Laboratory work №12

Execution time: 50 min

Attendance 20 points
Introduction to programs Moodle, eDX, 30 points
KhanAcademy
Create a course in an online platform 50 points
Total 100 points

Theme: Development of structure and the maintenance of a lesson in the environment of

remote learning: Moodle, eDX, etc.

Purpose: Learn to design structures and accompany a lesson in the environment of

distance learning: Moodle, eDX.
Plan practical work:
1. Moodle.
2. eDX.
3. Moodle

Moodle is a free and open-source software learning management system written in PHP
and distributed under the GNU General Public License. Developed on pedagogical principles,
Moodle is used for blended learning, distance education, flipped classroom and other e-learning
projects in schools, universities, workplaces and other sectors. With customizable management
features, it is used to create private websites with online courses for educators and trainers to
achieve learning goals.
Moodle (acronym for modular object-oriented dynamic learning environment) allows for
extending and tailoring learning environments using community sourced plugins.
Website: www.moodle.org

Figure 12.1.1 - Screenshot of a Student's My home page from the Mount Orange demo site
moodle.org/demo
Moodle as a learning platform can enhance existing learning environments. As an E-
learning tool, Moodle has a wide range of standard and innovative features such as calendar and
Gradebook. Moodle is a leading virtual learning environment and can be used in many types of
environments such as education, training and development and in business settings.
Moodle has been translated in over 100 languages, available for any site administrator to
install. People in various countries maintain and contribute to the various language packs.
General principles of work in Moodle.
The only condition for the user is the availability of Internet access, Internet Explorer 6.0
or higher browser or the Mozilla family browser. It is not recommended to use Internet Explorer
5.0 and below, as well as Opera of any version, because Then a number of opportunities for
working with Moodle will be limited.
 The system starts with initialization. You can access the "Login to the Distance Learning
System" dialog using the "Log in" link located in the " You are currently using guest access (Log
in)" line, located in the upper right corner of the window.
To enter the system, you must enter your login and password received from the
Administrator.

Structure of Moodle.
In the Moodle system, there are 3 types of course formats: forum, structure (training
modules without a calendar reference), calendar (training modules linked to the calendar). The
course can contain an arbitrary number of resources (web pages, books, links to files, directories)
and an arbitrary number of interactive elements of the course.
When preparing and conducting classes in the Moodle system, the teacher uses a set of
course elements, which includes:
1. The lesson (lecture) presents the educational material in an interesting and
flexible form. It consists of a set of pages. Each page usually ends with a question that the
student must answer. Depending on the correctness of the answer, the student moves to the next
page or returns to the previous page.
2. Glossary. With it, a basic vocabulary of concepts used by the program is created,
as well as a dictionary of the main terms of each lecture.
3. Tasks allow the teacher to set a task that requires students to prepare an answer in
electronic form (in any format) and upload it to the server.
4. Wiki, which allows you to create a document with several people at once using a
simple markup language directly in the browser window, that is, with its help students can work
together, adding, expanding and changing the content. Previous versions of the document are not
deleted and can be restored at any time.
5. Tests. This element allows the teacher to create a set of test questions. Questions
can be in closed form (multiple choice), with a choice of true / not true, for compliance,
suggesting a short text response, as well as numeric or computed. All questions are stored in a
database and can be subsequently used again in the same course (or in others).
6. Questionnaires. This element provides several survey methods that can be useful
in assessing and stimulating learning in distance courses.
7. Interview. One of its applications is to conduct a vote among students. This can
be useful as a quick survey to stimulate thinking or to find a common opinion in the process of
researching the problem.
8. Explanation. This element allows you to place text and graphics on the main
page of the course. With the help of such an inscription, you can explain the purpose of a topic, a
week or a used instrument.
Let's consider in more detail the development of the course element "Lecture". "Lecture":
allows you to present the educational material in an interesting and flexible form. It consists of a
set of pages. Each page may end with a question that the student must answer. Depending on the
correctness of the answer, you can organize the transfer of the student to any of the pages of the
course.
Adding a new course in Moodle.

By default a regular teacher can't add a new course. To add a new course to Moodle, you
need to have either Administrator, Course Creator or Manager rights.
To add a course:
From the Site administration link, click Courses>Manage courses and categories
 Figure 12.1.4 – Add a cource

Click New course in the category page on the right.

Click on the category where you want your course to be.
Click the "New course" link
Enter the course settings, and then choose either to "Save and return" to go back to your
course, or "Save and display" to go to the next screen.

2. On the next screen,if you have chosen "Save and display", choose your
students/teachers to assign to the course.
To upload one or more courses
1. Go to Administration > Site administration > Courses > Upload courses
2. Either drag and drop the CSV file or click the 'Choose a file' button and select the
file in the file picker
3. Select appropriate import options carefully, then click the preview button.

