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Moodle is an active and evolving product. This page lists just some of the many features it contains:
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.  


Whether you're a teacher, student or administrator, Moodle can meet your needs. Moodle’s extremely customisable core comes with many standard features. Take a look at a highlight of Moodle's core features below.


== Overall design ==
==General Features==
Moodle's overall design:
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*  Promotes a social constructionist pedagogy (collaboration, activities, critical reflection, etc)
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* Suitable for 100% online classes as well as supplementing face-to-face learning
Image:better-responsive-design.png|<h3>Modern, easy to use interface</h3>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]
* Simple, lightweight, efficient, compatible, low-tech browser interface
Image:newdashboardfeature.png|<h3>Personalised Dashboard</h3>Organise and display courses the way you want, and view at a glance current tasks and messages.<br>[[Dashboard]]
* Easy to install on almost any platform that supports PHP. Requires only one database (and can share it).
Image:Collaborative-tools.jpg|<h3>Collaborative tools and activities</h3>Work and learn together in forums, wikis, glossaries, database activities, and much more.<br>[[Activities]]
* Full database abstraction supports all major brands of database (except for initial table definition)
Image:all-in-one-Calendar.jpg|<h3>All-in-one calendar</h3>Moodle’s calendar tool helps you keep track of your academic or company calendar, course deadlines, group meetings, and other personal events. <br>[[Calendar]]
* Course listing shows descriptions for every course on the server, including accessibility to guests.
Image:File-Management.jpg|<h3>Convenient file management</h3>Drag and drop files from cloud storage services including MS Skydrive, Dropbox and Google Drive.<br>[[Working with files]]
* Courses can be categorised and searched - one Moodle site can support thousands of courses
Image:text-editor.jpg|<h3>Simple and intuitive text editor</h3>Format text and conveniently add media and images with an editor that works across all web browsers and devices.<br>[[Text editor]]
* Emphasis on strong security throughout. Forms are all checked, data validated, cookies encrypted etc
Image:Notifications.jpg|<h3>Notifications</h3>When enabled, users can receive automatic alerts on new assignments and deadlines, forum posts and also send private messages to one another.<br>[[Messaging]]
* Most text entry areas (resources, forum postings etc) can be edited using an embedded WYSIWYG HTML editor
Image:track-progress.jpg|<h3>Track progress</h3>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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== Site management ==
[[Main page|View the complete list of features&rarr;]]


*Site is managed by an [[Administrator|administrator]] user
==Administrative Features==
*Site is defined during setup. Defaults can be edited during setup or globally accepted
*Site can be modified by a robust [[Site administration block]].
* Plug-in [[Themes|"themes"]] allow the administrator to customize the site colors, fonts, layout etc to suit local needs
* Plug-in [[:Category:Contributed code|activity modules]] can be added to existing Moodle installations
* Plug-in language packs allow full localization to any language. These can be [[Language editing|edited]] using a built-in web-based editor. Currently there are language packs for over [http://download.moodle.org/lang/ 70 languages].
* The code is clearly-written PHP under a GPL license - easy to modify to suit your needs


