Grade categories not only organize grade items for the course, but they also have their own aggregated grade which is calculated from the items it contains. We have a number of articles that describe the most common uses for gradebook categories in more details: Creating a points-based gradebook Creating a percentage-based gradebook Create an ungraded [...]
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You can use Bulk actions to change the availability, duplicate, move or delete multiple sections, activities, or resources in your course at once. This is a built in tool, and will be available in all your courses. If you need to duplicate to another course or duplicate to a different section within this course you [...]
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You can prevent access to an activity, resources, or section based on the group that a student belongs to. This can be helpful if you want to allow certain students to access a specific resource, activity or section that others do not need to access. This can be helpful when courses have been cross-listed or [...]
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Sometimes you may have optional or hidden Moodle activities that show up in the User and Grader Report. This can cause course totals to not be accurate and confusion for students that are viewing the gradebook. We recommend that you follow these steps to create a hidden Not graded category to eliminate these issues. Scroll [...]
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A subsection can be placed anywhere within weeks/topics/sections. NOTE: You are limited to 52 total sections and subsections within your course. Enter your course and turn Edit mode on. Scroll to where you want to add the Subsection. Click the plus symbol to access the Add content drop-down menu. NOTE: If you want to add [...]
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A manual grade item populates a gradebook with work that occurs outside of Moodle: Work hosted elsewhere, such as required emails or outside tools from publishers Extra credit above normally graded work, such as a student earning 12/10 points on an assignment In-Class work Anything that is not completed using a Moodle Activity or Resource Scroll [...]
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Moodle has a number of Advanced grading options that you can use to help in grading your assignments, such as Rubrics and Grading guides. RubricGrading guideRubric Moodle Rubrics allow instructors to use criteria-based assessment forms to grade student work consistently, quickly, and transparently. You will select a level and provide feedback (if enabled) for each [...]
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The Moodle Book is similar to an e-book and—unlike a standard PDF or Word document—is designed to be accessible for all users, regardless of disabilities, devices, or screen sizes. The multi-page resource is compact and easily navigable via its table of contents. Create a BookAdd a ChapterEdit ChapterImporting Word DocumentsOrganize ChaptersCreate a Book A Moodle [...]
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Using the Contact Information Block The Contact Information block is an essential element in the Course Structure Template. Enter your course and turn Edit mode on. Click the tab on the right side of the course page to open the Block drawer. Locate the Contact Information block. Click the Actions menu (three vertical dots). Select the Configure [...]
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When you delete activities and resources in Moodle the items are placed in the Recycle bin for 7 days. This will allow you to restore these items back to your course if you have made an error in deleting an item from your course. Click the More drop-down menu from the secondary navigation. Select Recycle [...]
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YuJa Panorama, which is already integrated into your Moodle course, helps check and improve the accessibility of course materials and resources. Panorama can also generate alternative formats of documents for you and students. NOTE: YuJa Panorama can take some time to process your files. Please be patient while you wait for the file to upload. [...]
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The Mass Actions block allows instructors to perform actions upon multiple resources or activities in a Moodle course simultaneously, rather than having to perform repeated actions on individual items. NOTE: In order to use the Mass Actions block to duplicate content from one course to another, you must first have an editing role (teacher or [...]
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The Mass Actions Block allows instructors to perform actions upon multiple resources or activities in a Moodle course simultaneously, rather than having to perform repeated actions on individual items. NOTE: In order to use the Mass Actions block to duplicate content from one course to another, you must first have an editing role (teacher or [...]
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After copying a previous Moodle course over at the start of the term due dates will adjust based on the start date of the course. However you might want to verify or adjust the due dates or completion dates for some activities. Going into the activity settings one-by-one can be time consuming when changing multiple [...]
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These steps require that completion tracking be enabled in your course. A common activity is to have a student has view a resource such as course syllabus, video, etc. You can set up Activity Completion to mark a resource as complete if the student opens a resource. Locate the resource (file, book, page, ...) you [...]
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When you Enable Completion Tracking in your course, all new activities and resources will default to Students can manually mark the activity as complete since that is the only option available for all activities and resources. If you wish to change the Default activity completion for specific types of activities and resources, you can do so [...]
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Sharing Kaltura Videos Since Zoom Cloud Recording storage is limited, we recommend that you host your videos in Kaltura. Kaltura videos can be accessed using My Media in Moodle (online.clackamas.edu) and MediaSpace (video.clackamas.edu). Kaltura Video Resource in MoodleEmbed Kaltura Video in Moodle ResourceShare Link to Kaltura Video Outside MoodleKaltura Video Resource in Moodle The Kaltura Video [...]
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Here are the common issues that you might experience when trying to grade the assignment activity. Blank First Page If you have the assignment submission types set to both Online text and File submissions you will have a blank first page in the Review Panel. Use the page navigation controls (top left of the previewed document) [...]
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