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Welcome! The purpose of this page is to provide educators with a brief overview of teaching and learning with Moodle and useful links by general topics.

Moodle principles

The design and development of Moodle has been guided by a social constructionist theory and practice of teaching and learning. While Moodle can be and is used to support a number of other pedagogical and andragogical approaches, the core Moodle package will continue to be built with these five key principles in mind.

Moodle Pedagogy

Moodle in education and training

Although initially designed for higher education environment (university), Moodle has quickly become used across a broad range of organisations worldwide to conduct courses fully online or support face-to-face teaching and learning.

Its modularity, flexibility, security and free availability have attracted learning communities ranging from single primary school classrooms to large universities, businesses, government departments and other places where people learn.

Primary education - Common uses of Moodle in primary education settings.

Secondary education - Common uses of Moodle in secondary education settings.

Tertiary education - Common uses of Moodle in tertiary education settings.

Adult education and training - Common uses of Moodle in adult education and business/government training.

Versions of Moodle

Since 2002, Moodle has undergone many changes and updated versions. Currently, the most widely used stable version of Moodle is 1.9.x

Moodle 2.0 is a major new stable version released in November 2010. It contains a many improvements and new features. Users will be able import and export content in and out Moodle easier, scaffold courses and activities by using conditions for entry, improved evaluations with re-designed Quiz and Workshop activities, search, enrol in and share courses via Community hub, enter comments in a range of places, navigate easier, integrate better with other systems, mobile devices, customise their personal home page and more. Check this playlist of short clips for the new and redesigned features in Moodle 2.0.

Starting with Moodle

Countless anecdotes from Moodle users suggest that the best way to learn Moodle is by simply trying and using it in ways you find it creative and useful - like a box of Lego.

Getting started for teachers - general overview of technical features of a course with links to expand your knowledge of the how to make different features work, currently for Moodle 1.x.
moodle.org/educators – a course with explanations, FAQ, examples of use, useful links, tips, strategies and resources to help educators make the most of Moodle
Mt Orange School Demo - A demo site in Moodle 2.0, fully populated with accounts and examples to see and play with. Great way to explore the features of Moodle and many ways they could be used in places where people teach and learn. Site link - Mt Orange School Demo
Teaching with Moodle - a wiki on common approaches, strategies (needs updating).
Download Moodle – Choose from the official Moodle packages to install on your own server.

Moodle community

Moodle has been made and improved with participation, mutual help from software developers, educators, translators and many others worldwide. There are many ways to participate in Moodle community, regardless of your background and interest.

Moodle.org - The multilingual alma mater of moodlers worldwide! Forums, documents, users, activities, demos, history, Particularly Helpful Moodlers and more. You can see and contribute to the good will and effort of thousands over the years.
Moodle Docs - A wikipedia-style documentation about Moodle that we all write. This document is part of Moodle Docs and anyone can contribute, easily.
Moodle Partners – Optional commercial services for Moodle users, including fully-serviced Moodle hosting, remote support contracts, custom code development and consulting.
Moodle Tracker – Community database for recording and managing bugs, improvements and feature requests for Moodle.
MoodleMoots - List of famously named gatherings of Moodle users, developers and enthusiasts around the world! Other events included.
Moodle on social networks – Connect with fellow moodlers.
Getting help – There are many ways in which you can ask for and get help.
Teaching FAQ - Commonly asked questions about Moodle and its use

Reference

Category:Teacher - List of links to "Teacher" related pages.
Moodle manuals - List of links to manuals in different languages.
Moodle Books - List of Moodle books in different languages.
Tutorials - Links to manuals and popular video tutorials
Using Moodle book - A real book you can reprint!
Moodle Tool Guide for Teachers - Great printable poster of Moodle tools and their suitability for different learning tasks.
Course Creator Certificate - Get certified by demonstrating your skills in using Moodle as a teacher.

Useful links

Teaching Do and Donts - A poster with explanatory links.
Student documentation examples - Useful documents for students, multi-language.
Student FAQ - Questions that students may have about Moodle.
Trainer - Useful links for Trainers
Non Internet Moodles - Information for small installations and sandboxes

Complete install packages - for installing Moodle on a small server or a standalone computer

