eLearning Tools

A Moodle file is an easy way to upload any type of file to Moodle for your students to then download and access.

The Assignment activity enables a lecturer to communicate tasks, collect work and provide grades and feedback.

The Moodle Book resource offers a simple way for you to create multi-page resources in a book-like format within your site.

The Chat activity allows participants to engage in a text-based, real-time synchronous discussion via the web.

Folders help keep your unit homepage organised by containing multiple files; this will help you, and site users, to navigate easily to content and resources.

The forum activity module in Moodle enables participants to have asynchronous discussions.

Using the Google Assignment activity allows students to upload large files via Moodle.

The H5P activity module enables you to create interactive content such as Interactive Videos, Question Sets, Drag and Drop Questions, Multi-Choice Questions, Presentations and much more.

Labels are used to embed text and other media on the module homepage.

Moodle has facilities to allow both individual and group instant messaging directly in the interface.

The Quiz activity enables a teacher to create quizzes comprising questions of various types.

The Scheduler helps teachers to schedule appointments with their students. It allows students to book themselves into time slots provided by the teacher.

Add Turnitin assignments directly into Moodle.

The URL resource allows you to link directly to an external website/resource.

Video can be uploaded and embedded from a range of sources to share with your students.

The wiki activity module in Moodle enables participants to add and edit a collection of web pages.

Panopto is an all-in-one video solution that works seamlessly with Moodle and on any device (Windows, Mac, browser, in-Moodle, mobile app).

Upload videos to YouTube to easily share them with your students.

Video can be uploaded and embedded from a range of sources to share with your students.

Using the Turnitin Assignment activity you can create a Turnitin dropbox, which allows students to upload an assignment(s) to Turnitin via Moodle. Once submitted, the activity allows instructors to assess and provide feedback for student's written work using the assessment tools available within Turnitin's Document Viewer.

The Assignment activity enables a lecturer to communicate tasks, collect work and provide grades and feedback.

Using the Google Assignment activity you can create a dropbox, which allows students to upload an assignment(s) to Google Assignment via Moodle. Once submitted, the activity allows instructors to assess and provide feedback for student's written work using the assessment tools available.

Google Assignment allows for large file uploads. It is replacing the Moodle Assignment large file tool.

Zoom is a web conferencing system that allows students and teachers to synchronously collaborate. It can be linked with Panopto to record and transcribe Zoom calls.

Padlet is a noticeboard style tool that allows people to add content both synchronously and asynchronously. It provides a range of templates from a free flowing grid view to a structured timeline or map.

Vevox is an audience response tool that allows academics to:

• Embed questions within previously created PowerPoints

• Create quizzes that are ranked with a leaderboard

• Have a moderated Q&A board for students to anonymously post their questions.

• Create surveys that can be used to test students understanding after the lecture or gauge how useful a session was.