“How does Moodle compare with Blackboard?” That’s the question that’s been in the back of my mind for a long time. Although I’ve been teaching with LMS’s for nine years, I’ve never used Moodle. I’ve used different versions of Blackboard, eCollege, and Jenzabar, but never Moodle. Lately, I’ve heard and read a lot from colleagues about how much they love using Moodle. How easy is it to enter content, manage activities? What kinds of classroom management tools does it include? Will my students like it? This week, I thought, “Enough wondering. Do something about your questions!” So I jumped in with both feet and downloaded Moodle. Interestingly, Moodle did not play well with my Windows 8 laptop, and I was unable to get it to work. However, when I downloaded it to older Windows 7 computer, I had no problem at all. I have a lot of website development under my belt using FrontPage and ExpressionWeb, so I have been able to jump right in and start building a couple of courses. However, now that I’m past the basics and I want to get into the more advanced Moodle features, I will be using some online self-help tools: YouTube Moodle Videos Using Moodle Forums Lynda.com
It will be quite a while before I am an expert, but I hope to have a course site up and running for this summer. I’ll keep you posted!
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