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MNet remote enrolments

2011-10-26T17:12:24Z

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{{Enrolment}}
MNet remote enrolments allows a remote MNet host to enrol their users into our courses.

==Setting up enrolments==

Say I want administrators on 'Site A' to be able to enrol their users to courses 'Site B' I need to take the following steps. Note you need to set up Site B first before enrolling users to it.

===Pre-requisites===

* At least 2 networked peers
* Mnet Authentication plug-in enabled
* Mnet Enrolment plug-in enabled

===Enabling a course for peer enrolments (Site B)===

* Go into the course that you want to enable on 'Site B'.
* Go to ''Course Settings -> Enrolment Methods'' and add an Mnet enrolment instance linked to 'Site A'

===Enrolling Users (Site A)===

Note this will only work for system users with moodle/site:config capability

* Go to ''Networking -> Remote enrolment clients''
* Choose ''Edit Enrolments'' in the action column for Site B
* Select ''Edit Enrolments'' in the Action column of the appropriate course (use refresh if not there)
* Enrol the relevant users

===Accessing the course===

The users that were enrolled will now have access to the remote site. the links will appear in the 'My Courses' area and 'Course Overview' block but not in the Navigation block under 'Courses'.

The get_my_remotecourses() function can be used to work with these elsewhere

==See also==

* [[MNet]]

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Installing Oracle for PHP

2011-06-06T10:01:49Z

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* http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/articles/technote-php-instant-084410.html
* http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=65488#p308002 (with attached html document)
* http://es.php.net/oci8

----

'''Important Note:''' Don't forget to enable this variable in your php.ini (or .htaccess) file:

(else, all your data will be escaped following MySQL rules, that are incorrect for Oracle)

magic_quotes_sybase = On

== Broken versions of OCI8 driver ==

PHP v5.2.4 (and perhaps v5.2.3 as well) have shipped with a bug in the OCI8 driver that leaks statement handles. The version of the OCI8 driver with the bug is v1.2.4. Possible workarounds:

* Upgrade to PHP v5.2.5 or later
* Downgrade to PHP v5.2.1 (reported to work)
* Downgrade only the oci8 driver to the one included in PHP 5.2.1 (it worked for us -- iarenaza)
* If you are on linux and/or can compile PECL extensions, install an older OCI8 driver (v1.2.3 seems to work) from the PECL repository http://pecl.php.net/package/oci8

More information at
* http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=42496 -- tracking the PHP OCI8 bug
* http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-11429 -- diagnostics on the Moodle side

== Installing Moodle on Windows with Oracle Express Edition ==

=== Introduction ===
This section explains how to install Moodle with Oracle Express Edition on Windows. I'm using it for '''debugging''' purpose. It's definitively not a production environment. The goal is to setup easily and quickly a Moodle/Windows/Oracle environment.

=== Install Oracle ===
Download Oracle Express Edition on [http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/database/xe/index.html Oracle web site].<br />
You will also need the Instant client [http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/tech/oci/instantclient/htdocs/winsoft.html from here] (free account sign up needed). Copy everything from the unzipped folder into apache/bin. <br />
Install both.<br />
Access to the oracle console (http://127.0.0.1:8080/apex). Login: SYS Password: the_one_you_entered_during_the_installation<br />
Create a new user and give it all rights (including DBA).<br />
Note: Oracle Express Edition 10g is limited at one database called 'XE'.

=== Set up your oracle extension ===
This document does not explain how to setup apache/php for Oracle. You can have more information on [http://www.oracle.com/technology/tech/php/htdocs/php-oracle-tutorial.html Oracle Documentation]. On my own machine I used my WAMP installation ([http://www.en.wampserver.com/ Wampserver 2.0]) which allowed me to activate all oracle extensions in few clicks (php_oci8, php_oracle, php_pdo_oci, php_pdo_oci8).

=== Install Moodle ===
On the database setup page:<br />
Driver: Oracle oci8 (in the config file it should read "oci8po" for a 1.9.x install and "oci" for a 2.0.x install)<br />
Host: empty the field<br />
Database: //localhost:1521/XE<br />
User: the user that you created<br />
Password: the password you gave to the user<br />

=== Configure Apache ===
If you're running Moodle on Oracle with Apache on Linux, you might have issues with PHP being able to see the system environment variables. To resolve this, you can edit /etc/sysconfig/apache2 and add the following lines to the bottom:<br />
<br />
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/oracle/instantclient_11_2# Set LANG Variables for UTF-8<br />
NLS_LANG=AMERICAN_AMERICA.AL32UTF8<br />
LANG=en_US.UTF-8<br />
LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8<br />
LC_COLLATE=en_US.UTF-8<br />
LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8<br />
LC_MESSAGES=en_US.UTF-8<br />
LC_MONETARY=en_US.UTF-8<br />
LC_NUMERIC=en_US.UTF-8<br />
LC_TIME=en_US.UTF-8<br />
export LANG LC_ALL LC_COLLATE LC_CTYPE LC_MESSAGES LC_MONETARY LC_NUMERIC LC_TIM NLS_LANG LD_LIBRARY_PATH<br />
<br />
Also need to add those two lines to ~/.bashrc so that the PHP command-line client can see it too. <br />
<br />

