Moodling with Principals

I recently finished teaching a professional development course on using Moodle as a school principal. It was so exciting to watch the principals' faces light up as they thought about ideas to streamline their work week! Let me share some examples of ways that schools can use Moodle to organize staff correspondence throughout the year.

• Staff members have e-discussions through forums prior to a staff meeting. Staff members are able to share ideas, think through the different sides of an issue, and gain background knowledge prior to a face-to-face discussion.
• Building teams take meeting minutes on a wiki. The wiki is editable by other team members, and viewable by all members of the staff. Minutes are saved in one central location for the entire year.
• Principals poll teachers through the "choice" tool, instead of sending an email with voting buttons.
• Certificated staff members submit evaluation and goals paperwork through Moodle, where principals can track who has submitted work and when.
• School wide announcements are made through the "news forum." Announcements are then archived, searchable, and viewable by all staff members from one central location.

The list goes on! Using Moodle to organize staff meetings, team meetings, and building decision making can change the workflow in the building to become efficient, streamlined, and useful. What a great tool! For more information on using Moodle as a building or team leader, contact our department.