Page 1 Compiled by Dr P. Y. Thomas HOW TO ACCESS AND USE GUC MOODLE PLATFORM (GUIDELINES FOR INSTRUCTORS) The secret of getting ahead is getting started….. Nelson Mandela Content: 1. How to log in to Moodle - Page 1 2. How to add any resource to the Moodle platform - Page 3 3. Adding a file - Page 8 4. Adding an assignment - Page 9 ========================================================================= 1. HOW TO LOG INTO MOODLE (i) Open any browser (eg; Firefox (preferred), Chrome, or Safari. Internet Explorer or Edge does not work well with Moodle.) (ii) Go to … moodle.guc.ac.bw (don’t add www.) (iii) You will get the screen as below. (iv) Click ‘log in’ at the top right hand corner in blue. It will take you to a new page as below:
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HOW TO ACCESS AND USE GUC MOODLE PLATFORM
(GUIDELINES FOR INSTRUCTORS)
The secret of getting ahead is getting started….. Nelson Mandela
Content:
1. How to log in to Moodle - Page 1
2. How to add any resource to the Moodle platform - Page 3
(i) Open any browser (eg; Firefox (preferred), Chrome, or Safari. Internet Explorer or Edge does not
work well with Moodle.)
(ii) Go to … moodle.guc.ac.bw (don’t add www.)
(iii) You will get the screen as below.
(iv) Click ‘log in’ at the top right hand corner in blue.
It will take you to a new page as below:
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Fig 1
(v) Input your username and password (for Moodle)
(vi) If you have correctly input these, it will take to another page as below in Fig 2.
FIG 2
(vii) If you don’t remember your password, Click “Forgotten username or password?” link and fill up the required fields, the system will automatically send access details to the email account you used when you were initially enrolled on the Moodle platform.
(viii) Your name and the modules you have enrolled for will be visible on this page.
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(ix) Under Course overview, you can see “Purchasing and Supply Chain Management” I have enrolled myself (Just a dummy course). You can see my name on it.
(x) The “Purchasing and Supply Chain Management” link that appears above is a pointer to an empty shell/ space. As a teacher, I have to populate it with study materials related to this module. To do this, click on this link (Purchasing and Supply Chain Management), and you will be directed to a page as below.
2. HOW TO ADD ANY RESOURCE TO THE MOODLE PLATFORM
Fig 3
(i) On this page you may see different learning resources/files/links for students (eg:
assignment 2 & MID ASSESSMENT in the screen shot above in Fig 3)
(ii) Very important point to note here is that you won’t be able to do anything (upload,
download, create or edit) on your site until after you have clicked on the Turn editing
on link.
(iii) To locate this link, click on the little arrow head near the wheel (called ‘actions cog’) at
the top right hand corner; then a pop up window will appear and there you find the
‘Turn editing on’ among several other links as shown in Fig 4 below (the second from
the top). You need a bit of practice. (Don’t worry if you struggle a bit to see this link, I
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struggled more than you because I did not have any one to assist me as I am doing it
with you now )
Note: Students don’t have the ‘Turn editing on’ feature; it means they cannot make
any changes to what you have posted on this site, however, they can download your
materials, take part in discussions/ chat sessions under links provided by you and upload
assignments (only)
Fig 4
(iv) I have shown above only a small section of the screen. You have provision for several
topics as Topic 2, Topic 3, etc. Topic format can also be changed to weekly format as
Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, etc
(v) When you click on ‘Turn editing on’, new tools appear as shown in Fig 5. (eg; Edit, Add
an activity or resource)
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Fig 5
(vi) Click those ‘Edit’ links and check what actions you can engage in on your site.
(vii) Next click on “Add an activity or resource” under any Topic and it will take you to
another page as below, Fig 6a & 6b
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Fig 6a
(viii) Here you can see various items/ activities/ resources that you can add to your online
course starting with Assignment. If you click on the radio button (⃝) referring to any
of these items, say Assignment, a description of this item will appear on the space by
the right side.
(ix) The complete list of items are not shown in the above (Fig 6a) because my screen is
small. The bottom part with more items is shown below (Fig 6b).
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Fig 6b
(x) If you want to upload reading material under, say Topic 1, you must click the “Add an
activity or resource” under Topic 1.
Note:
Steps (ii) to (x) must be followed to add any resource under any topic in your
Moodle Module.
Two examples are provided below- adding a file and adding an assignment
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3. ADDING A FILE
(a) Click the radio button representing ‘File’ as shown in Fig 6b above, and the ‘Add’
button at the bottom of this page.
(b) Give the file a name (mandatory). In the space below, provide instructions or details of
the content in that file. Then upload the file from your system using the ‘upload link’
or drag it into the space shown below. Click ‘Save and display’ link. The uploaded file
will be displayed under the topic that you intended to.
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Fig 7
4. ADDING AN ASSIGNMENT LINK
Procedure is the same as adding a file or any other resource listed under Figs 6a & 6b.
Suppose you want to add an assignment under Topic 6.
Fig 8
(a) Click on “Turn Editing On”. A screen as in Fig 6a appears.
(b) Click the radio button representing ‘Assignment’ as shown, and then click “Add”.
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Fig 9
A screen appears as below in Fig 10.
Fig 10
( c) Give the assignment a name (mandatory). In the space below the assignment name, tpe
in the assignment itself, and provide instructions or details of the assignment expectations.
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(c) Indicate the due date for assignment submission and enable it as shown below
as in Fig 11. Don’t enable other features (Allow submissions from, Cut-off date
& Remind me to grade by) for now until you have picked more skills around
them
Fig 11
(d) Choose the appropriate submission types as required below:
Fig 12
( e) Click on PlagScan
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Fig 13
(f) Choose the Plagscan options as below in Fig 14. Marked ones are the minimum
selections in the beginning stage.
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(g) You may decide to choose “Never” or “Always” under “Share results with the
students” depending on the nature of the assignment.
(h) Finally click “Save and Return to course”. Then the system automatically creates a link
for students to submit the assignment.
Note:
1. There are a number of small things I have omitted as I assume that you have basic
ICT skills. Nonetheless, you will learn yourself along the way as you try. To include
everything, it should be a at least 300-page book.
2. If you are good at googling for information, most of the points discussed above are
available online particularly in video format. Interest to learn new approaches in the
profession is the only attribute you should have.
3. To be effective teachers, the first requirement is that they should be voracious readers
