Modules FAQ

There are two types of modules in Moodle - Activities and Resources. We separate them here according to the menus in which they appear in a Moodle course.

Activities

As the name suggests, in activities students don't just access items but actively do something.

Assignment

• What is Assignment?
• How do I set it up?
• I want to let my students make a presentation. How can I collect them?
• Some students send it in their assignment by mistake. How can they resend it?
• Can I download all submitted assignments at once?
• Can I mark assignments online?
• Can students submit multiple files for assignment?
• How can a student check if their assignment has uploaded correctly?
• How can I change the file upload limit for the assignment activity?
• How can I find assignments which still need to be marked/graded?
• How do I export the grades and feedback I have provided for a unit?
• How do I grade and give feedback to assignments submitted on Moodle?
• How do I prevent emails informing that an assignment has been marked from being sent to students?
• I need to download a student's assignment but the student has been unenrolled from the Moodle course. Can I still access the assignment?
• I've uploaded a response file, but my students cannot see it. Why?
• Where can I find more information on using the assignment activity for online submission of work?
• Who can see the assignment feedback I have given to a student?
• Why am I unable to edit the grades for assignment submissions?
• Why have my students not received an email informing them that their assignment has been marked?
• Why is a student unable find the button to upload their assignment or send it for marking?
• Why is a student unable to upload an additional file to an assignment activity?

For more information see Assignment module

Forum

• What is a forum?
• How do I set it up?

Wiki

• What is a wiki?