Building Your Moodle Course 5/24/2007 Building Your Moodle Course G. Lee Griffith, Ph.D. Narration and timings turned off.

What is Moodle? Moodle is a LMS Learning Management System WebCT 5/24/2007 What is Moodle? Moodle is a LMS Learning Management System WebCT Blackboard Moodle

Why Would I Want to Use it? Save time communicating with students 24/7 Save effort distribute lectures, handouts, schedules, PowerPoint files. Eliminate grading quizzes & tests Collect and grade assignments easily & consistently Use and develop more sophisticated learning tools Relate to a more technologically sophisticated student.

Outline How to get into Moodle Overview of Basic Moodle Capabilities 5/24/2007 Outline How to get into Moodle Overview of Basic Moodle Capabilities Orientation to Main Moodle Page Building your class 2

Getting Into Moodle on Campus 5/24/2007 Getting Into Moodle on Campus Log in to Novel Network 3

Open “Internet Explorer” 5/24/2007 Open “Internet Explorer” 4

Go to: http://moodle.anderson.edu 5/24/2007 Go to: http://moodle.anderson.edu Be careful here not moodle.org Note: NOT www.moodle . . . NOT moodle.org NOT moodle.com 5

Log in using: Novel Username and password 5/24/2007 Log in using: Novel Username and password by Cayusa Some rights reserved. Just follow this link to see the photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cayusa/431036565/ 6

5/24/2007 Choose “Your Course” From the “Course Categories” list choose “Your Course” 9

Overview of Basic Uses of Moodle 5/24/2007 Overview of Basic Uses of Moodle Distribute information: Syllabi Lecture notes PowerPoint Presentations Explain and collect Assignments Administer Quizzes Encourage and monitor student interaction 7

5/24/2007 Main Course Page 12

Editing is Off “Turn editing on” 5/24/2007 Editing is Off “Turn editing on” 13

Editing is now “On”

Center Column is Schedule Links 5/24/2007 Center Column is Schedule Links 14

Class Members = Participants 5/24/2007 Class Members = Participants 15

Activities = Forums, Quizzes, Resources 5/24/2007 Activities = Forums, Quizzes, Resources 16

Administration: change dates, weeks, students, files, etc 5/24/2007 Administration: change dates, weeks, students, files, etc 18

Administration: Click on “Settings”

Edit Your Class Name

Scroll Down and Edit “Enrollment Key”

Upcoming Events will Announce things Due. 5/24/2007 Upcoming Events will Announce things Due. 19

Notice Editing Settings 5/24/2007 Notice Editing Settings Move item right Move item up or down Edit item Delete item Show Item Groups 20

News Forum: Email All Students in class 5/24/2007 News Forum: Email All Students in class 21

Adding a topic to News Forum 5/24/2007 Adding a topic to News Forum 22

Entering content for News Item 5/24/2007 Entering content for News Item Enter Title here Enter text here Click on Post to Forum Typical of most activities 23

5/24/2007 News Forum w/Post 24

Notice Resources & Activities 5/24/2007 Notice Resources & Activities 25

List of Resources Label Text Page Web Page Link to file 5/24/2007 List of Resources Label Text Page Web Page Link to file Display Directory IMS 26

List of Activities Assignments Chat Choice Forum Glossary Lesson Quiz 5/24/2007 List of Activities Assignments Chat Choice Forum Glossary Lesson Quiz SCORM Survey Wiki Workshop 27

5/24/2007 Building Your Class 28

Building Your Class Go to your class Add Resources Add Activities 5/24/2007 Building Your Class Go to your class Add Resources A web page—your syllabus A link to a website—http://medlineplus.gov/ A PowerPoint Presentation Add Activities An online assignment An offline assignment A quiz 29

5/24/2007 Breadcrumbs 30

5/24/2007 Make sure Editing is On 34

Adding your syllabus—Click on Resource 5/24/2007 Adding your syllabus—Click on Resource 35

Choose “Compose a web page” 5/24/2007 Choose “Compose a web page” 36

Compose Web Page Title here Brief Description here 5/24/2007 Compose Web Page Title here Brief Description here Go to Word, copy your Syllabus and then paste it here 37