Installation guide - Moodle for Windows on a USB Memory Stick

Development:Windows_Installer_anywhere

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-==Getting started==
+{{Teacher documentation}}
+Welcome!  The purpose of this page is to provide educators with a brief overview of teaching and learning with Moodle and useful links by general topics.
-This document assumes your site administrator has set up Moodle and given you new, blank course to start with. It also assumes you have logged in to your course using your teacher account.
+==Moodle principles==
-Here are three general tips that will help you get started.
+The design and development of Moodle has been guided by a [https://docs.moodle.org/en/Philosophy social constructionist] theory and practice of teaching and learning. While Moodle can be and is used to support a number of other pedagogical and andragogical approaches, the core Moodle package will continue to be built with these [[five key principles]] in mind.
-*Don't be afraid to experiment: feel free to poke around and change things.
+*[[Pedagogy|Moodle Pedagogy]]
-*It's hard to break anything in a Moodle course, and even if you do it's usually easy to fix it.
-*Notice and use these little icons:
-Now onto the nitty gritty. You will find the [[Course homepage|course homepage]] is broken down into [[Course sections]]. A course is created by [[Adding resources and activities|adding resources and activities]]. When writing text in Moodle you have a range of [[Formatting options]] including using [[HTML in Moodle]]
+==Moodle in education and training==
-*[[Teacher introduction]]
+Although initially designed for higher education environment (university), Moodle has quickly become used across a broad range of organisations worldwide to conduct courses fully online or support face-to-face teaching and learning.
-==Activity modules==
+Its modularity, flexibility, security and free availability have attracted learning communities ranging from single primary school classrooms to large universities, businesses, government departments and other places where people learn.
-There are a number of interactive learning activity modules that you can use in your course. Work can be submitted by students and marked by teachers using [[Assignments]] or [[Workshops]]. Automatic marking can be achieved by using [[Quizzes]]. You can even integrate your Hot Potato quizzes by adding a [[Hotpot]] activity.
+* [[Primary education]] - Common uses of Moodle in primary education settings.
-Communications can take place using [[Chats]] and [[Forums]] for conversational activities and [[Choices]] to gain group feedback. Adding [[Wikis]] to your courses is an excellent way to allow students to work together on a single piece.
+* [[Secondary education]] - Common uses of Moodle in secondary education settings.
-Content can be delivered and supported using [[Lessons]] and [[SCORM]] activities. Key words can be added to [[Glossaries]] by yourself of, if you allow it, your students.
+* [[Tertiary education]] - Common uses of Moodle in tertiary education settings.
-[[Surveys]] and [[Database module|Databases]] are also very powerful additions to any course.
+* [[Adult education and training]] - Common uses of Moodle in adult education and business/government training.
-If all of that isn't enough for you then you can also [[Non-standard modules|add other modules]] that are not part of the official Moodle release!
+==Versions of Moodle==
+[[Moodle_version_history|Since 2002]], Moodle has undergone many changes and updated versions. Currently, the most widely used stable version of Moodle is 1.9.x
-==Resources==
+'''Moodle 2.0''' is a major new stable version released in November 2010. It contains a [[Moodle_2.0_release_notes|many improvements and new features]]. Users will be able import and export content in and out Moodle easier, [[Course completion|scaffold courses]] and [[Activity completion|activities]] by using conditions for entry, improved evaluations with re-designed Quiz and Workshop activities, search, enrol in and share courses via [[Community hub]], enter comments in a range of places, navigate easier, integrate better with other systems, mobile devices, customise their [[My Moodle|personal home page]] and more. Check this [http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=5F39867B1037BA89 playlist of short clips] for the new and redesigned features in Moodle 2.0.
-Moodle supports a range of different [[Resources|resource types]] that allow you to insert almost any kind of web content into your courses.
+==Starting with Moodle==
-A [[Text page]] is a simple page written using plain text. Text pages aren't pretty, but they're a good place to put some information or instructions. If you are after more options for your new page then you should be thinking about adding a [[Web page]] and making use of Moodle's WYSIWYG editor.
+Countless anecdotes from Moodle users suggest that the best way to learn Moodle is by simply trying and using it in ways you find it creative and useful - like a [http://www.slideshare.net/moodlefan/what-is-moodle-explained-with-lego-presentation box of Lego].
