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Introduction to Moodle (for teaching technical support staff)

Introduction to Moodle (for teaching technical support staff). Angela Siu eLearningTeam@hku.hk Information Technology Services 2011-2012. Agenda. Background Access Moodle Moodle functions. Background.

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Introduction to Moodle (for teaching technical support staff)

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  1. Introduction to Moodle(for teaching technical support staff) Angela Siu eLearningTeam@hku.hk Information Technology Services 2011-2012

  2. Agenda • Background • Access Moodle • Moodle functions

  3. Background • At its June 2011 meeting, Senate approved the adoption of Moodle as the centrally-supported Learning Management System (LMS) to replace WebCT • Review of the various LMS on the market, faculty surveys, interviews with a number of Higher Education Institutions regarding their current LMS, and consultations with technical staff • From September 2012, the WebCT license will not be renewed and it will no longer be available for use by staff and students • In academic year 2011-12, teachers may choose to use WebCT or Moodle

  4. WebCT migration to Moodle

  5. Moodle course • Each Moodle course should be used for a year • After the academic year, students will not be able to access the course • Each Moodle course will be kept for ~3 years for teachers’ reference • One Moodle course per subclass • E.g. BUSI1001 has subclasses A and B • => Create two Moodle courses • For better management of subclasses and integration with Student Information System (SIS) • Short name of a Moodle course (course code) • Course code, Subclass, Academic year • E.g. BUSI1001_1A_2011

  6. Access Moodle • My eLearning tab in HKU Portal • Grant access rights to students, teachers, and guests

  7. Access Moodle by Teachers

  8. Teachers’ view • Teachers see a list of courses he/she teaches • The list is based on SIS data, which is in turn provided by the Syllabus plus system

  9. Teachers: create Moodle course • You can create a Moodle course by clicking next to each course listed, if any • All teachers of the course/subclass will be added with the teacher role in the Moodle course • Teacher list is obtained from SIS • Teachers can start managing the Moodle course

  10. Teachers: access Moodle course • You can access and manage a Moodle course by clicking the hyperlink Moodle next to each course in the courses list, if any.

  11. Teachers: grant access • You can grant access to Students/Teachers/Guests by clicking the icons next to each course listed, if any. Student Teacher Guest

  12. Teachers: grant student access • Click Activate button to add the students enrolled in the subclass • The enrollment records are obtained from SIS

  13. Teachers: grant teacher access • Teachers of a Moodle course are listed • May add new teachers • Teachers can manage course materials, course settings and user accounts

  14. Teachers: grant guest access • Guest accounts can be created • For those users who do not have HKU Portal accounts • For HKU students during enrollment period

  15. Apply for a Moodle course • When? • The course you are teaching is not listed in My eLearning tab • You require a special Moodle course • For students of multiple courses/subclasses • For students of faculty/year(s) • For students of curriculum/year(s)

  16. Application form CF-130a "Application for Creating Electronic Course on Learning Management System" available athttp://www.itservices.hku.hk/home/services/forms.htm Please fill in the online form, or print and return the completed form to the Computer Centre General Office in Room 223, Run Run Shaw Building, or fax to 2540 2970.

  17. Application form • Course code of special courses must not coincide with those registered in Registry • Append the academic year, e.g. 2011 • List the semester and subclasses for which the Moodle course will be used, if applicable • If student group is specified, the corresponding students will have immediate access

  18. Access Moodle by Students • Students access Moodle courses under My eLearning tab in HKU Portal

  19. Access Moodle by Guests • Guests can access Moodle from http://hkuportal.hku.hk/moodle/guest

  20. What is in Moodle • Moodle version 2.1 • Course settings • Course materials • Files and Folders • Web pages and URLs • Assessments • Assignments, Quizzes • Communication • Forums, Messages, Chats, Choices, Feedbacks • …

  21. Course settings

  22. Course availability • Guest access • If allowed, any staff, students and guest accounts can view your course • Availability • If not available, students added to the course will see the message “This course is currently unavailable to students”

