Moodle for Faculty
Tips and instructions for instructors using Moodle in online and face-to-face courses at MLC.
F1: Set Up and Manage Your Course
Permanently Deleting Old Courses
Most online instructors do not want to delete a course site right after they have taught it since...
Beginning Moodle Videos
Finding Your Way Around Dashboard What is a Course? Course Layout Editing Course Sections ...
Set Course to Hide/View
By default, all courses are initially hidden from student view. Courses are automatically made vi...
View Course as Student
This feature allows instructors to see the course home page and activities as if they were a stud...
Beginning of Semester Checklist
Please use the following checklist to help get your online Moodle course up and running. E...
End of Semester Checklist
Please use the following checklist to help guide you through the end of your online course. ...
Using Master Copies
Master Copies of courses are used in both the undergraduate and graduate programs to help keep tr...
View Class Roster
Class rosters are available to view prior to the semester via Portal or during the semester via P...
Edit Multiple Due Dates
The Edit Dates report lets you review and update due dates, cut-off dates, and other timed events...
Adding a TA
A Teachers' Assistant (TA) can be added to courses to assist with various instructional duties. ...
Finding a Course
Courses in Moodle can be found on your Moodle Dashboard and on the Site Home page. Use the follow...
Open a Course for One Student
In general, courses should be hidden after they are completed. Sometimes, a student might need ac...
F2: Build and Organize Course Content
Show/Hide Course Content
When content is not ready for students to view, you can hide whole sections or individual items f...
Adding a Link to a Webpage in your Moodle Course
Nearly anything with a web link can be shared to your Moodle course page. Instructions Log in...
Layout and Navigation Basics
Having an organized Moodle course site can go a long way in helping students succeed in online le...
Using Topics
MLC courses use collapsed topics by default. These topics can be used to organize course content,...
How Students Can Contribute Files or Links
If you wish to have students contribute to your Moodle site, it is possible, but not very intuiti...
Explanation of Activity Options
General Assignment Name The title that students will see on the course page. This is a re...
How to add articles from library databases to Moodle reading lists
The basics: To add an article from a library database to a Moodle reading list, use its persiste...
Using Blocks
Course blocks are the boxes of information on the right side of the course page. These blocks can...
File Resource
PDFs, Word Documents, Images, Spreadsheets, and more can be added to the course page for students...
F3: Assignments and Feedback
Grading Methods
Detailed View Quick Grading Feedback audio/video feedback Grading Guides Rubrics Feedback F...
Re-Using a Rubric in Moodle
This screencast shows how to use a rubric established for one assignment in another without retyp...
Using Grading Guides
Grading Moodle Assignments
Using Feedback Files When this option is enabled in an assignment, instructors can upload a comp...
Set Up Rubric in Moodle
This screencast shows the user how to set up a rubric in Moodle.
Grading a Moodle Assignment Using a Rubric
This screencast shows how to grade an assignment onecethe rubric has been established.
F4: Quizzes and Tests
Using the Safe Exam Browser
If enabled, Moodle can force students to use the Safe Exam Browser (SEB) to take a Moodle quiz. T...
Adding a Google Form to Moodle
1. Create your Google Form or Google Forms Quiz 2. Click the purple Share button in the upper ri...
Types of Quiz Questions
Multiple Choice Students pick correct answer from a list. Question can have one or multipl...
F5: Discussions and Groups
Q and A Forums
Question and Answer forums can be used when you don't want students to see the responses of other...
Group Types
No Groups Groups will not be used for this activity. This is the default setting. Separate Grou...
Setting Up a Group
In Moodle, groups are set up for the whole course, but only impact those activities that are set ...
Use Groups in a Discussion Forum
Groups can be used in a Discussion Forum to limit the number of posts an individual student inter...
Discussion Forum Settings
An explanation of the various settings that can be utilized in a Moodle discussion forum. These s...
Discussion Forum Types
There are five types of discussion forums to support participant collaboration and learning. Each...
