No, i am not a big fan of the Moodle old-fashioned dos-like design, but there are a lot of possibilities for customization to “hide” the basic noodle-structure if the visual design is important. Where are the engaging design which pushes the learning experience ? What about principles of learning and the quest of making learning interesting and not at least stick for better results….how are they reflected and supported by this WP way of doing things ? What about collaboration during the courses ?
How many times did you actually scroll in the demo video ? Waste of screen real estate ?Īnd did you just train us in how to log into a website ? Sorry to say, yes, design is something of a personal matter, but nothing new or exceptionally good here.
Well, for someone bashing other (here, Moodle) for boring design and such, i was thrilled to go and have a look for the Learndash website and demo´s.Īnd well, i must say i am not that thrilled anymore. If you are still using Moodle, you should strongly consider removing the Moodle handcuffs and exploring the exciting alternatives. The two pain-points I mention are immediately removed when using WordPress, and with the advent of Tin Can API, you can easily launch Articulate Storyline or Adobe Captivate courses – removing the need for Moodle altogether and opening up a world of possibilities through WordPress’ plugin repository and overall user-friendliness. It is because of Moodle’s general lack of pleasant visuals, clunky navigation, and overall complexity that I am adamant about using WordPress as an LMS – in fact there are many benefits to doing so. At the very least this will set you back a few thousand dollars. If you’re going to implement Moodle in any effective manner, it is in your best interest to hire a firm to set it up properly from both a configuration and visual standpoint. They can also pose quite the challenge to implement. Before you get too excited though, understand that the themes do little to bolster the appearance as they are still subjective to Moodle’s grid-like structure.
Since Moodle is open-source, there are themes that are available as well. We have long progressed past the boxed look. I will concede that design is often dependent on a variety of factors, but neither of these examples has even the slightest relevant design elements. The out-of-box set-up isn’t much to look at – here is an example of what a logged-in student would see when logging-in to take a course: If I were looking at this for the first time, I would run the other way. Keep in mind too that this demo site is designed to get you excited about what Moodle has to offer. Not exactly what one would consider modern. Despite this, I would still venture to guess that the majority of users would find Moodle to be extremely dated. Okay, so I understand that preference in design is (somewhat) subjective. In fact, I would argue that popularity is decreasing, and for two primary reasons: Moodle is still very popular, but this is arguably driven because of the brand and the way that they have preferred partners implementing their platform. When it first hit the scene, it was applauded for the flexibility it gave the everyday user to establish a learning management system. From Moodle, they launch courses, administer quizzes, manage users, and much more. For many organizations today, Moodle is the cornerstone of their learning program.