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* Can use html, images, etc. | * Can use html, images, etc. | ||
* Can't add a heading for a topic when in Weekly mode | * Can't add a heading for a topic when in Weekly mode | ||
===Add [[ | ===Add [[Page|web page]]=== | ||
* Adds a link on the homepage to a webpage | * Adds a link on the homepage to a webpage | ||
* Summary | * Summary | ||
* Page content | ** Isn't often displayed - (it does display on resource page but whether "resource" shows in the navigation bar is configurable at admin level and is sometimes/often switched off) | ||
* Page content can be 'anything' e.g., can embedded multimedia (e.g., add a youtube video) (using object or iframe html code) | |||
===[[Breadcrumbs]]=== | |||
===[[Breadcrumbs]]/Navigation bar=== | |||
* Resources/Activities breadcrumb can switched on/off globally, but not site-specifically. | * Resources/Activities breadcrumb can switched on/off globally, but not site-specifically. | ||
===[[Files]]=== | ===[[Files]]=== | ||
* Uploading mp3, swf, wma, wmv, etc. | * It seems there is no restriction on file type :) | ||
* Uploading mp3, swf, wma, wmv, etc. will automatically be recognised, with relevant icons added, etc. - where's the list of such recognised file types? | |||
===[[LaTeX]]=== | ===[[LaTeX]]=== | ||
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===[[Help]]=== | ===[[Help]]=== | ||
* (i) yellow links to [[MoodleDocs]] | * (i) yellow links to [[Main page|MoodleDocs]] | ||
* (?) blue links to help info (opens pop-up) | * (?) blue links to help info (opens pop-up) | ||
===[[Sideblocks]]=== | ===[[Sideblocks]]=== | ||
* Sideblocks are fixed width (not%) | * Sideblocks are fixed width (not%) | ||
===[[Resources]]=== | ===[[Resources]]=== | ||
====[[Book]]==== | ====[[Book]]==== | ||
* Gathers together a group of [[web page]]s (essentially a book is a link structure; must be web pages - not other stuff unless embeddedded in web pages) | * Gathers together a group of [[Web page|web page]]s (essentially a book is a link structure; must be web pages - not other stuff unless embeddedded in web pages) | ||
* WimbaCreate can also do something similar (can import a whole book); currently Book can only import only headings | * WimbaCreate can also do something similar (can import a whole book); currently Book can only import only headings | ||
* Can have sub-chapters | * Can have sub-chapters | ||
* Students can download a book | * Students can download a book | ||
====[[SCORM]]==== | ====[[SCORM]]==== | ||
* [[SCORM]] - standard format for importing/exporting between [[Learning Management System]]s. | * [[SCORM]] - standard format for importing/exporting between [[Learning Management System]]s. | ||
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* General Moodle files are stored at a global level e.g., logo | * General Moodle files are stored at a global level e.g., logo | ||
* Site files are stored locally within a site | * Site files are stored locally within a site | ||
* Eventually UC | * Eventually UC might eventually use something like [[Equella]] - [http://www.thelearningedge.com.au/products.php Equella] | ||
* e.g., | * e.g., | ||
** Algebra | ** Algebra | ||
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* e.g., "Honours Group" and "Remedial Group" - then the Grouping is set (e.g., only Group A belongs to Honours Grouping and Group C belongs to Remedial Grouping) (can add/remove Groups to Groupings - any combination possible) | * e.g., "Honours Group" and "Remedial Group" - then the Grouping is set (e.g., only Group A belongs to Honours Grouping and Group C belongs to Remedial Grouping) (can add/remove Groups to Groupings - any combination possible) | ||
* Can then see Activity allocations to a Grouping | * Can then see Activity allocations to a Grouping | ||
* For an [[ | * For an [[Activity]] or [[resource]], in common module settings, can allocate to a Grouping (not a Group) | ||
==[[Forums]]== | ==[[Forums]]== | ||
* Most | * Most utilized collaboration tool in Moodle. | ||
* Setting up an announcements-only forced subscription | * Setting up an announcements-only forced subscription | ||
** All students automatically subscribed to announcements forum (one-way) forum - initial discussion seems to be around support for this as a part of the initial site template for UC | |||
* 30 minutes editing | * 30 minutes editing | ||
