TSTC has recently transitioned to using Moodle for our online course delivery. To talk about Moodle, today's guest blogger is Bryan Maertins, Coordinator of Educational Technology:
As many of you know, over the past three years TSTC has used the Blackboard Vista learning management system for our hybrid and online courses. However, as of 1 September 2009, we now use the open-source product, Moodle, as the main source for online content. “Open-source” simply means that the programming code is available to anyone who wants to use and modify it, which means that the ideas of many can be used to make the product better. Moodle, currently, is in more than one-hundred-sixty-eight countries world-wide, utilizes various languages and is gaining ground in popularity and usability for many colleges and universities around the globe. I guess, the most compelling question asked by users, perhaps, is “What does ‘Moodle’ stand for?,” or “What’s a noodle, I mean a Moodle?” Well, I’m glad you asked… Moodle stands for Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment, which represents the creator Martin Dougimas’ belief that if you put people together who interact with their environment, great things happen and the student begins to construct his/her own learning through various experiences and interaction (see Martin Dougimas' philosophy).
So, now that you know a little bit about this new transition, check it out. Your online courses can now be found at: https://mycourses.tstc.edu/ or by clicking Marshall Moodle on the Marshall DL tab from the MyTSTC portal.
Happy Moodling!
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