== User management ==
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===Overview===
Image:customisedesign.jpg|<h3>Customisable site design and layout</h3>Easily customise a Moodle theme with your logo, colour schemes and much more - or simply design your own theme.<br>[[Themes]]
* Goals are to reduce admin involvement to a minimum, while retaining high security
Image:secure-authentication-and-enrolment.jpg|<h3>Secure authentication and mass enrolment</h3>Over 50 authentication and enrolment options to add and enrol users to your Moodle site and courses.<br>[[Authentication]] / [[Enrolment]]
* Supports a range of user [[Authentication|authentication]] mechanisms through plug-in authentication modules, allowing easy integration with existing systems.
Image:multilingual-capability.jpg|<h3>Multilingual capability</h3>Allow users to view course content and learn in their own language, or set it up for multilingual users and organisations. <br>[[Language]]
** [[Email-based self-registration|Standard email method]]: students can create their own login accounts. Email addresses are verified by confirmation.
Image:bulk-course-upload.jpg|<h3>Bulk course creation and easy backup</h3>Add courses in bulk, back up and restore large courses with ease.<br>[[Bulk course upload]]
** [[LDAP authentication|LDAP]] method: account logins can be checked against an LDAP server. Admin can specify which fields to use.
Image:manage-user-roles.jpg|<h3>Manage user roles and permissions</h3>Address security concerns by defining roles to specify and manage user access.<br>[[Roles and permissions]]
** For example, [[IMAP authentication|IMAP]], [[POP3 server|POP3]], [[NNTP server|NNTP]]: account logins are checked against a mail or news server. SSL/TLS certificates are supported.
Image:lti-scorm-compliant.jpg|<h3>Supports open standards</h3>Readily import and export IMS-LTI, SCORM courses and more into Moodle. <br>[[SCORM]] / [[External tool]]
* Students are encouraged to build an online [[Edit profile]] including photos, description. Email addresses can be protected from display if required.
Image:embed-external-tool.jpg|<h3>High interoperability</h3>Freely integrate external applications and content or create your own plugin for custom integrations. <br>[[Standards]]
**Every user can specify their own timezone, and every date in Moodle is translated to that timezone (e.g. posting dates, assignment due dates etc)
Image:Install_add_on.jpg|<h3>Simple plugin management</h3>Install and disable plugins within a single admin interface. <br>[[Installing plugins]]
** Every user can choose the language used for the Moodle interface (English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese etc)
Image:security-updates.jpg|<h3>Regular security updates</h3>Moodle is regularly updated with the latest security patches to help ensure your Moodle site is secure. <br>[[Security]]
Image:detailed-logs.jpg|<h3>Detailed reporting and logs</h3>View and generate reports on activity and participation at course and site level.<br>[[Site-wide reports]]
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===[[Enrolment_plugins|Enrolment]]===
[[Managing a Moodle site|See all site management and development features&rarr;]]
*After a user has been authenticated by the site or allowed in as a guest, they are enrolled in courses.
* Teachers can add an "[[enrolment_key|enrolment key]]" to their courses to only allow certain students to enter. They can give out this key face-to-face or via personal email etc
* Teachers can [[Students#Manual_enrol|enrol students manually]] if desired
* Teachers can [[Students#Manual_unenrol|unenrol students manually]] if desired, otherwise they are automatically unenrolled after a certain period of inactivity (set by the admin)
* [[External_database|External database]]: any database containing at least two fields can be used as an external authentication source.
* Each person requires only one account for the whole server - each account can have different access
* [[Metacourses|Meta courses]] get their enrollment information from 1 or more other courses.


===Roles ===
==Course Development and Management Features==
* Roles for specific participants can be defined for each course
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* An admin account controls the creation of courses and creates teachers by assigning users to courses
Image:direct-learning-path.jpg|<h3>Direct learning paths</h3>Design and manage courses to meet various requirements. Classes can be instructor-led, self-paced, blended or entirely online. <br>[[Pedagogy]]
* Course creators can create courses, teach in them, and assign others to teacher roles.
Image:collaborative-activities.jpg|<h3>Encourage collaboration</h3>Built-in collaborative publishing features foster engagement and encourage content-driven collaboration. <br>[[Activities]]
* Teachers are a role in a specific course.
Image:embed-external-tool.jpg|<h3>Embed external resources</h3>Teach materials and include assignments from other sites and connect to the gradebook in Moodle.<br>[[External tool]]
* Non-editing teacher roles are available for adjuncts, and part-time tutors.
Image:built-in-media-support.jpg|<h3>Multimedia Integration</h3>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]]
 
Image:manage-groups.jpg|<h3>Group management</h3>Group learners to share courses, differentiate activities and facilitate team work.<br>[[Groups]]
== Course management ==
Image:marking-workflow.jpg|<h3>Marking workflow</h3>Conveniently assign different markers to assignments, manage grade moderation and control when marks are released to individual learners.<br>[[Assignment module]]
===Overview===
Image:annotate-pdf.jpg|<h3>In-line marking</h3>Easily review and provide in-line feedback by annotating on PDF files directly within browser.<br>[[Assignment module]]
*  A full teacher has full control over all settings for a course, including restricting other teachers
Image:peer-and-self-assessment.jpg|<h3>Peer and self assessment</h3>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]]
* Choice of course formats such as by week, by topic or a discussion-focussed social format
Image:badges.jpg|<h3>Integrated Badges</h3>Fully compatible with Mozilla Open Badges, motivate learners and reward participation and achievement with customised Badges. <br>[[Badges]]
* Course Themes. A course can have its own theme of colors and layout.
Image:advanced-grading.jpg|<h3>Outcomes and rubrics</h3>Select from advanced grading methods to tailor the gradebook to your course and examination criteria.<br>[[Grades]]
* Flexible array of course activities - Forums, Quizzes, Glossaries, Resources, Choices, Surveys, Assignments, Chats, Workshops
Image:private-classroom.jpg|<h3>Security and privacy</h3>Teach and share in a private space only you and your class can access.<br>[[Courses]]
* Groups - teacher(s) and students can be placed in one or more groups
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* Recent changes to the course since the last login can be displayed on the course home page - helps give sense of community
* Most text entry areas (resources, forum postings etc) can be edited using an embedded WYSIWYG HTML editor
* All grades for Forums, Quizzes and Assignments can be viewed on one page (and downloaded as a spreadsheet file)
* Full user logging and tracking - activity reports for each student are available with graphs and details about each module (last access, number of times read) as well as a detailed "story" of each students involvement including postings etc on one page.
* Mail integration - copies of forum posts, teacher feedback etc can be mailed in HTML or plain text.
* Custom scales - teachers can define their own scales to be used for grading forums and assignments
* Courses can be packaged as a single zip file using the Backup function. These can be restored on any Moodle server.
 