  23. Course summary • Appears in course listing Course summary

  24. Topics format

  25. Weekly format

  26. Edit course contents

  27. Edit course contents • Add a resource/activity • Edit a resource/activity

  28. Edit a resouce/activity

  29. File • Add a resource -> File • Four ways to add a file • Upload a file • Reuse a file used in any of your courses • Reuse a recently uploaded file • Use a file in My private files

  30. Upload a new file • Upload a file from the local computer

  31. Use a file already uploaded to Moodle • Reuse a file used in any of your courses • Reuse a recently uploaded file • Use a file in My private files • Note that updates of the original file do not automatically reflect in the new file.

  32. My private files • All users have their own private files On the left On the right Manage my private files download, rename, delete, or move a folder or a file, zip a folder, or unzip a zip file

  33. Folder • Add a resource -> Folder • A folder contains a number of files • It appears on the course home page as • Click into a folder to get the files inside • Subfolders are allowed

  34. Page/Web page • Add a resouce -> Page • JavaScript is allowed

  35. Edit a page/web page • Edit the web page in the web page editor • Edit the HTML code directly

  36. URL • Add a resource -> URL • Link to external web resources

  37. Assignment • Add an activity -> Assignment • 4 types of assignments • Upload a single file • Allow students to submit one single file • Advanced uploading of files • Allow students to submit multiple files • Online Text • Allow students to type their submission online • Offline activity • Provide instructions only

  38. View assignment submissions • Click on the assignment link • Click View n submitted assignments • Actions available: • View submitted online texts (as web pages) or uploaded files • Download all assignments as a zip • Click “Grade” to grade a submission

  39. Grade an assignment submission • Actions available: • Revert to draft – return to the student for revision • Grades – assign a grade • Feedback – provide a written feedback • Response files – send a response in a file • Send notification – send a notification to the student when the assignment is graded

  40. Grade all assignment submissions at once • Click Grades under Settings in course home page • Select Export Excel spreadsheet from the dropdown list • Enter grades in the Excel spreadsheet • Save the file as CSV format • Select Import CSV file from the dropdown list • Upload the file

  41. Quiz • Add an activity -> Quiz

  42. Question bank • A collection of questions in a Moodle course • Questions are grouped into categories • They can be used in quizzes Type Name Edit Preview

  43. Types of questions • Calculated • Calculated multichoice • Calculated simple • Embedded answers (Cloze) • Essay • Matching • Multiple choice • Numerical • Random short-answer matching • Short answer • True/False • Description • Details on each question type: • http://docs.moodle.org/20/en/Question_bank

  44. Edit a question • Question name • Question text • Default mark • Details

  45. Edit quiz settings • Quiz name • Introduction • Start time • Close time • Time limit • Attempts allowed • Grading method • Question order • Shuffle within questions • Review options • Overall feedback

  46. Edit a quiz • Add questions • From question bank • By creating new questions • Add a random question • Specify a question category from which a question is picked randomly • Paginate the questions • Assign marks to questions • Assign total marks to the quiz

  47. Quiz review • Some questions may be marked automatically • Students may review their answers subject to the quiz settings

  48. Quiz grading • Some questions are graded automatically • Some, e.g. essay type questions, are not • Teachers grade the questions by clicking “Requires grading” and entering the marks and feedbacks • Teachers may click “Review attempt” to make comments or override marks • Teachers may also upload marks through “Grades” as described in “Grade all assignment submissions at once”

  49. Quiz results • Grades • Display students’ grades • Display number of students for each grade ranges • Responses • Display students’ answers • Statistics • Number of graded attempts • Average/Median grades of attempts • Random guess score of each question • Manual grading • Displays questions that need grading

  50. News Forum • Announcements • Created by default • Posted by teachers, students cannot reply • Forced subscription by default • All teachers and students of the course receive an email copy when a new message is posted • Once deleted, cannot be re-created by teachers

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