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Interesting video on using the HTML block as a way of creating links to navigate through course topics - avoiding excessive scrolling.

The navigation links on the left hand side are nice but for a completely new (for a learner) technical issue I would rather include the icons. Also, in Moodle 1.9.6 "Book" as a resource type was allowing for reaching the same outcome without complications of inclusing HTML blocks.

Demo courses from Moodle.org with demo accounts.

Winner of Cool Courses competition

"An academic's perspective on the 'problem' of e-learning professional development."

3. Possible solutions to eLearning PD - Possible solutions to eLearning PD issues for academics.

1. The eLearning PD Environment - Environment map of providing e-learning professional development support for academics in Australian higher education.

Transforming Assessment is an Australian Learning and Teaching Council Fellowship specifically looking at the use of e-assessment within online learning environments, particularly those using one or more Web 2.0 or virtual world technologies.

Sample chapter from the book "Moodle Teaching Techniques: Creative Ways to Use Moodle for Constructing Online Learning Solutions"

* 1 Definition of Pedagogy * 2 Moodle in three short paragraphs * 3 Social Constructionism as a Referent * 4 How Moodle tries to support a Social Constructionist view * 5 Finding a balance * 6 Progression * 7 Where Moodle can do better and what we're doing about it o 7.1 Repositories and Portfolios o 7.2 Community Hubs o 7.3 Better interaction between tools o 7.4 Metadata and outcome statements o 7.5 Role-playing and scenario simulations * 8 What else would you like to see? * 9 Interesting links

The five key principles about learning on which Moodle has been and will continue to be developed.

Martin's pedagogical philosophy underpinning Moodle 2

Includes "pedagogical progression" from Moodlemoot keynote slide

Mary Cooch videos

From the Australian Flexible Learning Framework, this VET page has several archived webinars on using ePortfolios and training people in the use of ePortfolios. Despite it's VET focus the materials are very useful and there's a lot that can be applied to the HE contect.

20 February 2011This report provides a comparison of how the higher education (HE) and vocational education and training (VET) sectors are using e-portfolios. ePortfolio use by university students in Australia: Informing excellence in policy and practice (Supplementary Report) is now available and provides a valuable comparison of how the higher education (HE) and vocational education and training (VET) sectors are using e-portfolios.

Profile view of this conference summary with accompanying documents in English and German. It includes a very nice symmary table of ePortfolio evaluations based on function and usability. Interestingly enough Pebble Pad and Mahara get equal scores.