Creative Databases

Lauren Kane (CECS Educational Development Group)

Facilitator: Peter Evans

By the end of the session, participants will have the knowledge and skills to:

• identify creative educational uses for a Moodle database
• use preset templates to build a simple database for use as a bibliography

During the session:

• The database tool, its flexibility and why you might use it.
• Examples from courses in our College that have used databases successfully.
• Brainstorm other uses- how one could be used in your course
• Setting up fields and templates. Begin with a preset and build from there.
• Options for allowing student contributions- whole class database or small groups

Advanced content (if time allows):

• Ways to make the database a private space for each student without having to put each student in their own group- require approval or set minimum/maximum number of posts.

BIO:

Dr Peter Evans is visiting the ANU from USQ and is working with the Central Wattle team. Peter has many years of experience supporting staff and students with Moodle and will run these sessions for CECS with assistance from Lauren Kane and Malcolm Pettigrove.

You can find out more about Peter in his professional ePortfolio:

https://eportfolio.usq.edu.au/view/view.php?id=3