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Moodle.org competition winners and runners up for best course design in various categories. You can view the courses by using your Moodle.org login - easy to create if you don't have one. http://moodle.org/login/index.php

This paper presents an investigation into how students studying at university engage actively with learning technology in their self-directed study time. The case study surveyed 250 students studying at undergraduate and postgraduate level from a purposive sample of departments within one institution. The study has also conducted focus groups and a number of in-depth follow-up interviews with respondents to the survey. In this article we explore three emerging aspects of the learning experience, namely student expectations of the technology, their lecturers' engagement with technology and how the technology might support processes of transition in higher education. One key implication is that more academic guidance is needed on what and how to use the technology effectively for independent learning, even where ICT skills levels are high. The study also identifies the significant role that the lecturer plays in facilitating students' use of technology. The findings of this study will be of interest to those working to incorporate learning technologies more effectively in higher education, in particular for those who are looking to improve the engagement of students in self-directed learning.

Adapted from-and extending-the recommendations found in Chickering and Gamson's, Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1991), here are some of the most commonly agreed upon best practices for course design and development. They can be applied to both traditional and online courses, however some are particularly crucial to online course development.

scroll down the long page to find best practice guidelines

Playlist of 17 clips showing the main new and improved features in Moodle 2.

We could actually USE this course for our purposes (guest access allowed). We don't need to re-invent the wheel, just to get staff into this course...

It is possible to see what exactly was included in this course if you watch it in full screen mode. Unfortunately, there is no guest access to this course (I tried)

Designing Learning for an LMS

Designing effective teaching and learning in La Trobe's Moodle LMS

Moodle Glossary (first version) comparing WebCT Term and Moodle Term

Moodle glossary second version

"Can online discussion be structured to achieve a high level of effective student participation without an increase on staff workload? This resource considers structuring sustainable online discussion by applying Bill Pelz's (2004) principle to online discussion: "Get the students to do (most) of the work." "

Useful site with lots of Moodle support resources. This page -Online Strategies and Best Practices for instructors has some useful resources - video interviews under Core Competencies for Online Teaching Success are interesting.