1. 1 The University of Hong Kong Information Technology Services Introduction to Moodle (for teaching technical support staff) Angela Siu eLearningTeam@hku.hk Information Technology Services 2011-2012

2. 2 The University of Hong Kong Information Technology Services Agenda Background Access Moodle Moodle functions

3. 3 The University of Hong Kong Information Technology Services What is in Moodle Moodle version 2.1 Course settings Course materials Files and Folders Web pages and URLs Assessments Assignments, Quizzes Communication Forums, Messages, Chats, Choices, Feedbacks …

4. 4 The University of Hong Kong Information Technology Services Course settings

5. 5 The University of Hong Kong Information Technology Services Course availability Guest access If allowed, any staff, students and guest accounts can view your course Availability If not available, students added to the course will see the message “This course is currently unavailable to students”

6. 6 The University of Hong Kong Information Technology Services Course summary Appears in course listing Course summary

7. 7 The University of Hong Kong Information Technology Services Topics format

8. 8 The University of Hong Kong Information Technology Services Weekly format

9. 9 The University of Hong Kong Information Technology Services Edit course contents

10. 10 The University of Hong Kong Information Technology Services Edit course contents Add a resource/activity Edit a resource/activity

11. 11 The University of Hong Kong Information Technology Services Edit a resouce/activity 1Move right Move the selected Item to the right(horizontal). 2Move left Move the selected Item to the left(horizontal). 3Move Move the selected Item to another position(vertical). 4Update Update the content and properties for the selected Item. 5Duplicate Duplicate the selected Item and edit the new copy version. 6Delete Delete the selected Item completely. 7Hide Hide or Show the selected Item to students. 8Assign Group Change the Group Assign Mode for the selected Item. The available options are "No Group","Seperate Group", "Visible Group".

12. 12 The University of Hong Kong Information Technology Services File Add a resource -> File Four ways to add a file Upload a file Reuse a file used in any of your courses Reuse a recently uploaded file Use a file in My private files

13. 13 The University of Hong Kong Information Technology Services Upload a new file Upload a file from the local computer

14. 14 The University of Hong Kong Information Technology Services Use a file already uploaded to Moodle Reuse a file used in any of your courses Reuse a recently uploaded file Use a file in My private files Note that updates of the original file do not automatically reflect in the new file.

15. 15 The University of Hong Kong Information Technology Services My private files All users have their own private files On the leftOn the right Manage my private files download, rename, delete, or move a folder or a file, zip a folder, or unzip a zip file

16. 16 The University of Hong Kong Information Technology Services Folder Add a resource -> Folder A folder contains a number of files It appears on the course home page as Click into a folder to get the files inside Subfolders are allowed

17. 17 The University of Hong Kong Information Technology Services Page/Web page Add a resouce -> Page JavaScript is allowed

18. 18 The University of Hong Kong Information Technology Services Edit a page/web page Edit the web page in the web page editor Edit the HTML code directly

19. 19 The University of Hong Kong Information Technology Services URL Add a resource -> URL Link to external web resources

20. 20 The University of Hong Kong Information Technology Services Assignment Add an activity -> Assignment 4 types of assignments Upload a single file Allow students to submit one single file Advanced uploading of files Allow students to submit multiple files Online Text Allow students to type their submission online Offline activity Provide instructions only

21. 21 The University of Hong Kong Information Technology Services View assignment submissions Click on the assignment link Click View n submitted assignments Actions available: View submitted online texts (as web pages) or uploaded files Download all assignments as a zip Click “Grade” to grade a submission

22. 22 The University of Hong Kong Information Technology Services Grade an assignment submission Actions available: Revert to draft – return to the student for revision Grades – assign a grade Feedback – provide a written feedback Response files – send a response in a file Send notification – send a notification to the student when the assignment is graded

23. 23 The University of Hong Kong Information Technology Services Grade all assignment submissions at once Click Grades under Settings in course home page Select Export Excel spreadsheet from the dropdown list Enter grades in the Excel spreadsheet Save the file as CSV format Select Import CSV file from the dropdown list Upload the file

24. 24 The University of Hong Kong Information Technology Services Quiz Add an activity -> Quiz

25. 25 The University of Hong Kong Information Technology Services Question bank A collection of questions in a Moodle course Questions are grouped into categories They can be used in quizzes NameEditPreviewType

26. 26 The University of Hong Kong Information Technology Services Types of questions Calculated Calculated multichoice Calculated simple Embedded answers (Cloze) Essay Matching Multiple choice Numerical Random short-answer matching Short answer True/False Description Details on each question type: http://docs.moodle.org/20/en/Question_bank

