[Moodle] Moodle or WikiSpaces ?

[victor rajewski]

Hi Helen,

I am currently in the process of setting up moodle at my current
school, but have used it at others schools in the past. In particular,
I have used it for VET IT - it is great for this purpose. I also have
set up a couple of wikispaces, and it is nowhere close to a complete
elearning environment.

I would highly recommend giving moodle a try - there is a sandbox site
at moodle.org or moodle.com where you can have a play with some of the
features.

The only downside is you need some technical expertise to set it up
(not heaps, but enough) unless you can afford to get it hosted
externally (there are a few companies which do this) or pay a
contractor to set it up for you.

Cheers,

Victor

On 4/17/07, Helen Chenoby <chenoby.h at optusnet.com.au> wrote:
> Hi Vik,
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> I have students doing Cert III Unit 3&4, Cert II, and Cert III Unit 1&2 in
> my class.
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> I am looking for a complete e-learning environment which will be financially
> affordable for me.
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> I started to create Wikispaces site for my class :
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> https://coriobaysc.wikispaces.com
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> Just recently I have found that my School has a Interactive Whiteboard and
> also is registered with  Moodle . smthing Western Suburbs  - I will found it
> when I will be at school (I work 1 day a week)
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> My school also is a Registered Training Organisation and offers 16 VET
> certificates.
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> Could you let me know do you use Moodle?
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> Thanks
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> Helen
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "victor rajewski" <askvictor at gmail.com>
> To: "The Moodle Users' in Schools Mailing List" <moodle at edulists.com.au>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 12:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [Moodle] Moodle or WikiSpaces ?
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> > On 4/17/07, Helen Chenoby <chenoby.h at optusnet.com.au> wrote:
> >>
> >> What environment is better for  educational purposes to start with :
> >> Moodle
> >> or WikiSpaces ?
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> > Depends on what you want to do, really. Wikispaces gives you a wiki.
> > Moodle gives you a complete elearning environment including wiki
> > functionality in there somewhere. Moodle will take some time to set
> > up, learn to use effectively, and train others, but give you a _lot_
> > of options. Wikispaces will give you a collaborative space.
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> > Give us an idea what you want to do, and who it is aimed at.
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> > vik
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