== Related links ==
* [http://lewiscarr.co.uk/node/4 Installing ORACLE drivers with PHP]
*[[Installing MSSQL for PHP]]
*[[PHP]]
*[http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=134729#p588963 Can i install Moodle with Oracle database]
*[http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=65488 Who uses Oracle]
*[https://docs.moodle.org/en/Step-by-step_Install_Guide_for_Solaris_10_with_Oracle_10 Step by step Install Guide for Solaris 10 with Oracle 10]
*[http://learningischange.com/2009/05/29/install-moodle-on-an-oracle-database-in-25-minutes-or-less/ Install Moodle on an Oracle Database (in 25 minutes or less)]. The related Using Moodle forum discussion is [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=124629 here].
*[http://www.mguhlin.org/2009/05/moodle-on-oracle-database.html Moodle on Oracle Database] discussion on Miguel Guhlin's blog

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User:James Ballard

2009-04-10T09:19:29Z

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Database activity

2008-01-23T10:47:51Z

Jib: /* How to use the database module */

[[ru: База_данных]]
{{Databases}}
{{Moodle 1.6}}

The '''Database module''' allows the teacher and/or students to build, display and search a bank of record entries about any conceivable topic. The format and structure of these entries can be almost unlimited, including images, files, URLs, numbers and text amongst other things. You may be familiar with similar technology from building Microsoft Access or Filemaker databases.

:'''''Note:''' Please don't confuse this [[Adding resources and activities | activity type]] with Moodle's underlying SQL database, which stores all of the information used in Moodle courses and is only of interest to Moodle [[Administrator documentation | Administrators]].''

== How to use the database module ==
* The first task is to [[Adding/editing_a_database|add the database]]. You will be asked to give it a name, provide some text explaining its intended purpose to users and set a few other options.
* Next you define the kind of [[Database fields|fields]] that define the information you wish to collect. For example a database of famous paintings may have a picture field called ''painting'', for uploading an image file showing the painting, and two text fields called ''artist'' and ''title'' for the name of the artist and the painting.
* It is then optional to edit the [[Database templates|database templates]] to alter the way in which the database displays entries.
* Note that if you later edit the fields in the databases you must use the Reset template button, or manually edit the template, to ensure the new fields are added to the display
* the [[Teacher]] and/or [[Students]] can start entering data and (optionally) commenting on and grading other submissions. These entries can be viewed alone, viewed as a list or searched and sorted.
* Data can be uploaded into the database from a .csv file:
** Click the 'Add Entry' tab
** At the bottom of the page there is a link 'Upload entries from a file' which provides help in assigning data in a csv file to the relevant fields in your database.

==Database and Roles==

Since Moodle 1.7 a number of options in Database have been migrated over to the Roles system. For example, preventing students (or any other role) submitting data must be done by overriding the role for that particular instance of the Database. However, do note that by default teachers are unable to override roles and this ability must first be granted by your Administrator for the course or site as appropriate.

== Example databases ==

Moodle.org has three good examples of the database module in action:

* [http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?id=6140 Moodle Buzz], a database of the titles, authors and web links to news articles mentioning Moodle
* [http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=26 Themes], a database with screenshots, download links and user comments about Moodle [[Themes|themes]]
* [http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13 Modules and plugins], a database containing a variety of web links (download, documentation, discussion) and info (maintainer, module type, requirements) about the modular components of Moodle, including those created by third parties.

== Creative uses ==

You could use the database module to:

* allow collaboration on building a collection of web links/books/journal references related to a particular subject
* display student created photos/posters/websites/poems for peer comment and review
* gather comments and votes on a shortlist of potential logos/mascot names/project ideas
* provide a [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=52699 student file storage area]

== See also ==

* Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=3505 Database module forum]
* [[Glossary module]], which performs a similar though more specialised, text-based role and is also available for previous versions of Moodle.
* [http://treadwell.cce.cornell.edu/moodle_doc/database_moodle/index.html a screencast introducing the Database Module and walking through creating a database]
* Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=72260 Database Module: Each learner Private DB?] forum discussion
* Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=84487 Database for Dummies please!] forum discussion

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Random glossary entry block

2006-04-24T13:17:01Z

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[[Image:RandGlossBlock.jpg|right]]

The random glossary block can be used to display random entries from a glossary, which usually take the form of dictionary style definitions. However the flexibility of Moodle's HTML editor allow users to adapt this block for other purposes such as 'Quote of the Day' or a random picture gallery that changes each time the page is refreshed.

