Tina Smith, Lecturer in Sport sciences has used the Moodle Lesson activity to create a problem-based learning tool for students. This follows on from a successful Higher Education Academy (HEA) bid. The learning tool allows for a non linear approach to learning. Tina has used the Lesson activity in Moodle to create a series of web pages and based on the resources embedded and built in questions, directs students to relevant content e.g. a page may contain some information and a series of videos about running and movement and at the end have a question to test a students understanding. If the student gets the correct answer they can proceed onto the next page, if they get it wrong then they are prompted to a page with some further reading. With this tool, each choice the student makes, determines the path the lesson takes.
Tina has embedded various forms of media and resources in her lessons including video, audio, links to external resources, quiz questions and audio recordings which makes for a rich and user friendly tool.
The tool created will be made freely available to the wider academic community. The template for the tool will also be made available and those interested are encouraged to customise it to use within their area of discipline. Siobhan Strike who has used the tool within her modules has also been successful in obtaining additional funding to see how the tool can be further developed and extended into other disciplines.
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