ is mailed out.</LI>\r
+</UL>\r
+<P><B>Quiz Module</B> </P>\r
+<UL>\r
+ <LI>Teachers can define a database of questions for re-use in different quizzes</LI>\r
+ <LI>Quizzes are automatically graded, and can be re-graded if questions are \r
+ modified </LI>\r
+ <LI>Quizzes can have a limited time window outside of which they are not available</LI>\r
+ <LI>At the teacher's option, quizzes can be attempted multiple times, and can \r
+ show feedback and correct answers</LI>\r
+ <LI>Questions allow HTML and images</LI>\r
+ <LI>Multiple-choice questions supporting single or multiple answers</LI>\r
+ <LI>Short Answer questions (words or phrases)</LI>\r
+ <LI>True-False questions </LI>\r
+</UL>\r
+<P><B>Resource Module</B> </P>\r
+<UL>\r
+ <LI>Supports display of any electronic content</LI>\r
+ <LI>Files can be uploaded and managed on the server, or created on the fly using \r
+ web forms (text or HTML)</LI>\r
+ <LI>External content on the web can be linked to or seamlessly included within \r
+ the course interface.</LI>\r
+</UL>\r
+<B></B><B>Survey Module</B> \r
<UL><LI>Built-in surveys (COLLES, ATTLS) have been proven as instruments for analysing online classes</LI><LI>Online survey reports always available, including many graphs. Data is downloadable as an Excel spreadsheet or CSV text file.</LI><LI>Survey interface prevents partly-finished surveys.</LI><LI>Feedback is provided to the student of their results compared to the class averages</UL>\r
-<B>Resource Module</B>\r
-<UL><LI>Supports display of any electronic content</LI><LI>Files can be uploaded and managed on the server, or created on the fly using web forms (text or HTML)</LI><LI>External content on the web can be linked to or seamlessly included within the course interface.</LI></UL>\r
-<B>Choice Module</B>\r
-<UL><LI>Like a poll. Can either be used to vote on something, or to get feedback from every student (eg research consent)</LI></UL>\r
-<B>Journal Module</B>\r
-<UL><LI>Journals are private between student and teacher.</LI><LI>Each journal entry can be directed by an open question.</LI><LI>For each particular journal entry, the whole class can be assessed on one page in one form.</LI><LI>Teacher feedback is appended to the journal entry page, and notification is mailed out.</LI></UL>\r
-<B>Assignment Module</B>\r
-<UL><LI>Assignments can be specified with a due date and a maximum grade.</LI><LI>Students can upload their assignments (any file format) to the server - they are date-stamped.</LI><LI>Late assignments are allowed, but the amount of lateness is shown clearly to the teacher</LI><LI>For each particular assignment, the whole class can be assessed (grade and comment) on one page in one form.</LI><LI>Teacher feedback is appended to the assignment page for each student, and notification is mailed out.</LI></UL>\r
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