Moodle Boards Update

Just a quick update for Moodle Board users or former or future users! The issues with staff and students not being able to move posts between Board columns have been resolved in the latest version which is available on Moodle 4.3. A few other improvements have also been made.

If you are not aware, the Board module for Moodle is a plugin that enables a post-it or sticky note type of activity for students (think Padlet but with restricted access on Moodle). This is a collaborative activity where tutors set out a number of columns with optional headings and then students add contributions to the columns. Students do not see who has posted what.

There are several useful pedagogic applications of Moodle Boards including:

• Icebreakers, introductions
• Exit tickets – e.g. posting something that is still not clear (“muddy”) or providing general feedback
• Collaboratively sharing content, resources or links
• Students’ reflections during group breakouts
• SWOC analysis for group projects

To see a guide for Moodle Boards, please view our updated mini guide.