=== Assignment Module ===
 
* Assignments can be specified with a due date and a maximum grade.
* Students can upload their assignments (any file format) to the server - they are date-stamped.
* Late assignments are allowed, but the amount of lateness is shown clearly to the teacher
* For each particular assignment, the whole class can be assessed (grade and comment) on one page in one form.
* Teacher feedback is appended to the assignment page for each student, and notification is mailed out.
* The teacher can choose to allow resubmission of assignments after grading (for regrading)
* Allowing resubmissions can allow the teacher to progress monitor student projects/assignments as they evolve.
* Advanced assignments can allow multiple files to be uploaded. This could keep together preplanning maps, outlines, research papers and presentations. (Not for beginners)
 
=== [[Chats|Chat Module]] ===
 
* Allows smooth, synchronous text interaction
* Includes profile pictures in the chat window
* Supports URLs, smilies, embedded HTML, images etc
* All sessions are logged for later viewing, and these can also be made available to students
 
=== Choice Module ===
 
* Like a poll. Can either be used to vote on something, or to get feedback from every student (eg research consent)
* Teacher sees intuitive table view of who chose what
* Students can optionally be allowed to see an up-to-date graph of results
 
=== Forum Module ===
 
* Different types of forums are available, such as teacher-only, course news, open-to-all, and one-thread-per-user.
* All postings have the authors photo attached.
* Discussions can be viewed nested, flat or threaded, oldest or newest first.
* Individual forums can be subscribed to by each person so that copies are forwarded via email, or the teacher can force subscription for all
* The teacher can choose not to allow replies (eg for an announcements-only forum)
* Discussion threads can be easily moved between forums by the teacher
* Attached images are shown inline
* If forum ratings are being used, these can be restricted to a range of dates
===Glossary Module===
*This is one of the modules that best illustrates the way that Moodle can fundamentally improve upon the experience of a traditional classroom
*When students contribute to a course in a public place like the glossary, their ideas are given weight and attention and often result in a greater pride or ownership of the assignment
*Allows participants to create and maintain a list of definitions, like a dictionary
*Student entries can be previewed by instructors before publishing
*Entries can be searched or browsed using alphabet, category, date, and author
*A glossary of terms can be easily referenced by students
*Almost any module of Moodle can be set to hyperlink - automatically - to any word or phrase that is stored in or added to the glossary
*Glossary items can be grouped in categories
*Participants can comment on glossary entries
*Entries can be rated using teacher-defined scales
*Glossaries can be easily exported and imported via xml
*Glossaries can be fully searched
*Glossaries can be viewed with different display formats
 
=== Lesson Module ===
*A lesson is a series of pages which can be presented in a linear fashion, like a slide show, or in a non-linear, branching manner, or in a combination of the two.
*Navigation through the lesson can be straight forward or complex, logical or random
*Pages have  a content area for questions or explanations, with a HTML set of tools
*Pages can allow students to make choices by their answers to questions or by selecting a button with a description
*Each choice can be associated with jumps that link to other lesson pages and can be scored
*Offers different scoring and grading potentials
*Interfaces with Grade and Glossary modules
*Lessons can build upon each other through conditional dependencies upon one another
*Question pages include Multiple choice, Multi-answer, T/F, numeric, short answer and essay.
*Pages can be created one at a time or imported in variety of formats
*Student attempts, time limits, minimum score and retakes can be set.
*Students may see progress bars, running score, reinforcement to student questions
*Password, start and end times, and other restrictions can be placed on students.
 
