Extra Credit is Not Calculating It's best to have a single "layer" of extra credit as close to the gradebook total as possible. Either the grade item(s) need to be marked as extra credit OR a single category within the Course's category be marked as extra credit (with all category content's normal- NOT marked as [...]
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Working with Kaltura in Moodle At this time Moodle is not designed to host big media files like videos. They bloat course archive files sizes making restores slow and difficult and can force students to download a video and play it on their own computer. By using Kaltura in Moodle students can play and upload [...]
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Quickly embed a video directly into Moodle content. NOTE: Videos uploaded in this way will NOT appear in the Kaltura Media gallery and thus cannot have captions uploaded manually or be easily reused elsewhere. If this is a long-term video or one you plan to reuse make sure you upload your video to the Media [...]
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Grades do not automatically move from Moodle to MyClackamas at the end of each term because not everyone uses Moodle or its gradebook; you must do this manually to officially submit grades. Login to the My.Clackamas.edu portal. Ensure you're in the Faculty view (if you aren't already, you'll find links to different views in the [...]
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Sometimes something will appear missing or misbehaving when attempting to grade assignments one-at-a-time. If none of the below options work you can always grade assignments offline entirely! Can't see or Grade all Students A new issue as of Moodle 3.8 this is the cause of an overzealous Filter on your selection of students. It can [...]
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Sometimes when using the PDF annotator built into Assignment grading a student will submit a file and the preview will be blank, there may still be some ways to see what the student submitted or otherwise have that student save their work before submitting it to you. Often when this happens the software the student [...]
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Instructors can privately reply to a post within a Forum. This feedback method pairs well with Grading via Forum Ratings but can be used to provide more pointed feedback or direction in any forum setup. Private reply visibility and functionality: Other students CANNOT able to see these responses. Others with Teacher permissions (or higher) in [...]
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Use of Whole forum grading is meant to be an alternative to grading via Forum ratings. This feature is new as of Moodle 3.8 and allows for viewing all the interactions of student within a given forum in one place where you can provide. At this time feedback is not supported within this grading interface [...]
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Atto can get a little overzealous in applying formatting that is copied or dragged into the editor, especially in the Chrome Web Browser. This is most noticeable in fonts and background colors applied to the moved or duplicated text and it can be a real eyesore. When Does this Happen? When a course has content [...]
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This is new for us as of Moodle 3.6 (2019/SU term) and is part of a greater article on Moodle Groups and may be particularly effective as a requirement before students can participate in a group activity. NOTE: If you would like students to choose their own groups then this article is redundant and you [...]
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Once your students have started submitting videos to you you may begin grading and providing feedback to these submissions and if enabled, encourage re-submissions with improved work. Enter the Kaltura Media Assignment activity you wish to grade Click the Grade submissions button A list of all students in the course will appear TIP: if there [...]
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This feature will be adding with our transition to Moodle 3.8 in June, 2020. To create a Kaltura Media Assignment activity in Moodle to accept Video or Multimedia submissions from students: Enter your Course in Moodle. Ensure Editing is enabled. Scroll to the bottom of the section you'd like to add a Kaltura Media Assignment [...]
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Moodle isn't designed to be printed. It can be done; however, it isn't particularly attractive nor is it the suggested use. The following steps are required to print a quiz when no other options are available. Use the Chrome Web Browser (Firefox is not recommended for this task as it treats printing just a little [...]
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When naming your course mind that visible courses can be seen by folks in and outside of the college. To make them easier to find we do ask that some formatting be followed to allow Online Learning to provide timely support and manage old courses for archive. Archived courses are only searchable via the Course [...]
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If you do not have a Staging Area, this article will do you no good! Request one via the OLET ticketing system and we can make you a space to call your own. If you aren't sure if you have one... take a look; it may be you just forgot about it! Find your Staging Area: [...]
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Groupings are mostly used in Forums setup for multiple groups working on separate tasks within a single Forum or Assignment activity. From the Groups screen we left off on (in the previous step), click on the Groupings tab. Notice that the Groupings section is empty. You will need to put the Groups you created into [...]
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Enrollments in Moodle is a wide and varied topic that spans a couple of different tools and terminologies and is dependent on a few systems across campus. CreateGradeTroubleshootCreate Adding a New Enrollment As a teacher with a Moodle shell you can give other people access to your Moodle content as long as they have a [...]
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This Technology Toolkit presents the basic resources that those new to online teaching should explore. Should you require additional resources or more detailed instruction, please contact online@clackamas.edu. Prepare Students for Learning Online Moodle 101 Self-Guided Orientation Moodle 101 is a self-guided orientation that will prepare students for online learning and make sure they have the [...]
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