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Student FAQ

2008-03-13T18:35:20Z

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{{FAQ}}

This article is intended to prepare teachers for the kinds of questions their students may ask about their Moodle courses. The article could also be given to students (either printed, copied electronically or simply linked to) but the contents may need to be modified depending upon the age / ability of the students concerned.

==Access and Navigation==

===Why can't I log in?===
There could be many reasons but the most probably is you have simply forgotton your password, are trying the wrong one or are entering it incorrectly. Some other things to think about include:
* Does you username or password contain a mixture of upper and lower case letter? It should be entered exactly
* Are cookies enabled on your browser

===How do I gain access to a course?===
Locate or search for the desired course (you can click 'All courses...' in the 'My courses' block) and click on the course name. If your teacher has given you an enrollment key, enter it when prompted, and click '''Enroll me in this course'''. Once you are enrolled in a course, it will appear under "My courses" any time that your are logged into that Moodle site.

===How do I jump between my courses?===

* 'My Courses' block if it has been added to the page you are on
* Go back to the homepage (see below) and then use the main course block (if it has been added!)

===How do I get back to the homepage?===

Use the navigation trail at the top left of the page or the button at the very bottom of the course

===How do I find course X?===
If you are not already enrolled in a course you can search for it by name and description.

==Course content==
===Where have all of the weeks / topics gone?===
You have probably clicked on the [[Image:One.gif]] icon. To reveal all of the other weeks / topics you need to click on the [[Image:All.gif]] icon which you will see in the right margin of the week / topic.
You can also use the dropdown box underneath the displayed week / topic to jump to a hidden section

==Emails and forums==

===Why am I not getting any e-mails and others are?===
Chances are your email address in your profile is either wrong or disabled. It could also be that you are not subscribed to the forums that are generating emails. AOL users may also not receive e-mails if the administrator has banned the use of AOL email addresses.

===How can I stop all of these e-mails?===
E-mails are an essential part of the way Moodle works. They are used to keep you up to date with what is going on. If you wish to reduce the amount of emails you get you could:
* Edit your profile and change your e-mail settings to digest
* Unsubscribe from non-essential forums (although they are there for a reason!)
* Disable your e-mail address in your profile although this is not recommended and may go against in house rules.

==Assignments and grades==

===Why is there no upload box?===
This is either because:
* The assignment has now closed
* The assignment is not yet open
* You already uploaded something and the settings prevent resubmissions

===How can I see my recent assignment feedback?===
There are many ways you can access their feedback.
The most common method is by simply going to the same place where you uploaded the work.
Another common method is to follow the link in the recent activity block (if the teacher has included it on the course).
Another method would be to access the grade book and then follow the link for the required assignment.
Depending upon how the assignment was set up, you may receive an email when it has been marked with a direct link to the feedback.

===Why is my course average so low?===
Don't panic! The Moodle gradebook takes into account unmarked and unsubmitted work. In other words, you start with zero and as you progress through the course and complete graded activities the percentage will steadily rise

==Quizzes==

===Which button do I press when I have finished a quiz?===
That depends upon what you want to do ....

==See also==
*[[Student documentation]]
*[[Student documentation examples]]
*[http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=43084 AOL - no friend of education!] forum discussion

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Student tutorials

2008-03-13T18:34:53Z

Aprylcj: /* See also */

{{Work in progress}}

The initial vision was to provide a tutorial for Moodle site access and course information for a [[Student|student]].

=Moodle site access and navigation=
* Logging in
* Site Navigation
* Finding a course
* Enrolling and Unenrolling

=Course information=
==Settings==
[[Image:Administration_Block_student.JPG]]
:Students can see information about themselves and edit some of it by using links in their administration block.
===Your Profile===

[[Image:Profile_Edit_icon_link.JPG]] The profile contains information about you. Other users on Moodle can see your profile if they click on your name. Profile information includes the description of yourself (if you have entered one) your name, location, email address (if you chose to make it accessible) and the list of courses you are enrolled on. When you view your profile you can edit it by clicking on the 'edit' tab. In your profile you can add a picture of yourself (or anything else you like). This image will appear next to your name in forum messages etc.
====Updating your Profile====
[[Image:Profile_Edit_Student_Tabs.JPG]]
In your profile you can also update information such as your location or email address and you can see your activity (so can your teacher).

