Re: [apsa_itp] course management website suggestions?

["Yiannis Andreadis" <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I agree with Bill. Moodle is the best tool and it should cover all your needs. I am using moodle for all my classes and I am very satisfied.

 

I do not think that you will need an independent wiki because moodle includes a wiki that you could easily use to have your student collaborate on documents.

 

I would suggest you to visit my moodle classes, but they are available in Greek language (in case you can read Greek the link is http://polres.polsci.auth.gr)

 

Good luck!

 

Ioannis Andreadis
Lecturer

Laboratory of Applied Political Research
Department of Political Sciences
Aristotle University Thessaloniki
46 Egnatias Str.,Thessaloniki
54625 Hellas (Greece)

Tel: +302310991992, +302310991950
Fax: +302310991983

 

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Bill Wilkerson

To: John D Wilkerson

Cc: apsa_itp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 10:50 PM

Subject: Re: [apsa_itp] course management website suggestions?

I think you have already found your best bet: Moodle. Although I haven't looked at it in a year so I don't know how it has continued to develop. I have used Moodle for classes and it works well.  

Or it may be that Moodle and an independent wiki, such as pbwiki, is what you are looking for. 

Bill 

William R. Wilkerson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Political Science

College at Oneonta, SUNY

http://employees.oneonta.edu/wilkerwr

On May 6, 2008, at 3:44 PM, John D Wilkerson wrote:

Hi folks:

I'm involved in a project where we are developing and assessing an AP government curriculum that includes a heavy dose of simulations and project based learning.

As part of this, we are looking for an open source course management website where students will manage their assignments and store stuff, where student teams can communicate and collaborate on documents, and where the instructor can easily monitor individual student contributions to these collective activities and grade assignments.

Google sites doesn't appear to have the tools to do the latter. Moodle does include some grading features. But before we dive into developing new tools, I thought I would ask  - does something similar already exist?

Thanks in advance, John

John D. Wilkerson

Associate Professor of Political Science

Associate Director, Center for American Politics and Public Policy

Box 353530

University of Washington

Seattle, WA 98195

phone 206-543-8030

fax 206-685-2146

www.legsim.org

www.congressionalbills.org

www.policyagendas.org

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