I am sure by now you have noticed the term 'SCORM' showing up in various places around Moodle.
SCORM is a set of standards for how to manage e-learning resources. Wikipedia : SCORM
With SCORM we can create robust online content. You are able to incorporate websites, videos, quizzes, discussion topics, objectives, presentations, audio,... into one directed learning activity. This incorporates nicely into Moodle, allowing you to grade SCORM quizzes and see how long time was spent on the activity (like other Moodle reports you have seen).
There are a fair number of SCORM content generating software options available. I looked at most of the free tools listed on Moodle's site, and in my opinion myUdutu's online tool is the best. I also liked eXe, but it lacked some functionality (incorporating ppt's) that makes it hard to recommend.
myUdutu is a completely free online tool, from a company that sells hosting for the content you generate in myUdutu. Just create a free account and you are off. The Getting Started Guide does a great job of introducing you to the software, and once you login there is also a link for 'how to use myUdutu', (which is a myUdutu generated project) which is also helpful.
One shortcoming seems to be the inability to have short answer assessments. I think you could however mix Moodle tools in (wiki, quiz, forum) to get them a place to give a short answer to a question.
This is a really great tool.
ReplyDeleteI actually created a whole intro lesson to the second module in my course. Everything is created online (no downloads) which is handy if you work on multiple computers. However, remember to always watch the status bar so that you are sure that things are saved before continuing. So best to work with fast connections.
In the end of the project you can publish link. In my case the link is to the lesson with a watermark on it (sorry).
http://publish.myudutu.com/published/launcheval/24898/Course45107/Launch.html
(after screen opens make sure to click on "launch course" at the top left)
If you pay a fee then you can get the link to a "clean" version. However, I could also download the whole lesson as a zipfile and import it directly into moodle and connect it to the gradebook - there is no fee for this most useful download type.
It took me an afternoon to make this lesson -because I was learning the Udutu. But individual assessments, in this case lists, multiple choice and survey, only took minutes to create. The lesson still needs work, mostly formatting. There are also many more assessment types that I have not even tried (like depending on the answer students are directed different places).
Something that cannot be done is quizzes that incorporate short answer or essay questions. But when in moodle you could put in a link that would open another screen with that type of question, after which they are linked back to the Udutu lesson.
The main goal of this lesson is to make clear that inspiration can happen anywhere. And also to make sure that when students go on the required fieldtrip they are prepared and know what tasks they have to complete.
Greetings, M.