The Moodle Guide for Faculty

Class outline

• Getting Started
  
  

  Getting Started

  • Log In and View Your Courses Page
  • Getting to Know Your Moodle Course Page
  • Remember to Turn Editing On

    Logged in? Found your course? Great! Click the Turn editing on button at the top right to start making changes.
    
    (You won't see it on this page, but you will when you're in your own course).

  • Make Your Course Visible to Students Page

    Are students complaining they can't see your Moodle course?  Woops- let's make it visible.

  • Your Profile and Office Hours

    Your "profile" in Moodle stores your contact information and additional info like Office Hours.

  • Edit Your Profile & Update Your Office Hours Page
  • Give Students and TA's Access to Your Moodle Site

    Students who are registered for your course on TheHub will be added to Moodle automatically. If a student needs access to your Moodle site before their registration is processed, you can add them in yourself. You will need to add TA's yourself.

  • Give Access to your Course Page
  • About the Temporary Enrollment Role Page
  • Import Resources and Activities from Another Course Page

    Already have your course's contents set up exactly the way you want them from last year?  Here are instructions for importing all of those resources into your course for this semester.

  • Change Your Course Format and Adjust Sections Page
• Add Resources
  
  

  Add Resources

  • Add Text to Your Course Outline Page

    You may want to add some text to the sections for class meetings, to explain assignments or make note of schedule changes or holidays.

  • Add Files Page
  • Accessible Course Materials Page

    Something to consider when adding files: are your documents accessible?  What does that mean? Thinking about accessiblity early on can save time and prove beneficial for both you and your students in the long run.

  • Icons and the Edit Menu Page

    Once you've added a file or label to your course, you'll see icons and a menu next to each item. Remember: if you can't see these options, turn editing on to view them!

  • Add Links, Images, Videos, and More

  • Add Links to Files in your Course Outline Page
  • Add Images Page
  • Add Videos from YouTube or Your Computer Page
  • Add Videos from HampFlix Page
  • Add Videos from Kanopy Page
  • Add Links to Web Resources Page
  • Create a New Page with Links & Text

    You can make your Moodle course easier to navigate by putting content, links, media or other course information one-click-away on a Page. All the links on this site are examples of Pages.

• Backup, Restore, or Archive Your Course
  
  

  Backup, Restore, or Archive Your Course

  • Save Your Course Page as a PDF
  • Download All Course Files Page

    Want to save all the readings, documents, and photos you have uploaded to a course in one place?  Use the Download Instructor Files link to do just that.

  • Backup Your Course Page
  • Restore Your Course from a Backup Page
• Grant Access and Contact Students
  
  

  Grant Access and Contact Students

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    Guest Access
    If you want to give a someone who is not enrolled in your class access to your Moodle site it may be possible, but there are privacy and copyright concerns to take into account. Read the policy below to see how it works. 

  • Guest Access Policy Page
  • 
    Quickmail
    This feature lets you email some or all of your students directly through Moodle.

  • Using Quickmail Page
• Track Participation and Attendance
  
  

  Track Participation and Attendance

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    Take Attendance
    The attendance activity lets you keep track of student attendance. It also lets students see their own attendance history.

  • Take Attendance Page
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    Student Activity Reports

    Moodle can provide you with reports of what each student has done/viewed/uploaded/posted to your Moodle site- you just have to know where to look. This can be really helpful when it comes time to write those evaluations!
  • Student Activity Reports Page
• Assignments and Grading
  
  

  Assignments and Grading

  You can set up an assignment to allow students to submit work to you electronically, through the Moodle site. 

  • Create an Assignment Page
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    Viewing & Giving Feedback on Submitted Assignments
    Once students have submitted assignments, there are many options for how you review their submissions and give feedback on their work. 

  • View Assignments and Give Feedback Page
  • Reviewing Assignments "Offline" Page
  • Using Rubrics in Assignment Feedback Page
  • Annotate PDFs in an Assignment Page
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    Keeping Track of Assignment Completion

    You can use a "grading" scale in Moodle to mark off when students have completed assignments. This will give you at-a-glance reports of who's missing what!

  • Tracking Assignment Completion with Moodle Page

    You can use a "grading" scale in Moodle to mark off when students have completed assignments. This will give you at-a-glance reports of who's missing what!

• Discussion Forums
  
  

  Discussion Forums

  Forums are great tools for communication and collaborating. Remember that in this new version of Moodle, students can easily insert images and video INTO their posts! They can also attach files to posts for peer review.

  • Adding a Forum Page
  • Forum Subscription Options Page
  • Forum Types & Suggested Uses Page
  • Teaching Tips for Forums Page
• Organize Files
  
  

  Organize Files

  There are many ways to deal with files and readings in Moodle other than uploading them one-by-one to the main Moodle page.  The main options you have are listed below. 

  Don't forget to also check out how to create pages in Moodle, for yet another way to keep your information organized.

  • Uploading Multiple Files in One Step Page
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    Create a Folder
    A folder is a great way to store a number of files one-click-down so you don't have long lists clogging up your main Moodle page.

  • Creating a Folder for Files Page
  • 
    Google Docs & Dropbox
    If you have files stored in Google Docs or Dropbox you can now add them to Moodle, through Moodle!

  • Adding Files from Google Docs or Dropbox Page
• Other Features
  
  

  Other Features

  We've just scratched the surface of Moodle so far- it can do a LOT. When you're ready to explore some of the other features, check out the links below.

  Wiki- You and your class can work collaboratively to build a basic website, perhaps to use as a repository of collective knowledge gained during the course, or as a side project exploring a certain topic. Now that students can directly upload images and media the Wiki is MUCH more useful.

  Blogs- If you'd like a non-public system for students to record thoughts and reflections, the blogs within Moodle can be useful. Get into the Blog system by adding the Blogs Block to your course. Blogs are tied to the user, not the course, but the Blogs Block gives you options for writing and viewing posts related to the course. 

  Glossary- The class can work collaboratively to create a glossary of terms, with each student adding entries.

  Quiz- You can build a bank of quiz questions and use them in a various quizzes.

  Lightbox Gallery- You can use this module to create an image gallery. Beware that it is a little clunky to use and has some bugs- not all the editing options work for example. For best results, re-size your images before bringing them in (to no larger than 900 pixels wide). 

  For the motherlode of information, visit Moodle.org, the official Moodle help & how to site.
• News & Updates
  
  

  News & Updates

  What's new in Moodle for Fall 2017:

  • Collapsible sections have come to Class-by-Date format!  Class-by-Date format is Hampshire's custom Moodle format, and it has now been cured of the scroll-of death issue.  You can now click sections open and closed, and the design is much cleaner and more accessible than the collapsed topics format.  For an example, just look at this guide!  It's built using the Class-by-Date format with customized section titles.
    We encourage you to use the Class-by-Date format for your classes, and would be happy to help you transition from a collapsed topics setup.