Figure 12.1.5 - Upload courses admin screen

Course homepage
A Moodle course can look very different according to the theme and course format
(layout). Here are blank course page using the Boost theme and the Clean theme, both with
standard weekly format:

1. Navigation block. Normally visible on all pages, this block helps you find your way
around the course and site.
2. Administration block. Again, normally visible on all pages, this block gives different
levels of access to teachers and students.
 3. Course sections. Here is where the learning materials are displayed. This element may
be arranged in one or multiple weeks, topics, forums or other (non-standard) layouts.
4. Side blocks. Which blocks you see depend on what the administrator has selected and
what you as teacher choose to add.
1. Navigation drawer. This replaces the Navigation block and Administration block in
the Boost theme.
2. Gear menu. This replaces the course administration settings in the Boost theme

Figure 12.1.6 - Empty course with Clean theme

Figure 12.1.7– Empty course with Boost theme

To edit a course section

1. Turn editing on
2. Click the pencil icon (1 in screenshot below) to quickly rename the section
3. Click the Edit menu (2 in screenshot below) to edit the description and other settings.
 Figure 12.1.8 -Section editing menu

1. eDX.
edX is a massive open online course (MOOC) provider. It hosts online university-level
courses in a wide range of disciplines to a worldwide student body, including some courses at no
charge. It also conducts research into learning based on how people use its platform. EdX differs
from other MOOC providers, such as Coursera and Udacity, in that it is a nonprofit organization
and runs on the Open edX open-source software. Website: www.edx.org

Figure 12.2.1 - Website: www.edx.org

Functionality
EdX courses consist of weekly learning sequences. Each learning sequence is composed of
short videos interspersed with interactive learning exercises, where students can immediately
practice the concepts from the videos. The courses often include tutorial videos that are similar
to small on-campus discussion groups, an online textbook, and an online discussion forum where
students can post and review questions and comments to each other and teaching assistants.
EdX offers certificates of successful completion and some courses are credit-eligible.
Whether or not a college or university offers credit for an online course is within the sole
discretion of the school. EdX offers a variety of ways to take courses, including verified courses
where students have the option to audit the course (no cost) or to work toward an edX Verified
Certificate (fees vary by course).
The edX Partner Portal
The edX Partner Portal is the destination for partners to learn, connect, and collaborate
with one another. Partners can explore rich resources and share success stories and best practices
while staying up-to-date with important news and updates.
To use the edX Partner Portal, you must register and request verification as an edX partner.
If you are an edX partner and have not used the edX Partner Portal, follow these steps.
16. Visit partners.edx.org, and select Create New Account.
17. Select Request Partner Access, then fill in your personal details.
18. Select Create New Account. You will receive a confirmation email with your
account access within 24 hours.
After you create an account, you can sign up to receive email updates about edX releases,
news from the product team, and other announcements. For more information, see Release
Announcements by Email.

Figure 12.2.2 - edX Partner Portal

The Open edX Portal
 The Open edX Portal is the destination for all edX users to learn about the edX roadmap,
as well as hosting, extending the edX platform, and contributing to Open edX. In addition, the
Open edX Portal provides product announcements, the Open edX blog, and other rich
community resources. All users can view content on the Open edX Portal without creating an
account and logging in. To comment on blog posts or the edX roadmap, or subscribe to email
updates, you must create an account and log in. If you do not have an account, follow these
steps.
24. Visit open.edx.org/user/register.
25. Fill in your personal details.
26.Select Create New Account. You are then logged in to the Open edX Portal.

Figure 12.2.3 – Create New Account

Resources for Course Teams
Course teams include faculty, instructional designers, course staff, discussion moderators,
and others who contribute to the creation and delivery of courses on edx.org or edX Edge.
The edX Learning Series
The courses in the edX Learning Series provide foundational knowledge about using the
edX platform. These courses are available on edx.org.
edX101: Overview of Creating a Course
The edX101 course is designed to provide a high-level overview of the course creation and
delivery process using Studio and the edX LMS. It also highlights the extensive capabilities of
the edX platform.
StudioX: Creating a Course with edX Studio
After you complete edX101, StudioX provides more detail about using Studio to create a
course, add different types of content, and configure your course to provide an optimal on-line
learning experience.
VideoX: Creating Video for the edX Platform
VideoX presents strategies for creating videos for course content and course marketing.
The course provides stepby-step instructions for every stage of video creation, and includes links
to exemplary sample videos created by edX partner institutions.
Documentation
Documentation for course teams is available on the docs.edx.org web page.
27. Building and Running an edX Course is a comprehensive guide with concepts
and procedures to help you build a course in edX Studio, and then use the Learning Management
System (LMS) to run a course.
When you are working in edX Studio, you can access relevant sections of this guide by
selecting Help on any page.
28. Using edX Insights describes the metrics, visualizations, and downloadable .csv
files that course teams can use to gain information about student background and activity.
29. The edX Release Notes summarize the changes in each new version of deployed
software.
 Email
To receive and share information by email, course team members can:
Subscribe to announcements and other new topics in the edX Partner Portal or the Open
edX Portal. For information about how to subscribe, see Release
Announcements through the Open edX Portal.
1. Join the openedx-studio Google group to ask questions and participate in
discussions with peers at other edX partner organizations and edX staffers.
Wikis and Web Sites
The edX product team maintains public product roadmaps on the Open edX Portal and the
edX Partner Portal.
The edX Partner Support site for edX partners hosts discussions that are monitored by
edX staff.