5/24/2007 Compose Web Page-2 Syllabus would be here Save changes 38

Main Course Page with Syllabus 5/24/2007 Main Course Page with Syllabus 39

5/24/2007 Link to a Web Page 40

Fill in Title (Description) & Link 5/24/2007 Fill in Title (Description) & Link 41

Scroll Down, Choose “New window” and “Save changes” 5/24/2007 Scroll Down, Choose “New window” and “Save changes” 42

Main Page with Link to Medline Plus 5/24/2007 Main Page with Link to Medline Plus 43

http://medlineplus.gov/

Adding a PowerPoint Presentation 5/24/2007 Adding a PowerPoint Presentation Open the PowerPoint presentation. Save the presentation. Remember where you saved it. 44

Adding a PowerPoint Presentation 5/24/2007 Adding a PowerPoint Presentation 45

Enter title, (description) and click on “Choose or upload a file” 5/24/2007 Enter title, (description) and click on “Choose or upload a file” 46

Click on “Upload a file” 5/24/2007 Click on “Upload a file” 47

5/24/2007 Choose “Browse” 48

Choose the file to upload and click open 5/24/2007 Choose the file to upload and click open 49

Click “Upload this file” 5/24/2007 Click “Upload this file” 50

5/24/2007 Choose the file 51

Scroll Down and choose “Force download” and “Save changes” 5/24/2007 Scroll Down and choose “Force download” and “Save changes” 52

Click on Link of Presentation to download then click “Save” 5/24/2007 Click on Link of Presentation to download then click “Save” 53

Save PowerPoint Presentation in “My Documents”

Click on “Open Folder”

Double Click to Open Presentation

View Presentation in PowerPoint

Adding an “Online text” Assignment 5/24/2007 Adding an “Online text” Assignment 54

Add title and requirements 5/24/2007 Add title and requirements 55

5/24/2007 Scroll Down and Save 56

Click on link & See the result 5/24/2007 Click on link & See the result 57

Adding Upload File Assignment 5/24/2007 Adding Upload File Assignment 59

Add Title and Description 5/24/2007 Add Title and Description 60

Scroll Down and Save Changes 5/24/2007 Scroll Down and Save Changes 61

5/24/2007 See the result 62

5/24/2007 Adding a Quiz 64

Enter Title, Description, Dates 5/24/2007 Enter Title, Description, Dates 65

Scroll down and set Timing Display Attempts Grades Student review 5/24/2007 Scroll down and set Timing Display Attempts Grades Student review Security Save Changes 66

See the Result

Choose Category and Add Items 5/24/2007 Choose Category and Add Items 67

Set Weights and Total Points Save Changes 5/24/2007 Set Weights and Total Points Save Changes 68

5/24/2007 Preview Quiz 69

5/24/2007 See the result 70

What you have learned Log in and find your class Add Resources 5/24/2007 What you have learned Log in and find your class Add Resources A web pages A link to a websites A PowerPoint Presentation Add Activities An online assignment An offline assignment A quiz 71

With Moodle You Can Reach the World

Adding an Enrollment Key 5/24/2007 Adding an Enrollment Key Click on “Settings”

5/24/2007 Scroll to Bottom Add “Enrollment Key” Save changes

5/24/2007 Changing Settings

5/24/2007 Settings Screen 1

5/24/2007 Changing Format

5/24/2007 Number of Weeks

5/24/2007 Other Settings OK OK Do Not Change NEVER Change

5/24/2007 Other Settings 2 No Probably Not Yes Probably Not Yes

Adding/Removing Students 5/24/2007 Adding/Removing Students

Adding/Removing Students 5/24/2007 Adding/Removing Students Yours will look different

Adding/Removing Students 5/24/2007 Adding/Removing Students 2 1

Student Interaction Chats --- temporary Forums—permanent Wiki 5/24/2007 Student Interaction Chats --- temporary Forums—permanent Wiki Workshops—permanent and evaluated

5/24/2007 Intro to Grades

5/24/2007 Grades

5/24/2007 Set Categories Scroll to bottom

5/24/2007 Set Weights

5/24/2007 Set Weights