Before using the '''Random Glossary Entry''' block you have to configure it using the edit icon. There you will have a number of fields to complete:

==Title==

Here you will write the title of that block. The defult is Random Glossary Entry.

==Take entries from this glossary==

This allows you to choose from which glossary the entries in this block will be chosen.

==Days before a new entry is chosen==

This sets the number of days for how long that a given entry is

==How a new entry is chosen==

You have three options: ''Last modified entry'' will always display the entry that was last modified, and ''Random entry'' will choose a new one at random every time. The option ''Next entry'' will cycle through the entries in order. This last option is especially useful when a number of days is also chosen, allowing you to make a Quote of the week or a Tip of the day that everyone sees.

==Show concept (heading) for each entry==

Enabling that option will show headings for each entry that appears in the block.

==Links==

You can display links to actions of the glossary this block is associated with. The block will only display links to actions which are enabled for that glossary. You can type texts to appear for whichever of the three options: ''Users can add entries to the glossary'', ''Users can view the glossary but not add entries'' or ''Users cannot edit or view the glossary''.

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Upcoming events block

2006-04-24T13:06:08Z

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[[Image:UpcomingBlock4.jpg|right]]
The '''Upcoming Events''' block displays future events in a summarised list - the number of days in advance is determined as a global variable.

Events are generated directly from the calendar and/or activity deadlines, providing a link to full details or directly to the activity.

There are also links to ''Go to calendar...'' and add a ''New Event...''.

If you click on a date, you will go to the day-view calendar for that day. If the title of the event is a link, and you click on it, you will be taken to that event.

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[[Category:Block]]

Quiz results block

2006-04-24T13:00:00Z

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The quiz results block displays the highest and/or lowest grades achieved on a quiz within your course. Therefore your course must have at least one quiz created in order to use this block.

When you first add this block you will not have selected which [[Quizzes|quiz]] you wish the results of to be displayed, generating the notice:

[[Image:QuizResultsBlock1.jpg]]

Clicking the Configuration icon allows you to choose which quiz you want to see the results for from a drop-down menu.

You will also set several other options such as the number of the lowest and highest grades displayed. If both the highest and lowest grades are set to zero then no results will be displayed; to display all grades you would need to set either of these to the number of participants in the course

You can also determine whether grades will be displayed as percentages, fractions or absolute numbers.

If the quiz supports [[Groups|groups]] you can also show group results instead of students.

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[[Category:Block]]

Remote RSS feeds block

2006-04-24T12:47:50Z

Jib: /* Add/Manage RSS feeds (''Manage all my feeds'' tab) */

The '''RSS feeds''' block enables [[RSS]] feeds from external websites to be displayed within Moodle. As the information on the other site (e.g. news headlines, recently added documents) is updated the block will update to show the latest info.

==Configure RSS Feeds (''Configure this block'' tab)==

After adding an RSS feed block, you will need to configure which feeds will be displayed, by clicking the edit icon for the block.

;Display each link's description?
:Choose yes or no from the drop-down menu to determine whether the block will display a description of each article, or just the title of the article. Both the title and description are generated by the external feed.

;Max number of entries to show per block
:Determines how many articles will be displayed. The most recent will be displayed first.

;Choose the feeds to make available
:Check the box next to each feed you would displayed in this block. You can have more than one instance of the RSS feed block if you would like to break them up.

;Title
:Enter a title for the block. If you leave this blank a title will be taken from the RSS feeds, which can be confusing if there are multiple feeds in one block.

;Display a link?
:Each article headline should link to the full article, but you can also display a link to the original site where available.

;Diplay channel image?
:Some feeds supply an image or logo from the original site which you can choose to display when available.

==Add/Manage RSS feeds (''Manage all my feeds'' tab)==

The site [[administrator]] may configure the block to allow [[Teacher|teachers]] to add/manage feeds, otherwise you will have to contact an administrator to add a new feed.

Adding a new feed requires you to copy and paste (or type) the URL address of the RSS feed in the space provided. You will find this on the original site generating the feed. You can then choose a custom title if you would prefer to use your own in place of the one generated by the feed.

Click the ''Add'' button to submit the feed. There is a validation tool included to confirm the feed URL is accurate.

NB: To add the new feed to your course you will have to configure an RSS feed block to include the new feed.

[[Category:Teacher]]
[[Category:Block]]

Remote RSS feeds block

2006-04-24T12:46:21Z

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The '''RSS feeds''' block enables [[RSS]] feeds from external websites to be displayed within Moodle. As the information on the other site (e.g. news headlines, recently added documents) is updated the block will update to show the latest info.

==Configure RSS Feeds (''Configure this block'' tab)==

After adding an RSS feed block, you will need to configure which feeds will be displayed, by clicking the edit icon for the block.

;Display each link's description?
:Choose yes or no from the drop-down menu to determine whether the block will display a description of each article, or just the title of the article. Both the title and description are generated by the external feed.

