Online Health Blog
Using a combination of the Moodle Class Management System and Wordpress Blogs we have created our first online courses, Health 10 and Health 12. By offering our Health courses online we have alleviated the scheduling issues that had persisted in the past. Students are now free to work on their Health Course when convenient. Health has not become completely digital. Guest speakers and group discussions still exist but are planned events rather than every week.
Making the course online provides students the opportunity for students to comment anonymously to one another. We have observed that students write more freely when they are not associated with their comments. A teacher moderates all postings to ensure the class progresses smoothly.