One of the many advantages to using Moodle (iLearn) in addition to the flexibility of the Quiz module (the number attempts, shuffling questions, inserting variables into numerical questions) is the wealth of usable data you can glean from each quiz. Bryant science...
First year teacher Ahmad Charara was assigned to teach Computer Applications at Lowrey Middle School this year. Fortunately, over the past several years, the Computer Applications course has been built on iLearn, Dearborn's Moodle courseware--largely due to the work...
Several teachers in secondary science have begun using an argumentative writing protocol called "Claim-Evidence-Reasoning", or "C-E-R". Students use this protocol to generate a claim about a particular issue or concept, then support their claim with evidence....
Over the past several years, the Biology Team at Edsel Ford High School (Lorraine O'Brien, David Mayoros, Christina West, Michael MacPherson, and this author) has been using iLearn, Dearborn's Moodle Courseware, to assess student understanding and make instructional...
This semester, several teachers have begun administering assessments on iLearn. One of these teachers is Ms. Kelley Murphy, science teacher at Bryant. Kelley uses iLearn to create quizzes that involve color pictures, drag-and-drop fill-in-the-blank questions, and...
This week, Woodworth Social Studies teacher Scott Apple and his students practiced their writing craft with an exercise on iLearn based on the Declaration of Independence. The iLearn workshop module used here incorporates several phases, through which students prepare...