By now most of you will know the alpha release of Moodle 2.0 is likely to be closer to September 2010. This is because the Moodle team is putting the emphasis on getting the release right rather than rushing it out.
In the meantime to continue on with the ‘What’s new in Moodle 2.0’ theme here is a quick introduction to two of the most talked about new features, designed to help students manage their learning:
- Conditional Activities
- Completion Tracking
Conditional Activities, developed by Sam Marshall of the Open University, will appear as a standard feature in Moodle 2.0 onwards, enabling teachers to restrict the availability of any activity according to certain conditions such as date, grade obtained, or activity completion.
There are arguments for and against this form of control over a students progress throughout a course as opposed to allowing them to find their own paths, but that is another blog post altogether.
Completion Tracking allows teachers to specify conditions that define when an activity is considered to be complete e.g. when a certain number of posts have been made, or a grade has been reached or a choice has been made
The Completion systems itself will consist of 2 parts:
- Activity Completion
- Course Completion
Activity completion enables teachers to specify conditions that define when a student has completed an activity, for example when a certain number of posts have been made or a grade has been reached
Course Completion enables teachers to specify conditions that define when a student has completed a course.
For more information on all of Moodle 2.0’s features you should read the Moodle 2.0 Release Notes on Moodle.org.
For more information on implementing Moodle 2.0, or on any of the Synergy Learning services email info@synergy-learning.com.
Tags: Moodle, Moodle 2.0, Synergy Learning
