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The links discussed in this article are not the same as auto-links
where Moodle automatically links text typed in a
Details/Description/Page field to an activity or resource on your
course page. For example, auto-linking works in that you add a file
name...
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...
_Once you have created your discussion groups
[http://go.augsburg.edu/creategroups] , you can easily assign them to
separate discussion forums. _
* If you have not already done so, create a forum
[http://go.augsburg.edu/moodleforum]. Provide thorough d...
_A URL CAN BE COPIED AND PASTED INTO A MOODLE LABEL OR YOU CAN ADD THE
URL USING THE "URL" RESOURCE. NOTE: IF YOU ARE ADDED A LINK TO A
YOUTUBE, YOU MAY WANT TO USE THE URL RESOURCE. OTHERWISE, MOODLE
AUTOMATICALLY EMBEDS THE VIDEO INTO THE LABEL._
* C...
_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
...
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In your course select the 'TURN EDITING ON' button in the upper
right-hand corner. This will enable "drag and drop" within your Moodle
course.
*
Scroll down (if needed) to view the bottom of the topic section you
wish to add a resource to. New r...
_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],...
To change the name of the topics in your moodle course perform the
following:
* Turn editing on from the and click the gear icon below the topic
section summary to edit the summary.
* Uncheck the box next to "Use default section name" and enter the
ne...
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 forum in Moodle allows faculty and students to participate in an
online asynchronous discussion. Faculty can create the forum and add
text which may include the topic to consider, length of response and
deadlines. Each post to the forum is stamped with...
_IN ADDITION TO CREATING LINKS TO INDIVIDUAL FILES, YOU CAN CREATE A
FOLDER IN MOODLE THAT HOLDS A COLLECTION OF FILES. THIS CAN BE USEFUL
FOR STUDENTS TO ACCESS SEVERAL FILES THAT ARE ACCESSED THROUGHOUT THE
LENGTH OF THE COURSE. THIS SAVES TIME BY CREAT...
_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 ...
\N\NCREATING A WIKI IN MOODLE\N\N
A wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki [1]) is a website that
allows multiple authors to edit the content using a web browser. The
Moodle Wiki module enables participants to work together on web pages
to add, expand...
CREATE AN ASSIGNMENT ACTIVITY
(For offline assignments, note well Step 6 of this article)
* Click the green button in the upper right-hand corner to turn
editing on, and then (in the topic section where you want to add the
assignment, click the "Add a...
CREATING/SHARING GOOGLE DRIVE FILES FOR A CLASS ASSIGNMENT
For some assignments, instructors will recommend providing a link to a
file (especially a movie file) or uploading the file directly into a
Moodle Assignment or Forum. This may be because the fi...
_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...
_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...
_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...
_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_
...
THIS TUTORIAL WILL EXPLAIN HOW TO CREATE AND SHARE A VOICETHREAD WITH
OTHERS. HAVE A POWERPOINT READY TO CONVERT INTO A VOICETHREAD BEFORE
STARTING THIS TUTORIAL.
WHAT IS A VOICETHREAD? HTTPS://VOICETHREAD.COM/HOWTO/
[HTTPS://VOICETHREAD.COM/HOWTO/]
...
_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...
_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 ...
IMPORT CONTENT FROM ANOTHER MOODLE COURSE (FACULTY/STAFF)
The import tool in Moodle allows instructors to select content from
one course and copy it into another. The import function does not
migrate user-specific data (student submissions, grades or co...
Click HERE [1] for a video tutorial.
Keywords: tcd team course development
Links:
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[1] http://screencast.com/t/ESVPHOKb0K
_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...
_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...
_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...
_ATTO IS A NEWER MOODLE CONTENT EDITOR. ATTO IS STREAMLINED IN ORDER
TO HELP INCREASE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF MOODLE SITES. THIS ARTICLE
EXPLAINS THE TOOLBAR BUTTONS ON THE NEW CONTENT EDITOR WHICH APPEAR IN
ALL FIELDS WHERE YOU CAN ADD TEXT IN MOODLE, SUCH ...
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...
Under certain conditions, some browsers can confuse the location of
sections within a moodle course after attempting drag and drop them to
other locations on the page. If after trying different browsers you
continue to encounter this problem, look to the ...
_PERUSALL IS A SOCIAL LEARNING PLATFORM THAT INCORPORATES A
VARIETY OF WEB-BASED RESOURCES (E.G., PDF'S, E-BOOKS, VIDEOS,
PODCASTS) WITH COLLABORATIVE ANNOTATION TOOLS TO ENGAGE STUDENTS
IN AN ASYNCHRONOUS LEARNING EXPERIENCE. WATCH THIS VIDEO
[HTTPS://YO...
_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...
_Many courses use personal journaling as way for students to reflect
upon their experiences and learning throughout the semester. Google
Docs provides a very effective method for sharing journals between
student and instructor. Using their Augsburg email ...
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...
The Collapsed topics format in Moodle gives the option to
automatically list the date range for each week in your course based
on the start date of your course. This can eliminate the need to
modify each section header when migrating content from a previo...
THIS SERIES OF SCREENSHOTS WILL SHOW YOU HOW TO INSERT IMAGES IN YOUR
MOODLE COURSE TEXT EDITOR USING THE FREE IMAGE SEARCH TOOL CALLED
PIXABAY. IMAGES ARE FREE TO USE AND AVAILABLE UNDER CREATIVE COMMONS
LICENSING.
1. Select the "Insert/Edit image" tool...
_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...
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