** e.g., watch out - can change a post and make someone's reply look 'silly' | ** e.g., watch out - can change a post and make someone's reply look 'silly' | ||
** Pedagogical implications of this feature warrant further discussion and investigation | |||
* Edit [[Profile]] - settings - choose no email, digest, or email per message | * Edit [[Profile]] - settings - choose no email, digest, or email per message | ||
==[[ | ==[[Enrollment|Enrolling]]== | ||
* Go to the URL - ID and then join (depends on default config for enrollability and whether an enrollment key is used) | * Go to the URL - ID and then join (depends on default config for enrollability and whether an enrollment key is used) | ||
* How can one [[Unenrolling|unenrol]]? | |||
==[[Glossary]]== | ==[[Glossary]]== | ||
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==UC== | ==UC== | ||
===Help (staff)=== | ===Help (staff)=== | ||
* | * learnonline.support@canberra.edu.au (goes to LearnOnline Help Desk (Netspot) ) | ||
* lola@canberra.edu.au ( | * learnonline.admin@canberra.edu.au (lola@canberra.edu.au - UC LearnOnline Admin) | ||
* learnonline.training@canberra.edu.au (lolt@canberra.edu.au - UC LearnOnline Training) | |||
===IT=== | ===IT=== | ||
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*# [[Wikis]] - nWiki (not the default/original one ([[Erfurt]]) but will be the one used for v.2 - simple, OK, but not as powerful as [[MediaWiki]]) | *# [[Wikis]] - nWiki (not the default/original one ([[Erfurt]]) but will be the one used for v.2 - simple, OK, but not as powerful as [[MediaWiki]]) | ||
*# [[Blogs|Blogging]] - student blogs are whole-of-moodle (only way to make specific to a site is to add tags which make specific) | *# [[Blogs|Blogging]] - student blogs are whole-of-moodle (only way to make specific to a site is to add tags which make specific) | ||
*# [ | *# [https://docs.moodle.org/28/en/Category:Portfolios E-portfolios] (-> social constructivist POV is to allow students to publish publically - Moodle core doesn't allow this) - integration now written with [[Mahara]] | ||
## [[Journals]] | ## [[Journals]] | ||
* [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=102212 Using Google Docs with Moodle] | * [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=102212 Using Google Docs with Moodle] | ||
==[[Assignments]]== | ==[[Assignments]]== | ||
There are 4 types of assignments: | |||
(''Note: Hardest part is creating an appropriate question so that students know what to do / what buttons to click'') | |||
# '''[[Online text assignment|Online text]]''': Text area submission (lecturer receives email) | |||
# '''[[Upload a single file assignment|Upload a single file]]''' (simple; file upload; no comments, etc.) | |||
# '''[[Advanced uploading of files assignment|Advanced uploading of files]]''' (upload bunch of files, with comments, etc.) | |||
# '''[[Offline activity assignment|Offline Activity]]''' (student can't do anything with it e.g., a practical session -> but we still want it in the Gradebook - manually add grades or bulk upload grades from a spreadsheet) | |||
===Dates=== | |||
* Available from | |||
* Due by | |||
* Prevent late submissions | |||
===Online text=== | |||
* Allow resubmitting (e.g., drafts/feedback/resubmit) | |||
* Email alerts to teachers | |||
* Comment inline (teacher's commented text) | |||
===Common module settings=== | |||
* Group mode | |||
* Grouping | |||
* Available for group members only | |||
* Visible | |||
* ID number | |||
* Grade category | |||
===Report -> Grading=== | |||
* Comments - could be extensions in here (students can see) - using quick grading | |||
==[[Quizzes]]== | ==[[Quizzes]]== | ||
=== | ===Quiz categories=== | ||
* Can be site-specific, discipline-specific, or whole-installation (e.g., student evaluation questions) | * Can be site-specific, discipline-specific, or whole-installation (e.g., student evaluation questions) | ||
=== | ===Quiz import=== | ||
* Can important many types | * Can important many types | ||
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** Choose a combination of short-answer choices | ** Choose a combination of short-answer choices | ||
* True/False | * True/False | ||
See also: [[Question types]] | |||
===Quiz fields=== | |||
====Time==== | |||
* Open time & close time | |||
* Time limit | |||
* Time delay b/w first and second attempt | |||
