Moodle for hybrid teaching in Information Systems Analysis and Design
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Good morning Karen and congratulations for the work. Very appropriate and very applied to our reality. I wanted to ask you if you think that this system would be valid for all subjects of studies and, in your opinion, what are the most important limitations you see. Thank you very much
Hello, good morning. Thank you for your comment. Yes, the system can be applied to any subject, but it is important to determine the content and types of activities that might be most suitable. Adjustments need to be made in the process. A mathematics course, for example, could integrate links that lead to practical exercises. On the other hand, one problem is that some students do not attend the virtual session prior to the face-to-face class, even though it is compulsory, and may get lost in the face-to-face class. It is possible that although important concepts are generalised, there is a delay in the face-to-face class to close the activities and give feedback when not all students attend their asynchronous virtual session.
One question I would like to ask you Karen: while open source, cost savings, flexibility and customisation are great advantages of Moodle, do you think that the weight of its complexity in installation and even the need for some technical knowledge as it is open source and the user management of hosting, security or updates can weigh against the platform? how did you see it in your case? thanks!
Hello, good morning. Thank you for your comment. It is an interesting and important point. It is necessary to have technical knowledge to manage the system, maintain updates and provide security, but in my case, the system is provided institutionally by the technology area. So, I design and integrate activities into the system, which are reviewed in an academy for approval, and then I follow up the course. However, there are teachers who do not know how to use the system and ask for support from the technology area to design and integrate the course into the system and only take charge of monitoring the activities. Personally, I have the knowledge to operate the system and I have the equipment to host it, so I would not have a problem, but I think it is easier to use it when the system is managed institutionally because the teacher does not worry about maintaining it, updating it, etc.
Good morning Karen and congratulations for the work. Very appropriate and very applied to our reality. I wanted to ask you if you think that this system would be valid for all subjects of studies and, in your opinion, what are the most important limitations you see. Thank you very much
Hello, good morning. Thank you for your comment. Yes, the system can be applied to any subject, but it is important to determine the content and types of activities that might be most suitable. Adjustments need to be made in the process. A mathematics course, for example, could integrate links that lead to practical exercises. On the other hand, one problem is that some students do not attend the virtual session prior to the face-to-face class, even though it is compulsory, and may get lost in the face-to-face class. It is possible that although important concepts are generalised, there is a delay in the face-to-face class to close the activities and give feedback when not all students attend their asynchronous virtual session.
Good morning Karen and congratulations for the presentation, the content is very interesting!
One question I would like to ask you Karen: while open source, cost savings, flexibility and customisation are great advantages of Moodle, do you think that the weight of its complexity in installation and even the need for some technical knowledge as it is open source and the user management of hosting, security or updates can weigh against the platform? how did you see it in your case? thanks!
Hello, good morning. Thank you for your comment. It is an interesting and important point. It is necessary to have technical knowledge to manage the system, maintain updates and provide security, but in my case, the system is provided institutionally by the technology area. So, I design and integrate activities into the system, which are reviewed in an academy for approval, and then I follow up the course. However, there are teachers who do not know how to use the system and ask for support from the technology area to design and integrate the course into the system and only take charge of monitoring the activities. Personally, I have the knowledge to operate the system and I have the equipment to host it, so I would not have a problem, but I think it is easier to use it when the system is managed institutionally because the teacher does not worry about maintaining it, updating it, etc.
Thank you for your response Karen!