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There are several basic steps to setting up a new Moodle course. Use this page as a guide and follow the links to IT support articles that explain your options in greater detail.
Starting April 5th, 2021, new UMass Amherst Moodle courses are hosted on Moodle in the Cloud, an upgraded version of...
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The Navigation Tray and the Course Management Panel
The Navigation Tray
The Navigation tray is a collapsible menu that allows you to move about your course, access the course gradebook, move to other available courses, and access your dashboard.
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To open and close the ...
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In Moodle, you can add an image anywhere you see the Text editor toolbar.
Instructors can use images in activity descriptions (e.g., the description for an Assignment, Quiz questions, a post to a Forum, or in a Page resource).
Students can add images, when posting in a forum, submitting a text-...
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As an instructor, you can control the number of Sections students see in different ways. You can add sections using buttons at the bottom of the course page, and you can delete or hide/show particular sections from students.
Note: Depending on the Course Format, the names of course sections are...
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UMass Amherst considers the course content you have created to be your intellectual property. During the transition from Moodle legacy to Moodle in the Cloud, you can still authorize access to share your Moodle course content with an instructor. The steps will differ based on whether you are...
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At the end of each semester, we recommend instructors take the following steps to preserve their Moodle course contents, and archive student work and grades.
Step 1: Create and Download a Moodle Backup File
To archive course resources, activities, and course settings for safekeeping, we recommend...
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This article describes how to copy particular items, such as Assignments, Quizzes, or PDF files, from one course into another course using the Moodle Import tool. To import an entire course, see Reuse a Moodle Course Using Import.
When copying individual items between Moodle courses, please note...
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The Announcements forum is a special forum that acts as an announcements tool for your Moodle course. Only instructors and TAs can post to Announcements, and by default, posts made to Announcements are emailed to class members. Students cannot leave replies to the posts; it is a one-way tool.
Note...
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It can be time-consuming to add Resources and Activities to a course. If you have multiple similar items in a course, you may find it helpful to use the Duplicate feature () that is available for each resource and activity. Duplication can be especially useful if you use the same Labels in each...
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The Edit dates report lets an instructor review and change due dates, access dates, cut-off dates, etc., for multiple Activities or Resources at once. This feature is especially useful for instructors who are reusing a previous course.
Use the 'Edit Dates' Report
In the menu bar at the top of...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Moodle Backup Files FAQ
What is an .mbz file?
A Moodle Backup File (.mbz) is a compressed archive of a Moodle course that can be used to restore a course within Moodle. The file preserves course contents, structure and settings, but does not include student work or grades.
During the...
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Course Update Checklist
Use this checklist to make sure your course is ready to teach after you reuse a Moodle course using Import. If you have questions about updating your course, please email instruct@umass.edu.
Course Content
In Moodle, you can either opt to Reuse a Moodle Course Using...
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I am having trouble logging into Moodle. What should I do?
Anyone with an active IT Account should be able to log in to Moodle. Make sure you are using the correct NetID (IT Account user name) and password.
Make sure the computer you are using meets IT's Recommended and Minimum Computer...
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There are a number of ways to add structure and visual interest to your Moodle course page. The less cluttered and better organized you make your course page, the easier it will be for your students to use.
To help your students find their way around your course page:
Avoid unnecessary content...
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Moodle makes it easy to reorder and move resources, activities and sections within your course. If JavaScript is enabled in your browser (recommended), you can drag-and-drop the items to a new location on the page. If JavaScript is not enabled, you can move items up or down by clicking.
Note: To...
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Moodle is a widely-used open source learning management system (LMS) used to deliver course content and host online learning activities.
Beginning in the summer of 2021, on-campus, for-credit Moodle courses are created in Moodle in the Cloud (umass.moonami.com). Courses taught in Moodle through...
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As an instructor, you can Back Up a Moodle Course by creating and downloading a Moodle Backup File (.mbz). An .mbz file is a compressed archive of a Moodle course that can be used to restore that course within our new version of Moodle, Moodle in the Cloud, or at a different campus. We recommend...