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On Wednesday 5th July the Moodle component of the DLE will be upgraded to its latest version (3.2) to give the University access to the latest feature improvements available, such as: Targeted support through the use of ‘User Tours’ or walkthroughs for first time visitors to the site following an upgrade Recycle bin for retrieval of course elements […]
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eSubmission and Turnitin As more assignments than ever are now being being submitted online, we have listed below some reminders, hints and tips for getting the best out of eSubmission and Turnitin in Moodle: eSubmission Setup Grade transfer from Moodle to UNIT-e: If you wish your grades to be transferred to UNIT-e after you release them […]
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The DLE here has been going for some time now, but is it being used to its full potential? Are you utilising its activities or are you using it as an area to dump your word documents? There are some really useful tools available for you to use. Next time you reach for Word or […]
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The second meeting of this special interest group took place on the 7th of October. A few new faces were welcomed, and discussions continued around how the group’s online presence on the DLE might be best utilised. There was also a brief demonstration of Conditional Release within Moodle, and the pros and cons of this. Other topics that arose in discussion […]
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With the recent upgrade to Moodle, there is now a set of new features and activities available to use within your Moodle courses. Here is a quick overview of the new tools. More question types The Quiz activity now has more question types (e.g. Select missing words, Drag and drop into text, etc) offering greater […]
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There has been a fair amount of research done since the late 1990s around formative assessment and it has become apparent that the use of formative assessment enhances students’ learning experience (Nicol, 2009) whilst also making a significant contribution to the improvement of retention rates (Yorke, 2005. Yorke & Longden, 2004. Tinto, 1993). Using formative assessment can […]
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During the last academic year there have been a significant number of successful assessments submitted and marked electronically using the Moodle assignment tool. As a result of staff and student feedback there have been some changes made to both the technology and recommended practice in order to streamline and enhance the eSubmission processes in Moodle. This has […]
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Importing and repurposing your Moodle course content for the next academic year If you want to repurpose course material from last year’s courses, it is possible to import some or all of the content to your new 2015/16 courses. For guidance on how to do this, please access the importing content from another moodle course guidance sheet. […]
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During the last academic year there have been a significant number of successful assessments submitted and marked electronically using the Moodle assignment tool. As a result of staff and student feedback there have been some changes made to both the technology and recommended practice in order to streamline and enhance the eSubmission process across the […]
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The DLE has given us opportunities to expand and develop our teaching practices, and to change the way we interact with students. This first year of using the DLE has very much focused on providing a continuity of the service we previously offered our students. However, many have also taken the opportunity to try something […]
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As many of you know there is a new tool for electronic submission (eSubmission) in Moodle, called ‘Assignment’. This replaces SCOLAR. The new help resources can guide you through all stages of the eSubmission process. They can be viewed online, or printed, and most have accompanying videos. Help and guidance materials include: How to set […]
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Did you know that Moodle has an inbuilt quiz editor which will enable you to create polished online assessments to complement and enhance both the student learning experience and deliver powerful metrics which can feed in to learning analytics at department, school, faculty or university wide level? Using online assessment can be a way of […]
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Some tools and activities within Moodle enable users to receive notifications. These can be useful for monitoring activity in an area or task, and can provide useful information or prompts for both lecturers and students. Subscribing to such activities also eliminates the need to regularly check for posts or submissions, as notifications are automatically generated […]
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The quiz activity enables users to create quizzes comprising questions of various types, a list of which can be found further down in this article. The user can allow the quiz to be attempted multiple times, with the questions shuffled or randomly selected from the question bank. A time limit may be set. Each attempt […]
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The aim of this project was to develop a web-based information platform to provide support for students with social anxiety. The platform needed to provide these students with a single, highly visible point of access to existing University support systems and also provide links to external sources of peer-support that utilise a self-help approach to […]
Category: Moodle
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Moodle upgrade
On Wednesday 5th July the Moodle component of the DLE will be upgraded to its latest version (3.2) to give the University access to the latest feature improvements available, such as: Targeted support through the use of ‘User Tours’ or walkthroughs for first time visitors to the site following an upgrade Recycle bin for retrieval of course elements […]