=== Quiz Module ===
* Teachers can define a database of questions for re-use in different quizzes
* Questions can be stored in categories for easy access, and these categories can be "published" to make them accessible from any course on the site.
* Quizzes are automatically graded, and can be re-graded if questions are modified
* Quizzes can have a limited time window outside of which they are not available
* At the teacher's option, quizzes can be attempted multiple times, and can show feedback and/or correct answers
* Quiz questions and quiz answers can be shuffled (randomised) to reduce cheating
* Questions allow HTML and images
* Questions can be imported from external text files
* Quizzes can be attempted multiple times, if desired
* Attempts can be cumulative, if desired, and finished over several sessions
* Multiple-choice questions supporting single or multiple answers
* Short Answer questions (words or phrases)
* True-False questions
* Matching questions
* Random questions
* Numerical questions (with allowable ranges)
* Embedded-answer questions (cloze style) with answers within passages of text
* Embedded descriptive text and graphics
 
=== Resource Module ===
 
* Supports display of any electronic content, Word, Powerpoint, Flash, Video, Sounds etc. that are stored locally, or remotely
* Files can be uploaded and managed (zipped, unzipped, renamed, moved, etc..) on the server
* Folders can be created and managed on the server and linked to
* Internal web pages (html formatted) can be created with WYSIWYG editor and linked to
* Internal text pages (no formatting) can be created and linked to
* External content on the web can be linked to or seamlessly included within the course interface.
* External web applications can be linked to with data passed to them
* Linked MP3 audio files will display with elegant flash player
 
=== Survey Module ===
 
* Built-in surveys (COLLES, ATTLS) have been proven as instruments for analysing online classes
* Online survey reports always available, including many graphs. Data is downloadable as an Excel spreadsheet or CSV text file.
* Survey interface prevents partly-finished surveys.
* Feedback is provided to the student of their results compared to the class averages
 
=== Wiki Module===
*Wiki is a web page that anyone can add to or edit
*It enables documents to be authored collectively and supports collaborative learning
*Old versions are not deleted and may be restored if required
 
=== Workshop Module ===
 
* Allows peer assessement of documents, and the teacher can manage and grade the assessment.
* Supports a wide range of possible grading scales
* Teacher can provide sample documents for students to practice grading
* Very flexible with many options.


[[Managing a Moodle course|See all course creation and management features&rarr;]]
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Latest revision as of 17:47, 25 May 2016

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.

Whether you're a teacher, student or administrator, Moodle can meet your needs. Moodle’s extremely customisable core comes with many standard features. Take a look at a highlight of Moodle's core features below.

General Features

  • Modern, easy to use interface Designed to be responsive and accessible, the Moodle interface is easy to navigate on both desktop and mobile devices. View demo

    Modern, easy to use interface

    Designed to be responsive and accessible, the Moodle interface is easy to navigate on both desktop and mobile devices.
    View demo
  • Personalised Dashboard Organise and display courses the way you want, and view at a glance current tasks and messages. Dashboard

    Personalised Dashboard

    Organise and display courses the way you want, and view at a glance current tasks and messages.
    Dashboard
  • Collaborative tools and activities Work and learn together in forums, wikis, glossaries, database activities, and much more. Activities

    Collaborative tools and activities

    Work and learn together in forums, wikis, glossaries, database activities, and much more.
    Activities
  • All-in-one calendar Moodle’s calendar tool helps you keep track of your academic or company calendar, course deadlines, group meetings, and other personal events. Calendar

    All-in-one calendar

    Moodle’s calendar tool helps you keep track of your academic or company calendar, course deadlines, group meetings, and other personal events.
    Calendar
  • Convenient file management Drag and drop files from cloud storage services including MS Skydrive, Dropbox and Google Drive. Working with files

    Convenient file management

    Drag and drop files from cloud storage services including MS Skydrive, Dropbox and Google Drive.
    Working with files
  • Simple and intuitive text editor Format text and conveniently add media and images with an editor that works across all web browsers and devices. Text editor

    Simple and intuitive text editor

    Format text and conveniently add media and images with an editor that works across all web browsers and devices.
    Text editor
  • Notifications When enabled, users can receive automatic alerts on new assignments and deadlines, forum posts and also send private messages to one another. Messaging

    Notifications

    When enabled, users can receive automatic alerts on new assignments and deadlines, forum posts and also send private messages to one another.
    Messaging
  • Track progress Educators and learners can track progress and completion with an array of options for tracking individual activities or resources and at course level. Tracking progress

    Track progress

    Educators and learners can track progress and completion with an array of options for tracking individual activities or resources and at course level.
    Tracking progress

View the complete list of features→

Administrative Features

  • Customisable site design and layout Easily customise a Moodle theme with your logo, colour schemes and much more - or simply design your own theme. Themes

