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  • You can use multiple copies of a Moodle activity to give different groups in your course different due dates and instructions, while aggregating each copy of the activity into a single item in the grade book. This can be an especially useful feature for courses with multiple lab or discussion...
  • Grading workflow and Grading allocation for Moodle Assignment activities are especially useful for large classes and classes with more than one instructor or TA. These features can be used either in conjunction with one another or independently.  Grading workflow allows instructors and graders (...
  • Student interaction is a key strength of Moodle. While instructors can easily use activities in Moodle to deliver content and assess learning, Moodle also supports student-led activities and collaboration, especially in combination with using groups. This document discusses some strategies and...
  • Instructors can use Group modes to control how groups of students interact with an activity and what students can see from other groups. Group Mode Options Moodle has three Group modes available for individual activities, or as course-wide settings. The chart below illustrates how each mode works...
  • The instructor of a Moodle course can configure the course settings to allow Guest access, then share the course URL and a custom password with those they would like to be able to view the course. Guests have minimal privileges in Moodle courses. Guests cannot participate in activities, view...
  • This page explains how to take test data from the Opscan office and import scores into the Moodle gradebook. Note: Teaching assistants do not have permission to use this function by default. See TA - manage gradebook for instructions on how to allow TAs to import grades into Moodle. Prepare an...
  • Moodle allows you to import a calendar using the .ics file format, or subscribe to a public online calendar. Any Moodle user, including students, can import events to show only to themselves. Instructors can import events to display for a Course or a Group within a course.   In the Calendar...
  • The Aiken format lets you create multiple-choice or true-false questions using a simple, human-readable format that you can save as a plain text file and import into a Moodle course. Write Questions in the Aiken Format Write your questions in a word-processing application (e.g., MS Word) or a...
  • Using a spreadsheet, instructors can import student grades directly to the Moodle gradebook. This data can be imported into existing grade columns for Moodle activities, or into new grade items created during the import process. You cannot import directly into category totals or the Course total...
  • Edit Course Settings You can find the settings for your course on the Edit course settings page. Some settings are set up automatically with information from SPIRE when the course is created. There are some settings you cannot change, and others are up to you as the instructor. To edit the course...
  • This article contains recommendations for the best ways to keep track of the activities and deadlines in your Moodle courses. Announcements Many Moodle courses use a built-in announcement tool called the Announcements (previously known as News Forum) where instructors can post important reminders...
  • Moodle does not support input of letter grades. However, it is possible to enter numerical scores and set them to display as letter grades. This page explains how to adjust the numerical values that correspond to the letters in your grading scale (e.g., A, B, C, etc.), and how to configure the...
  • The OWL Link in Moodle enables your students to access course activities in OWL directly from Moodle. Students who use this Link automatically receive an OWL account and are added to the roster of your OWL section. Grades are not synced between OWL and Moodle, but instructors who use the Moodle...
  • Students and instructors can create hypertext links anywhere they see an HTML Editor in Moodle. Instructors can also add a URL resource to a Moodle course page. This page explains how to create both kinds of links. A note about tracking use of resources: Instructors can track whether URL resources...
  • The instructor for a Moodle course can set the course to allow Guest access, then share the course URL and a custom password with those they would like to be able to view the course. Guests have minimal privileges in Moodle courses. Guests cannot participate in activities, view students’...
  • This page explains how to log in to Moodle and find your courses, with troubleshooting tips for students, instructors, and TAs. Log in to Moodle In your web browser, navigate to Moodle: For Summer and Fall 2021 and forward, go to https://umass.moonami.com/ (Moodle in the Cloud). For...
  • When first requested, Moodle courses are hidden from students. Courses requested before the start of Preview Week are automatically released to students at the start of Preview Week. If a course is requested during Preview Week, it will be released to students the business day before the...
  • Moodle makes it easy to keep track of discussions with email notifications when you are "subscribed" to a forum. This page shows you how to control notifications and keep your inbox uncluttered. There are two places where you need to keep track of your settings. Your individual user Preferences...
  • Moodle makes it easy to keep track of online discussions in your courses using email notifications when you are "subscribed" to a forum. This page shows you how to control these notifications and prevent your inbox from being flooded with too many messages. There are two places where you need to...
  • This page describes how to enter grades directly in the Grader report, how editing grades in this manner causes overrides, and how to enable or disable grade overrides and locks. To edit all grades for a single student, or all grades for a single grade item, you can also work from the gradebook's...

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