We’ve got a series of posts to help you prepare for the new academic year on Moodle. This is our sixth post and will cover choosing and creating an assessment on Moodle. Assessment Choosing an assessment activity When updating your modules, it can be difficult to assess which assessment activity in Moodle is the most…Continue Reading Prepare for the new academic year – Choosing and creating assessment activity
We’ve got a series of posts to help you prepare for the new academic year on Moodle. This is our fifth post and will cover rollover/import and Grid format. Grid format is one of the course formats available in Moodle. This format creates a grid of icons (one for each section) with short titles. If…Continue Reading Prepare for the new academic year – Rollover/Import and Grid Format
We’ve got a series of posts to help you prepare for the new academic year on Moodle. This is our fourth post and looks at the module dashboard in both City Course Format and Grid Format modules. Module dashboards City Course Format dashboard In modules using the City Course Format, the Module dashboard provides easy…Continue Reading Prepare for new academic year on Moodle – Grid format and the module dashboard block
We’ve got a series of posts to help you prepare for the new academic year on Moodle. This is our third post and will cover connecting Lecture Capture to Moodle. Connect Lecture Capture to Moodle for Term 1 Most taught sessions classified as lectures in the MyTimetable system for Term 1 2024/25 will be automatically scheduled to be recorded…Continue Reading Prepare for new academic year on Moodle – Lecture Capture
We’ve got a series of posts to help you prepare for the new academic year on Moodle. This is our second post and will cover managing content and ensuring consistency on modules across a programme. Course format Course formats in Moodle enable different layouts and structures for your module. At City, the City Course Format…Continue Reading Prepare for new academic year on Moodle – consistency and content
Assistant Educational Technologist City, University of London Fixed-term (internal secondment to July 2024) Salary: £32,982 – £40,521 Closing date: Sunday, 4 February, 11:59pm View job description City seeks to recruit an Assistant Educational Technologist (fixed term) as part of Digital Education in the Learning Enhancement and Development (LEaD) Directorate. LEaD is a multiskilled service that…Continue Reading Vacancy – Assistant Educational Technologist (fixed-term)
If the answer is Yes then please make contact with the City Digital Education Team. We are really keen to collate recent case studies of modules that have used Teams Sites that help students along with their Moodle Modules. Here’s why Teams Sites can be a helpful addition to your Moodle Module. Teams Sites can…Continue Reading Are you using Teams Sites with your students?
Educational technology holds great promise, yet many academics and university managers still have reservations. In this published article by Media and Learning, I take a look at the most common ed-tech myths and provide research-backed strategies for future learning technology. Edtech misconceptions are common but can be overcome with evidence and evaluation. With training and…Continue Reading A realistic look at EdTech, common misconceptions, and how to prepare for the future
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
The lunch bell is ringing at City, University of London. Are you a Moodle and Ally user? If so we’d like to welcome you to a London Moodle Ally User group, held onsite at City, University Of London. We have a capacity of 20 places and are inviting all those working with Ally, primarily on…Continue Reading Calling all London Mugglers and Anthology Ally Users