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_For many Moodle forum discussion assignments, it is advantageous to
limit the number of participants by creating groups of 5-6 students.
This will reduce the chance of eliciting repetitive responses and
overwhelming students with too many posts to read. ...
Note: This article is for TinyMCE. The ATTO content editor is an
available option, supported and designed to aid accessibility of
content. More info: http://go.augsburg.edu/matto
[http://go.augsburg.edu/matto]
The content editor tool set in Moodle is ...
_To insure that files you have uploaded to your Moodle course, refer
to the accessibility guide for the program used to create the file:_
* WORD DOCUMENTS
* Creating accessible Word documents
[https://support.office.microsoft.com/en-us/article/Crea...
_It is possible (with just a few extra steps) to accommodate students
who have received clearance from the CLASS office to receive
additional time, extend a deadline for a student, or allow a second
attempt for a student with a technological issue._
* ...
_The Accessibility block allows students to customize Moodle to their
visual needs. It supports changing of text sizes and color schemes.
The block includes the "ATBar." This provides extra tools and
customization options, including dictionary lookup and
...
Adding a Name Coach Audio Roster activity takes just a few clicks.
Consider reminding students at the beginning of class to record their
name if you don't see them in the audio roster. They just need to
record their name once and it will show up in any co...
_While images are not crucial to a good Moodle site, they do play a
role in focusing students' attention, breaking up blocks of text, and
supporting your course content. It is very easy to add images to a
Moodle label [http://go.augsburg.edu/moodlelabel],...
This tutorial will show you how to add additional sections to your
course, if you need more than the 1 provided by default. First, turn
editing mode on, then scroll to the bottom of the course page to
select ADD SECTIONS.
Go link: http://go.augsburg.edu...
_THE MOODLE ATTENDANCE ACTIVITY CAN BE USED TO ASSESS REPEATING
ASSIGNMENTS THROUGHOUT THE SEMESTER (LIKE STUDENT JOURNALS), AS WELL
AS ATTENDANCE IN FACE-TO-FACE CLASSES. DOING SO GIVES STUDENTS AN
ACCURATE ASSESSMENT OF THEIR PROGRESS IN THE COURSE AND ...
BENEFITS OF DUE DATES IN MOODLE ASSIGNMENTS:
FOR STUDENTS
* The due date (and the time remaining) is clearly displayed in the
Assignment description.
* Lists the assignments in the "Upcoming Events" block.
* Includes due dates in the Moodle calend...
NOTE: This article explains how to quickly edit/update Activity
Completion criteria for Moodle activities and resources you have
already created in your course. For a comprehensive explanation of how
Activity Completion works, please see the article entit...
Click to watch a tutorial video (1 minute) on how to change session
names in a Moodle course (this specific video refers to the Collapsed
Topics format):
http://screencast.com/t/WNoZ0ru1QyL
[http://screencast.com/t/WNoZ0ru1QyL]
(keywords: moodle, cha...
For times when you want all students to contribute files to a common
location within a course, you can use the Folder resource with a
modified setting to allow students to add content to your course for
others to see.
* To create a folder resource, tur...
_One way to limit the amount of scrolling required to locate content
and assignments on your course homepage is to 'collapse" the topic
blocks. This turns your homepage into a "hyper-table-of-contents" that
enables students to quickly access information a...
_Most instructors post their syllabi on Moodle as a Word doc or PDF.
However, there are many benefits to copying & pasting your syllabus
into a Moodle page (a web page accessible only within your course).
For one thing, a page is much more accessible to s...
_A Help Forum is a place for students to post general questions about
the course. The benefit of a forum like this is that other students
may have the same question, so just like when you answer a question in
class, the information becomes available to al...
_There are two types of advanced grading methods in Moodle--the Rubric
(please see Creating a Moodle Rubric [http://go.augsburg.edu/rubric]
for information on that), and a Grading Guide. A Grading Guide is an
advanced grading method that provides consiste...
_A Moodle "Page" is a separate Web page that is viewable only within
the course. If you have a lot of content, you may want to place this
on a separate Page to streamline the appearance of your course. In
addition, a Page can be edited directly in Moodle ...
_There are two advanced grading methods in Moodle--the Grading Guide
(for more information on this, see Creating a Moodle Grading Guide
[http://go.augsburg.edu/markingguide]) and a Rubric. A Moodle Rubric
is an advanced grading method that provides consis...
_The SCHEDULER helps you to schedule one-on-one appointments with all
your students. You specify the periods during which you are available
to see the students and the length of each appointment. The students
then book themselves into one of the available...
