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190 West Ostend Street | Suite 110 | Baltimore, Maryland 21230 | P: +1 410.779.3400 | F: +1 443.817.0976 www.moodlerooms.com

Welcome to MoodlePresented by

Mt. SACOnline Learning Support Center

andProfessional and Organizational Development

The CHANGE You Want E-Learning To Be.



Online Learning Support Center Team



Moodle & joule™



Pedagogical Philosophy of MoodleSocial Constructivism



Learning Objectives for the Workshop



Basic Features in Moodle

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Hands-on: Exploring a Moodle course

• Log in to the system.

• Find the sandbox course.

• Identify the three main areas of Moodle.



Logging in to the Training Course



Setting the Format View to “Topics View”

• From the Settings block,

• Select Edit Settings

• From

“Format”

• Select Topics

Format



Customizing Settings



What will you find in Moodle courses?



ResourcesResources are links to files, URLs, repository items or constructed web pages.



Use the HTML Editor to its Full Potential

M

oodle’s Tiny MC HTML editor is very similar to a word processor.

• Customize fonts and backgrounds

• Create links and anchors

• Insert tables

• Display pictures and emoticons

• Clean up messy word HTML formatting.

• Embed rich media by toggling to HTML source



Create a Resource in your course

• Create a Label

• Create a Page

• Add a URL

• Upload a file

• Create a folder

• Practice duplicating, moving and removing your newly created

resources.



ActivitiesActivities are interactive components of the course that are typically graded upon completion.



Interacting with Course Activities



The Forum ActivitySelect a forum type that matches your goals.



The Assignment ActivityAssignments allow instructors to collect work from students, review it and provide feedback/grades.



The Quiz ActivityMoodle’s quiz module is a powerful assessment tool with numerous options.



More Hands on Activities: Creating Assignments

• Task 1: Create an Online Text assignment

• Add an Online Text assignment activity.

• Name activity as Topic 1 journal and add a

fictitious prompt.

• Task 2: Add a Forum discussion

• Add a Standard forum for general use (or one of the

other types).

• Add your prompt and Save changes.

• From the front page, click on the Forum activity.

• Add an example post.



Switch role to…

A

n instructor has the ability to

“switch roles” – allowing him/her

to view the course through the

lens of another role.

I

t’s easy to do this:

1. Turn editing on

2. From the Settings block,

select a role from the Switch

role to…options



Setting the Format View to “Folder View”

• From the Settings block,

• Select Edit Settings

• From

“Format”

• Select Folder

Format



Blocks

• Features that are similar to

an app, widget or gadget.

• Some blocks are Moodle

core and available to all

clients; some are joule only.

• Add blocks from the drop-

down menu while editing is

turned on for the course. If

a block isn’t available in the

Blocks drop-down, it may

need to be enabled by an

admin for the site.

blocksblocks



Block Docking

Docked Docked blocksblocksDocked Docked blocksblocks

Dock Dock iconiconDock Dock iconicon

Un-dock iconUn-dock iconUn-dock iconUn-dock icon



Hands-on: Exploring a Moodle course

• Log in to the system.

• Identify the Navigation and Settings blocks.

• Dock the Navigation block and browse through the

options.

• Dock the Settings block and browse through

options.

• Dock another course block and then undock it.

• Find the course FallPilot2011-Your Name

• Use breadcrumbs to return to the course main page.



Navigation Block



Settings Block



User profileThe user profile page gathers together all known information about a particular user.

You can do the following from your Profile page:

•Edit personal details•Upload your picture•Modify your site preferences•Track forum participation•Blog•Enter and view notes•View reports



Profile – Where to Access



Commonly Used Blocks



Calendar blockCalendar enables users to manage personal and assigned events.



Hands-on: Calendar

• Create a calendar event.

• Click on the month you want to add an event.

• Click on the New Event button.

• Add an event ( e.g. your birthday, homework

reminder).



Messages BlockCommunicating with Students



Messaging •E

nables private communication

•M

essages can be sent to multiple users

•I

f a recipient is offline, the message can be emailed

to him/her by default



How does Messaging work?

•S

creen Layout

• Left : List of people to

message.

• Right: Your message or

history with a user.

•M

y contacts drop-down menu

allows you to contact course

participants and view previous

conversation and notifications.



Hands on: Messaging

• Task 1: Send messages to course participants

• Go to Navigation > My courses.

• Select one of the courses.

• Click on the Participants link.

• Send a message to all course participants.

• Task 2: Messaging Preferences

• Go to Settings > My profile settings > Messaging to

opt to be notified when you receive a new message.



Where to find help!



For more information, visit: the OLSC Website: olsc.mtsac.edu



Q&A



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