* Time delay b/w later attempts | |||
====Display==== | |||
* Questions per page | |||
* Shuffle questions | |||
* Shuffle within questions | |||
====Attempts==== | |||
''Relates to multiple attempts'' | |||
* Attempts allowed | |||
* Each attempt builds on the last | |||
* Adaptive mode | |||
====Grades==== | |||
* Grading method | |||
* Apply penalties | |||
** Toggle on/off | |||
** Only applies if multiple attempts | |||
* Decimal digits in grades | |||
====Review options==== | |||
# Immediately after the attempt | |||
# Later, while the quiz is till open | |||
# After the quiz is closed | |||
* Responses | |||
* Answers | |||
* Feedback | |||
* General feedback | |||
* Scores | |||
* Overall feedback | |||
====Security==== | |||
* Secure (pop-up window) - not that 'secure'? | |||
* Require password | |||
* Require network address - e.g., proctored exam | |||
====Common module settings==== | |||
* Group mode | |||
* Visible | |||
* ID number | |||
** unique identifier for that quiz - can be used later to call up that quiz | |||
====Overall feedback==== | |||
''Responses based on their overall marks'' | |||
* Note that can only seen own results (in a quiz and a gradebook) | |||
===Question admin=== | |||
* Question bank | |||
* Questions in this quiz | |||
** Could be random | |||
** Adds default grade per questions (can override the default at this point) | |||
** Shows total (e.g., 8) -> can be expanded to a Max. grade for the gradebook (e.g., 10) | |||
* There are no conditional activities within quizzes | |||
===Question fields=== | ===Question fields=== | ||
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** For each option | ** For each option | ||
* For simple questions, a correct answer gets 100% for that question | * For simple questions, a correct answer gets 100% for that question | ||
===Quiz sideblock=== | |||
* Can be added to show top/bottom results by name, ID, or anonymously | |||
* Probably need to upload class feedback separately (unlike WebCT, can't see class graph) | |||
==[[Lesson]]== | |||
* Complex | |||
* Add Activity - Lesson | |||
* Conditional pathways (branches) for content. | |||
* Can be exploratory, or can have quiz-type graded questions | |||
* Can take any 'html' content | |||
==[[Gradebook]]== | ==[[Gradebook]]== | ||
* Turn editing on | |||
* Admin - Grades | |||
* Add category e.g., Total? | |||
* [[Grade calculations]] | |||
* Looks like its best to set up assessment items to be weighted out of 100, e.g., essay 20, exam 50, participation 30, then use a a calculation to total to 100 | |||
==Questions== | ==Questions== | ||
* | ''Stuff to follow-up'': | ||
* Email preferences | * How to find lecturer contact details? (A: via Participants) | ||
* [[Messaging]] | * [[Email preferences]] | ||
* Why is http://learnonline.canberra.edu.au (sometimes) so slow? e.g., when logging in/out in UC computer lab? | * [[Messaging]] & [[Contacts]] | ||
* Why is http://learnonline.canberra.edu.au (sometimes) so slow? e.g., when logging in/out in UC computer lab? Mostly, it is smooth, but on logging in/logging out, it took me in the order of 5-10 minutes sometimes | |||
* Dummy students - how to create these? (e.g., to input responses such as too quizzes and student-view output check output, messaging, feedback, etc.) | |||
==UC-specific: Psychology== | |||
* Get staff to login - creates a login - this will change shortly | |||
* Then do a course request for a playpen - this will be replaced by the Callista integration script | |||
* James to list all units (check with staff) to be requested for bulk migration | |||
==Reports== | |||
* Admin - Reports - various ways to explore activities by activity and/or by user | |||
==Communication== | |||
* Contacting with one another? | |||
* Can select students by amount of activity | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [ | ===General=== | ||
* [https://docs.moodle.org/28/en/About_Moodle Using Moodle] | |||
===Other topics=== | |||
* [[Lesson]] | |||
===Student FAQ=== | |||
Some most asked student FAQs include: | |||
* [[Edit profile]] | |||
* [[Jump to]] (make students aware of this navigation feature) | |||
* [[Navigation bar]] (for usability -> hide Resources / Activities?? I'm not so sure) | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
===Sample Moodle site=== | |||
