Introduction to Moodle for Administrators

Introduction to Moodle for Administrators (1)
Introduction to Moodle for Administrators (2)

Introduction to Moodle for Administrators (3)
Introduction to Moodle for Administrators (4)
Recommended default course options
Recommended default test options

 


Introduction to Moodle for Administators (1)

Moodle is a Course Management Software package.
At the end of this introductory training session you should be able to:
A) Login and navigate the Moodle website
B) Know how to use the Frequently Asked Questions to find answer.

1. Introduction to the Moodle site
a. How to get to website – http://education.montepath.com
i) From favorites
ii) Typing in the address
Get to the Moodle website
b. Importance of clicking only once when making a selection in Internet Explorer  
c. How to access Moodle help
i) Moodle Frequently asked questions for faculty
ii) Moodle tutorials
iii) Work with two Internet explorer windows open so help is easily accessible
Making 'Moodle' help easily accessible
d. Login & password (Login: first initial last name, e.g. isussman) Login to Moodle
e. Finding your course/navigation in Moodle Get to my course page

Get to other course pages

Navigate within Moodle|
f. How to switch from ‘Editing Off’ mode to ‘Editing On’ mode Turn editing on
g. Understanding the functionality 'Editing On' mode enables and what the icon symbols displayed in this state represent
i) Reordering
ii) Adding
iii) Deleting
iv) Hiding
 



Introduction to Moodle for Administrators (2)
At the end of this introductory training session you should be able to:
A) Create and edit users
B) Update the Moodle homepage

2. Introduction to the User Administration Interface
a. How to get to website – http://education.montepath.com/useradmin
i) From favorites
ii) Typing in the address
 

b. Explanation of the user types, their roles, rights and access levels
i) Basic User
ii) Administrator
iii) Super Administrator

 
c. How to create, delete and edit user accounts  
d. Searching for a single or group of users using different criteria  
e. Understanding how the User Admin Interface and Moodle interact together:
i) Adding a new user
ii) Changing a password
iii) Changing user details other than password
 

f. Changing user details other than password in the Moodle program
i.) Edit Profile
ii) Edit a user using 'User administration'

 
g. Obtaining a new password in the case of a forgotten password  


3. Site administrative options and settings in Moodle

a) Setting Configuration options
i) Defining the look of the Moodle homepage in Site settings.
ii) Understanding functionality offered by the rich text edit box.

 

b) Setting User options
i) How to edit a user account
ii) Assign Admins
iii) Course creators
iv) Teachers

 

c) Setting Course category options
i) Adding
ii) Deleting
iii) Changing the order in which course categories display
iv) Creating subcategores
v) Changing a course category from hidden to visible
vi) Viewing courses belonging to a course category

 

d) Reviewing Logs
i) Viewing logs for all courses and participants
ii) Applying filters to dispaly logs for specific users, courses and time periods.
iii) Interpreting information provided by the logs

 
e) Uploading Site files.
i) Uploading of external files to be accessible as resources on the homepage.
 
f) Adding resources to display under 'Main Menu' on the Moodle homepage.  

 

Introduction to Moodle for Administrators (3)
At the end of this introductory training session you should be able to:
A) Create courses
B) Provide reports of available courses and course content
C) Provide reports of etests taken and the grades achieved.

4. Introduction to Courses in Moodle
a) How to create a new course
i) Choosing a course category
ii) Giving the course a fullname, shortname and introduction
iii) Setting course availability
iv) Using an enrolment key (where applicable)
v) Choosing a display format
vi) Setting a course start date
viii) Choosing names to replace 'Teacher' and 'Student'
 

b) Other available course related selections outside the course page
ii) Deleting a course
ii) Sorting course by name
iv) Changing the order in which the courses display
v) Hiding a course from view

 

b) Changing course settings in an existing course page
i) Where to access course settings to edit on the course page

 

c) Identifying the available contents on a course page
i) Quiz
ii) Assignment
iii) Resource (document such as curriculum or presentation)
iv) How to determine if the topic or item is hidden

 
d) Determining who the course participants are
i) Using the 'Activity Outline' report to get summary details of test / assignment results and what has been viewed in a course.
 View participant information

5. Viewing and reporting on Grades and test results
a. How to view quiz attempts View quiz attempts
b. Viewing the answer choices made by the resident for each question
c. Downloading test results into Excel
i) Reporting of test results where each column identifies a quiz question and each row a resident answer.
Export simple statistics report to Excel spreadsheet

d.) How to view a summary of a residents grades achieved for each quiz or assignment individually and collectively

View grades
e) Downloading the results into Excel
i) Reporting of all course participants where each column identifies th e quiz / assignment and each row a resident
 

 

Introduction to Moodle for Administrators (4)

6. Adding resources (e.g. PDFs, Powerpoint files, links to other sites)
a). Uploading files (1 at a time) Upload a file
b) Adding a resource
i) Uploaded file (For example a curriculum or powerpoint presentation)
ii) Link to another website
Display a resource (powerpoint presentation or word document).


7. Uploading multiple files in zip format
a) Create and upload a zipped file
i) How to create a zip file containing multiple image files
ii) How to upload the zip file to Moodle
iii) How to unzip images from the zip file
Use winzip to create a zip file

Unzip a file

8. Forums

a. Create a new forum Create a new forum
b. Participate in a forum Participate in a forum



Recommended general course settings

Enrolment key leave blank
Guest access do not allow guests in
Format Topics format
Number of weeks / topics 10
Show grades Yes
Your word for teacher Attending
Your word for teachers Attendings
Your word for student Resident
Your word for students Residents


Recommended default test options

Close the quiz: 2010
Shuffle questions: No
Shuffle answers: No
Attempts allowed: Unlimited
Each attempt builds: No
Grading method: Last attempt
After answering, show Feedback: Yes
In feedback, show correct answer: No (Prevent user from downloading with correct answers)
Allow review: Yes
Maximum grade: 100


Recommended maximum image size

In order to fit images on a typical screen, most images will need to be reduced in size. The recommended maximum size is:

620 pixel (width) x 430 pixel (height)

If you do not know how to resize an image, call or email Charles or Jo-Ann.

This size allow the image to occupy most of the screen – the resident will need to scroll down to see the related questions.