Fix the "Not part of a Group" Error
In discussion forums, sometimes a student will get an error that says they cannot post because th...
Adding or Removing an Individual Student from a Pre-Existing Group
Adding a Student Log in to Moodle and enter your Moodle course. Click on Participants on the ...
Grading Moodle Discussion Forums
A Moodle Discussion forum can be graded within Moodle. The grades are automatically entered in...
F6: Grades and the Gradebook
Adding Extra Credit
Extra credit can be added to the Moodle gradebook as a gradebook item that adds points to the stu...
Initial Gradebook Setup
Gradebook Overview If you haven't used Moodle Gradebook before, this would be a great time t...
Reordering Gradebook Items
When viewing the gradebook, items are listed in chronological order, based on when the assignment...
Turning In Grades
At the end of each semester, grades need to be reported for each student. Grades are reported on ...
Overriding Existing Grades
Setting the Grading Scale
The grading scale is how Moodle translates percentages into letter grades. It is also the scale t...
Exporting Grades
Importing Final Grades to Portal from Moodle Log in to Moodle and enter your course site. Cli...
Student View of Grades
Showing Letter Grades 7 STEPS 1. The first step is to open Course: ASL8001 01: American S...
Excluding Individual Grade
Other Grade Items
You can also add your own entries to the gradebook that aren't linked to a Moodle activity like a...
F7: Communicate with Students
Initial Communication with Students
For online courses, please contact your students about two weeks prior to the start of the semest...
Class Announcements Forum
The Announcement forum is available by default in all courses. It has some unique features. On...
Video Conferencing - Google Meet
Video Conferencing - Big Blue Button
You can find some information at the EdTech blog in the post titled BigBlueButton Basics.
Recording Video in Moodle
Anywhere that instructors or students have a textbox to enter text, they can also record audio or...
F8: Monitor and Support Students
Class "Attendance" in Moodle
It may be useful to know when a student last accessed your course. Moodle keeps track of that fo...
Regular & Substantive Interactions: Online Faculty Guidance
High impact and best practices in teaching and learning encourage meaningful interactions betwe...
Monitoring Student Activity
What are "Blocks?" Blocks are part of the Moodle Course Page. These areas give the user informa...
Enabling Student Access to Logs and Reports
You can allow students to access logs and activity reports. Steps: Log in to the course. Selec...
Best Practices for Teaching Online Courses
Some Best Practices for Teaching Online Courses, based on prior experience with teaching online c...
Course Layout and Design
Activities
Resources
Moodle Assignments
Asssignment Overview
The assignment activity is how students can turn in a variety of files to be graded. There are a ...
Moodle Assignment Settings
When adding a new assignment activity to a Moodle course, there are a variety of settings that im...
Adding Moodle Assignments
Follow the instructions for adding course content. In step 3, choose Assignment. Enter the in...
File Submission Types
Instructors can limit the file types that a student is allowed to submit for an assignment. This ...
Uploading a Google Doc to a Moodle Assignment
A very useful feature in Moodle Assignments is the ability for students to upload a Google Doc di...
Using Google Docs Commenting for Grading Within Moodle
The commenting and editing features within Google Docs can sometimes be more user-friendly than t...
Moodle Discussion Forums
Moodle Quizzes
Communication Tools
Grading
Groups
Moodle Profile
How Do I?
Uploading a File from Google Drive
Import Course Content
Course content from previous offerings can be imported for reuse. The entire course can be import...
Remove Course Sections from a Meta-Site
Meta-courses can be reused from one semester or year to the next by removing the sections that ar...
Course Surveys
A common end-of-course survey is conducted at the conclusion of all online courses in order to ga...
Fixing Orphaned Activities
After importing and opening up a course, sometimes activities appear as orphaned. Please follow t...
Using a Meta-Course
Some MLC courses have several sections of the same course. These can be combined into a single co...
Add Course Sections to a Meta-Site
Meta-courses can be reused from one semester or year to the next by removing the sections that ar...