* [http://learnonline.canberra.edu.au/course/view.php?id=219 learnonline219] | |||
===General=== | |||
* http://moodle.org | * http://moodle.org | ||
* https://docs.moodle.org | * https://docs.moodle.org |
Latest revision as of 19:21, 11 March 2014
UC Moodle training notes by James Neill during 2-day training at University of Canberra by Mark Drechsler (Netspot), September 16-17, 2008. Feel free to edit.
To be sorted later.
Adding Content
Insert label
- Adds information to a topic (or week)
- Good for a brief summary; but will add to length of site homepage, so keep it simple
- Can use html, images, etc.
- Can't add a heading for a topic when in Weekly mode
Add web page
- Adds a link on the homepage to a webpage
- Summary
- Isn't often displayed - (it does display on resource page but whether "resource" shows in the navigation bar is configurable at admin level and is sometimes/often switched off)
- Page content can be 'anything' e.g., can embedded multimedia (e.g., add a youtube video) (using object or iframe html code)
- Resources/Activities breadcrumb can switched on/off globally, but not site-specifically.
Files
- It seems there is no restriction on file type :)
- Uploading mp3, swf, wma, wmv, etc. will automatically be recognised, with relevant icons added, etc. - where's the list of such recognised file types?
LaTeX
- LaTeX code works for mathematical expressions (and much more) - start with $$ - can also use equation editor
Help
- (i) yellow links to MoodleDocs
- (?) blue links to help info (opens pop-up)
Sideblocks
- Sideblocks are fixed width (not%)
Resources
Book
- Gathers together a group of web pages (essentially a book is a link structure; must be web pages - not other stuff unless embeddedded in web pages)
- WimbaCreate can also do something similar (can import a whole book); currently Book can only import only headings
- Can have sub-chapters
- Students can download a book
SCORM
- SCORM - standard format for importing/exporting between Learning Management Systems.
- Includes traceability e.g., assessments
File storage
- General Moodle files are stored at a global level e.g., logo
- Site files are stored locally within a site
- Eventually UC might eventually use something like Equella - Equella
- e.g.,
- Algebra
- Notes
- Images
- Algebra
- Moving - goes to clipboard, then go to Folder
- Bulk actions vs. single file actions
- Pop-ups (consider - because of pop-up blockers)
External content creators
Moodle is not a high-end content-creation tool (e.g., to convert ppt, etc. and export to swf or html or other more playable etc. formats)
- Articulate $$ (e.g., ArticulateEngage)
- Several products, e.g.,
- PPT to flash converter (advantages of flash)
- Smaller file size
- More accessible format
- 99% of browsers have flash presenter
- Wimba Create $
- Good for converting .doc to .html
- Adobe Captivate $$$
- Camtasia
- Screen recording
- Annotate powerpoint
- Zoom in on stuff
- MoodleTraining site vides (UC) done this way
- Powerconverter
- eXelearning.org (free)
- Courselab (free; Russian; obscure
- FreeMind (free)
- Conversion to html will be to something like index.html, default.html, <filename>.html plus folders such as /CSS, /XML, /FLV, /SWF, etc. - all of this would need to brought into Moodle
- ZIP and then upload, unzip OR use WebDAV
- Dilemma - new window uses pop-up but as a page includes top nav-frame (which varies browser to browser) -> another option it to use iframe
iFrame
A way of embedding local pages or external content within a webpage:
- IFrame (Wikipedia)
<iframe src="http://example.com" height="200">Alt text</iframe>
Groups
- Social constructivism background - some aspects about this are good; others not so good
- Roles
- Lecturer
- Tutor
- Guest
- Auditing Student
- Auditing Staff
- "Student" roles will be auto-populated from Callista
- One extreme - no groups - everyone sees/can do everything
- Other extreme - separate groups - separate groups cannot see the conduct of other groups or be aware that they existed
- Groups separate by activities
- Groups see the same content and assignments
- But they see different discussion fora
- Middle option - Visible groups - can see other groups, but can't post to them
- Each of these is true for tutors and students
- Various ways of allocating groups e.g., random allocation
- If making a forum posting (as a lecturer/teacher), make sure to select which groups can reply to the post.