    Customisable site design and layout

    Easily customise a Moodle theme with your logo, colour schemes and much more - or simply design your own theme.
    Themes
  • Secure authentication and mass enrolment Over 50 authentication and enrolment options to add and enrol users to your Moodle site and courses. Authentication / Enrolment

    Secure authentication and mass enrolment

    Over 50 authentication and enrolment options to add and enrol users to your Moodle site and courses.
    Authentication / Enrolment
  • Multilingual capability Allow users to view course content and learn in their own language, or set it up for multilingual users and organisations. Language

    Multilingual capability

    Allow users to view course content and learn in their own language, or set it up for multilingual users and organisations.
    Language
  • Bulk course creation and easy backup Add courses in bulk, back up and restore large courses with ease. Bulk course upload

    Bulk course creation and easy backup

    Add courses in bulk, back up and restore large courses with ease.
    Bulk course upload
  • Manage user roles and permissions Address security concerns by defining roles to specify and manage user access. Roles and permissions

    Manage user roles and permissions

    Address security concerns by defining roles to specify and manage user access.
    Roles and permissions
  • Supports open standards Readily import and export IMS-LTI, SCORM courses and more into Moodle. SCORM / External tool

    Supports open standards

    Readily import and export IMS-LTI, SCORM courses and more into Moodle.
    SCORM / External tool
  • High interoperability Freely integrate external applications and content or create your own plugin for custom integrations. Standards

    High interoperability

    Freely integrate external applications and content or create your own plugin for custom integrations.
    Standards
  • Simple plugin management Install and disable plugins within a single admin interface. Installing plugins

    Simple plugin management

    Install and disable plugins within a single admin interface.
    Installing plugins
  • Regular security updates Moodle is regularly updated with the latest security patches to help ensure your Moodle site is secure. Security

    Regular security updates

    Moodle is regularly updated with the latest security patches to help ensure your Moodle site is secure.
    Security
  • Detailed reporting and logs View and generate reports on activity and participation at course and site level. Site-wide reports

    Detailed reporting and logs

    View and generate reports on activity and participation at course and site level.
    Site-wide reports

See all site management and development features→

Course Development and Management Features

  • Direct learning paths Design and manage courses to meet various requirements. Classes can be instructor-led, self-paced, blended or entirely online. Pedagogy

    Direct learning paths

    Design and manage courses to meet various requirements. Classes can be instructor-led, self-paced, blended or entirely online.
    Pedagogy
  • Encourage collaboration Built-in collaborative publishing features foster engagement and encourage content-driven collaboration. Activities

    Encourage collaboration

    Built-in collaborative publishing features foster engagement and encourage content-driven collaboration.
    Activities
  • Embed external resources Teach materials and include assignments from other sites and connect to the gradebook in Moodle. External tool

    Embed external resources

    Teach materials and include assignments from other sites and connect to the gradebook in Moodle.
    External tool
  • Multimedia Integration Moodle’s built-in media support enables you to easily search for and insert video and audio files in your courses. Working with media

    Multimedia Integration

    Moodle’s built-in media support enables you to easily search for and insert video and audio files in your courses.
    Working with media
  • Group management Group learners to share courses, differentiate activities and facilitate team work. Groups

    Group management

    Group learners to share courses, differentiate activities and facilitate team work.
    Groups
  • Marking workflow Conveniently assign different markers to assignments, manage grade moderation and control when marks are released to individual learners. Assignment module

    Marking workflow

    Conveniently assign different markers to assignments, manage grade moderation and control when marks are released to individual learners.
    Assignment module
  • In-line marking Easily review and provide in-line feedback by annotating on PDF files directly within browser. Assignment module

    In-line marking

    Easily review and provide in-line feedback by annotating on PDF files directly within browser.
    Assignment module
  • Peer and self assessment 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. Workshop

    Peer and self assessment

    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.
    Workshop
  • Integrated Badges Fully compatible with Mozilla Open Badges, motivate learners and reward participation and achievement with customised Badges. Badges

    Integrated Badges

    Fully compatible with Mozilla Open Badges, motivate learners and reward participation and achievement with customised Badges.
    Badges
  • Outcomes and rubrics Select from advanced grading methods to tailor the gradebook to your course and examination criteria. Grades

    Outcomes and rubrics

    Select from advanced grading methods to tailor the gradebook to your course and examination criteria.
    Grades
  • Security and privacy Teach and share in a private space only you and your class can access. Courses

    Security and privacy

    Teach and share in a private space only you and your class can access.
    Courses

See all course creation and management features→

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