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Moodle General FeaturesMOODLE

Modular Object Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment Moodle is a course management system (CMS) - a software package

designed to help educators easily create quality online courses. Such e-learning systems are sometimes also called Learning Management Systems (LMS) or Virtual Learning Environments (VLE’s)

• Teacher Manual (from Moodle docs) • Moodle.org (Create an account)

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Moodle General Features• 1 General features• Overall design of Moodle • Site management • User management • Course management •

JISC Regional Support Centres and the Open University shared Moodle content.

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Moodle Courses

• Courses essentially comprise :-

• Format, Weekly or Topic, By Administrator

• Resources (Labels, Files and Website Links)

• Activities (Forums, Chats and Quizzes )

• Blocks (Utilities, Quick Menu, Blogs)

• Tutors and Learners

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Moodle Resources

• Resources can be prepared files uploaded to the course server; pages edited directly in Moodle; or external web pages made to appear part of a course.

• A Label Resource • A Text Page Resource • A Text Page (markdown formatting) Resource • A Web Page Resource • A Web Page (opens in a new window) Resource • A Web Link (opens in a new window) file • A Web Link (framed) file • A Web Link (with parameters) file (link to another program on the web)• A Directory file (point to a whole folder of uploaded documents)

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Moodle Resources

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Moodle Resources

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Moodle Resources

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Moodle Resources

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Moodle Resources

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Moodle Resources

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Moodle Resources• Links to uploaded files - Try to avoid space

characters in the file names. (Moodle automatically assigns the icons according to the file type):

• An image file • An MP3 file sound file • A Flash file (opens in a new window) • A Windows Media file (opens in a new window) • An Office file Powerpoint presentation • The London Underground Map (in PDF format)

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Moodle Resources

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Moodle Resources

• To link to a file

• It must first be uploaded to the Moodle server

• And then “Chosen”

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Moodle Resources

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Moodle Resources