Modules FAQ

There are two types of modules in Moodle - Activities and Resources. They are separated 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 activity?
• 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?
• Is there a dedicated space to discuss Assignment activity with other Moodle users?

For more information see Assignment module.

Chat

• What is Chat activity?
• How do I set it up?
• Can Chat be opened at any time or just advertised times?
• Can I lock people out of Chat?
• Can I see the record of all chat sessions?
• Can I print Chat records?
• Any good examples of using Chat activity?
• Is there a dedicated space to discuss Chat activity with other Moodle users?

For more information see Chat.

Choice

• What is Choice activity?
• How do I set it up?
• Can users change their selection when voting?
• Can I prevent people from seeing others' votes?
• Is there a dedicated space to discuss Choice activity with other Moodle users?
• Any good examples of using Choice activity?
• Is there a dedicated space to discuss Chat activity with other Moodle users?

For more information see Choice.

Database

• What is Database activity?
• How do I set it up?
• Are there any presets to save a lot of clicking?
• Any good examples of using Database activity?
• Is there a dedicated space to discuss Database activity with other Moodle users?

For more information see Database.

Feedback

• What is Feedback activity?
• How do I set it up?
• Any good examples of using Feedback activity?
• Is there a dedicated space to discuss Feedback activity with other Moodle users?

For more information see Feedback.

Forum

• What is Forum activity?
• How do I set it up?
• What things is Forum used for?
• Is there a description of different types of Forum activity?
• How do you organise an online discussion with Moodle?
• How can you let students collaborate on a forum?
• Can I attach multiple files to a forum post?
• Can I auto-save a forum post as I write it?
• Can students reply to News Forum posts?
• How can a teacher delete old forum posts?
• How can I add a discussion forum to my course?
• How can I backup forum posts?
• How can I move a forum thread to another forum?
• How can I restrict students from posting to a forum?
• How can I send a message to a grouping of students?
• How do I post a discussion topic on a forum?
• When will students receive an e-mail containing a message I have posted in a forum?
• Can I grade forums? See Grading forums
• Any good examples of using Forum activity?
• Is there a dedicated place to discuss Forum activity with other Moodle users?

For more information see Forums.

Glossary

• What is Glossary activity?
• How do I set it up?
• Any good examples of using Glossary activity?
• Is there a dedicated space to discuss Glossary activity with other Moodle users?

For more information see Glossary.

Lesson

• What is Database activity?
• How do I set it up?
• Any good examples of using Lesson activity?
• Is there a dedicated space to discuss Lesson activity with other Moodle users?

For more information see Lesson.

Quiz

• What is Quiz activity?
• How do I set it up?
• What types of questions can I create in Quiz activity?
• How do I very quickly make many multiple choice questions in Moodle?
• How do I make drill and practice exercises (different questions in the same quiz) with Moodle?
• How can I get an overview of the results of a quiz?
• Can I export grades to Excel?
• How do I make a listening quiz with Moodle?
• How can I clear quiz attempts so I can add or remove questions?
• How do I create a new question category?
• How do I delete a question category?
• How do I move quiz questions to a different question category?
• Should the Moodle Quiz activity be used for surveys?
• Why am I unable to add/delete/edit Moodle Quiz questions?
• Can I re-use questions from another course?
• Can I tag questions so they are easier to find?
• Can I import questions from different quiz question formats?
• Any good examples of using Quiz activity?
• Is there a dedicated space to discuss Quiz activity with other Moodle users?

For more information see Quiz.

SCORM package

• What is SCORM package activity?
• How do I set it up?

Survey

• What is Survey activity?
• How do I set it up?
• Any good examples of using Survey activity?
• Is there a dedicated space to discuss Survey activity with other Moodle users?

For more information see Survey.

Wiki

• What is Wiki activity?
• How do I set up a wiki in Moodle?
• What could I use wiki for?
• Who can edit a wiki?
• How do I add a page in wiki?
• How do I insert media in a wiki?
• Can I restrict access to wiki to certain people?
• How can I track the changes made in a wiki?
• Someone has vandalised a wiki. Can I get it back to the previous state?
• How many people can edit the wiki at the same time?
• Can I tag wiki entries for easier searching later?
• Any good examples of using Wiki activity?
• Can I have an attached discussion with others about the wiki while creating it?
• Is there a dedicated place to discuss Wiki activity with other Moodle users?

For more information see Wiki.

Workshop

• What is Workshop activity?
• How do I set it up?
• Any good examples of using Workshop activity?
• Is there a dedicated space to discuss Workshop activity with other Moodle users?

For more information see Workshop.

Resources

Resources modules described ...

File

• What is File resource?
• How do I set it up?
• How do I add my Word documents and PowerPoints to Moodle?
• Will all my old worksheets and powerpoints still work in Moodle?
• Is there a limit on the size of the files I can upload?
• Can I upload more than one file at a time?
• Can I link files from places outside of Moodle?

Folder

• What is Folder resource?
• How do I set it up?
• Can I make sub-folders?
• Can I import entire folders into Moodle?

Page

• What is Page resource?
• How do I set it up?
• Can I put several Pages together?

URL

• What is URL resource?
• How do I set it up?
• How can I show websites to students?
• How many websites can I link to at once?

Label

• What is Label resource?
• How do I set it up?

IMS package

• What is IMS package resource?
• How do I set it up?
• Will any IMS object work in Moodle?