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How to Build Your Course in Moodle

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This tutorial will show you the basic functions of how to add and edit content to build your course in Moodle.

To add or alter activities or resources, you will need to turn editing on and off with a button on the upper right corner of the screen. When you click Turn editing on, this will change the look of the page slightly and you will be able to see a variety of editing icons next to all editable objects in your course.

Part I. Adding Content Weekly Outline < Edit Summary

In the middle of the screen, under each “Weekly Outline”, you will find a small

notepad icon ( ) for “Edit Summary”. Edit summary will allow you to add a brief description of the weekly activities in your course.

A course in

Moodle is created by adding resources and activities.

In order to add or

alter resources and activities under each week, you will find Add


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a resource and Add an activity. In each weekly outline box, two “Add” boxes will be shown.

[Add a resource]

Resources

are content: information the instructor wants to bring into the course. These can be prepared files uploaded to the course; pages edited directly in Moodle; or external websites made to appear as part of the course.

1. click the “Add a resource”

2. “Insert a label” will allow you to embed instructions or information in the course section.


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type the title here

type the summary here

type the full text here

3. “Compose a text

page” a. type the title

(‘name’ area) and summary

b. type the full text (‘Compose a text’)

c. select whether or not the content will be shown in the ‘same window’ or in a ‘new window’


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d. click “Save changes and

display” or “save changes and

return to course”

e. click “Update this resource” if

you found errors or would like to

update the content you just uploaded

4. “Compose a Web page”- Creating a web page in Moodle works exactly the same as a creating text page. Please follow the previous steps to create a web page. 5. “Link to a file or website” You can also add resources in electronic form by using this menu.

a. Type the title of the message

as shown above in “compose a text or web page”.

b. In order to link to a file, click

“Choose or upload a file”


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c. and then click “Upload a file”

d. browse for file you would like to upload from your local computer. e. select the file name you wish to upload and click “open”.

f. click “Choose” under Action. Then, the

file will be shown in the Location box.

g. When you’re done uploading

your file, please click “Save

changes and display” or “Save

changes and return to course”

and you will be able to view the

file you just uploaded to your

course.


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i. link to a website as your course

resource, once again type the title

of the message as shown above in

“compose a text or web page”.

Next, type the URL for your

chosen website in the Location

box. You can also search for the

URL by clicking “Search for web

pages”. When you have finished

adding the URL, please click

“Save changes and display” or “Save changes and return to course” and ensure the

website is displaying properly.

6. “Display a directory” will let your students see all the files in your course and select a file themselves.


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[Add an activity] Next, we’ll show you how to add activities to your course. There are a number of interactive learning activities that you may add to your course. In this tutorial, we will focus on a few critical functions you need to build your online course: In this section we’ll cover Assignments and Forums. (Additional activities will be introduced in Moodle tutorial sections 3 as part of your Education Online faculty orientation.) 1. Assignments allows the instructor to specify a task that requires students to prepare digital content and submit it by uploading it to the Moodle server. Typical assignments include essays, projects, reports and so on. a. “Advanced uploading of files”- This activity is useful when you want your students to turn in multiple files (Word Document, Excel Files, etc…) as an assignment.


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General Options

• Assignment name – is required, but can be anything you like.

• Description - is also required and describes the assignment. It has full formatting using the toolbar (bold, underline, images, etc.).

• Grade – you can set the grade in the given ranges (from 1-100) or leave it as default.

• Available from – lets you pick the date that your students will begin to have access to this assignment.

• Due Date - sets the date the assignment is due.

• Prevent late submissions - if set to “Yes” then students can submit their assignment after the Due Date. Otherwise they will not be able to submit a late assignment.


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Advanced Options Advanced uploading of files- this box lets you customize uploading file functions to your course. We recommend that until you are comfortable with Moodle you leave this setting on the default.

• Maximum size – lets you choose the maximum size of the files which will be uploaded

• Allow deleting - If enabled, students may delete uploaded files at any time before grading.

• Maximum number of uploaded files – This is the maximum number of files each student may upload. This number is not shown to students, so it’s best to write the actual number of requested files in the assignment description.

• Allow notes - If enabled, students may enter notes into a text area. It is similar to an online text assignment. This text box can be used for communication with the grading person, assignment progress description or any other written activity.

• Hide description before available date - If enabled, assignment description is hidden before the opening date.

• Email alerts to teachers- If enabled, teachers are alerted with a short email whenever students add or update an assignment submission.


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Common settings The last two settings are common to all activities. Just keep in mind that these options will always be available to you in any activity that you create:

• Group mode - The group mode for each activity can be one of three levels: - No groups - there are no sub-groups

- Separate groups - each group can only see their own group, others are invisible - Visible groups - each group works within their own group, but can see other groups

• Visible – If set to show, students will see the assignment. If not, the assignment

will be hidden. This is useful if you want to prepare an assignment in advance (like a pop-quiz).


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Note: 1. When you finish configuring your assignment, click “save changes and display”. The

assignment will be shown.

2. When you finish configuring your assignment, click “save changes and return to

course”. You will return to the course homepage.


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2. “Forums” are the spaces where most discussions take place. Forums can be

structured in different ways, and can include peer ratings of each posting. The postings can be viewed in a variety for formats, and can include attachments.

By ‘subscribing’ to a forum, participants will receive copies of each new posting in their email. As an instructor, you have the option to select subscriptions for all of the students.


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Part II. Editing content This part will show you common settings to edit your course. As common module settings in the weekly outline area, the open eye indicates that the resource is visible. If you click on the eye, the color of the eye will be faded. Then the resource will be invisible (to students).

shows only one week for students and

will show all the weeks.


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The Red X is used to indicate the option to delete resources and activities (with a

warning). These arrows move things up and down, and left and right and can be used for indentions of the listed texts.

-this icon lets you update the current contents.


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** Icon summary:

There are other functions Moodle provides to assist you in building your course. If you would like to know more about the other functions not explained in this tutorial, please consult the Education Online Staff.

Icon Effect Icon Effect Icon Effect Icon Effect

Edit/ Update item faded/Hide item Delete/Remove Move (up/down)

See all weeks/topics Open/Show Item Indent/shift left or right Move here

See one week/topic Help

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