Next week, I’ll be teaching a three session course on Moodle to teachers and other professionals in my district.  I’m excited to have so much time (about 12 hours total) to teach the software and how and why to use it.  I’m most excited because so much time means that I can do the most effective thing I know to do — provide time for folks to fiddle around and to build resources for their buildings and courses with some help available in the room.  I don’t think teachers get enough time to simply explore and discover and play.
    I plan to have folks sample the different resources and activities available using activities that I am creating.  I plan to give folks time to build.  Then I want for everyone to spend time in each others’ courses, basically as "students" for each other as a workshop of sorts for folks building online course components.  With that said, what would you do with Moodle if you had 12 hours and a receptive audience?  How would you measure "effective online course components?"  Is there an essential demonstration that you would show or do with folks?  Anything you’d avoid like the plague?  What questions should we consider during the workshopping?
    I’ll share this post and all your comments with the group in some fashion.  Thanks in advance.