Introduction to Moodle

Farzana LatifSCHS Moodle Project Resource Officer

Natasa PerovicStef SmithLilly Offori

Ice Breaker

1. Department you work in

2. What modules are you teaching in Summer 2010

3. Do you use City Space

4. What would you like to gain from this session?

Aims – What we will cover

About Moodle How to login to Moodle Manage Moodle Module Page Adding Content (Called Resources in Moodle) Adding Activities (e.g. Assignments, Forums,

Choice and more) Adding/Removing Blocks Additional Support Example

About Moodle

A virtual/managed learning environment Offers services previously provided by

CitySpace + more Open source Course content incl. lecture notes,

handbooks.. Quizzes and online assignment submission Communication tools incl. Discussion

forums, instant messenger And lots of extras!

Accessing Moodle

At the moment Go to http://moodle.city.ac.uk

In September Desktop Icon Link from the City University website

Accessing Moodle

http://moodle.city.ac.uk Access from home 24/7, except between 8am-9am

Tuesday

Logging in to Moodle

Logging in to Moodle

Your Modules

Teaching with Moodle

Teaching with Moodle

Teaching with Moodle

View your module

List of modules you teach

Moodle Structure

Topics

Blocks Blocks

Start Editing

Start Editing

Start Editing

Start Editing

Start Editing

Adding Resources

Start Editing

Task 1

Get familiar with using Moodle Add Module Information and Topic

Summary Add a Document to module page Change number of topics/sections

displayed

Example of Moodle Features

Showcase Example

Task 2

Add a Book (or webpage) Add a Forum Add an Assignment Add the Calendar Block

Then you choose: Scheduler Link to a Web Page Wiki RSS Feed Block Quiz