Alinma Bank MOODLE INSTRUCTIONS FOR TRAINEES

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CONTENTS

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR USING MOODLE ...................................................... 3

LOGGING INTO YOUR MOODLE COURSE ........................................................................ 4

EDITING YOUR MOODLE PROFILE ................................................................................... 6

NAVIGATING AROUND MOODLE ....................................................................................... 7

SUBMITTING YOUR ASSIGNMENTS ................................................................................... 8

MOODLE CALENDER .......................................................................................................... 11

MOODLE QUIZ ....................................................................................................................... 13

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TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR USING MOODLE

STUDYING ONLINE

To use our online learning space effectively you will require a computer with an internet connection. Many of our spaces are data heavy so the better your internet connection the easier it will be to interact and learn from.

Use a broadband connection (256Kbit/sec or faster — for optimal viewing of videos and online presentations) through wireless modem, ADSL, T1/T2, fiber optic or cable.

ACCESSING MOODLE

Moodle works well in all standard, modern browsers and different operating systems, our platforms are all designed to work for you online or with downloadable software.

For optimal performance and access we do recommend that you enable:

Cookies, Popups, JavaScript, ActiveX

Browser support Moodle is compatible with any standards compliant web browser. We regularly test Moodle

with the following browsers:

Desktop:

Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, Internet Explorer

Mobile:

MobileSafari, Google Chrome

For the best experience and optimum security, we recommend that you keep your browser up

to date.

Note: Legacy browsers with known compatibility issues with Moodle:

- Internet Explorer 10 and below

- Safari 7 and below

Firewalls should be set to enable file uploads.

To access Moodle on mobile device open Moodle in your mobile web browser, we recommend that if you are uploading documents and assessments you use a laptop or desktop PC rather than a mobile device.

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LOGGING INTO YOUR MOODLE COURSE

LOGGING IN FOR THE FIRST TIME

To access your Moodle course you will need to follow the below instructions

1.Click on the link, or open a new browser window and copy/paste the link

(https://elearning.alinma.com) into the address bar. This will open up the login page.

Enter your ALINMA BANK username and password as per below. If you do not have your ALINMA BANK username and password, please contact your facilitator. Click ‘Login’.

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GENERAL MOODLE LOGIN

After your initial Moodle loginwe recommend that you save this link in your favorites.

When you log in you will be directed to your ‘Dashboard’. Your dashboard links to all of the

courses that you are enrolled in within the site.

From your dashboard you can search all courses that are on the ALINMA BANK courses, please note that if you are not an enrolled trainee in the courses you will not be able to undertake study in these online units.

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EDITING YOUR MOODLE PROFILE

From here you can access your ‘User account’.

You can edit your profile from ‘Edit profile’ to adding a profile picture of yourself, or an avatar, or any other image, adding information about yourself and your interests (academic, leisure or both). Separate each interest from the next with a comma. Make sure this is suitable content for others to view.

Specifying whether Moodle should display your email address to others and, if so, to whom.

Please note that changing your password in the Moodle site does not change your password because your password linked to Alinma LDAP system. After you have made any changes you will need to click the ‘Update profile’ or ‘Save

Changes’ button to complete the process.

To log out of the site, click on the ‘Logout’ button located in the ‘Dashboard’ menu.

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NAVIGATING AROUND MOODLE

THE NAVIGATION BLOCK

The navigation block is located on the left side of the screen. This area contains pods that allow you to move in and around your courses and other materials offered in Moodle.

Clicking on these links, or on the arrow next to them, will open sub-menus that enable you to access more areas of the site.

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SUBMITTING YOUR ASSIGNMENTS

UPLOADING A FILE FROM A DESKTOP DEVICE

1. Select the ‘Assessment Activity’ for the submission you need to upload by double clicking on the name.

2. Select ‘Add Submission’ button.

3. You can either drag and drop the files to be uploaded into the drag and drop area or select the add button to browse for file.

4. If you selected ‘Add’ rather than drag, select ‘Choose File’ and look for the files from your computer.

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5. Select the required file, video or picture to be uploaded.

6. Check the correct file has been selected, select ‘upload this file’ button. Your file will appear in the ‘File submissions’ box.

7. Select the ‘Save changes’ button to upload the selected file into Moodle.

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8. You can then add a comment to your submission by selecting ‘Comments’ OR select ‘Edit my submission’ to change the files attached OR select ‘Submit assignment’ to complete the upload.

9. You will then be required to check the declaration box by clicking on it to declare that the work being uploaded is yours and then select ‘Continue’.

10. Your assessment will now be listed as ‘Submitted for grading’. If you need to alter this submission you must contact your facilitator.

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MOODLE CALENDER

The CALENDAR block is common and very helpful because it highlights important dates for you. Whenever an instructor sets an opening and due date for an assignment, those dates will appear highlighted in blue. As you hover over a highlighted date with your mouse, you will notice how it pops up and shows when a quiz or assignment opens and closes so as to help you keep track of availability and deadlines.

To print the calendar, export it to any calendar app you may have on your computer or handheld device. To view an entire month for a course at a glance, click on the name of the

month at the top.

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The Participants link makes it easy for you to search for the instructor of your course or for your classmates so you can send them a message if you want to. When you click on the Participants link, you will be taken to a page that lists all participants in that course. To view users’ profiles, just click on their name or picture. Next to their profile picture and under their name, click on the link to write a message to that Moodle user.

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MOODLE QUIZ

You can always recognize the Quiz activity for its symbol . The teacher can use quizzes for essay exams, multiple-choice quizzes, and other tests that support the studies and learning. The teacher can add restrictions to the quiz so that it can only be accessed during a certain time. The teacher will also define when the trainee will see their own points and the correct answers.

Before the quiz

Before starting the quiz, please make sure you have a working internet connection and that you are in a quiet space.

Read the teacher’s instructions well before the quiz. If there is a test quiz e.g. available, try it out so the quiz activity and structure will be familiar to you. You can also ask the teacher to create a test quiz for the course.

Starting the quiz

Usually the quizzes have a specific start and end times and the questions are available automatically at a given time.

Start the quiz by clicking Attempt quiz now. If you cannot see the button, reload/refresh your browser e.g. by pressing F5.

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If the quiz has a time limit, Moodle will notify you about it when you click the Attempt quiz now button. Moodle will then ask you to confirm starting the quiz.

During the quiz

Do NOT close the browser when you are taking the quiz or you will lose the answers you have already given.

If the quiz has more than one page, you can switch pages by clicking Next page / Previous page. These buttons will also save your answers. However, be careful not to click the link that will take you to the next section of the course area!

You can also save your unfinished quiz by clicking Finish attempt. You can still edit your answers by clicking Return to attempt.

You can also use “Quiz navigation” to switch pages in the quiz, if the teacher has allowed this. A quiz with a time limit will have a timer showing the “Time left”. You can also flag a question for yourself.

The questions you have flagged will show in the Quiz navigation in red. In the picture below, question number 2 has been flagged and it has no answer. The questions that already have (saved) answers, 1 and 3, are grey.

Submitting a quiz for grading

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By clicking Finish attempt, you get to the Quiz summary page.

N.B! Submit your final quiz answers by clicking

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After this, Moodle will once more ask you to confirm that you want to submit the quiz for grading:

Do not leave the quiz submission to the last minute, because your clock is not at the exactly same time as the Moodle clock! If the exam has a time limit, the submissions are closed automatically. After this, you can no longer submit your answers.