Please update your profile if you change your email address, as this will enable you to receive updates or information sent out via Moodle. If you choose to automatically subscribe to forums, you will receive email copies of all new messages in forums you participate in. Forum tracking is useful to use as well, as it will let you quickly identify new messages in forums.

There are several settings that are accessible from your profile that will help make your use of Moodle more productive.

*'''Email format''': You can choose to have emails sent from Moodle in Plain text format or Pretty HTML format. HTML format will include images and the Moodle colour scheme in emails, but will be slightly larger in size.
*'''Forum auto-subscribe''': If you select yes for this it will mean that when you post a message to a forum, you will be subscribed to that forum and receive email copies of all messages for that forum. You may unsubscribe from forums if you wish as well.
*'''Email digest type''': You may choose to receive all emails from Moodle in one daily message. There is also the option to receive either the complete message or just the Subjects from forums you subscribe to.
*'''Forum tracking''': This is a useful option to enable. If it is enabled on your Moodle site it will highlight unread forum messages so you can easily see what is new.

==Gradebook==
[[Image:Grades_icon_link.JPG]] in your administration block links to the gradebook.
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==Activities==
[[Image:Activity_Block_Student.JPG]]
::The activities block shows the student all the activities available in a course. In the [http://demo.moodle.org Moodle Features Demonstration Course], all the activities are available to the demonstration student.

==Using text entry==
Creating a message or adding text to Moodle is usually through a text entry area.
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==Messaging, blogs & forums==

==Using Participants block==

=See also=

* [[Student FAQ]]
* [[Student documentation]]
* [[Student documentation examples]]
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Student documentation

2008-03-13T18:34:12Z

Aprylcj: /* Student Familiarisation Courses */

Producing student documentation is difficult as each establishment has very specific ideas and requirements for their student body.

We are currently working on a range of generic [[Student tutorials|student tutorials]] and also a
[[Student FAQ | student FAQ]].

==Student Familiarisation Courses==
You can find some student familiarisation courses available for free download at the course exchange area of moodle.org.

==Student Documentation Examples==
The [[Student documentation examples]] page lists documentation that some individuals and organizations have created for their students. These examples will give you ideas for content and formatting of your own student documentation.

==Student manuals==

*[http://download.moodle.org/docs/user_manual_es.pdf Moodle User Manual (Spanish)] - by '''Enrique Castro''' (PDF, 3.1MB)
*[http://moodle.de//file.php?file=/1/Bestellblatt.pdf Teilnehmerhandbuch (German) Info und Bestellformular] - von Ralf Hilgenstock und Renate Jirmann (gedruckt 63 Seiten)

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Moodle in education

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==Getting started==
If you are a new user and would like a list of all teacher documentation articles, please see [[:Category:Teacher]].

We are assuming that your site administrator has set up Moodle, you are a user with teacher privileges and the administrator has assigned you to a new, blank course. Don't forget, [http://demo.moodle.org/ demo.moodle.org] will let you play an hour at a time for free.

You will need to be [[Log in | logged into]] the course as a user who has been assigned [[Teacher|a role as a teacher]] (with editing rights) on that course to use most of the features below. We have some tips if you are having [[Can not log in | trouble logging in]].

Now onto the real details. You will find the [[Course homepage|course homepage]] is broken down into [[Course sections|course sections]]. A course is created by [[Adding resources and activities|adding resources and activities]]. When writing text in Moodle you have a range of [[Formatting options]], including using [[HTML editor|HTML in Moodle]]. There are different ways to enroll [[Students]] and assign them to one or more [[Groups]] in a course.

