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Moodle is a free, online Learning Management system enabling educators to create their own private website filled with dynamic courses that extend learning, any time, anywhere.  
Moodle is a free, online Learning Management system enabling educators to create their own private website filled with dynamic courses that extend learning, any time, anywhere.  


Moodle’s extremely customisable core comes with the following standard features as grouped below. Whether you're a teacher, student or administrator, Moodle can meet your needs. Come and take a look!
Moodle’s extremely customisable core comes with the following standard features as grouped below. Whether you're a teacher, student or administrator, Moodle can meet your needs. Take a look and Moodle with us!


==General features==
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! Modern, easy to use interface
! Personalised dashboard
! Collaborative tools and activities
! All-in-one calendar
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| Designed to be responsive and accessible, the Moodle interface is easy to navigate on both desktop and mobile devices.<br>[http://school.demo.moodle.net/ View demo]
| Organise and display courses the way you want, and view at a glance current tasks and messages.<br>[[My home]]
| Work and learn together in forums, wikis, glossaries, database activities, and much more.<br>[[Activities]]
| Moodle’s calendar tool helps you keep track of your academic or company calendar, course deadlines, group meetings, and other personal events. <br>[[Calendar]]
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! Convenient file management
! Simple and intuitive content editor
! Notifications
! Track progress
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| Effortlessly manage your files with Moodle’s drag and drop feature. Upload and download files even on mobile, and add files from cloud storage services including MS Skydrive, Dropbox and Google Drive.<br>[[Working with files]]
| Format text and conveniently add media and images with an editor that works across all web browsers and devices.<br>[[Text editor]]
| When enabled, users can receive automatic alerts on new assignments and deadlines, forum posts and also send private messages to one another.<br>[[Messaging]]
| Educators and learners can track progress and completion with an array of options for tracking individual activities or resources and at course level.<br>[[Tracking progress]]
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Image:Personalised Dashboard.jpeg|Designed to be responsive and accessible, the Moodle interface is easy to navigate on both desktop and mobile devices.<br>[http://school.demo.moodle.net/ View demo]
Image:Collaborative-tools.jpg|Work and learn together in forums, wikis, glossaries, database activities, and much more.<br>[[Activities]]
Image:Collaborative-tools.jpg|Work and learn together in forums, wikis, glossaries, database activities, and much more.<br>[[Activities]]
Image:File-Management.jpg|Effortlessly manage your files with Moodle’s drag and drop feature. Upload and download files even on mobile, and add files from cloud storage services including MS Skydrive, Dropbox and Google Drive.<br>[[Working with files]]
Image:File-Management.jpg|Effortlessly manage your files with Moodle’s drag and drop feature. Upload and download files even on mobile, and add files from cloud storage services including MS Skydrive, Dropbox and Google Drive.<br>[[Working with files]]
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Image:File-Management.jpg|Effortlessly manage your files with Moodle’s drag and drop feature. Upload and download files even on mobile, and add files from cloud storage services including MS Skydrive, Dropbox and Google Drive.<br>[[Working with files]]
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</div></div><div style="padding:.5em 0em .5em 0em; text-align:center; margin:auto; width:100%;">[[Main page|View the complete list of features]]</div></div>
==Administration features==
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! Customisable site design and layout
! Secure authentication and mass enrolment
! Multilingual capability
! Bulk course creation and easy backup
! Manage user roles and permissions
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| Select from a wide array of themes and easily customise a Moodle site with your logo, colour schemes and much more - or simply design your own theme.<br>[[Themes]]
| Add and enrol users easily to your Moodle site and courses with more than 50 available options.<br>[[Authentication]] / [[Enrolment]]
| Moodle supports the needs of multilingual users and organisations. Simply enable the feature to allow users to view course content and learn in their own language.<br>[[Language]]
| Add courses in bulk, back up and restore large courses  with ease and maintain complete control over the contents of your backups.<br>[[Bulk course upload]]
| Roles can be easily defined to specify and manage user access to address any security considerations.<br>[[Roles and permissions]]
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! Supports open standards
! High interoperability
! Simple add-ons and plugin management
! Regular security updates
! Detailed reporting and logs
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| Moodle supports information and data portability so you can readily import and export IMS-LTI, SCORM courses and more into Moodle. <br>[[SCORM]] / [[External tool]]
| Freely integrate external applications and content or create your own plugin for custom integrations. <br>[[Standards]]
| View install add-ons and plugins, and enable, disable or uninstall within the admin interface. <br>[[Installing add-ons]]
| Moodle is regularly updated with the latest security patches to help ensure your Moodle site is secure. <br>[[Security]]
| View and generate reports on activity and participation at course and site level.<br>[[Site-wide reports]]
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</div></div><div style="padding:.5em 0em .5em 0em; text-align:center; margin:auto; width:100%;">[[Managing a Moodle site|Learn more about managing a Moodle site]]</div></div>
==Course Management features==
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! Direct learning paths
! Encourage collaboration
! Embed external resources
! Multimedia Integration
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| Design and manage courses to meet various requirements. Classes can be instructor-led, self-paced, blended or entirely online. <br>[[Pedagogy]]
| Built-in collaborative publishing features foster engagement and encourage content-driven collaboration. <br>[[Activities]]
| Teach materials and include assignments from other sites and connect to the gradebook in Moodle.<br>[[External tool]]
| Moodle’s built-in media support enables you to easily search for and insert video and audio files in your courses. <br>[[Working with media]]
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! Group management
! Security & privacy
! Peer and self assessment
! Outcomes and Rubrics
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| Group learners to share courses, differentiate activities and facilitate team work.<br>[[Groups]]
| Highly secure and private; teach and share in a private space only you and your class can access.<br>[[Courses]]
| Built-in activities such as workshops and surveys encourages learners to view, grade and assess their own and other course members' work as a group.<br>[[Workshop]]
| Select from advanced grading methods to tailor the gradebook to your course and examination criteria.<br>[[Grades]]
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! Marking workflow
! In-line marking
! Integrated Badges
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| Conveniently assign different markers to assignments, manage grade moderation and control when marks are released to individual learners.<br>[[Assignment module]]
| Easily review and provide in-line feedback by annotating on PDF files directly within browser.<br>[[Assignment module]]
| Fully compatible with Mozilla Open Badges; motivate learners and reward participation and achievement with customised Badges. <br>[[Badges]]
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Revision as of 06:52, 30 January 2014

Moodle is a free, online Learning Management system enabling educators to create their own private website filled with dynamic courses that extend learning, any time, anywhere.

Moodle’s extremely customisable core comes with the following standard features as grouped below. Whether you're a teacher, student or administrator, Moodle can meet your needs. Take a look and Moodle with us!

General Core Features