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  • Your instructor can deliver quizzes in Moodle using a variety of question types, including multiple choice, true-false, short answer, numeric questions, and more. Quizzes may be configured in different ways, so do not expect to always see the same thing when you take a quiz. For example, you may...
  • The Activities block lists content by the types currently available to students in your course, such as Forums, Assignments, Quizzes, and Resources. Links Are Automatically Added to the Block The list of types of activities displayed in the Activities block will grow as you add activities and...
  • The Mass Actions block allows instructors to perform an action on multiple resources or activities, rather than having to perform repeated actions on individual items. Once items are selected, choose to delete, hide/show, indent/outdent, or move or duplicate them to another section. Note: The Mass...
  • The Quickmail block allows instructors, TAs, and students (if the instructor allows) to send emails to course members from Moodle. Instructors who use Moodle may find Quickmail to be a convenient alternative in setting up a Class Email List in SPIRE. For more information, see Instructors - Manage...
  • The Upcoming events and Calendar blocks help your students keep track of upcoming due dates and events in your course. Both blocks are linked to the Calendar which is automatically updated when activities with due dates (e.g., assignments or quizzes) are added to a course. The calendar is...
  • In response to a question (the text for which may include an image), the student selects either True or False. Example of a True/False question: Question set-up In the ?Question Bank, ?select the desired question category, then click ?Create a new question... and choose True/False. The ?...
  •  About Turnitin Turnitin helps instructors evaluate the originality of students’ work by comparing electronic documents to online sources and the Turnitin database. The software returns a Similarity Report which rates submitted assignments and highlights text that appears elsewhere. Faculty can...
  • This article covers uploading a copy of a file into Moodle. To share a document on Box for collaborative editing, make a link to the file's URL on Box (see Link to a Web Page from a Moodle Course). Students can copy files from UMass Box when submitting or attaching files to Moodle activities...
  • To import groups already populated with students into Moodle, use the Upload / download groups block. This block will also let you download group roster information as a CSV file. Upload Groups to Moodle Add the Upload / download groups block. See Add & Remove Blocks in Moodle. Prepare the...
  • Moodle allows instructors to request reports detailing which resources and activities of a course have been accessed, when, and by whom. Moodle produces several kinds of reports: Logs – generates a filtered report showing information about a particular activity or student. Activity report – ...
  • Questions in Moodle are organized into categories. A new course starts out with one category named "Default for [course name]." To make it easier to find questions, and to facilitate the use of random questions, organize your questions into additional categories. You can create a hierarchy of...
  • Please note that the Student activity tool is no longer available for use on Moodle in the Cloud. For more information on viewing student activity in Moodle in the Cloud, please see Use Reports to Track Student Activity in Moodle.
  • The Grader Report is the primary page in Moodle's gradebook to view and edit student grades for the entire class. When you add a graded activity to your course, a column is added to the report. Scores automatically appear in the Grader report when students complete activities such as a quiz, or...
  • If your instructor has enabled the gradebook in your course, Moodle makes it easy to see your grades through a customized report that will show you all currently graded assignments. Your instructor may also use additional tools such as checklists or progress checkboxes to help you keep track of...
  • Instructors have access to several tools and reports that can be used to assess student performance in their Moodle courses. Quickly gather information about a particular student's grades and last access to any activity or resource in a course by viewing a student's Profile reports. Instructors...
  • If you’re reviewing the Moodle Grader report, but do not see all grades, or some grade columns seem to be missing, it is most likely because of collapsed Categories. Whenever items are grouped together in a category, you have the option to collapse and expand the category. Click the Expand/Contract...
  • Are students reporting that they cannot see their grades in Moodle? Depending on the configuration of graded activities or grade columns, there are several possible reasons why a grade is not visible. This page details several troubleshooting steps to make sure that students can see their grades....
  • The Wiki (enhanced) activity is used to create collections of collaboratively produced web pages in Moodle. The activity begins with a start page (which the instructor can "seed" with content). Participants in the activity can then add and edit content, including linking to new pages.  Wikis can...
  • The Navigation tray and My courses block in Moodle automatically list all courses that are available to an instructor. In the Navigation tray, courses available to students are in shown black and have a mortarboard icon (). Courses which are available to instructors, but hidden from students will...

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