;Max number of entries to show per block
:Determines how many articles will be displayed. The most recent will be displayed first.

;Choose the feeds to make available
:Check the box next to each feed you would displayed in this block. You can have more than one instance of the RSS feed block if you would like to break them up.

;Title
:Enter a title for the block. If you leave this blank a title will be taken from the RSS feeds, which can be confusing if there are multiple feeds in one block.

;Display a link?
:Each article headline should link to the full article, but you can also display a link to the original site where available.

;Diplay channel image?
:Some feeds supply an image or logo from the original site which you can choose to display when available.

==Add/Manage RSS feeds (''Manage all my feeds'' tab)==

The site [[administrator]] may configure the block to allow [[Teacher|teachers]] to add/manage feeds, otherwise you will have to contact an administrator to add a new feed.

Adding a new feed requires you to copy and paste (or type) the URL address of the RSS feed in the space provided. You will find this on the original site generating the feed. You can then choose a custom title if you would prefer to use your own in place of the title generated by the feed.

Click the ''Add'' button to submit the feed. There is a validation tool included to confirm the feed URL is accurate.

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[[Category:Block]]

Messages block

2006-04-24T12:08:47Z

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==Messages block==

[[Image:MsgBlock.jpg]]

The message block will display a list of new messages you have received, and links to your message page.

Clicking Messages opens a new page with three tabs:

==Contacts==
By default the contact list is empty. In order to send a message or to create a shortcut to the person you are sending, go to the Search tab.

[[Image:MsgContacts.jpg]]

==Search==

The search tab allows you to search for a person from among the students only in your course or all students registered on the platform. You can also search messages typing a keyword (in the Keywords field) and defining a few search criteria such as whether or not include blocked users or whether search only messages from (or to) you or do both.

[[Image:MsgSearch.jpg]]

==Settings==
Here you can decide on having a popup Message window whenever you get a new message, blocking messages from people who are not on your Contacts list, having an audio signal for a new message, using a HTML editor, or getting email messages when you are offline.

[[Image:MsgSettings.jpg]]

==See also==

* Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=34972 Viewing old messages?] forum discussion
* [[Messaging|Messaging (administrator)]]

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Latest news block

2006-04-24T12:06:57Z

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Recent posts made in the News forum will display as a listed item in the '''Latest News''' block, along with a link to older archived news.

[[Image:NewsBlock.jpg]]

[[Category:Teacher]]
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Course/site summary block

2006-04-24T12:05:43Z

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The '''Course/Site Description''' block provides a summary and/or description for your course as contained in the summary text of the [[course/edit|course settings]].

[[Image:CourseDescrBlock.jpg]]

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[[Category:Block]]

Search forums block

2006-04-24T10:41:43Z

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The Search Forum block allows you to search the course forums for a word or phrase. Type the word or phrase you want to find in the text field space.

[[Image:SearchBlock.jpg]]

For basic searching of one or more words anywhere in the texts, just type them separated by spaces. All words longer than two characters are used. If you want to use advanced search options you can either move to the Advanced Search page (clicking Advanced Search in the Search Forums block) or use

To force exact matching of a word, use the plus sign, and the minus sign if there are particular exact words you don't want included in the search. To search for a particular phrase, use double quotes around it. To search for texts by a particular user, prefix a word from their name with "user:". If you know the user id of a particular user, you can search for them like this. To search for a word within the subject or title of a text only, prefix the word with "subject:".

You can also use the advanced search options, the information about which you can find [[Mod/forum/search|here]].

Courses block

2006-04-24T10:38:18Z

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The '''Courses''' block lists and allows navigation between all of the courses on which you are a paticipant (tutor and/or student), allowing one-click access to another course home page. There is a also the option to list ''All courses...'' available within the Moodle site.

If you have not yet been assigned as a particpant on a course you will see a full list of all courses so that you can your course easily.

[[Image:CourseBlock.jpg]]

See also [[Create your own course]]

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Activities block

2006-04-24T10:35:32Z

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The '''Activities''' block lists and allows navigation between the different activities available in your course (forums, quizzes, assignments, etc.). The activities list will grow as you add activities to your course. Therefore, the first time you enter your course, the only category that is listed is Forums. This is because one forum exists by default – the news forum.

Whenever you add a different activity or resource to your course, an icon will appear in this block representing the specific Moodle module. These icons will link to a list of all instances of that modules activity that appear throughout the course.

[[Image:ActivityBlock.jpg]]

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Scales

2006-04-13T13:17:36Z

Jib:

{{Course admin}}

'''Scales''' may be used in [[Forums]], [[Glossaries]] (for rating) and [[Assignments]] (for grading). Custom scales can be created where you would like to assign non-numerical or non-numerically assigned lettered grades.

