Are you hesitating between Moodle Atelier and ChallengeMe for implementing peer assessment and skills development in higher education? Here is a detailed comparison to help you choose the solution that best suits your educational needs.
Here are the top 3 reasons why institutions are switching from Moodle Workshop to ChallengeMe:
Pedagogical flexibility and advanced scenarios
ChallengeMe allows you to create customized assessment scenarios, integrating several phases (submission, assessment, feedback, co-assessment, self-assessment, etc.), to adapt to all active and hybrid teaching methods. Moodle Workshop is limited to sequential scenarios that are less customizable.
Ease of use and time savings
The ChallengeMe interface is designed to be intuitive for both teachers and students. Automated reminders, group management, configurable anonymization, and exports make life easier for teaching teams. Moodle Atelier often requires more manual manipulation and offers less automation.
Support
ChallengeMe offers personalized support (dedicated coach, guides, responsive support) and features that promote student engagement (rich feedback, self-assessment, group dynamics analysis, etc.). Moodle Atelier offers community support but no individualized support.
| Criterion | ChallengeMe | Moodle Worshop |
|---|---|---|
| Flexibility of scenarios | Multiple phases, ready-to-use models, | Sequential phases, configuration |
| customized scenarios, simultaneous phases | more complex, little customization | |
| Types of assessment | Peer-to-peer, intra-group, co-evaluation, | Individual peer-to-peer only |
| self-assessment, feedback on feedback, | ||
| evaluation of lessons, etc. | ||
| Group management | Group submission, individual grading, | Individual deposits only, |
| intra-group valuation | no intra-group valuation | |
| Notation & feedback | Overall and phase-specific ratings, detailed feedback | Overall rating, general feedback |
| by criterion, advanced weighting, criteria bank | Weighting by criterion possible | |
| customizable | No criteria bank | |
| Analysis of results | Detailed analyses, identification of discrepancies, | Basic analysis, limited access to results |
| monitoring group dynamics | ||
| Support | Dedicated coaches, guides, responsive support, | Community support |
| instructional design support | ||
| Intégration | Easy integration via LTI (Moodle, Blackboard, etc.) | Moodle Native |
| Automation | Automatic reminders, phase management, | Manual phase switching |
| Excel exports | ||
| Anonymization | Configurable according to the scenario | Automatic |
| AI and innovations | Optional AI module for feedback and summaries | Not available |
| User experience | Modern, intuitive, customizable interface | Standard Moodle interface |
| Advanced use cases | Oral presentations, hackathons, complex projects, | Classic peer-to-peer |
| evaluation of feedback, APC, etc. |
“ChallengeMe is the most intuitive peer assessment platform I have experienced so far as a university lecturer!”
Brigitte Morin, UQAR
“The personalized support offered by ChallengeMe is simply fantastic! Every time I needed help, I received top-quality service in a very short time.”
Brigitte Morin, UQAR
“The best part about ChallengeMe is that if I have a large group of students, I can set up the tool very easily. And if I have a smaller number, using the tool was also successful.”
Gautam Nagpal, ESC Pau
ChallengeMe is designed for institutions that want to go beyond traditional peer assessment, offering a flexible, intuitive, feature-rich, and supported solution that is suitable for both small groups and large cohorts.
Moodle Workshop is suitable for basic peer assessment needs, but quickly shows its limitations when scenarios become more complex or when you want to save time and engage students more.
Want to modernize your assessment practices and boost student engagement? Try ChallengeMe and discover a new educational experience.
