About Moodle FAQ
PLEASE NOTE: Teacher FAQ is currently being (heavily) edited and updated (23 - 25 Nov 2010). You can check Teaching and Learning with Moodle course for answers to many of the common questions asked by educators.
General
Below is a list of the most general questions many educators have about Moodle. For questions relating to a specific Moodle tool, please refer to the Modules, Blocks and/or Course Administration pages in this document.
Starting with Moodle
- How do I start using Moodle?
Download ...
Basic Moodle jargon
- What is an activity?
Activity is ...
- How do I get around Moodle?
You can navigate Moodle ...
Security
- Is Moodle secure?
Moodle is ...
Technical
- Do I need my own server to run Moodle?
You ...
Cost
- How much does Moodle cost?
Moodle itself is free of cost...
Getting help
- What do I do if stuck?
Examples
- Are there any good examples I can see?
There are ...
Students
- What do students need to know before they start using Moodle?
Students ...
Learning with Moodle - pedagogy
- What is the best way to use Moodle?
There is no 'best' way but ...
Modules (Activities and Resources)
Core Moodle modules consist of Activities (Forum, Wiki, Assignment, Database, Glossary, Quiz, Choice, Feedback, SCORM, Survey, Workshop, Chat) and Resources (File, Folder, (Web)Page, Link/URL, IMS content package, Label). For questions about these and other, third-party contributed modules, see the Modules FAQ page.
Blocks
For questions about Moodle core blocks (Calendar, Messages, Latest News, Upcoming events, HTML block, Remote RSS, Online users, Latest activity, Blog menu, Private files and more!) and other, contributed blocks, see the Blocks FAQ page.
Course administration
For questions about course administration items (for example, enrolments, roles, permissions, reports, backup, gradebook, filters, backup, publishing, course design) please see the Course administration FAQ page.