* The interface for creating scales is accessed by clicking the "Scales" link in any course [[Administration]] block.
* Scales may be created for individual courses by Teachers with editing rights or Administrators.
* Administrators may create site-wide scales by "promoting" a scale created for a course. To achieve this, add a new scale, then use the move down arrow to move the scale from custom scales to standard scales (i.e. site-wide).

==Creating a scale==

If you choose to ''Add a new scale'' from the '''Scales''' administration menu, you can create a custom scale for your course.

;Name
:A recognisable name for your scale that will identify it among other scales.

;Scale
:Define the options for your scale using comma separated options. For example if you would like two options in your scale (complete and incomplete) type: ''incomplete, complete''. You can use as many options here as you require. Other examples could include a four option scale ''refer, pass, merit, distinction'' or ''Excellent, Average, Acceptable, Hesitant (Fail)'' depending on your curriculum/course needs.

;Description
:Explain the methodology and/or purpose of this grading scale if necessary.

==Using a custom scale==

When you create a new graded or rated activity, you should find the name of your scale in the drop-down '''Grade:''' option. When you mark the activity you will now be given the options defined in your scale rather than the standard numerical values.

== See also ==

*[http://download.moodle.org/docs/using_moodle/ch12_grades.pdf Using Moodle Chapter 12: Grades and Scales]

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Scales

2006-04-13T13:14:31Z

Jib:

{{Course admin}}

'''Scales''' may be used in [[Forums]], [[Glossaries]] (for rating) and [[Assignments]] (for grading). Custom scales can be created where you would like to assign non-numerical or non-numerically assigned lettered grades.

* The interface for creating scales is accessed by clicking the "Scales" link in any course [[Administration]] block.
* Scales may be created for individual courses by Teachers with editing rights or Administrators.
* Administrators may create site-wide scales by "promoting" a scale created for a course. To achieve this, add a new scale, then use the move down arrow to move the scale from custom scales to standard scales (i.e. site-wide).

==Creating a scale==

If you choose to ''Add a new scale'' from the '''Scales''' administration menu, you can create a custom scale for your course.

;Name
:A recognisable name for your scale that will identify it among other scales.

;Scale
:Define the options for your scale using comma separated options. For example if you would like two options in your scale (complete and incomplete) type: ''incomplete, complete''. You can use as many options here as you require. Other examples could include a four option scale ''refer, pass, merit, distinction'' or ''Excellent, Average, Acceptable, Hesitant (Fail)'' depending on your curriculum/course needs.

;Description
:Explain the methodology and/or purpose of this grading scale if necessary.

== See also ==

*[http://download.moodle.org/docs/using_moodle/ch12_grades.pdf Using Moodle Chapter 12: Grades and Scales]

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Import course data

2006-04-13T12:11:30Z

Jib:

{{Course admin}}

Course data may be imported from any other course for which the teacher has editing rights to.

Select the course you wish to import from and click the ''Use this course'' button. You will be presented with a check box list from which you can select the type of activities or resources you wish to import. Click ''Continue'' when done to import that data.

NB: Selecting forums, for example, will import all forums from that course. Currently you cannot import indivdual items within a module type.

Groups can also be imported as a batch from a file.

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Groups

2006-04-13T10:54:54Z

Jib:

{{Course admin}}

==Group Administration==

The '''Groups''' administration page, allows you to assign and maintain teachers and students in course groups. There are three columns:

* ''People not in a group'' - Currently unassigned participants.

* ''Groups'' - A list of groups available for this course.

* ''Members of selected group'' - When you select a group this column will display the members of that group

Underneath each column are the options for that column.

To create new groups, type the group name in the text box and click the adjacent ''Add new group'' button. You can add a description to this group using the ''Edit group settings'' button.

To add a particpant(s) to a group you need to select their name in the first column (use shift or ctrl for multiple selections), select the group you wish to add them to from the centre column, and then click the ''Add selected to group ->'' button.

To remove participants from a group, select the appropriate group to view members, select the participants to remove and click the ''Remove selected members'' button.

==Group Modes==

The group mode can be defined at two levels:

* Course level - the group mode defined at the course level is the default mode for all activities defined within that course. This is determined in the course [[Settings]]

* Activity level - each activity that supports groups can also define its own grouping mode. If the course is set to "force group mode" then the setting for each activity is ignored.

There are three group modes:

;No groups
:There are no sub groups, everyone is part of one big community

;Separate groups
:Each group can only see their own group, others are invisible

;Visible groups
:Each group works in their own group, but can also see other groups

==See also==

*[http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=1490 Using Moodle: Groups] forum

[[Category:Teacher]]

Adding Questionnaire questions

2006-04-07T13:25:02Z

Jib:

{{Questionnaire}}

Questions are added by defining fields.

==Add/edit fields==

To add a new field click the '''New Field''' button. To edit a field click the numbered button corresponding to that field e.g. '''2''' for field 2.

==Field types==

For each field type you should use a unique Field Name that allows you to identify it. You can then select different field types from the drop-down menu. You can choose whether each field is required or optional from the Required? drop-down menu. After each field is complete either add a new field or save.