-Of course the resource may already exist in electronic form so you may want to [[File or website link|link to an uploaded file or external website]] or simply display the complete contents of a [[Directory|directory]] in your course files and let your users pick the file themselves. If you have an [[IMS content package]] then this can be easily added to your course.
+* [[Getting started for teachers|Getting started for teachers]] - general overview of technical features of a course with links to expand your knowledge of the how to make different features work, currently for Moodle 1.x.
+* [http://moodle.org/course/view.php?id=17223  moodle.org/educators] – a course with explanations, FAQ, examples of use, useful links, tips, strategies and resources to help educators make the most of Moodle
+* [[Mt Orange School Demo]] -  A demo site in Moodle 2.0, fully populated with accounts and examples to see and play with. Great way to explore the features of Moodle and many ways they could be used in places where people teach and learn. Site link - [http://school.demo.moodle.net  Mt Orange School Demo]
+* [[Teaching with Moodle]] - a wiki on common approaches, strategies (needs updating).
+* [http://download.moodle.org Download Moodle] – Choose from the official Moodle packages to install on your own server.
-Use a [[Label|labels]] to embed instructions or information in the course section.
+==Moodle community==
-==Blocks==
+Moodle has been made and improved with participation, mutual help from software developers, educators, translators and many others worldwide. There are many ways to participate in Moodle community, regardless of your background and interest.
-*[[Blocks (teacher)|About blocks]]
-*[[Activities]]
-*[[Administration]]
-*[[Calendar (teacher)|Calendar]]
-*[[Courses]]
-*[[Course/Site Description]]
-*[[HTML]]
-*[[Latest News]]
-*[[Messages]]
-*[[Online Users]]
-*[[People]]
-*[[Quiz Results]]
-*[[Random Glossary Entry]]
-*[[Recent Activity]]
-*[[RSS feeds]]
-*[[Search Forums]]
-*[[Section Links]]
-*[[Upcoming Events]]
-*[[Non-standard blocks]]
-==Tools==
+* [http://moodle.org Moodle.org] - The multilingual ''alma mater'' of moodlers worldwide! Forums, documents, users, activities, demos, history, Particularly Helpful Moodlers and more. You can see and contribute to the good will and effort of thousands over the years.
-[[Grades|Gradebook]]
+* [https://docs.moodle.org Moodle Docs] - A wikipedia-style documentation about Moodle that we all write. This document is part of Moodle Docs and anyone can contribute, easily.
+* [http://moodle.com/partners/ Moodle Partners] – Optional commercial services for Moodle users, including fully-serviced Moodle hosting, remote support contracts, custom code development and consulting.
+* [http://tracker.moodle.org/ Moodle Tracker] – Community database for recording and managing bugs, improvements and feature requests for Moodle.
+* [http://moodle.org/course/view.php?id=33 MoodleMoots] - List of famously named gatherings of Moodle users, developers and enthusiasts around the world! Other events included.
+* [http://moodle.org/mod/page/view.php?id=7750 Moodle on social networks] – Connect with fellow moodlers.
+* [http://moodle.org/mod/page/view.php?id=7748 Getting help] – There are many ways in which you can ask for and get help.
+* [[Teaching FAQ]] - Commonly asked questions about Moodle and its use
-== See also ==
+==Reference==
-*[[Teaching with Moodle]]
+*[[:Category:Teacher]] - List of links to "Teacher" related pages.
-*[[Teaching do's and don'ts]]
+*[[Moodle manuals]] - List of links to manuals in different languages.
-*[[Presentations]]
+*[http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?id=7246 Moodle Books] - List of Moodle books in different languages.
-*[[Moodle manuals]]
+*[http://moodle.org/mod/page/view.php?id=7745 Tutorials] - Links to manuals and popular video tutorials
-*[[Using Moodle book]]
+*[[Using Moodle book]] - A real book you can reprint!
+*[http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=150830 Moodle Tool Guide for Teachers] - Great printable poster of Moodle tools and their suitability for different learning tasks.
+*[https://docs.moodle.org/en/Moodle_Teacher_Certificate Course Creator Certificate] - Get certified by demonstrating your skills in using Moodle as a teacher.
+==Useful links==
+*[http://moodle.org/mod/page/view.php?id=7743 Teaching Do and Donts] - A poster with explanatory links.
+*[[Student documentation examples]] - Useful documents for students, multi-language.
+*[[Student FAQ]] - Questions that students may have about Moodle.
+*[[Trainer]] - Useful links for Trainers
+*Non Internet Moodles - Information for small installations and sandboxes
+:[[Complete install packages]] - for installing Moodle on a small server or a standalone computer
+:[[Installation guide - Moodle for Windows on a USB Memory Stick]]
+:[[Development:Windows_Installer_anywhere]]
 [[Category:Teacher]]
+[[cs:Rukověť učitele]]
+[[de:Dokumentation für Trainer]]
 [[es:Documentación para Profesores]]
+[[eu:Irakasleentzako dokumentazioa]]
+[[fi:Opettajan opas]]
 [[fr:Documentation enseignant]]
+[[it:Documentazione per Docenti]]
+[[ja:教師ドキュメント]]
 [[nl:Documentatie voor leraren]]
+[[ru:Учителям]]
+[[zh:教师文档]]
+[[ko:교사용 문서]]