Moodle on the Move.

Robertson, Stephen

Abstract

Recent shifts in technology have seen some writers question the value of tablet computers as phones becomes bigger, more powerful and their battery life improves:

(http://www.wired.com/2015/01/nobody-knows-ipad-good-anymore/

In trying to encourage greater student engagement with their studies, lecturers can be caught unsure of how to proceed.

Moodle has improved since its introduction and now it adjusts the content to match the screen size. Does that matter? Results from a recent module survey suggests that 75% of students access Moodle from their phone which would suggest that when we design our Moodle pages we may need to think about the placement of information. What works on a 21" HD monitor in our office may not give the same result on a laptop, tablet or phone.

• Presentation Conference Type: Other
• Start Date: Feb 27, 2015
• End Date: Feb 27, 2015
• Publication Date: Feb 27, 2015
• Deposit Date: Apr 30, 2015
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 30, 2015
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: Moodle; student engagement; social media; coursework design
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/7935
• Publisher URL: https://napier.webex.com/napier/ldr.php?RCID=6148765b011c2d5a86a6d68d9c71346c