;Yes/No
:A simple YES/NO question. The Length and Precision parameters are not used so you can leave them as zero. Type your question in the text area. You do not need to supply possible answers for this field.

;Text
:Allows limited character text entry via a single line text area. Use length to define the visible width of the text box and Precision to determine the maximum number of characters allowed. If Precision is greater than Length then the text will extend within the box. Type your question or information in the Text area. You do not need to supply possible answers for this field.

;Essay
:Allows essay style responses via a multi line text area, with no character limit. Length and Precision define the size of the available text area, although this will scroll. Length determines the number of columns (character width) and Precision the number of rows (lines). This can involve trial and error, although Length: 90, Precision: 7, should be a good general starting estimate. Type your question or information in the Text area. You do not need to supply possible answers for this field.

;Radio Buttons
:Radio buttons provide the user with a choice of options from which they can pick only one. This field ignores the Length and Precision parameters so you can leave them. Type your question or information in the Text area and the list of available options in the boxes underneath. You can add more possibilities using the ''Add another answer line'' button and add an other text field using '''!other''' as a possible answer.

;Check Boxes
:Check boxes allow the user to select multiple answers from a list of options. Length determines the minimum number of answers require and Precision the maximum number of selections allowed (these may not function fully as implemented). Type your question or information in the Text area and the list of available options in the boxes underneath. You can add more possibilities using the ''Add another answer line'' button and add an other text field using '''!other''' as a possible answer.

;Dropdown Box
:Users select one option from a drop-down list. This field ignores the Length and Precision parameters so you can leave them. Type your question or information in the Text area and the list of available options in the boxes underneath. You can add more possibilities using the ''Add another answer line'' button and add an other text field using '''!other''' as a possible answer.

;Rate (scale 1..5)
:Allows users to rate statements on a scale from 1 to N, where N is determined by the Length value. If you wish to include a N/A option set Precision to 1 (any non-zero number may work). Type your question or information in the Text area and the list of available statements to be rated in the boxes underneath. You can add more statements using the ''Add another answer line'' button.

;Date
:Requires users to submit a date. This field ignores the Length and Precision parameters so you can leave them. Type your question or information in the Text area. You do not need to supply possible answers for this field.

;Numeric
:Require users to submit a numeric response. This field ignores the Length and Precision parameters so you can leave them. Type your question or information in the Text area. You do not need to supply possible answers for this field.

;Section Text
:This is a text field that allows you to present information in between different fields. It does not offer user feedback.

==Arrangement==

The buttons underneath the field setup options, allow you preview the current status of your questionnaire and reorder the question fields.

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Adding Questionnaire questions

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{{Questionnaire}}

Questions are added by defining fields.

==Add/edit fields==

To add a new field click the '''New Field''' button. To edit a field click the numbered button corresponding to that field e.g. '''2''' for field 2.

==Field types==

For each field type you should use a unique Field Name that allows you to identify it (this will be used if you download responses as a CSV file). You can then select different field types from the drop-down menu. You can choose whether each field is required or optional from the Required? drop-down menu. After each field is complete either add a new field or save.

;Yes/No
:A simple YES/NO question. The Length and Precision parameters are not used so you can leave them as zero. Type your question in the text area. You do not need to supply possible answers for this field.

;Text
:Allows limited character text entry via a single line text area. Use length to define the visible width of the text box and Precision to determine the maximum number of characters allowed. If Precision is greater than Length then the text will extend within the box. Type your question or information in the Text area. You do not need to supply possible answers for this field.

;Essay
:Allows essay style responses via a multi line text area, with no character limit. Length and Precision define the size of the available text area, although this will scroll. Length determines the number of columns (character width) and Precision the number of rows (lines). This can involve trial and error, although Length: 90, Precision: 7, should be a good general starting estimate. Type your question or information in the Text area. You do not need to supply possible answers for this field.

;Radio Buttons
:Radio buttons provide the user with a choice of options from which they can pick only one. This field ignores the Length and Precision parameters so you can leave them. Type your question or information in the Text area and the list of available options in the boxes underneath. You can add more possibilities using the ''Add another answer line'' button and add an other text field using '''!other''' as a possible answer.

;Check Boxes
:Check boxes allow the user to select multiple answers from a list of options. Length determines the minimum number of answers require and Precision the maximum number of selections allowed (these may not function fully as implemented). Type your question or information in the Text area and the list of available options in the boxes underneath. You can add more possibilities using the ''Add another answer line'' button and add an other text field using '''!other''' as a possible answer.

;Dropdown Box
:Users select one option from a drop-down list. This field ignores the Length and Precision parameters so you can leave them. Type your question or information in the Text area and the list of available options in the boxes underneath. You can add more possibilities using the ''Add another answer line'' button and add an other text field using '''!other''' as a possible answer.