Discussion forums are the most accessible tool we have in Moodle to
create collaborative learning activities. However, many instructors
limit their use of the discussion board to a simple "discussion
question" where students are asked to respond or share ...
_If you have multiple, similar grade items (e.g., a series of quizzes,
homework assignments, or labs worksheets), you may want to drop the
lowest one (or several) grades. The BEST way to do this is to SAVE the
highest grades (i.e., in a series of 12, save...
_Instructors can streamline their course building by duplicating
Moodle Resources and Activities._
* Create the desired activity or resource according to the following
directions:
* Creating a Moodle Forum [http://go.augsburg.edu/moodleforum]
* C...
_You can do a quick check of student participation in a Moodle Forum
by running a report on how many times a student posts to a specific
forum._
* In the Administration block of the course, click on "Reports" and
then on "Course participation."
* In ...
_The Content Editor (toolbar) in Moodle forums has templates so you
can quickly create robust directions that clearly communicate your
expectations. _
* Create a forum [http://go.augsburg.edu/createforum] (or if you
already have created the forum, click...
_GOOGLE ASSIGNMENT LTI (LEARNING TECHNOLOGY INTEROPERABILITY),
FORMERLY KNOWN AS GOOGLE COURSE KIT, IS A FREE TOOL THAT ALLOWS
INSTRUCTORS TO CREATE AND COLLECT ASSIGNMENTS VIA GOOGLE DOCS/DRIVE,
GIVE FEEDBACK TO STUDENTS USING GOOGLE DOCS COMMENTING, AND...
_In the settings for Moodle forums, the term "Ratings" (rather than
"Grade") is where you will indicate the maximum points possible for
the assignment. The following step-by-step process is for a forum
assignment that asks students to make an initial post...
_MOODLE HAS AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR GRADING FORUMS THAT STREAMLINES
YOUR GRADING AND ALLOWS YOU TO PROVIDE TIMELY, SUBSTANTIVE, AND
PRIVATE FEEDBACK TO YOUR STUDENTS. IF YOU PREFER--HERE IS A VIDEO
[HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/KD7BLVGKSEW] THAT EXPLAINS THE STEP-BY...
The Assignment activity in this year's version of Moodle has some
significant changes for grading. View this video
[https://youtu.be/GcShb_iSG2U] to learn about the new features.
(keywords:legacy grade, advanced grade, PDF grading)
http://go.augsburg.edu...
_Annotate web-based videos (YouTubes) or video files (WebM or mp4) by
adding interactive elements such as quiz questions. Scores are
automatically integrated into the Moodle gradebook. This is an
asynchronous activity that will enable you to make a passiv...
It may be helpful to hide individual activities and resources when
building a course where students have access to the course. You can
also hide the entire course or a section of a course (see links at the
end of this article). Here are the steps to hide ...
As an instructor, you have the ability to manage what course content
is viewable by students. For most content, the availability can be
managed using the show/hide icon next to each individual item. You can
also hide the entire course from students as you...
_AS AN INSTRUCTOR, YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO MANAGE WHAT COURSE CONTENT
IS VIEWABLE BY STUDENTS. IT IS POSSIBLE TO: _
_ 1. HIDE INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES_
_ 2. HIDE SPECIFIC TOPIC SECTIONS_
_ 3. HIDE THE ENTIRE COURSE_
...
_Grading Guides are scoring charts that list a series of criteria for
an assignment and establish a range of possible points for each. Your
instructors may use a Grading Guide to provide you with feedback on
your work. Here is how to access your graded Gr...
_RUBRICS ARE SCORING CHARTS THAT LIST A RANGE OF CRITERIA FOR AN
ASSIGNMENT AND ESTABLISH BENCHMARKS WITH REASONABLE AND APPROPRIATE
EXPECTATIONS FOR VARYING LEVELS OF MASTERY. YOUR INSTRUCTORS MAY USE
MOODLE RUBRICS TO PROVIDE YOU WITH FEEDBACK ON YOUR W...
_The Moodle lesson is a valuable tool for creating engaging online
course content. A Lesson contains pages of lesson content (this could
be text, images, or video) and questions (which can be auto-graded)
that are delivered in a specific sequence. The les...
_Regardless of whether students submit assignments online (by
attaching a file or entering text directly into a text box) or offline
(by handing in a hard copy of a paper or delivering a face-to-face,
oral presentation), the Moodle Assignment activity off...