The example below shows a new course set up with topic sections, edit is on. There are a few of Moodle's many [[:Category:Block|blocks]] on the right and left sides of the topics, such as "Latest News" or "[[Administration block|Administration]]". The teacher is ready to add resources and activities or a few new blocks to their brand new course.
[[Image:Course edit on new 2.jpg|thumb|center|500px|Getting started image - a new course]]

==Editing course section==
[[Image:Turn_edit_on_Student_on_buttons.JPG]]<br>
To add or alter activities or resources a teacher will need to [[Turn editing on|turn editing on]] and off with a button on the course homepage. The student view/change roles option allows the teacher to get a general idea of what students will see. There is also an "editing on" link in the [[Administration block|administration block]]. The turn editing option toggles between on and off, and when on, shows a variety of editing icons next to all editable objects in the course. Here are some common editing icons, for more details about them [[Adding/editing_a_course#Editing_a_course|go to adding/editing a course]]. To ADD items you must use the appropriate drop-downs for them.

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|[[Image:Edit.gif]]|| Edit item ||[[Image:Open.gif]]* || Close/Hide item||[[Image:Delete.gif]]** || Delete/Remove ||[[Image:Move.gif]] ||Move (up/down)
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||[[Image:All.gif]] ||See all weeks/topics||[[Image:Closed.gif]]* || Open/Show Item ||[[Image:Right.gif]] || Indent/shift right ||[[Image:Movehere.gif]] || Move here
|-
||[[Image:One.gif]] || See one week/topic||[[Image:Help.gif]] ||Help || || ||[[Image:Marker.gif]] ||Make Current (highlight) week/topic
|}
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'''<nowiki>*</nowiki>''' (Note that the open eye indicates that the resource is visible, while clicking it changes it to be invisible (to students), and vice versa with the closed eye. '''<nowiki>**</nowiki>''' Note that the X deletes resources and activities (with a warning) whereas it only removes blocks (which can be added at any time later)

==Activity modules==
[[Image:Activity dropdown 1 8.JPG|frame|right|Add an activity drop-down menu - Moodle 1.8.2 ]] There are a number of robust interactive learning [[:Category:Modules|activity modules]] that you may [[Adding_resources_and_activities | add to your course]] with the "Add an activity" drop down menu.

Communication and collaboration may take place using live [[Chats]] or asynchronous discussion [[Forums]] for conversational activities. You can also use [[Choices]] to gain group feedback. Adding [[Wikis]] to your courses is an excellent way to allow students to work together on a collaboratively-authored project.

Work can be uploaded and submitted by students and scored by teachers using [[Assignments]] or [[Workshops]]. Workshops such as these have several assessment options, including instructor-assessment, self-assessment, and even peer-assessment. Online [[Quizzes]] offer several options for automatic and manual scoring. You can even integrate your Hot Potato quizzes by adding a [[Hotpot]] activity.

[[Lessons]] and [[SCORM]] activities deliver content and offer ways of individualizing your presentation based upon a student's choices. [[Glossaries]] of keywords can be set up by the instructor, and can be configured to allow students to edit, add, or rate entries.

[[Surveys]] and [[Database module|Databases]] are also very powerful additions to any course.

If all of that isn't enough for you then you can also add contributed modules that are not part of the official Moodle release!

==Resources==

[[Image:Resource pulldown menu .JPG 1 8.JPG|frame|left|Add a resource drop-down menu]]

Moodle supports a range of different [[Resources|resource types]] that allow you to include almost any kind of digital content into your courses. These can be added by using the [[Adding_resources_and_activities | add a resource]] dropdown box when editing is turned on.

A [[Text page]] is a simple page written using plain text. Text pages aren't pretty, but they're a good place to put some information or instructions. If you are after more options for your new page then you should be thinking about adding a [[Web page]] and making use of Moodle's WYSIWYG editor.