;Rate (scale 1..5)
:Allows users to rate statements on a scale from 1 to N, where N is determined by the Length value. If you wish to include a N/A option set Precision to 1 (any non-zero number may work). Type your question or information in the Text area and the list of available statements to be rated in the boxes underneath. You can add more statements using the ''Add another answer line'' button.

;Date
:Requires users to submit a date. This field ignores the Length and Precision parameters so you can leave them. Type your question or information in the Text area. You do not need to supply possible answers for this field.

;Numeric
:Require users to submit a numeric response. This field ignores the Length and Precision parameters so you can leave them. Type your question or information in the Text area. You do not need to supply possible answers for this field.

;Section Text
:This is a text field that allows you to present information in between different fields. It does not offer user feedback.

==Arrangement==

The buttons underneath the field setup options, allow you preview the current status of your questionnaire and reorder the question fields.

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Viewing Questionnaire responses

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If you click on a questionnaire on a course to which you have editing access, you recieve the option to '''View 'n' responses''' in the top-right corner, where 'n' refers to the number of completed surveys. Clicking this will take you to the ''Survey Reports'' page which gives you a graphical (bar chart) and numerical breakdown of responses using both total and percentage results.

At the bottom of this page you have the option to switch your view between individual responses and all responses and/or download a CSV version of the responses. In the CSV file fields are identified by the name you entered when creating them.

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* [[Adding/editing a questionnaire]]
* [[Setting up a questionnaire]]
* [[Adding questions]]
* [[Viewing responses]]
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Adding Questionnaire questions

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Setting up a questionnaire

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{{Questionnaire}}

If you are creating a new survey or editing an existing template you will be able to define the overall settings via the Editing survey page.

==Name==

Give your questionnaire a filename, the defualt is to use the title from the [[Adding/editing a questionnaire|adding a questionnaire]] form. The name entered here will be how this questionnaire is identified in future, especially if it is a template or public questionnaire.

==Owner==

This is determined in the [[Adding/editing a questionnaire|adding a questionnaire]] options.

==Title/Sub-title==

Give the questionnaire a title and optional sub-title. The title will appear on every page of the survey.

==Additional Info==

This will appear before the questions of your survey and should include any relevant details on the purpose of the questionnaire and instructions for completion.

==Confirmation Page==

If you have created a custom completion page you can enter the URL to it here, or you can type in the title and text you would like displayed as a confirmation page for users who complete the survey.

==Email==
If you want copies of each submission emailed to an address fill it out here.

==Theme==

Select a theme for your questionnaire. These appear to be stored in "mod\questionnaire\phpESP\public\css".

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{{Questionnaire}}

If you are creating a new survey or editing an existing template you will be able to define the overall settings via the Editing survey page.

==Name==

Give your questionnaire a filename, the defualt is to use the title from the. The name entered here will be how this questionnaire is identified in future, especially if it is a template or public questionnaire.

==Owner==

This is determined in the [[Adding/editing a questionnaire|adding a questionnaire]] options.

==Title/Sub-title==

Give the questionnaire a title and optional sub-title. The title will appear on every page of the survey.

==Additional Info==

This will appear before the questions of your survey and should include any relevant details on the purpose of the questionnaire and instructions for completion.

==Confirmation Page==

If you have created a custom completion page you can enter the URL to it here, or you can type in the title and text you would like displayed as a confirmation page for users who complete the survey.

==Email==
If you want copies of each submission emailed to an address fill it out here.

==Theme==

Select a theme for your questionnaire. These appear to be stored in "mod\questionnaire\phpESP\public\css".

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Setting up a questionnaire

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{{Questionnaire}}

If you are creating a new survey or editing an existing template you will be able to define the overall settings via the Editing survey page.

==Name==

Give your questionnaire a filename (e.g. “Feedback”). The name entered here will be how this questionnaire is identified in future, especially if it is a template or public questionnaire.

==Owner==

This is determined in the [[Adding/editing a questionnaire|adding a questionnaire]] options.

==Title/Sub-title==

Give the questionnaire a title and optional sub-title. The title will appear on every page of the survey.

==Additional Info==

This will appear before the questions of your survey and should include any relevant details on the purpose of the questionnaire and instructions for completion.

==Confirmation Page==

If you have created a custom completion page you can enter the URL to it here, or you can type in the title and text you would like displayed as a confirmation page for users who complete the survey.

==Email==
If you want copies of each submission emailed to an address fill it out here.

==Theme==

Select a theme for your questionnaire. These appear to be stored in "mod\questionnaire\phpESP\public\css".

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Setting up a questionnaire

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{{Questionnaire}}

If you are creating a new survey or editing an existing template you will be able to define the overall settings via the Editing survey page.

==Name==

Give your questionnaire a filename (e.g. “Feedback”). The name entered here will be how this questionnaire is identified in future, especially if it is a template or public questionnaire.

