Student Support Site - Moodle Navigation

Sections

Moodle Basics

⤷ Dashboard

⤷ Course Page(s)

⤷ Viewing Grades

⤷ Viewing Participants

⤷ System Text Editor

Instructional Video Tutorials

Moodle Navigation

This page covers guides and how-to's for navigating Moodle. You can use the link navigation to the left to quickly jump to a specific section. Use the bar at the top of this page to go to a different page topic.

Moodle Basics

Dashboard

When accessing Nazareth's Moodle webpage, you will be prompted to log in (see Figure 1). Your log in credentials will be your Nazareth username and password.

Upon entry, you will land on the Dashboard (see Figures 2 & 2a), which serves as your personal home page and provides access to courses, as well as a number of links and other resources. Refer to the key below to learn more about each element and feature.

More information on the Block Drawer (see Figures 3 & 3a) is available below as well.

Figure 1

Figure 2

DASHBOARD KEY

A. | Moodle Help Resources

A direct link to your Moodle dashboard, campus student service quicklinks, and Moodle help resources.

B. | Moodle User Account

User account settings for Moodle.

C. | Block Drawer

Contains important links to other Moodle and Campus resources.

D. | Course Overview, Cards

Card view of currently enrolled courses; Can be sorted and search through to find specific courses.

E. | Course Overview Sorting Tools

Tools to show how many course cards are shown, as well as a way to flip through each page of loaded courses.

F. | Course Overview, List

List view of currently enrolled courses.

Moodle Dashboard, Part 2, with key elements and features noted, such as the Course Overview page number and sorting tools, and the List View of the Course Overview.

Figure 2a

Moodle Block Drawer, with key sections noted, such as the Announcements and Timeline tabs.

Figure 3

Moodle Block Drawer, with key sections noted, such as the Moodle Resources, Self-Enrollable Courses, and Course Evaluations tabs.

Figure 3a

BLOCK DRAWER KEY

A. | Announcements

Announcements from Naz regarding Moodle.

B. | Timeline

Upcoming due assignments.

C. | Moodle Help Resources

Resource links for faculty and students.

D. | Self-Enrollable Courses

Courses you can enroll by yourself.

E. | Course Evaluations

Link to the CourseEval Portal, to give feedback on your courses and instructors.

Course Page(s)

When clicking on a course in your Course Overview, you will be taken to that class's Course Page (see Figure 4). Moodle organizes course content by sections, with each new section indicated by an arrow or folder.

Instructors may title the sections by week, topic, or their own organizational scheme. The content in each section will also be determined by the instructor. Instructors are able to hide content from students. To open individual topics, click the arrow or folder next to the topic title.

Refer to the key below to learn more about each element and feature.

Moodle Course Page, with key elements and features noted, such as the Course Index icon, course viewing tools, WebReader options, course Folders/Sections, and the "Expand All" feature.

Figure 4

COURSE PAGE(S) KEY

A. | Course Index

Opens a table of contents for the specific course.

B. | Course Links & Tools

Contains a direct link to the course page, a link to view all course participants, and a link to view your grades.

C. | WebReader Tools

Accessibility tools that have the course page and content read aloud to you.

D. | Topics

Sections, organized by the instructor, containing course content and assignments.

E. | Expand All

Feature that opens and/or closes all topic sections at once.

System Text Editor

Moodle provides access to a custom Text Editor that can be used to generate content in course fields (see Figure 5). This advanced text editor can be used to adjust text formatting and insert media. The features found in the custom text editor are available in most fields where you will be asked to type the text as part of the activity. This includes text boxes within Assignments, Forums, and Quizzes. Refer to the key below to learn more about each element and feature.

Note: For some text editor features, you will need to select the text before the format change can be applied.