Using Moodle by Cole, Jason -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Using Moodle, 2nd Edition

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What Is Moodle? Who Is This Book For? Prerequisites—What Do You Need Before You Start? About Us How to Use This Book Conventions Used in This Book Safari® Enabled Acknowledgments

1. Introduction

What Is a Course Management System?

Why Should You Use a CMS?

What Makes Moodle Special?

Free and Open Source Educational Philosophy Community

2. Moodle Basics

Getting Started

The Moodle Interface Languages Moodle’s Help System and Documentation

Creating an Account

Editing Your User Profile

A First Look at a Course

Course Formats Course Settings Editing Mode

Adding Content to a Course Summary

3. Creating and Managing Content

Adding Content to Moodle

Adding a Label Composing a Text Page

Window options Common module settings

Composing a Web Page

Using the HTML editor

Linking to a File or Web Site

Uploading files Creating links to other web sites Window options Parameters

Displaying a Directory Adding an IMS Content Package Adding Media Content Adding Multilanguage Content

Managing and Updating Your Content

File Area Tools Tracking Versions

Effective Content Practices

File Formats Reducing File Sizes

Strategy 1: Save your PowerPoint presentations as PDF Strategy 2: Scan articles as text, not images Strategy 3: Reduce your image size and use compression

Creative Content

Uploading lecture notes External web sites

Summary

4. Managing Your Class

Understanding and Using Roles

Assigning Roles in Your Course Removing Students Managing Enrollment Capabilities and Permissions Role Overrides Assigning Roles in Activities

Student Groups Backups Restoring and Copying Courses Reports

5. Forums, Chats, and Messaging

Forums

Creating a Forum Using Forums Searching Forums Managing Forums

Managing expectations Behavior issues Archiving forums

Forum Capabilities Effective Forum Practices

Starting the discussion Encouraging participation Grading forums

Creative Forum Uses

Peer assessment Q & A forums for problem solving Interviews Debates Role-playing and storytelling Frequently asked questions Reading study groups Social forum

Chats

Creating a Chat Using Chats Chat Capabilities Effective Chat Practices Creative Chat Practices

Online office hours Group chats Last-minute exam preparation

Messaging

Using Messaging

Sending messages Reading and replying to messages Searching messages Managing contacts Message history Message settings

Messaging Capabilities Effective Messaging Practices

Add contacts Use the participants list

Creative Messaging Practices

Tutorial support Encouraging participation

Summary

6. Quizzes

How to Create a Quiz

Creating the Quiz Body Creating Questions for a Quiz

Multiple-choice questions Short-answer questions Numerical questions Matching questions Random short-answer matching questions Calculated questions Essay questions Embedded answers (Cloze)

Importing Questions Exporting Questions Adding Questions to a Quiz

Random questions

Managing Quizzes Quiz Capabilities Effective Quiz Practices

Quiz Strategies Creative Quiz Uses

Chapter checks Test practice Data gathering Progressive testing

Quiz Security and Cheating

7. Assignments

Assignment Types Creating Assignments Assignment Capabilities Managing Assignment Submissions Effective Assignment Practices

Creative Assignment Practices

Summary

8. Glossaries

Creating Glossaries Using Glossaries

Adding Entries Glossary Categories Autolinking Importing and Exporting Glossary Entries Commenting on Entries Printing a Glossary

Glossary Capabilities Effective Glossary Practices

Glossary Basics Creative Glossary Strategies

Collaborative glossaries Mini-projects Collaborative quiz questions Credit for word use

Summary

9. Lessons

Creating a Lesson Managing Lessons Lesson Capabilities Effective Lesson Practices

Branching Quizzes Flash Cards Creative Lesson Uses

Simulations and case studies

10. Wikis

Creating Wikis Managing Wikis

Creating Wiki Pages Administering a Wiki

Wiki Capabilities Effective Wiki Practices

Wiki Basics Creative Wiki Practices

Group lecture notes Group project management Brainstorming Contribute to other wikis

11. Blogs

Using Blogs

Adding Blog Entries Viewing Blog Entries

Blog visibility Blog preferences

Blog Tags

Blog Tags block

Blog Capabilities Effective Blog Practices

Creative Blog Practices

Group work with tags One-minute responses

12. Databases

Creating Databases

Adding a Database Creating Fields Editing Templates

Add template Single template List template RSS template CSS template JavaScript template

Managing Databases

Quality Data Rating Database Presets

Database Capabilities Effective Database Practices

Creative Database Practices

Student files area Collaborative research Voting and comments

13. Grades and Scales

Using Grades

Set Preferences Advanced Features

Set Categories Set Weights Set Grade Letters Grade Exceptions

Student Grade View

Creating Scales Effective Grade and Scale Practices

Grade Practices

Backups Extra credit Curves and grade letters Categories and Weights

Creative Grade Uses Scale Practices

14. Surveys and Choices

Surveys

Creating Surveys Administering Surveys Survey Capabilities

Choices

Creating Choices Administering Choices Choice Capabilities

Using Surveys and Choices

15. Putting It All Together

What Is a Learning Environment? Course Design Patterns

Introductory Survey Course Skills Development Course Theory/Discussion Course Capstone Course

16. Moodle Administration

Notifications Users

Authentication Accounts

Browse list of users Add a new user Upload users User profile fields

Permissions

Define roles Assign global roles User policies

Courses

Add/edit courses Enrollments Course Request Backups

Location Language

Language Settings Language Editing Language Packs

Modules

Activities Blocks Filters

Security

Site Policies HTTP Security Module Security Notifications Anti-Virus

Appearance

Themes

Theme settings Theme selector

Calendar Filter Settings HTML Editor Moodle Docs My Moodle Course Managers Sticky Blocks

Front Page

Front Page Settings Front Page Roles Front Page Backup Site Files

Server

System Paths Email Session Handling RSS Debugging Statistics HTTP Maintenance Mode Cleanup Environment PHP Info Performance

Networking Reports

Course Overview Logs Statistics

Miscellaneous

Experimental XMLDB Editor

Moodle Support

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