==Owner==

This is determined in the [[Adding/editing a questionnaire|adding a questionnaire]] options.

==Title/Sub-title==

Give the questionnaire a title and optional sub-title. The title will appear on every page of the survey.

==Additional Info==

This will appear before the questions of your survey and should include any relevant details on the purpose of the questionnaire and instructions for completion.

==Confirmation Page==

If you have created a custom completion page you can enter the URL to it here, or you can type in the title and text you would like displayed as a confirmation page for users who complete the survey.

==Email==
If you want copies of each submission emailed to an address fill it out here.

==Theme==

Select a theme for your questionnaire. These appear to be stored in "mod\questionnaire\phpESP\public\css"

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Setting up a questionnaire

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{{Questionnaire}}

If you are creating a new survey or editing an existing template you will be able to define the overall settings via the Editing survey page.

==Name==

Give your questionnaire a filename (e.g. “Feedback”). The name entered here will be how this questionnaire is identified in future, especially if it is a template or public questionnaire.

==Owner==

This is determined in the [[Adding/editing a questionnaire|adding a questionnaire]] options.

==Title/Sub-title==

Give the questionnaire a title and optional sub-title. The title will appear on every page of the survey.

==Additional Info==

This will appear before the questions of your survey and should include any relevant details on the purpose of the questionnaire and instructions for completion.

==Confirmation Page==

If you have created a custom completion page you can enter the URL to it here, or you can type in the title and text you would like displayed as a confirmation page for users who complete the survey.

==Email==
If you want copies of each submission emailed to an address fill it out here.

==Theme==

Select a theme for your questionnaire. These appear to be stored -> mod\questionnaire\phpESP\public\css

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Template:Questionnaire

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==Name==

Give your questionnaire a name (e.g. “Feedback”). The name entered here will be the name that learners see in the course content area. Learners will click on this name to view the feedback form.

==Summary==

Provide a summary of the assignment if necessary. There will be options later to add instructions and information for completing the questionnaire.

==Open/Close dates==

Set the date window for when users can complete the questionnaire. You can leave the boxes unchecked if you want the questionnaire to be continually available.

==Type==

Decide whether users are allowed to respond once or can repeatedly respond to adjust their feedback.

==Respondent Type==

Determine whether the questionnaire will be submitted anonymously or with the user's name. You will still need to be logged in to a course to complete the questionnaire.

==Respondent Eligibility==

Decide whether everyone can answer or whether you want to restrict it to tutor only or student only responses.

==Questionnaire type==

;Private
:Only available on the course it was set up in.

;Public
:Allows the questionnaire to be shared across multiple courses. Questions/content are maintained by the original creator.

;Template
:Creates a template for a questionnaire that can be used when new questionnaires are created. This questionnaire is not used directly but stored for future use.

==Save/Resume answers==

Decide whether the questionnaire can be saved and completed over a period of time, or whether it needs to be completed in one go.

==Survey Options==

;Create new
:Define a new set of survey questions and responses

;Copy existing
:Use a previously created template as the basis for your questionnaire - you can edit some questions/content.

;Use public
:Use a previously created public survey - you cannot edit the questions/content.

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Template:Questionnaire

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<div class="header">[[Questionnaire]]</div>
<div class="content">
* [[Adding/editing a questionnaire]]
* [[Adding questions]]
* [[Viewing a questionnaire]]
* [[Viewing responses]]
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</div>

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* [[Creating a questionnaire]]
* [[Adding questions]]
* [[Viewing a questionnaire]]
* [[Viewing responses]]
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* [[Viewing responses]]
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* [[Creating a questionnaire]]
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* [[Viewing responses]]
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Questionnaire module

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The '''Questionnaire''' module allows users to complete online feedback style forms using a variety of user input methods.

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The '''Questionnaire''' module allows users to complete online feedback style forms using a variety of user input methods.

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The '''Questionnaire''' module allows users to complete online feedback style forms using a variety of user input methods.

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The '''Questionnaire''' module allows users to complete online feedback style forms using a variety of user input methods.

User:James Ballard

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I am the VLE Administrator at Barking College, and in case you didn't guess we use Moodle.

User:James Ballard

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Hello

I am the VLE Administrator at Barking College, and in case you didn't case we use Moodle.

Questionnaire module

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The '''Questionnaire''' module allows users to complete online feedback style forms using a variety of user input methods.

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The '''Questionnaire''' module allows users to complete online feedback style forms using a variety of user input methods.

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==Questionnaire==

The '''Questionnaire''' module allows users to complete online feedback style forms using a variety of user input methods.

[[Add a questionnaire]]

HTML

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The '''HTML''' block is for adding additional text or images.

It allows a flexible block that can incorporate a variety of functions and uses. Whilst providing a HTML editor for formatting text, adding images or creating links, switching to code view allows any valid HTML markup to be used. This enables embedding video, sounds, flash, and other files which can add unique elements to your course page.

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