The Pedagogical Advantages of an LMS Paul Daniels Kochi University of Technology

The Pedagogical Advantagesof an LMS

Paul Daniels

Kochi University of Technology

Outline

I. A Project-based Course

II. Available Open Source LMS Platforms

online & offline tasks

series of lessons

course

Course Design

ExistingCurriculum

Cooperative

Communicative

Task-based

Learner-centeredESP

project-based

Learning Management System** Moodle **

Science English Lab

Reflection / Moblog

Measurements

Data Analysis

Renewable Energy Project

Activities

Preview

Vocabulary Review

Listening Task

Pairwork

Project

Follow-up

Preview

Vocabulary

Ecological Footprints

by Paul Daniels

Listening Task

Pair work

Project

Mobile Blog

Group Follow-up

Typical daily activity

common

Friendly   

Why is it OK or NOT OK for the environment?

1. Cycling to school 

 Y Very

friendly

Cycling produces no air pollution & no noise pollution.

2. Eating instant soup from convenient store

Y no Produces a lot of garbage, especially plastic and foam which is not biodegradable.

3.  

4.  

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6.  

Individual Follow-up

Popular Open Source LMS

ATutor

Claroline

.LRN

Moodle

Sakai Project

Edutools

http://www.edutools.info/course/compare/

Expanding the capabilities of a LMS

• Survey• Flash activity• Hot Potatoes exercise• Image Gallery• Mobile Access• Document Management

Survey

Flash QuizSentence Scramble with Video

Flash QuizDrag & Drop with Listening

Hotpot Module

Image Gallery

Mobile Access

Document Management

Thank you.

Questions?

contacts

• Paul Allum: – allum@rikkyo.ac.jp

• Glenn Stockwell: – gstock@waseda.jp

• Deborah Turk: – turk@u-aizu.ac.jp

• Paul Daniels: – daniels@kochi-tech.ac.jp