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Moodle Orientation

Moodle Orientation. Nancy Severe-Barnett Program Coordinator, SCIS. Outline. Accessing your course account How to add activities or resources Creating assignments Creating forums Backing up courses Grade book. Moodle Training Topics. Accessing your account Logging in

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Moodle Orientation

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  1. Moodle Orientation Nancy Severe-Barnett Program Coordinator, SCIS

  2. Outline • Accessing your course account • How to add activities or resources • Creating assignments • Creating forums • Backing up courses • Grade book

  3. Moodle Training Topics • Accessing your account • Logging in • Username & passwords

  4. Accessing your Moodle Account • Virginia International Universityon ground and online courses are delivered through Moodle.  • You can access all your classes at the following link: http://moodle.viu.edu • Select Moodle (you will be directed to the login screen

  5. Moodle Login • Select Login

  6. Username & Password •   Input your username & password

  7. Moodle Training Topics • Finding your course • Accessing your course • Turn editing on

  8. Finding your courses • Click one of the course links to see its content. Click Link Course contents

  9. Accessing your courses • If you are enrolled in any courses, you will see categories as shown in the image below. The arrow to the left of each category is expandable. Click the arrow sign to see the contents of the category. If you do not see your registered course(s) under the categories, please contact your Dean or Program Coordinator.

  10. Turn editing on • To make any changes in your course you must ensure that “Turn editing on” is selected.

  11. Moodle Training Topics • How to add activities or resources • Adding a file (document, PowerPoint) • Inserting a video (url)

  12. Add activity or resource • Adding an activity and resources in 2.3 has now merged into one function • To add any activity you must have “editing turned on”. • Select settings • Turn activity chooser on

  13. Add activity or resource • Moodle 2.0 (old appearance) • Moodle 2.3 (new appearance) • The new version combines both the activity and resource function. Divided Together

  14. Add activity or resource • Select the activity or resource that you want to use: • File • Forum • URL’s • Assignment

  15. Add activity or resource • To add any activity or resourceselect from the activity chooser. Both items will appear on the course shell. *Note* • Activities that are added are used for assessment purposes and will automatically appear in the grade book.

  16. Add activity or resource • Name the activity or resource in both the Name and Description location. *Note* If you do not add in both locations your item will not save.

  17. Add activity or resource • Select add • Then browse, you will be directed to where you files are located

  18. Add activity or resource • Select the file you will use. • Then choose Open to import the file.

  19. Add activity or resource • Your file name is next to the browse • Then select “Upload file”

  20. Add activity or resource • Your file will display in the box • Upon completion select save and return to course to save and display.

  21. Drop & Drag Files • New feature in Moodle 2.3 is also a block (with an arrow) into which you can drag and drop a file straight from your desktop into Moodle.

  22. Adding url’s (video’s • To add video’s to your course shell • Add the name of the video • Put a description of the video • Select URL (copy) ex: http://www.youtube.com/watch • Under contents section: paste the url or you can choose the link if you have it save on your desktop or in a folder. • Select save and return to course • You will view your video on the course shell • Select the link of your video name to access the video.

  23. Moodle Training Topics • Creating assignments • Online text • Offline text

  24. Creating Assignments • Different Assignment types • Moodle 2.3 combines the previous assignment types into a single assignment. • This means an assignment combining editable text and file submission can be created. • The standard assignment submission options available are: • Online text (students type their responses directly in Moodle) • Offline (no Moodle component serves as a placeholder)

  25. Online Text • The online text submission setting allows students to create and edit their assignments in Moodle. • The advantage of online text is in the assignment text being stored and available to read within Moodle. There are no files to download. It is particularly well suited to assignments requiring shorter word counts. • Scroll down to ‘Submission settings’ • For Online text assignments, set ‘Online text’ to ‘Yes.’ • Change the ‘File submissions’ setting to ‘No’, to prevent students from uploading files.

  26. Offline Assignment • In previous versions of Moodle there was a separate assignment type called Offline Assignment. • Scroll down to ‘Submission settings’ • Ensure the ‘Online text’ setting is ‘No’ to prevent student from entering text. • Change the ‘File submissions’ setting to ‘Yes’, to allow students uploading files. • Whether or not you enable Submission comments is your choice and will depend on the type of offline activity you are assessing.

  27. Moodle Training Topics • Creating forums (discussions) • A standard forum for general use • A single simple discussion • Each person posts one discussion • Question and Answer forum • Standard forum displayed in a blog-like format

  28. Selecting Forums • Moodle has five kinds of forums each with a different layout and purpose. • Select Forum • Choose the forum type that best suits your needs.

  29. Selecting Forum Type • A standard forum for general use • The standard forum are more student led. • A single simple discussion • The simple forum is used for short-time/limited discussion on a single subject or topic. • Each person posts one discussion • This forum is used when you want a mix between a long discussion and a short and focused discussion. • Question and Answer forum • The Q & A forum is best used when you have a particular question that you wish to have answered. This feature allows equal initial posting opportunity among all students, thus encouraging original and independent thinking. • Note: Students do not see the "add a new question" button in the Q & A forum. If you wish students to be able to add new questions, they need to be given the capability

  30. Creating forums • Each person posts one discussion • The view is the same as Standard forum for general use forum, the only difference is you will need to select 'Add a new discussion' option.

  31. Creating forums • Single simple discussion • Students will see the text you have placed in the Forum introduction setting as the first post of the discussion. Below you will find the replies that have been posted. • In the example below, the student sees that their reply was rated.

  32. Creating forums • Standard forum for general use • In this forum type, students will see the introduction text in a separate space above the discussion field, in which you will see the information such as the title of the discussion, its author, the number of replies and the date of the last post.

  33. Creating forums • Question and Answer forum • In this forum type, students will see the introduction text in a separate space above the discussion field, in which you will see the information such as the title of the discussion, its author, the number of replies and the date of the last post. *NOTE* Students cannot see posts until they post respond to the question, then their posts become visible.

  34. Moodle Training Topics • How to back up your course

  35. Backing up a course • VIU backs up all courses. This option is if you want to back up your courses yourself. • To backup a course go to: • Settings • Course administration • Backup

  36. Backing up a course • Initial settings - Select activities, blocks, filters and other items as required then click “Next”.

  37. Backing up a course • Schema settings - Select/deselect specific items to include in backup then click “Next”.

  38. Backing up a course • Confirmation and review - Check that everything is as required, using the Previous button if necessary, otherwise click 'Perform backup' button

  39. Moodle Training Topic • Grade book *Note* All Final Grades Must Be Entered and Submitted via The Faculty Portal

  40. Exporting the grade book • To export grades from the grade book: Choose an export format from the grade book dropdown menu. Most instructors use Excel.

  41. Exporting the grade book • Select the grade items to be included. • Click “Submit”.

  42. Exporting the grade book • After previewing the data, click the “download button.” • Then open the file.

  43. Exporting the grade book • Exports as a excel spreadsheet. You will need to adjust fields. • ALL FINAL GRADES MUST BE SUBMITTED IN THE FACULTY PORTAL

  44. Support • Virginia International University is committed to providing you with the tools you need for success in your classrooms, if you encounter any difficulties during the course of your study please email it@viu.edu.

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