Well, “study” might be a strong word. They were attempting to answer “Can free software satisfactorily meet the needs of students, faculty, and instructional technologists for online teaching and learning?”
The answer seems to be “yes.” You can find details here.
Also, a few people are trying moodle in their courses and are writing about it….
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I just noticed that sloan-c has chosen moodle for its asynchronous environment for its workshop series “sloan-c online workshop series: how online can be better than on-ground: constructivism, collaboration, community “. You’ll recognize sloan-c from …
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OK, I read the article . It’s pretty short. You should give it a look. It highlighted how constructivism can clash with the instructional design process. This’ll prove interesting with the proposed summer online courses that will pilot moodle. Online courses are heavily designed……
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As you may recall, moodle is based on social constructivist theory . I came across this paper that talks about translating constructivism into instructional design .
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From this article , the Feb 3 & 4 conference boasted over 170 participants.
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