_As an instructor, you have the ability to manage what course content
is viewable by students. For most content, the availability can be
managed using the show/hide option for each item. However, you may
want to hide ENTIRE topic sections from students wh...
The attendance activity in Moodle allows you to keep track of student
attendance during face-to-face class sessions. It can also be used to
track participation as well as attendance
[http://go.augsburg.edu/participate] and/or holistically assess
engagemen...
_Whether you are assigning number grades or simply tallying
participation in your Moodle forums, there may be times when you want
to view all of the posts (responses and replies) submitted by a
specific student to a particular Moodle Forum. The following ...
_Recent changes to Moodle mean there is just ONE method for importing
content from a different Moodle course (regardless of whether it is a
current or previous Academic year). If you are NOT an instructor of
the course you are seeking to import, you will ...
Click HERE [1] for a video tutorial.
Keywords: tcd team course development
Links:
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[1] http://screencast.com/t/ESVPHOKb0K
The Workflow setting in Moodle Assignments allows you to finish
marking all students' submissions before releasing them to the
gradebook. Workflow has 6 states (Not graded, In grading, Grading
Completed, In review, Ready for release, and Released) to allo...
_There may be situations (e.g., in-class quizzes or writing
assignments, presentations, etc.) where students are not going to
submit work through Moodle, but you want to provide feedback and add
the grade in the Moodle gradebook. The BEST way to do this i...
_The easiest way to import course content from a previous semester is
to use the Faculty Course Archive block. Click here
[http://go.augsburg.edu/courserestor] for an article about that
process. However, there are some instances when it might be necessary...
_The E-Learning Team recommends that all instructors install the
Moodle Course Template (a pre-formatted pattern that incorporates
online course design best-practices) in their course(s). The template
is intended as a time-saver for instructors, but it al...
Level up the Moodle Dashboard for students and make courses stand out
so they are easier to find by adding customized photos for each
course.
By default, Moodle course images show up as a monochrome colored
geometric pattern. For example:
Instructors c...
MOODLE NOW DISPLAYS A GRAPHICAL LAYOUT OF DUE DATES FOR YOUR MOODLE
ACTIVITIES:
THIS GRAPHICAL DISPLAY IS AVAILABLE AT THE BOTTOM OF DATES REPORT:
Grades can be imported into your Moodle gradebook from a spreadsheet
with either a file upload or a copy/paste method. Importing can
populate grades for existing assessment items or create new ones for
you (these will have the default 100-point maximum). ...
Do your students find the Moodle gradebook confusing? Would you like
to change which columns appear in their gradebook view (Moodle refers
to the student view as the "User Report")? Would you like to have
grades automatically translate to your defined gra...
Use the Gradebook View (Tri-)Toggle button to temporarily change what
appears in the Grader report (spreadsheet view for instructors). To
permanently change the order of the Course Total column, see other
knowledgebase article links at the bottom of this ...
To change the way in which _only_ the Course Total displays:
* From the Administration block, click "GRADEBOOK SETUP".
* Under the Actions column, click the first 'EDIT' link, then choose
'EDIT SETTINGS'.
* Under the "Category total" section, click...
By default, grade items appear as the "Real" values in the Moodle
gradebook, generally this results in the points earned being
displayed. To change the format all grade items:
* From the Administration block, click "Gradebook Setup".
* Click the "Co...
_A Moodle Label can be used to add text, images, or multimedia to the
main page of a course. A label is a very versatile resource and can
help to improve the appearance of a course if used thoughtfully.
Labels can be used to distinguish between, and highl...
BEGINNING FALL OF 2017, AUGSBURG CHANGED FROM A NUMERIC TO A LETTER
GRADING (A-F) SYSTEM. The faculty approved the proposal at a faculty
meeting held on January 12, 2017. The new system provides grade point
equivalents, but not percentages; however, Moodl...
Students are always on the go. The Moodle Mobile App helps students
have access to course material, upload assignments, and participate in
forums without the use of a computer.
IF YOU ALREADY HAVE THE MOODLE APP, SKIP TO STEP 5.
* Go to the app store ...
_Instructors sometimes hesitate to administer quizzes online because
they cannot be proctored as they are in the face-to-face classroom.
They must assume the quiz will be "open book" and also cannot rule out
the possibility that students might "share" inf...
