Many textbook and course material publishers provide a direct integration into Moodle to limit the number of sites students need to log into. These instructions assume your publisher's representatives have already worked with Online Learning to perform the initial LTI integration. If this is a new LTI that is not already available in Moodle please [...]
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Moodle isn't designed to be printed. It can be, but isn't particularly attractive or suggested in most cases. If no other options are available, you can use these steps to print your Moodle Quiz. Use the Chrome Web Browser; Firefox is not recommended as its printout is a little more difficult to read. Duplicate your [...]
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A great way to start the term is to open a one-on-one communication channel with your students through Moodle's Messaging tools. Refer to the Communications Comparison Chart to determine which option will work best for your needs. Begin the Conversation Scroll to the top of your course page. Click the Participants option from the secondary [...]
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There are multiple ways to assign participants to Moodle Groups. This method will allow students to choose which group they would like to be a part of. NOTE: You must first enable groups in your course, create the groups you wish for students to pick from, and the create groupings if you would like all [...]
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You must have a Course Backup File (.MBZ) before you can restore any course. There are two main methods to restore a course: In your Faculty Workspace - This is typically done to review student grades or coursework for a course no longer in Moodle, or to develop a new course for future use. In [...]
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In order to be able to search for your courses easily, we recommend that you adhere to the following naming conventions. Course Short Name Conventions Course Short Name should include (if applicable) the following elements (1-4) with spaces between each in this general order: the Year/Term (WI, SP, SU, or FA) in YYYY or YYYY/TT [...]
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You will need a faculty workspace for this process. If you do not have one, please contact the OLET department by placing a ticket at Online Learning/Moodle Support, or by emailing us at online@clackamas.edu. Quick SearchManual SearchQuick Search Find your Faculty Workspace: Quick Search (for Sandbox Course) These instructions require that you have not renamed the [...]
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The course start date and course end date come through automatically for provisioned courses. Courses will automatically open and close on those date and times. NOTE: Do not change the course start date and end date of your provisioned courses in Moodle. These dates align with those provided to Course Scheduling (as displayed in myClackamas [...]
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If you set Force group mode to No on the Course settings page, you will be able to set the Group mode for individual activities separately. If you set Force group mode to Yes you will not be able to edit the Group submission settings for individual activities. NOTE: To complete the following steps you [...]
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Moodle Groups offer a way to organize students to work collaboratively on Moodle activities such as forums and assignments. You can also utilize restrict access and groups to customize the learning experience allowing certain groups to access specialized content. NOTE: You need to enable and create groups within your course before you can complete these steps [...]
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Groups should already be enabled, but if you are not able to create or use groups within your course please follow these steps. Click the Settings option from the secondary navigation. Scroll down to and expand the Groups section. Set the default choice for Group mode: No groups Separate groups: Each group member can only [...]
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Groupings are a collection of groups within a course. Groupings are necessary for groups to work within a single Moodle activity. NOTE: Before you can create a grouping you need to first enable groups within your course and create some groups of students. Scroll to the top of your course page Select Participants from the [...]
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Scroll to the top of your course page. Select Participants from the secondary navigation. Select Groups from the drop-down menu. NOTE: If you don't see a Groups option listed you may need to enable groups in your course. Click on the Create group button at the bottom. Set up the basics for your group: Set the [...]
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The Activities block lists the different activity and resource types used in your course. Select a specific activity or resource type to display a list of all the items of that type in your course with some additional detail. Each activity type displays different information depending on your role (student or instructor). NOTE: This block [...]
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Sometimes there are technical difficulties and a student will submit a quiz that is either empty or only partially filled out. In cases where you would like to give that student a fresh start you can delete their own attempt so that they can make a new one, unaffected by the erroneous grade. If you [...]
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These steps require that you have completion tracking enabled in your course. A common activity in Moodle is to have students participate in a forum. You can set up Activity Completion to mark a forum as complete if the student completes a specified number of posts/discussions/replies. NOTE: This will not check for a substantive post, [...]
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These steps require that you have completion tracking enabled in your course. A common activity in Moodle is to have students earns a specific score on a quiz. You can set up Activity Completion to mark a quiz as complete if the student earns a passing grade. This is ideal for warm-up quizzes and terminology [...]
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Follow these steps after you have enabled completion tracking on all relevant activities in your course. NOTE: The block does NOT update immediately and changes to a student's progress will update every few minutes. From the top-right corner of the page toggle Edit mode into the On position. Locate the Add a Block item at [...]
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