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Moodle- Hand-on Training

Sep 12, 2008

Judy Lo

Academic Support DivisionInformation Technology Services Centre

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

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Before We Get Started…

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What is your GOALGOAL?

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PLANPLAN Your Course

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You are recommendedrecommended to:

Determine the objectiveDetermine the objective of the teaching course websiteDesign the look and feel of the coursePrepare course content and resourcesPrepare course content and resourcesDetermineDetermine the student to instructor and student to student communication strategiescommunication strategiesConsider the online assessmentConsider the online assessment on evaluating students’ progressPlan how to maintainPlan how to maintain the quality of your course

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This Training Session…

To guide you how to build a “Supplementary Course Website”on Moodle where you could:

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““Supplementary Supplementary Course WebsiteCourse Website””Upload Course DocumentsUpload Course Documents and make them available to the students

Course OutlineCourse OutlineLecture NotesLecture NotesList of Required ReadingsRequired Readings

CommunicateCommunicate with your studentsNews ForumNews Forum (for Course News/Announcements)Course Discussion ForumsDiscussion Forums (for Students’Collaborations)

Set up Assignment Assignment DropboxDropbox for assignment collection

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““Revision MaterialsRevision Materials””Detailed instructions & Flash demo:Detailed instructions & Flash demo:http://moodle.cuhk.edu.hk/cuhk_guide/guide.phphttp://moodle.cuhk.edu.hk/cuhk_guide/guide.php

1.1. Course Homepage & Overall LayoutCourse Homepage & Overall Layouthttp://moodle.cuhk.edu.hk/cuhk_guide/guide.php#starthttp://moodle.cuhk.edu.hk/cuhk_guide/guide.php#start

2.2. Adding Course Documents (Resources)Adding Course Documents (Resources)http://moodle.cuhk.edu.hk/cuhk_guide/guide.php#addinghttp://moodle.cuhk.edu.hk/cuhk_guide/guide.php#addingCreating a Text Page [Creating a Text Page [demodemo]]Linking to a File or Web Site [Linking to a File or Web Site [demodemo]]

3.3. Adding/Using Discussion ForumAdding/Using Discussion Forumhttp://moodle.cuhk.edu.hk/cuhk_guide/guide.php#Forumshttp://moodle.cuhk.edu.hk/cuhk_guide/guide.php#ForumsAdding Forums [Adding Forums [demodemo]]

4.4. Adding Assignment Adding Assignment DropboxDropboxhttp://moodle.cuhk.edu.hk/cuhk_guide/guide.php#assignmentshttp://moodle.cuhk.edu.hk/cuhk_guide/guide.php#assignmentsTo Create an Assignment: [To Create an Assignment: [demodemo]]

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Moodle @ CUHK

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Moodle @ CUHKLogin:http://moodle.cuhk.edu.hk

Using your CWEM accounthttp://www.cuhk.edu.hk/itsc/onlineapp/accounts/reply.html

CUHK Online Directoryhttps://directory.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/directory/https://directory.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/directory/login.jsp

This Training Session: This Training Session: Your Computing ID & Your Computing ID & CWEM passwordCWEM password

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Computing ID

CWEM PW

Your User Profile

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Your User Profile

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Edit Your User Profile

Your Turn:• Update “Description”• Click “Update profile” to

confirm

Use this link to get back to front page

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The Course

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Turning “Editing” on/offWith With ““EditingEditing”” off (default)off (default) With With ““EditingEditing”” onon

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Turning “Student view” on/offWith With ““Student viewStudent view”” off (default)off (default) With With ““Student viewStudent view”” onon

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Course Settings

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Edit course settings:

- Format:- Topic vs.

Weekly

Difference?

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Adding Resources

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Adding Resources

Resource ModuleThe primary tool for bringing content into a course; may be plain textplain text, rich textrich text (Moodle has built-in editors), uploaded filesuploaded files, links to the weblinks to the web and more…

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Adding Resources – Link to File

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Adding Resources – Link to File

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““Revision MaterialsRevision Materials””Detailed instructions & Flash demo:Detailed instructions & Flash demo:http://moodle.cuhk.edu.hk/cuhk_guide/guide.phphttp://moodle.cuhk.edu.hk/cuhk_guide/guide.php

