We’ve got a series of posts to help you prepare for the new academic year on Moodle. This is our seventh post and will cover the module checklist and the new addition of graduate attributes.

Moodle module checklist for 2024-25 

LEAD’s Digital Education team has updated the Moodle module checklist for 2024-25. The checklist shares best practices for the design of Moodle modules, which LEaD has collected from across the university. It is part of LEaD’s Digital Learning Design service.

Graduate attributes for 2024/25 modules 

2024/25 Moodle modules will need to contain information on the City Graduate Attributes. You will find detailed guidance within the checklist’s Module organisation and structure section. 

Checklist structure 

There are five key areas of design, and we have given an indication of how long it will take you to carry out each item. One effective way of using it is to start with the first two areas, Module organisation and structure and Assessment, as these two aspects of module design are most important for students.

However, you may have different priorities and can choose to focus your efforts on one or more of the other areas. The other main areas we have covered are Communication and engagement, Learning resources, videos and multimedia, and Learning activities and synchronous teaching. 

Finally, there is a Module go-live checklist which you may find helpful to use before setting your module live for students. 

 Creating a baseline for your School or Department 

You can also download the 2024-25 guidance as an editable Word document which can be adapted for your context. Use it to help develop a consistent experience for students at School or Departmental levels. 

 Educational technology workshops 

Our training programme this summer will concentrate on revising Moodle basics, especially creating and markings assessments. There is a new workshop on tips and tricks to make working with Moodle 4 as efficient as possible, and one that compares and contrasts all the assessment tools available in Moodle. There will also be regular hands-on, in-person introductions to the teaching room presentation systems nearly every Tuesday and Thursday. To see details of the full range of workshops and to book, please see the LEaD training calendar.

Our next post will focus on tips and new year tasks for course officers.