[Moodle] Assignment Calculator

[Roland Gesthuizen]

The link is fascinating Margaret.. the output provides an set of tasks
that students need to consider and complete along the suggested
timeline with appropriate internal weblinks. We dont provide any
formal scaffolding but it sounds like a very sensible thing to do.

Regards Roland

On 06/04/06, Lawson, Margaret <mlawson at stmichaels.vic.edu.au> wrote:
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> I found this site last night - Assignment Calculator:
> http://www.lib.umn.edu/help/calculator/
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> Students plug in the current date, the due date and what type of assignment
> it is. The site outputs a proposed study schedule and links to resources on
> the library site to help students structure their learning. The site even
> offers email reminders to ensure that you meet the proposed deadlines.
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> What scaffolding is your department/house providing for your students?
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> The concept is very simple and the 'code' for this tool is opensource so it
> is freely available to play around with and improve.
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> enjoy!
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