- Could set up for student to self-subscribe to groups (with Enrolment key)
Groupings
- Must have Groups - then use Groupings tab
- e.g., "Honours Group" and "Remedial Group" - then the Grouping is set (e.g., only Group A belongs to Honours Grouping and Group C belongs to Remedial Grouping) (can add/remove Groups to Groupings - any combination possible)
- Can then see Activity allocations to a Grouping
- For an Activity or resource, in common module settings, can allocate to a Grouping (not a Group)
Forums
- Most utilized collaboration tool in Moodle.
- Setting up an announcements-only forced subscription
- All students automatically subscribed to announcements forum (one-way) forum - initial discussion seems to be around support for this as a part of the initial site template for UC
- 30 minutes editing
- e.g., watch out - can change a post and make someone's reply look 'silly'
- Pedagogical implications of this feature warrant further discussion and investigation
- Edit Profile - settings - choose no email, digest, or email per message
Enrolling
- Go to the URL - ID and then join (depends on default config for enrollability and whether an enrollment key is used)
- How can one unenrol?
Glossary
- In general there are Resources or Activities - glossary seems to straddle these
Archiving
- TBD
UC
Help (staff)
- learnonline.support@canberra.edu.au (goes to LearnOnline Help Desk (Netspot) )
- learnonline.admin@canberra.edu.au (lola@canberra.edu.au - UC LearnOnline Admin)
- learnonline.training@canberra.edu.au (lolt@canberra.edu.au - UC LearnOnline Training)
IT
- Disk image needs to allow pop-ups from learnonline.canberra.edu.au
Databases
- e.g., see work by Julian Ridden (Moodle guru) - pre-packaged database structures
Collaboration
- Forums are most common
- Constructivist philosophy - but implementation of this to date is so-so
- Possible tools/functions to consider:
- Forums - good e.g., ratings, etc. -> Gradebook (Pretty good)
- Databases and Glossaries -> Gradebook (OK-ish/Pretty good)
- e.g., must submit one entry before seeing other databases
- Wikis - nWiki (not the default/original one (Erfurt) but will be the one used for v.2 - simple, OK, but not as powerful as MediaWiki)
- Blogging - student blogs are whole-of-moodle (only way to make specific to a site is to add tags which make specific)
- E-portfolios (-> social constructivist POV is to allow students to publish publically - Moodle core doesn't allow this) - integration now written with Mahara
Assignments
There are 4 types of assignments: (Note: Hardest part is creating an appropriate question so that students know what to do / what buttons to click)
- Online text: Text area submission (lecturer receives email)
- Upload a single file (simple; file upload; no comments, etc.)
- Advanced uploading of files (upload bunch of files, with comments, etc.)