1.1. Adding Course Documents (Resources)Adding Course Documents (Resources)http://moodle.cuhk.edu.hk/cuhk_guide/guide.php#addinghttp://moodle.cuhk.edu.hk/cuhk_guide/guide.php#addingCreating a Text Page [Creating a Text Page [demodemo]]Linking to a File or Web Site [Linking to a File or Web Site [demodemo]]

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Your Turn

1.1. Turn Turn ““EditingEditing”” OnOn2.2. Modify YOUR OWN TOPICModify YOUR OWN TOPIC

(The one tagged with your computing id)

3.3. ““Add a resourceAdd a resource””4. Choose ““Link to a file or web Link to a file or web

sitesite””5. Input ““NameName””,, ““SummarySummary””6. Click on ““Choose or upload a Choose or upload a

filefile””7.7. ““ChooseChoose”” Syllabus.pdfSyllabus.pdf8. Click ““Save changesSave changes”” to

confirm

TRYTRY adding different types of resources in YOUR OWN TOPICYOUR OWN TOPIC, have a go!have a go!

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Forums

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Forum ModuleDifferent types of forumsDifferent types of forums are available

teacherteacher--onlyonly,course news,course news,openopen--toto--all,all,one-thread-per-user.

All postings have the authors photo attached.

Discussions can be viewed as nested, flat, threaded, oldest or newest first

Every enrolled user can join, or the teacher can force subscription for all the teacher can force subscription for all

The teacher can choose not to allow repliesThe teacher can choose not to allow replies

Discussion threads can be easily moved between forums

Attached images are shown inline

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General ForumsGeneral Forums

--Created by defaultCreated by default

* * Teacher forum is Teacher forum is INVISIBLEINVISIBLE to Studentsto Students

* * News forum is for News forum is for Course AnnouncementsCourse AnnouncementsStudents are forced to subscribed to itStudents are forced to subscribed to it

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News forumNews forum

--Created by defaultCreated by default

--Under Under ““Topic outlineTopic outline””

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Forum Posting – ““Add a new TopicAdd a new Topic””

YOUR TURN:YOUR TURN:

1.1. Go to the News forumGo to the News forum

2.2. Add a new topic of your ownAdd a new topic of your own(Use your creativity, make up one course announcement please)

3. Then, try and see if you can then reply to a topic created by reply to a topic created by another useranother user

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Discussion Forums

- For Students’ collaboration

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““Revision MaterialsRevision Materials””Detailed instructions & Flash demo:Detailed instructions & Flash demo:http://moodle.cuhk.edu.hk/cuhk_guide/guide.phphttp://moodle.cuhk.edu.hk/cuhk_guide/guide.php

1.1. Adding/Using Discussion ForumAdding/Using Discussion Forumhttp://moodle.cuhk.edu.hk/cuhk_guide/guide.php#Forumshttp://moodle.cuhk.edu.hk/cuhk_guide/guide.php#ForumsAdding Forums [Adding Forums [demodemo]]

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Add a Forum for Students’ discussion

YOUR TURN:YOUR TURN:

1.1. Add a new forum Add a new forum under under your own topicyour own topic (Use your creativity, make up one theme for the forum please)

2. Look through the different settings, select the select the appropriate and appropriate and ““save save changeschanges””

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Assignment Dropbox

- For collection of assignments

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Add an Assignment Dropbox

YOUR TURN:YOUR TURN:

1.1. Add a new assignment Add a new assignment under your own topicunder your own topic (Use your creativity, make up one theme for the forum please)

2. Look through the different settings, select the select the appropriate and appropriate and ““save save changeschanges””

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““Revision MaterialsRevision Materials””Detailed instructions & Flash demo:Detailed instructions & Flash demo:http://moodle.cuhk.edu.hk/cuhk_guide/guide.phphttp://moodle.cuhk.edu.hk/cuhk_guide/guide.php

1.1. Adding Assignment Adding Assignment DropboxDropboxhttp://moodle.cuhk.edu.hk/cuhk_guide/guide.php#assignmentshttp://moodle.cuhk.edu.hk/cuhk_guide/guide.php#assignmentsTo Create an Assignment: [To Create an Assignment: [demodemo]]

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Q & A

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Thank You

MoodleMoodle Course ApplicationCourse Applicationhttp://moodle.cuhk.edu.hk/cuhk_script/courseapply/moodleapply.phhttp://moodle.cuhk.edu.hk/cuhk_script/courseapply/moodleapply.phpp

1.1. Computing IDComputing ID2.2. Information of Your CourseInformation of Your Course

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