Category: Tariq

Designing a unit of study in moodle was a challenging exercise because I found myself questioning the value of every element and attribute that I introduced in the unit. Having started with a well-defined objective of making peer and community interaction the strongest element of the course provided me with a criterion for assessing the value of each element and attribute. However, the community and peer interaction that I wanted to build would remain a hypothetical construct until learners actually engaged with the course. The design and post-design reflection helped me re-evaluate some of my pre-conceived notions about online and face-to-face courses. The following reflection is an overview of the objectives I set out to achieve and how my perspective evolved over the process of design.

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