- Offline Activity (student can't do anything with it e.g., a practical session -> but we still want it in the Gradebook - manually add grades or bulk upload grades from a spreadsheet)
Dates
- Available from
- Due by
- Prevent late submissions
Online text
- Allow resubmitting (e.g., drafts/feedback/resubmit)
- Email alerts to teachers
- Comment inline (teacher's commented text)
Common module settings
- Group mode
- Grouping
- Available for group members only
- Visible
- ID number
- Grade category
Report -> Grading
- Comments - could be extensions in here (students can see) - using quick grading
Quizzes
Quiz categories
- Can be site-specific, discipline-specific, or whole-installation (e.g., student evaluation questions)
Quiz import
- Can important many types
Quiz question types
- Calculated
- e.g., allows use of a formula for determing the answer (can have a range)
- Description
- Essay
- e.g., write a paragraph on X - the only type which is not auto-marked
- Matching
- Embedded answers (cloze)
- Requires markup
- Multiple choice
- Short answer
- Must match a pre-canned words/phrased (not a "long" short answer)
- Numerical (can accept range)
- Random short-answer matching
- Choose a combination of short-answer choices
- True/False
See also: Question types
Quiz fields
Time
- Open time & close time
- Time limit
- Time delay b/w first and second attempt
- Time delay b/w later attempts
Display
- Questions per page
- Shuffle questions
- Shuffle within questions
Attempts
Relates to multiple attempts
- Attempts allowed
- Each attempt builds on the last
- Adaptive mode
Grades
- Grading method
- Apply penalties
- Toggle on/off
- Only applies if multiple attempts
- Decimal digits in grades
Review options
- Immediately after the attempt
- Later, while the quiz is till open
- After the quiz is closed
- Responses
- Answers
- Feedback
- General feedback
- Scores
- Overall feedback
Security
- Secure (pop-up window) - not that 'secure'?
- Require password
- Require network address - e.g., proctored exam
Common module settings
- Group mode
- Visible
- ID number
- unique identifier for that quiz - can be used later to call up that quiz
Overall feedback
Responses based on their overall marks
- Note that can only seen own results (in a quiz and a gradebook)
Question admin
- Question bank
- Questions in this quiz
- Could be random
- Adds default grade per questions (can override the default at this point)
- Shows total (e.g., 8) -> can be expanded to a Max. grade for the gradebook (e.g., 10)
- There are no conditional activities within quizzes
Question fields
- Question name
- Display of this are configurable
- Weighting
- Penalty
- e.g., can have another go, but if wrong, receive penalty e.g., if weight 1 is penalty is .1 they can have 10 gos
- Feedback
- General (always)
- For each option
- For simple questions, a correct answer gets 100% for that question
Quiz sideblock
- Can be added to show top/bottom results by name, ID, or anonymously
- Probably need to upload class feedback separately (unlike WebCT, can't see class graph)
Lesson
- Complex
- Add Activity - Lesson
- Conditional pathways (branches) for content.
- Can be exploratory, or can have quiz-type graded questions
- Can take any 'html' content
Gradebook
- Turn editing on
- Admin - Grades
- Add category e.g., Total?
- Grade calculations
- Looks like its best to set up assessment items to be weighted out of 100, e.g., essay 20, exam 50, participation 30, then use a a calculation to total to 100
Questions
Stuff to follow-up:
- How to find lecturer contact details? (A: via Participants)
- Email preferences
- Messaging & Contacts
- Why is http://learnonline.canberra.edu.au (sometimes) so slow? e.g., when logging in/out in UC computer lab? Mostly, it is smooth, but on logging in/logging out, it took me in the order of 5-10 minutes sometimes
- Dummy students - how to create these? (e.g., to input responses such as too quizzes and student-view output check output, messaging, feedback, etc.)
UC-specific: Psychology
- Get staff to login - creates a login - this will change shortly
- Then do a course request for a playpen - this will be replaced by the Callista integration script
- James to list all units (check with staff) to be requested for bulk migration
Reports
- Admin - Reports - various ways to explore activities by activity and/or by user
Communication
- Contacting with one another?
- Can select students by amount of activity
See also
General
Other topics
Student FAQ
Some most asked student FAQs include:
- Edit profile
- Jump to (make students aware of this navigation feature)
- Navigation bar (for usability -> hide Resources / Activities?? I'm not so sure)