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eSubmission and Turnitin
eSubmission and Turnitin As more assignments than ever are now being being submitted online, we have listed below some reminders, hints and tips for getting the best out of eSubmission and Turnitin in Moodle: eSubmission Setup Grade transfer from Moodle to UNIT-e: If you wish your grades to be transferred to UNIT-e after you release them […]
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Moodle tools you may not be aware of
The DLE here has been going for some time now, but is it being used to its full potential? Are you utilising its activities or are you using it as an area to dump your word documents? There are some really useful tools available for you to use. Next time you reach for Word or […]
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Distance and blended learning special interest group – update
The second meeting of this special interest group took place on the 7th of October. A few new faces were welcomed, and discussions continued around how the group’s online presence on the DLE might be best utilised. There was also a brief demonstration of Conditional Release within Moodle, and the pros and cons of this. Other topics that arose in discussion […]
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New features and activities in Moodle
With the recent upgrade to Moodle, there is now a set of new features and activities available to use within your Moodle courses. Here is a quick overview of the new tools. More question types The Quiz activity now has more question types (e.g. Select missing words, Drag and drop into text, etc) offering greater […]
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Online quizzes and formative assessment
There has been a fair amount of research done since the late 1990s around formative assessment and it has become apparent that the use of formative assessment enhances students’ learning experience (Nicol, 2009) whilst also making a significant contribution to the improvement of retention rates (Yorke, 2005. Yorke & Longden, 2004. Tinto, 1993). Using formative assessment can […]
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eSubmission refresher sessions
During the last academic year there have been a significant number of successful assessments submitted and marked electronically using the Moodle assignment tool. As a result of staff and student feedback there have been some changes made to both the technology and recommended practice in order to streamline and enhance the eSubmission processes in Moodle. This has […]
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Preparing your courses for the new academic year
Importing and repurposing your Moodle course content for the next academic year If you want to repurpose course material from last year’s courses, it is possible to import some or all of the content to your new 2015/16 courses. For guidance on how to do this, please access the importing content from another moodle course guidance sheet. […]
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eSubmission changes and enhancements for 15/16
During the last academic year there have been a significant number of successful assessments submitted and marked electronically using the Moodle assignment tool. As a result of staff and student feedback there have been some changes made to both the technology and recommended practice in order to streamline and enhance the eSubmission process across the […]
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Innovative uses of Moodle: please share your examples
The DLE has given us opportunities to expand and develop our teaching practices, and to change the way we interact with students. This first year of using the DLE has very much focused on providing a continuity of the service we previously offered our students. However, many have also taken the opportunity to try something […]
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eSubmission help and guidance
As many of you know there is a new tool for electronic submission (eSubmission) in Moodle, called ‘Assignment’. This replaces SCOLAR. The new help resources can guide you through all stages of the eSubmission process. They can be viewed online, or printed, and most have accompanying videos. Help and guidance materials include: How to set […]
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Getting the most out of Moodle Quizzes
Did you know that Moodle has an inbuilt quiz editor which will enable you to create polished online assessments to complement and enhance both the student learning experience and deliver powerful metrics which can feed in to learning analytics at department, school, faculty or university wide level? Using online assessment can be a way of […]
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Moodle Tips: Notifications
Some tools and activities within Moodle enable users to receive notifications. These can be useful for monitoring activity in an area or task, and can provide useful information or prompts for both lecturers and students. Subscribing to such activities also eliminates the need to regularly check for posts or submissions, as notifications are automatically generated […]
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Creating quizzes (Assessments) using Moodle
The quiz activity enables users to create quizzes comprising questions of various types, a list of which can be found further down in this article. The user can allow the quiz to be attempted multiple times, with the questions shuffled or randomly selected from the question bank. A time limit may be set. Each attempt […]
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iHub
The aim of this project was to develop a web-based information platform to provide support for students with social anxiety. The platform needed to provide these students with a single, highly visible point of access to existing University support systems and also provide links to external sources of peer-support that utilise a self-help approach to […]