Post.6 usability:

USABILITY EVALUATION “MOODLE AS INTERACTION TOOL”

OVERVIEW
Is a free and open-source e-learning software platform, also known as a Course Management System, Learning Management System, or Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).

Moodle has many features typical of an e-learning platform, plus some original innovations.

Moodle is very similar to a learning management system, but it has many more standard features. Moodle can be used in many types of environments such as in education, training and development, and business settings

Moodle is a lot like other LMSs in that it provides all the basic tools for e-learning

THE PURPOSE OF THE EVALUATION:

o To evaluate the effectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction of moodle as interaction tools

The target audience:

o The SQU instructors and students.

Moodle's infrastructure supports many types of plug-ins :

o activities (including word and math games)
o resource types
o question types (multiple choice, true and false, fill in the blank, etc)
o data field types (for the database activity)
o graphical themes
o authentication methods (can require username and password accessibility)
o enrollment methods

MOODLE ADVANTAGES :

o Student participation: topics, Glossaries.

o Teachers:

 has total control over course (when and what)
 Monitorizing students progress
 Feedback to students
 Create courses with other teachers

o Students:

 Motivating (debatable)
 Timetable (24/7)
 Inmediate feedback (predetermined feedback is very difficult to see in advance all possibilities)
 Easy Teamwork: no need of physical or time coincidence

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RESULTS:

o Effectiveness :

o Moodle is very useful learning management system that allow sharing information and enhance collaborative learning.
o It motivates and encourage the learner to interaction.
o Moodle is offer interactive activities such as forums , chat rooms , quizzes , wikis , …

o Efficiency :

o It easy to navigate and use because it not need to support with other software.
o Provided in many languages.

o Satisfaction :

o It is comfortable to use.
o Has many options to provide the content.
o Students prefer to learn by Moodle as learning management system