The home page for a course is divided into course sections and blocks. The center column contains the course sections, usually organized either by week or topic. Resources (such as PDFs or other files), activities (such as forums), and assessment (such as quizzes, tests, or assignment dropboxes) can be added to the individual sections. Continue reading “Customizing course layout”
Category: Moodle 4.1
Adding Sections
When your Moodle course is created, sections are automatically added when a course is created. However, if you are importing material from an old course, you now do not need to worry about making sure the total number of sections are equal before performing the import. Continue reading “Adding Sections”
Collecting student observations using the Feedback activity
Feedback activities are the most efficient method within Moodle for collecting observations from students about the course, topics, or specific assignments. This feedback can be set to have names attached or be done anonymously, and uses many of the same question methods as quizzes, allowing instructors to provide a variety of multiple-choice or open-ended responses. The results can be restricted to teacher-view only, or shown to the entire class. It differs from the Survey tool in that it allows you to write your own questions, rather than choose from a list of pre-written questions, and unlike Moodle Quizzes, you can create non-graded questions. Continue reading “Collecting student observations using the Feedback activity”
Using the Moodle Scheduler
If your class uses Moodle regularly, the Scheduler plugin is very useful for setting up appointments with students in your class, either individually or in groups.
Activities: Group self-selection
Group self-selection allows students to create and select groups to enhance collaboration and learning experience. Continue reading “Activities: Group self-selection”