Gateway Gadget

Moodle’s own website claims that this software supports the “social constructivist framework of education” that I am trying to build within my classroom. I have attempted to facilitate this framework in years past using a basic discussion forum provided by my district. Unfortunately, this has led to mixed success. Although my students were making great learning connections between lab and course work, the rigidity of the forum’s format and lack of intuitive design led to a heavy time investment for forum establishment. Having talked with other educators who have used Moodle, its ease of use and intuitiveness of design makes it easy to implement and manage. Moodle has been termed by a fellow teacher as a “gateway drug for technology” because its ease of use gets non-techies into tech. Further, the luxury of having many applications packaged into one Moodle site allows for great flexibility.