Joint offering of World Bank Institute and National Institute of Disaster Management

Course Overview

This is a two days workshop to facilitate the migration of the on-line disaster risk management learning program from Virtual Learning Environment to the new platform, the Moodle and to ensure the smooth continuation of the program delivery by the partner organization.  Moodle has all the standard features of the learning management system (LMS) that supports a content-driven learning model (i.e., tools for course structuring, presenting text and multimedia, interactivity, quizzes and assessments). In addition, Moodle provides a suite of tools, such as journals, wikis, chats, discussions, etc., to promote interaction and social networking among participants by sharing ideas, collaborating in small groups, discussing, and reflecting on experiences to develop understanding together.  Moodle, within its short existence has already attracted a large and diverse user community over 32,000 sites with more than 1 million courses using over 75 languages in over 175 countries.

During the first day, experts will be introduced to the standard features of the Moodle in the context of disaster risk management courses, to its interface, and the reasons why WBI switched to Moodle. They will also learn about WBI’s initial experience in migration and in developing and delivering Moodle courses. The interactivity of the training is guaranteed through exercises with course settings and formats.  On the second day more advanced topics will be introduced (dialogues, assignments, tests, surveys, workshops, grading, etc.) Experts will get familiarized how to identify the necessary tools in preparing successful disaster risk management on-line courses for delivery in Moodle. They will also have a discussion on administration, instructor and student interactions and how to establish a motivating environment for learning. The workshop will end with a summary and questions-answers session.  

The objective of this workshop is to create capacity in partner organizations of WBI disaster risk management program in development, facilitation, teaching, delivery and project management of disaster management online courses in Moodle.  

Staff of partner organizations who will be responsible for further improvement, facilitation, teaching, delivery and project management of disaster risk management online courses in Moodle.

 

 Please click here to download the workshop agenda (.PDF file, 26kb)

Coordinator: Berna Yekeler: byekeler@worldbank.org