Moodle 2 has an integrated system called the Scheduler which can help you set up one-to-one appointments with your students, but I am told you can also set up group appointments if you have created groups…
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Moodle 2: Quizzing your students
Moodle offers lots of quiz questions and the list is endless: Algebra – students enter an algebraic formula for their answer. Calculated – Students enter values calculated using the given values. Values are randomly selected…
Moodle 2: What does your online profile say about you?
Have you ever wondered why students don’t seem to engage that much on Moodle? Why they may not be interacting with their peers as much as you thought? Well there might be a number of…
Moodle 2: Reading Lists Online
A new and improved online reading service is in town! Its called Reading Lists Online (RLO) developed by a company called Talis Aspire. The fundamental aspect of the tool is that it is online; meaning…
Moodle 2: A guide to enabling groupwork
Group work is one of the educational strategies, that if employed well, can promote collaboration and participation amongst students. Group work can also nurture a more active and deeper learning experience and can provide lecturers…
Moodle 2: Designing and Developing Multiple Choice Assessments
A key purpose of assessment is to provide feedback to students on their learning. Multiple Choice questions (MCQs) can be a useful tool for formative testing. The design and the embedding of feedback into MCQ…
Moodle 2: Communication settings and Activities
Moodle offers ways in which to effectively effectively contact students and staff directly using Moodle. The notification settings allow you to configure how you would prefer to receive all communications from Moodle (this includes items…
Flipping a large cohort of engineering students case study
I was recently playing host for an Evaluation of Learners’ Experiences of e-learning Special Interest Group (ELESIG) Summer Symposium held in one of our very own flexible spaces A109. The highlight of the symposium was…
Moodle 2: My Moodle features
Logging In Go to: http://moodle.city.ac.uk. Select the Login button from the top right of the page. Enter your Username (e.g. abcd123), Password and click Login. Overview The My Moodle homepage where you will find a…
Moodle 2: Enhanced Layout and Navigation
There are now improved ways to navigate around your module page. The module dashboard is a quick link to different areas of your module. You can upload a module image and navigate quickly around your…