Comments on: Moodle Does Blogs http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/moodle-does-blogs/ Learning with the Read/Write Web Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:36:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Barry Dahl http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/moodle-does-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-4304 Barry Dahl Fri, 30 Jun 2006 01:53:57 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/moodle-does-blogs/#comment-4304 Version 8.1 of Desire2Learn (D2L) also includes a blog tool. It has granular settings choices that allows you to configure it on a course-by-course basis for who gets to read it (including the world if you like), who gets to comment, etc. Of course D2L is a commercial product unlike Moodle, but interesting nonetheless that some of the IMS/LMS/CMS platforms are including Web 2.0 tools. I used the Moodle wiki for a week-long session in April and found it to be a bit clunky and underfeatured. Still, not bad for a first version. Barry Version 8.1 of Desire2Learn (D2L) also includes a blog tool. It has granular settings choices that allows you to configure it on a course-by-course basis for who gets to read it (including the world if you like), who gets to comment, etc.

Of course D2L is a commercial product unlike Moodle, but interesting nonetheless that some of the IMS/LMS/CMS platforms are including Web 2.0 tools.

I used the Moodle wiki for a week-long session in April and found it to be a bit clunky and underfeatured. Still, not bad for a first version. Barry

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]]> By: Queen Murray http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/moodle-does-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-4298 Queen Murray Thu, 29 Jun 2006 19:48:57 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/moodle-does-blogs/#comment-4298 I have had my high school students blogging for the last two years. It has been a very useful tool in many ways, and I would strongly suggest all teachers try it regularly. I invite all my participants, post a question they are to respond to, and they post their ideas for all to see. I have had my high school students blogging for the last two years. It has been a very useful tool in many ways, and I would strongly suggest all teachers try it regularly. I invite all my participants, post a question they are to respond to, and they post their ideas for all to see.

]]> By: Susan A. http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/moodle-does-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-4208 Susan A. Sat, 24 Jun 2006 02:51:27 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/moodle-does-blogs/#comment-4208 Harold beat me to it - Elgg does that, and now you can integrate it into Moodle :-) I do like the idea of being able to choose your audience for specific blog posts. A student could post specifically for a teacher to see their post, or a teacher can post to a specific group of students. I can see some teachers wanting to have the students use the blog in Moodle, and others preferring Elgg. Choice is good! Harold beat me to it – Elgg does that, and now you can integrate it into Moodle :-)

I do like the idea of being able to choose your audience for specific blog posts. A student could post specifically for a teacher to see their post, or a teacher can post to a specific group of students.

I can see some teachers wanting to have the students use the blog in Moodle, and others preferring Elgg. Choice is good!

]]> By: Harold Jarche http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/moodle-does-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-4207 Harold Jarche Fri, 23 Jun 2006 23:07:18 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/moodle-does-blogs/#comment-4207 Sounds like Moodle should be more like Elgg. But then, they're integrated so it doesn't matter. Just use both :-) Sounds like Moodle should be more like Elgg. But then, they’re integrated so it doesn’t matter. Just use both :-)

]]> By: Tom Hoffman http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/moodle-does-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-4153 Tom Hoffman Wed, 21 Jun 2006 16:44:13 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/moodle-does-blogs/#comment-4153 I agree that per post permissions would be nice, but it might be a usability nightmare. I know in SchoolTool we've toned down the granularity of those kinds of settings because it was just too much for the user to keep track of. I agree that per post permissions would be nice, but it might be a usability nightmare. I know in SchoolTool we’ve toned down the granularity of those kinds of settings because it was just too much for the user to keep track of.

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