Invitation to request as many COBE MOODLE TEMPLATES as you

Hi!

Following a special request, Ministry of Education Moodle people have updated the link to the updated COBE Grading Rubrics. Accordingly, the COBE Template has been updated and is again available for teachers to request as many copies as they may need (one per group/course they teach, and with their pupils already enrolled, which means that there is no ”office work” involved for teachers to do).

Unlike other options available (no names here), Moodle offers practice in one digital environment (this means that neither teachers nor pupils have to access several apps to listen, watch, record, submit, etc.). In this way, COBE on Moodle is similar to ITest (and that is not the only similarity).

No less important, using Moodle to practice COBE is not restricted to use at school, where teachers and pupils may, or may not, have access to computers (and earphones) when they need them, and for the length of time needed. Should I mention the fact that at school there may be fewer computers than needed available at any given time?

Moodle comes in handy here: Teachers (and pupils) can access the copy of the COBE Template anytime, anywhere, and at no cost.  Teachers need to request a copy for their group, and pupils need to use their Ministry of Education username and password to access their safe and secure COBE environment. In other words, pupils can practice from home, and even do so using their Mobile device (though I believe it is much better to practice using a PC).

Teachers can also check (and grade if they wish to) their pupils’ recordings on Moodle. There is no need to ask pupils to use any application to submit their exams. It is all there on Moodle.

Incidentally, there is a link to the grading rubric on the Template, so the rubric is just one click away. The rubric could have been added to the Template, but it wasn’t added so as NOT to make things a bit difficult at this stage. Maybe next year (if there is a need).

People may scare you, teachers,  that Moodle is complicated, and “All that Jazz”. Don’t listen to them: Check by yourself to see if it suits you (and your pupils). You may even find out that you want to learn how to use Moodle not just for COBE because Moodle supports your work at school in a way no other digital environment does.

Happy Moodling!