Of course the resource may already exist in electronic form so you may want to [[File or website link|link to an uploaded file or external website]] or simply display the complete contents of a [[Directory|directory]] in your course files and let your users pick the file themselves. If you have an [[IMS content package]] then this can be easily added to your course.

All resources may be organized, structured, and [[Label|labeled]] for usability.

==Blocks==
[[Image:Block add dropdown list teacher 1 8.JPG |thumb|150px|right|Add Block drop-down menu]]
Each course homepage generally contains [[Blocks_%28teacher%29|blocks]] on the left and right with the centre column containing the course content. Blocks may be added, hidden, deleted, and moved up, down and left/right when editing is turned on. Examples of blocks can be seen in the Getting Started image above. [[Latest News block|"Latest News"]], "[[Blogs]]", [[Upcoming Events block|"Upcoming Events"]], and [[Recent Activity block|"Recent Activity"]] are a few examples.

A wide range of [[Blocks_%28teacher%29#Block_types|over 16 different block types]] can provide additional information or functionality to the learner by the teacher. The standard blocks that come with Moodle are shown on the right. There are also many contributed developed by Moodlers that an administrator can add to this list.

A teacher with editing rights will also have a course [[Administration_block|administration block]]. This block has sub menus for course: backup/restore, enrollments, format, reports, grades, activity logs, files and other useful tools.

==General advice==

* Subscribe yourself to all of the [[forum]]s in your course so that you can keep in touch with your class activity.
* Encourage all of the students to fill out their [[Edit profile|user profile]] (including photos) and read them all - this will help provide some context to their later writings and help you to respond in ways that are tailored to their own needs.
* Keep notes to yourself in the private "Teacher's Forum" (under Administration). This is especially useful when team teaching.
* Use the [[Logs]] link (under Administration) to get access to complete, raw logs. In there you'll see a link to a popup window that updates every sixty seconds and shows the last hour of activity. This is useful to keep open on your desktop all day so you can feel in touch with what's going on in the course.
* Use many reports. [[Reports]] in the Administration block, [[Recent_activity|Activity Reports]] (next to each name in the list of all people, or from any user profile page). These provide a great way to see what any particular person has been up to in the course.
* Respond quickly to students. Don't leave it for later - do it right away. Not only is it easy to become overwhelmed with the volume that can be generated, but it's a crucial part of building and maintaining a community feel in your course.
*Don't be afraid to experiment: feel free to poke around and change things. It's hard to break anything in a Moodle course, and even if you do it's usually easy to fix it.
* Use the [[Navigation bar|navigation bar]] at the top of each page - this should help remind you where you are and prevent getting lost

==Example installations & courses==
It might be useful to have a look at some sites where Moodle is being used to deliver courses - obviously this is only useful where access is open to anyone.

[[http://www.igcse-computing.com/lms_new/ IGCSE Computing]] - Moodle site with Secondary (Middle School) ICT and staff training resources under creative commons license.

Moodle at Aiken HS -- http://aiken.moodlerooms.com/wb/pages/academics/moodle/moodle-at-aiken-high-school--introduction.php

== See also ==
*[[Blogs]] - blogs in Moodle
*[[Teaching with Moodle]] - inspiring links
*[[http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=66854 Moodle and elearning intro]] - Written by Martin Langhoff
*[[Teaching do's and don'ts]] - hints
*[[Moodle manuals]] - a list of links to manuals and books
*[[Using Moodle book]] - a real book you can reprint!
*[[Teaching FAQ]] - common questions
*[http://moodle.tokem.fi/mod/book/view.php?id=5116&chapterid=256 Example of a course teaching checklist],
*One example of a site specific [[http://moodle.tokem.fi/mod/book/view.php?id=5116 Teacher's Moodle Manual]], done in Moodle with the book module
*[[Tips and tricks]]
*[[Student documentation examples]]
*[[Student FAQ]] - students have questions about technology?
*[[Trainer]] - links that might be useful to Trainers

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