Category: Learning Technologies

Enhancing Presentation Assessments: A Successful Transition to Online Submission

Introduction In September 2022, Petra Chipperfield, the Programme Director of Nursing Studies, approached LEaD’s Digital Education Team with a request to support a change in the way they conducted their presentation assessments for the 2022/23 academic year. In collaboration with my colleague Geraldine Foley, we embarked on a journey to revolutionise their assessment process. This…Continue Reading Enhancing Presentation Assessments: A Successful Transition to Online Submission

Practise using Moodle 4 with your new PlaySpace

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You can test out all the new features of Moodle 4 in your new Moodle 4 PlaySpace. IT have created an individual PlaySpace in Moodle 4 for all staff members. You can find this PlaySpace from the Module overview block. Change your filter to 2023-24 to filter modules displayed or search for PlaySpace. Select your…Continue Reading Practise using Moodle 4 with your new PlaySpace

5 Tips for updating your modules in Moodle 4

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Module and activity layout in Moodle 4 When students access their modules on Moodle 4, all activities and resources are displayed in cards. As students scroll through the module, they can easily identify what is required for each activity and resource, as activity completion criteria displays on the right-hand side of each card. After you…Continue Reading 5 Tips for updating your modules in Moodle 4

Moodle 4 is here!

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We are delighted to announce that Moodle 4 is ready for staff to use. Log into moodle4.city.ac.uk with your City credentials and complete Multi-Factor Authentication. You are required to review and agree with the cookies and privacy policy on first login. Review the user tours on first access to the Dashboard, My Modules and module…Continue Reading Moodle 4 is here!

Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fire

Venn diagram. The three circles are digital, green and just. The central point where they all cross over is labelled 'transitionism'.

Heading back into the room Early 2022, the tide of the immediate pandemic crisis was beginning to recede. Like many of us, I found myself reacclimatising to not having to focus on such a regular and consistent basis on Covid mitigations. As Winter turned to Spring, I began dipping my toe back into being in the physical…Continue Reading Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fire

Moodle 4 – Rolling over your content

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As you will have seen from our earlier posts, it’s nearly time for City to upgrade to Moodle 4, on 17th July. This blog post highlights how your current content in Moodle 3.9 can be rolled over into your new Moodle 4 modules. Rollover Tool The Moodle Rollover Tool allows all the content to be…Continue Reading Moodle 4 – Rolling over your content

Moodle 4 – Improvements to Dashboard

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In our recent post, we introduced you to improvements in H5P activities on Moodle 4, which will be rolled out from 17th July 2023. This is the latest in our series on the Learning at City blog to introduce you to the new look of Moodle 4 and the new features that will be available. In this post we highlight the changes to Dashboard, which will make…Continue Reading Moodle 4 – Improvements to Dashboard

Moodle 4 – Improvements to H5P activity 

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As announced in our previous blog posts, City upgrades to Moodle 4 on 17th July 2023.  This is the latest in our series on the Learning at City blog to introduce you to the new features that will be available in Moodle 4. In this post we highlight the changes to H5P Interactive content.  …Continue Reading Moodle 4 – Improvements to H5P activity 

Get Ready for Moodle 4

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Moodle 4 URL It’s less than one month until City upgrades to Moodle 4, and the new URL will be moodle4.city.ac.uk. From 17 July, staff can access their modules for the new academic year. Older modules will still be accessible to staff and students via moodle.city.ac.uk.  Getting modules ready for the new academic year  From…Continue Reading Get Ready for Moodle 4

Moodle 4 – Improvements to Database activity 

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As we announced in our previous blog posts, City upgrades to Moodle 4 on 17th July 2023.  This is the latest in our series on the Learning at City blog to introduce you to the new features that will be available in Moodle 4. In this post we highlight the changes to the Database activity.  …Continue Reading Moodle 4 – Improvements to Database activity