Moodle Monday: Registration Open for i3 Workshop

Registration is underway for the next two sessions of the newly revamped i3 Workshop course. This summer, the course will be offered from June 11th to August 10th in the traditional 8 week format. Participants will get a fresh, up to date look at teaching in Moodle, utilizing Web 2.0 Tools in the online course, planning for accessibility, and selecting effective instructional strategies while experiencing the online environment as a student.

In addition, we have added a new version of the course that will be spread over 12 weeks this fall. This session has been designed for those who prefer a less intense pace, as the work is spread over a longer period of time. The fall session will be offered from September 10th to November 30th.

It is recommended that instructors complete the i3 Workshop course before developing an online course here at SVCC. In addition, full time faculty enrolled in the course receive two promotional credits upon completion.

To register, please complete the form at the following link: http://svcc.edu/employees/it/training/registration.html

Questions? Contact IT at 815-835-6229 for answers.

Moodle Monday - Keep a Style Sheet

This weeks Moodle Monday is a practical one.  When designing your course keep a style sheet to remember what font, size, color and style you use for the variety of labels, titles and headings you use to organize content on your page.  Keep a notepad or word document open to record what styles you use so you can recall them later.

Using different font styles for headings and titles is an powerful way to help organize your course for your online students.  Simply using Bold or a color helps students navigate your course, find resources by type, and even recall information later. 

Some suggestions are:

• Use size and font to differentiate, they are more accessible than color alone. 
• indicate keyword or terms by making them bold.  Avoid underlining and the colors blue and red  or purple as they are used to indicate hyperlinks.  Or highlight the words using the highlight option in Moodle. 
• Use the styles.  Moodle has styles for headings, use them to quickly format text. 
• All Capitals is a simple way to indicate a section or type or resource.