_THE SHARING CART IS A BLOCK FOR DUPLICATING COURSE ITEMS INTO A
PERSONAL LIBRARY AND AN EASY WAY TO MOVE THOSE MOODLE RESOURCES AND
ACTIVITIES BETWEEN MULTIPLE COURSES ON YOUR SITE. WITH JUST THREE
CLICKS, THE SHARING CART COPIES AND MOVES A SINGLE COURS...
Use these steps to change between "Atto" text editor (the new, more
accessible default text editor) to the more 'table friendly' editor,
"TinyMCE" in Moodle.
Here is a video [http://go.augsburg.edu/atto] that demonstrates some
of the features of the Att...
The TinyMCE content editor is no longer supported by Moodle. Consider
switching to the ATTO content editor as its elements help with the
accessibility of one's course design and allows the embedding of video
and audio posts in forums or in online text ass...
When creating or editing the settings for most Moodle activities
(e.g., Assignment, Label/textbox, Page, Forum) the content editor
appears. One of the buttons includes a list predefined templates which
you can select to pull pre-formatted content into you...
New items added to a Moodle course end up at the end of the grade
book. To move items individually or as a group to a different category
or chronology, follow these steps:
* From the main course page under the Administration block, click
"Gradebook set...
Dividing students into small group (5-6 people per group) can help
facilitate lively discussion and reduce forum overload for students
and faculty.
Here is how to tell (and change) whether a Moodle forum (or other type
of activity) is using Groups:
*...
_Realtime quizzing in Moodle is a synchronous polling device (similar
to iClickers and Poll Everywhere) that operates within your Moodle
course. Instructors create multiple-choice questions, and students
logged into their Moodle course respond on their ow...
You may occasionally have reason to slightly rename your moodle
course, such as when:
* You are sharing your courses with other instructors, for
cooperative course development and want to clearly identify which
course is yours as more and more courses ...
_RESTRICT ACCESS settings are used to restrict or hide resources from
students under different conditions. Instructors can use this to make
students' access to learning materials dependent on conditions such
as:_
* _the date (you can set FROM and UNTI...
The Lindell Library subscribes to Films on Demand, a database with
thousands of educational and documentary videos including films from
_Films for the Humanities & Sciences_, _Cambridge Educational_,
_Meridian Educatio_n, and _Films Media Group_. Instruct...
Beginning in Fall of 2017, the link for students to view their grades
has moved to a dropdown menu accessed by clicking on their profile in
the upper right corner of the course.
*
* This will take you to a page where you can see links to all of the
...
UPLOAD MULTIPLE FEEDBACK FILES USING A ZIP FILE
If you like to make comments on files (such as using Track Changes in
a Word document, or adding comments to a PDF), you can return
annotated feedback files to students through a Moodle Assignment.
Addition...
_NOTE: YOU WILL NEED TO PAIR YOUR MCGRAW-HILL CONNECT COURSE WITH YOUR
MOODLE COURSE [HTTP://GO.AUGSBURG.EDU/CONNECT] BEFORE YOU CAN SYNC
CONNECT GRADES TO YOUR MOODLE GRADEBOOK._
*
To begin syncing grades from your Connect section to your Moodle
gra...
_The "Standard forum for general use" is the default choice in Moodle.
However, the layout of the standard forum means instructors must open
each thread separately, making it difficult to simultaneously assess
quantity (number of posts/replies as required...
_The Moodle Attendance and Participation activity can be used to
assess student participation as well as attendance. Doing so gives
students an accurate assessment of their progress in the course, and
provides instructors with a comprehensive record of th...
NOTE: This article explains how Activity completion works and the
settings for various Moodle activities and resources. If you have
already created Activities and Resources in your course and want to
quickly update them to include Activity Completion crit...
If you accidentally delete an activity (assignment, forum, quiz, etc),
or resource (PowerPoint, Word document, PDF), you may use the Recycle
Bin in Moodle to restore the deleted item. Deleted items are stored
for 30 days.
Click the Recycling Bin icon at...
_Instructional content added to a Moodle course must be accessible.
This guide will primarily cover how to make content created within the
Moodle text editor accessible (compatible with assistive technologies
like screenreaders). For uploaded files, refer...
At times, it is helpful to see how the design of your Moodle course is
viewed by someone in a student role. As an instructor, you have the
ability to change to a student role and view the course as a student
would.
Note: The 'Switch role to...' feature ...
The VoiceThread Assignment Builder is integrated with Moodle and
allows instructors to assign a grade when students have either
* _completely watched a VoiceThread._
* _submitted a Comment to a VoiceThread, or_
* _created a VoiceThread (e.g., for ...
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