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'Moodle', 'Sloodle' and virtual worlds in classrooms, limited parental access.

Caz | 03.12.2009 23:48 | Culture | Education | Technology | World

If you ask for your child to bring home his exercise books you will likely be told that according to 'guidelines' this is not permitted. However, your local school may suggest that you go to the school to see your child's work, where a teacher will explain what is in their books to you. My suggestion is that exercise books may be phased out, and students will get their 'education' inside virtual worlds. 'Moodle' is already in place.


In the video titled 'Parent Roles in Moodle' we learn that Moodle is not set for parent involvement from its design paradigm.

They can however create a role for the parent and decide what permissions the parent has. Permissions in computer speak means he will decide what level of inclusion the parent has within the virtual world.

Most striking for me is looking at the page menu hierarchy, for it gives real insight as to how those operating this system look upon the parents, not only are the parents beneath some person who is dictating the terms for all within the environment, they are way down on the menu to the bottom position.

Read further  http://www.lifeinthemixtalk.com/?p=5458

Caz

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Display the following 15 comments

  1. oh those damned open source communists — passerby
  2. Moodle is not the problem here — Married to a teacher
  3. Have you bothered speaking to a school, Caz? — TeachazPet
  4. Have you bothered speaking to a school, Caz? — TeachazPet
  5. I haven't a clue what this article is about - more explanation please! — anon
  6. Curriculum matters — Caz
  7. Moodle and Sloodle — Caz
  8. Moodle free, Moodle charges — Caz
  9. Nothing to see here, please move along — Tired, so very tired
  10. Linden Laboratories, owners of Teen Second Life — Caz
  11. Get with the times........Its the 21st century — Ed
  12. Moodle, Sloodle and Second Life — Caz
  13. dcsf — {A}
  14. O.U. is now open content — r
  15. Flies In A Bottle — Life

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