Moodle Resources

Moodle Support

Nate Hellmers provides Moodle support and training.  

Contact Nate:
njhellmers@peace.edu
919-508-2303

Moodle resources - quick videos 

Moodle Video Tutorial (Quick)--Font Colors--3 minutes

Dress up your Moodle courses with color.  Garish is the new sophisticated. 

Moodle Video Tutorial (Quick)--Q and A Forum--4 minutes

There's a special type of forum (my favorite) that requires each student to post their response to your question or other prompt before they can read responses from other students.

Moodle Video Tutorial (Quick)--User Overrides--2 minutes

If you need to give students extra time or some other override for a test or assignment, it's very simple.

Moodle Video Tutorial (Lengthy)--Extra Credit--15 minutes

This video shows you three options for adding extra credit in your Moodle courses.

Moodle Video Tutorial (Complete)--Gradebook--45 minutes

This workshop recording is a comprehensive look at the gradebook and all of the options that you might end up using at some point.  

Moodle Video Tutorial (Complete)--Quizzes and Tests--46 minutes

Another workshop recording that covers all the ins and outs of creating and managing quizzes and exams and also dealing with the Question Bank.  The level of detail covered is excruciating.  

Moodle Video Tutorial (Quick)--Rubrics--7 minutes

How to create and use Rubrics, which can significantly speed up your grading.

Moodle Video Tutorial (Quick)--Dividing the Class into Groups--5 minutes

You can divide up your students into small groups for assignments and discussions.  

Moodle Video Tutorial (Quick)--Backing Up Your Courses--1 minute

You should be backing up your Moodle courses on a regular basis.  It's super quick and easy.

Moodle Video Tutorial (Quick)--Recovering Stuff You Accidentally Deleted--1 minute

If you accidentally delete an assignment or file, you can probably recover it.  

Moodle Video Tutorial (Quick)--Students Can't See the Course Total--2 minutes

This video shows you how to fix one of the most common problems in Moodle--students cannot see their course total.  

Moodle Video Tutorial (Quick)--See the Course Like Your Students See It--1 minute

If you want to be sure your students see your course the way you want them to, try using the student view option to check.

Moodle Video Tutorial (Quick)--Student Names Not Showing--2 minutes

Can't find a student in your course?  Check these options.

Moodle Video Tutorial (Quick)--Hiding and Unhiding Courses--3 minutes

You can hide your course completely if the need arises.  You can probably unhide it too.  Better watch to find out. 

Moodle Video Tutorial (Quick)--Importing Old Courses--4 minutes

You can reuse course materials from semester to semester--just copy the old course into the new course and then add any new content or make any needed changes.

Moodle Teach Quick Guide: https://keepteaching.iu.edu/resources/index.html 

• Gradebook: https://docs.moodle.org/38/en/Grader_report 

• Assignments: https://docs.moodle.org/38/en/Assignment_activity 

• Discuss Forums: https://docs.moodle.org/38/en/Forum_activity 

• Quiz/Test: https://docs.moodle.org/38/en/Quiz_activity & https://docs.moodle.org/38/en/Quiz_quick_guide 

Moodle YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/moodlehq/about 

Important Gradebook Settings: Making Overall Course Grade Visible 

It was recently discovered that due to change in Moodle, students may only be able to view the grades of individual assignments and not their overall course grade.  We are asking all faculty to adjust one setting in their gradebook so that students will be able to view their overall grade in your course.  See the PDF posted below.