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MOODLE QUICKSTART moodle.brookes.ac.uk Updated 2014
MOODLE QUICKSTARTmoodle.brookes.ac.uk
Updated 2014
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WELCOME TO THE QUICKSTART GUIDE
What is Moodle?
• It stands for Modular Object Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment
• Itisourlearningmanagementsystem
What can it do?• Moodlehasbeendevelopedtoencourageinteraction,collaborationandthecreationofdynamiccontent
• Formoreinformation:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvruCumcNCs
What are the benefits of using it?• ImportcontentfromRADARandYouTube
• E-portfoliointegrationwithMahara
• Createcommentboxestoencouragestudentfeedback
• FormatyourcontentwithaneasytouseHTMLeditor
• Providestudentswithratingstoolstoencouragefeedbackanddialogueoncontentandactivities
• UseRSSfeedstoimprovecommunication
Please Note: Some of the screen shots and fields may vary slightly from those shown here, for example, Choose file may appear instead of Browse.
Create pdf click hyperlinkss
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Where can I get help with Moodle?
Faculty of Business DMELDs (Digital Media and E-Learning Developers) Emma Coles,[email protected]:5729 Heather Watters,[email protected]:5728
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences DMELDs Irmgard Huppe,[email protected]:2581 Win Ko,[email protected]:5507
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences DMELDs Tom Cosgrove,[email protected]:8621 Jim Hyndman,[email protected]:8580 Faculty of Technology, Design and Environment DMELDs Patrick Cheeseman,[email protected]:4228 Rob Woodward,[email protected]:3411
Digital Services Abigail Ball,[email protected]:4469 Chess Black,[email protected]:4469 Richard Francis,[email protected]:4470
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Let’s get started Firstofalllog inusingyourPnumberandPIPpasswordthenclickonthelinktoyour
courseeitherinthebodyofthepageorfromthelefthandnavigationmenu. TodoanythinginMoodleasaModuleLeaderyouhavetoTurn Editing on
Scrolldowntothesectionyouwanttoaddcontentto.YoucanAdd an activity or resource fromthelinkinthatsection.
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Files Pages Folders URLs Labels
Key tools this guide will be exploring are under:
WhenyouhavefinishedclickAdd.
Add an activity: Assignments Forums(Discussions)
Scrolldowntoadd a resource
Add a resource:
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Files and Folders Shareanytypeoffileswithyourstudentsandsortthemusingfolders
1st Turn Editing onAdd an activity or resource. Scrolldownto click File/Folder
Thesettingsarethesameforaddingafileand adding a folder.
Under GENERAL, Nameyourfileand add a Description.
Under CONTENT,clickthebuttononthelefttoattachyourfile(seepage7),or Create folder: to add sub folders into a folderclickthefolderbuttonontheright.Onceyou’vecreatedafolder,clickonittoaddafile(seepage7),or drag and drop afileintoit.Youneedtousethelatestversions ofFirefox,GoogleChromeorSafari6(forMacOS10.7and10.8).ItwillnotworkwithInternetExplorer9orearlier,orSafari5orearlier.
Whenyouhavefinished,scrolltothe bottomofthepageandclickeitherSave and return to course or Save and displayfilesandfolders.
Please Note: If you are using files on more than one VLE course we recommend that you use RADAR (see page 13 for more details).
Clickonthe? button for setting details.
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Finding filesOnceyouhaveclickedtheAdd under CONTENT thefilepickerappears. Touploadanewfileclick Upload a file.
YouwillneedtoBrowse,tonavigatetoyourfile’slocationon your computer.
ClickOpen,thentypeinanametosavethefileas,checktheauthorname,andignorethelicenseoption,thenclickUpload this file.
Please Note: Some of the screen shots and fields may vary slightly from those shown here, for example, Choose file may appear instead of Browse.
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Labels Improvetheappearanceofyourcoursecontentwithlabels,imagesordescriptionstohighlightspecificsections
Why use labels? Toimproveaccessibility. Addimagesormultimediatobreakuplarge
sectionsoftext. Usebannersordescriptionstohighlight
particular sections. Youwillneedtotogglethetoolbartodisplayall oftheeditingfeatures.AddyourcontenttotheLabeltextdialoguebox.
Whenyouhavefinished,scrolltothebottomofthepageclickSave and return to course.
1st Turn Editing onAdd an activity or resource. Scrolldownto click Label
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Pages Createwebpagestodisplayimagesormediacontent
Under GENERAL, Name your page.
AddaDescription.YoucanformattheDescriptionandtheContentusingthetoolsfromthetoolbaratthetopofeachbox.
UndertheOPTIONSYouwillneedtotogglethetoolbartodisplayalloftheeditingfeatures.
IntheCONTENTsectionaddtext,images,media,forexample,videoclipsetc.
Whenyouhavefinished,scrolltothebottomofthepageandclickeitherSave and return to the course or Save and display.
1st Turn Editing onAdd an activity or resource. ScrolldowntoClick File/Folder
1st Turn Editing onAdd an activity or resource. Scrolldownto click Page
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URLs Shareusefulinternetresourceswithyourstudents
Under GENERAL, NameyourURL/Website-thisiswhatthestudentswillseeonthecoursepage.
AddaDescriptionofthewebsite.
IntheCONTENTarea,pasteortypethewebsiteaddress.
Whenyouhavefinished,scrolltothebottomofthepageandclickeitherSave and return to course orSave and display(thiswilltakeyoutotheURLpage).
1st Turn Editing onAdd an activity or resource. Scrolldownto click URL
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Assignments Collectworkfromstudents,reviewitandprovidegradedfeedback– all online
1st Turn Editing onAdd an activity or resource. Click Assignments
Under GENERAL,Name your assignment.
AddaDescription.
Completetherestofthefields.
Whenyouhavefinished,scrolltothebottomofthepageandclickeitherSave and return to course or Save and display.
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Forum - Heather
Forums (Discussions) Improvecommunicationandbuildcommunitieswithyourstudentsusing discussions
Under GENERAL,createForum name.
ChooseaForum type*.
AddaForum introduction.Adescriptionandinstructionsforusingtheforum.
Completetherestofthefields.
Whenyouhavefinished,scrolltothebottomofthepageandclickeitherSave and return to courseor Save and display.
1st Turn Editing onAdd an activity or resource. Click Forums
Forum types* available: A single simple discussion-allowsthe
tutor to post one topic for students to respond to.
Each person posts one discussion - everyone can reply to posts.
Q and A forum-studentswillnotseeothersresponsesuntiltheyposttheirown.
Standard forum displayed in a blog-like format-anopenforuminwhichdiscussiontopicsaredisplayedononepagewithDiscussthistopiclinks.
Standard forum for general use-allowsany number of topics to be set up by tutor and students.
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Integrations with Moodle
AdobeConnectisaFlashbasedonlinemeetingservicethatenablesparticipantstocollaborateusingvideo,audio,applicationsharingandchatonanyinternetbrowser.More
EncouragecommunicationbyembeddingGoogleapplicationssuchasEmail,Docs,Calendar,andTalkinto your VLE course. More
Encouragenetworkingwiththisfullyfeaturedelectronicportfolio,blog,CVbuilderandsocialnetworkingsystem.More
ThisoffersaneasywayforyoutoaddteachingresourcestoyourVLEcourse.YoucansearchRADARfromwithinMoodle,andmakelinkstoteachingresourcesorcontributeyourownmaterials. More
Enhanceyourstudents’learningexperiencewithintegrated reading lists and access to online library resourcesfromwithinyourVLEcourses.More
Encouragegoodpracticeinacademicwritingwithoriginalitycheckingonlinegrading.More
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