Like so many moodle users Hamble College have been reviewing and updating recent Moodle builds. Well, until we start building our Moodle we will be enrolling at Mount Orange School. According to the blurb the best way to use the site is to explore it ‘in character’. So that is what I intend to do, knowing that the very ultimate test will be to experience Moodle 2.0, along side our students, in our school Moodle.
Today, I am going to be…
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| Student | Teacher | Parent | Principal | Authenticated User | Create your own! |
a teacher, no surprise there then.
I know there are a lot of new tools to investigate, but what I will say is that this simple layout instantly looks very attractive. I particularly like the comments block, ( and to a lesser extent) the use of an RSS feedback that brings LIVE content and an organic, ‘what’s happening now’ engagement to the front page. My final point is I like the admin ‘voice’ being shared with users in ‘orange text’ – simple, subtle but visually effective.
Next, I am beginning to experience the benefit of the navigation and improve breadcrumbs. So, enrolled as a teacher I wanted to see who I was and quickly accessed my profile. I am pleased to department information in there, is it available in 1.99? Access to ‘my private files and a very useful messaging system. Excellent. Jeffrey Sanders are you in your PJs? I jest of course.
I dipped into the forums and I really liked to quick access to subscription emails and RSS feeds. Great for all RSS enthused teachers…. IMHO RSS feeds for teachers are a very effective tool to manage information flow as are moodle forum digests. All this Moodle goodness and I have even made it to a course yet and I am impressed.