MOODLE

Moodle (Modular Object Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment) is designed as a supporter for face-to-face teaching process. It is a virtual learning environment.

With the help of Moodle;

Instructors share the lecture notes,structure of the lessons beforehand,and provide a handy way for students to look at the plans,topics and contents beforehand.Because students do not use books or do not have to take notes again,instuctors save time.
Sharing assignments in this digital platform is beneficial for collaborative learning.
Activities such as online feedbacks and discussions via the platform help students to be more active in learning process.
Besides,students have the advantage of not to being in a specific place,and not to arrange a time to join the lessons.Moodle brings students an advantage to access the platform whenever and wherever they are available.

VIRTUAL REALITY - Second Life

   Do you have any idea about virtual reality? 

   Have you ever heard something about gamification?

   I think we are all deal with that course books and using pens are not the attractive ways in education anymore. Developing technology provides us many benefits in education. Virtual reality gives us endless opportunities to apply our project-based works.To improve the motivation of students,lessons are created in virtual platforms such as second life,simscity etc. This is also called gamification. As I said,this method improves students' motivation in learning and promotes them to solve problems as in real life. 

This picture is an example from Second Life. My character -actually me- is reading a book in a library. What else? You can create/build classes for your students,have a conference,meeting with colleagues etc. Is it weird? Not anymore. This is what the present period wants from us. This is actually moving with times and benefiting from its easiness. If you give a chance yourself to apply virtual reality in your teaching/learning method,you can explore how to have an effective teaching/learning.

Virtual reality is the first step in a grand adventure into the landscape of the imagination.

FRANK BIOCCA, TAEYONG KIM, & MARK R. LEVY, Communication in the Age of Virtual Reality