This post is part of a series of blog posts introducing what’s new in Moodle 2.8. This post provides an overview of assessment improvements in Moodle 2.8. Grader Report/Gradebook The Grader Report is easier to use across devices with its horizontal and vertical scroll. There is “single view” of any row or column which enables…Continue Reading Assessment Improvements in Moodle 2.8
Information Services (IS) will be updating Moodle on Tuesday 30th June 2015 as part of the annual summer update. Moodle will be unavailable for 2 hours during the regular Tuesday ‘at risk’ period from 7am-9am as the update is performed, with a precautionary at-risk period for 48 hours. This will bring our Moodle up to…Continue Reading Moodle Update 2015 – What’s new?
To help save staff time and effort when setting up their modules for the new academic year, as well as improving the consistency of the learner experience, a new City Course Format has been developed. Seeking student feedback Learning Enhancement and Development (LEaD) and Education Research & Enterprise Services (ERES), facilitated by the expertise of…Continue Reading Development of a new City Course Format
Audience: City University London staff The Blended Learning Theme have developed a series of Moodle workshops exploring some of the more advanced features of assignment, feedback and grader report (aka Gradebook) features in Moodle. We have scheduled these sessions to coincide with the end of Spring Term to support marking and grading with a repeat…Continue Reading Exploring Advanced Moodle Features
The Lesson activity in Moodle is not widely used but has a lot of potential for creating engaging learning content such as instructional exercises and branching scenarios. Lesson allows you to present your content as a series of web pages to students. These pages can contain text, images and video. Students can follow a linear…Continue Reading Using Moodle’s lesson activity
New to Moodle and interested in exploring how to use Moodle effectively in your teaching? Then Teaching with Moodle: An introduction might be the course for you. This course is run as structured Mooc (Massive open online course) on LearnMoodle which is the official Moodle website for delivering Moocs. So even if you are a…Continue Reading Teaching with Moodle Mooc
Audience: City University Academic and Course Office Staff Have you rolled over content and assignments for period 2 modules? Then read on for some tips on setting up assignment submission in Moodle. Assignment types in Moodle There are a number of assignment types in Moodle, so when you rollover your assignments make sure that you…Continue Reading Preparing Assignments for Period 2
Audience: City University London staff Our latest reports from Moodle show that 63 Moodle assignments were due last week with a further 42 due this week. This post contains tips and guidance on how to grant assignment extensions and enable resubmissions in Moodle. Grant an extension Using the Grant extension function means that you can…Continue Reading Assignment extensions and resubmissions
Blended Learning is increasing in popularity as an effective way to meet diverse learner requirements and offer increased flexibility for students through the integration of resources and activities in an online environment with face-to-face teaching. The Blended Learning Theme works with academics and professional staff providing expert advice and guidance in combining online elements with…Continue Reading Introducing the Blended Learning Theme
Audience: City University students and staff. New to City University London? Using Moodle for the first time? Have a look at Moodle Induction Video which is now available. This video provides an introduction to City’s Online Learning Environment for new students and is a useful refresher for returning students. The video is presented by…Continue Reading Moodle Induction Video