27. 27 The University of Hong Kong Information Technology Services Edit a question Question name Question text Default mark Details

28. 28 The University of Hong Kong Information Technology Services Edit quiz settings Quiz name Introduction Start time Close time Time limit Attempts allowed Grading method Question order Shuffle within questions Review options Overall feedback

29. 29 The University of Hong Kong Information Technology Services Edit a quiz Add questions From question bank By creating new questions Add a random question Specify a question category from which a question is picked randomly Paginate the questions Assign marks to questions Assign total marks to the quiz

30. 30 The University of Hong Kong Information Technology Services Quiz review Some questions may be marked automatically Students may review their answers subject to the quiz settings

31. 31 The University of Hong Kong Information Technology Services Quiz grading Some questions are graded automatically Some, e.g. essay type questions, are not Teachers grade the questions by clicking “Requires grading” and entering the marks and feedbacks Teachers may click “Review attempt” to make comments or override marks Teachers may also upload marks through “Grades” as described in “Grade all assignment submissions at once”

32. 32 The University of Hong Kong Information Technology Services Quiz results Grades Display students’ grades Display number of students for each grade ranges Responses Display students’ answers Statistics Number of graded attempts Average/Median grades of attempts Random guess score of each question Manual grading Displays questions that need grading

33. 33 The University of Hong Kong Information Technology Services News Forum Announcements Created by default Posted by teachers, students cannot reply Forced subscription by default All teachers and students of the course receive an email copy when a new message is posted Once deleted, cannot be re-created by teachers

34. 34 The University of Hong Kong Information Technology Services Forum / discussion board Add an activity -> Forum 5 types of forums A single simple discussion Each person posts one discussion Q and A forum Standard forum displayed in a blog-like format Standard forum for general use: used as discussion board

35. 35 The University of Hong Kong Information Technology Services Add a forum/discussion board

36. 36 The University of Hong Kong Information Technology Services Forum/discussion board Participants can modify the post within 30 minutes After 30 minutes, an email will be sent to all subscribed participants Teachers can still edit the post in the forum 30 minutes after posting the message Students cannot modify the post 30 minutes after posting the message. Any attempt will result in the following error message:

37. 37 The University of Hong Kong Information Technology Services Message Participants All teachers and students of the course Select participants or click on one of the name, then choose “Send a message”

38. 38 The University of Hong Kong Information Technology Services Send a message You may send a message to a participant like using an instant messenger If he/she is online, he/she will receive your message in a pop-up window at the bottom Otherwise, he/she will receive an email containing the message body with the subject “New message from xxx”

39. 39 The University of Hong Kong Information Technology Services Chats Add an activity -> Chat Chat rooms can be created Chat sessions can be scheduled to gather participants in the chat room

40. 40 The University of Hong Kong Information Technology Services Add a chat room

41. 41 The University of Hong Kong Information Technology Services Choice Add an activity -> Choice Choices are available for participants to choose A quota may be imposed to each choice

42. 42 The University of Hong Kong Information Technology Services Add a choice Choice name Description Options and quota Open period Publish results to students? Anonymous choice? Allow choice to be updated?

43. 43 The University of Hong Kong Information Technology Services Feedback/survey Add an activity -> Feedback Acts like a survey Question types: Label Longer text answer Multiple choice Numeric answer Short text answer

44. 44 The University of Hong Kong Information Technology Services Add a feedback/survey Feedback name Description Open time Close time Anonymous? Show analysis page after submission?

45. 45 The University of Hong Kong Information Technology Services Add a question to a feedback/survey Required? Question Details Depending item

46. 46 The University of Hong Kong Information Technology Services Feedback/survey analysis and response Teachers can view the responses of individual entries (may be anonymous) Analysis is provided by consolidating the answers for each questions

47. 47 The University of Hong Kong Information Technology Services Switch role to… Teachers may switch role to student to view the course as a student The login status at the upper right corner show the current role Click “Return to my normal role”

48. 48 The University of Hong Kong Information Technology Services Getting help Read Online user guide: http://www.itservices.hku.hk/lms/moodle Moodle official documentation: http://docs.moodle.org/20/en/Main_Page Email E-Learning Team eLearningTeam@hku.hkeLearningTeam@hku.hk Call ITS helpdesk hotline 2859 2480

49. 49 The University of Hong Kong Information Technology Services Thank you