Moodle basics

Moodle BasicsAsst. Prof. Dr. Kanda Runapongsa SaikaewAsst. Prof. Dr. Pattarawit PolpinitDepartment of Computer Engineering,Khon Kaen University, Thailand

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● How to log in to Moodle● How to create a course● How to add an activity or a resource● How to add a calendar event● How to edit course participants● How to manage settings in your course● How to customize your profile● How to manage files and folders 2

E-learning KKU

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● Use Moodle as a learning platform

What is Moodle?● MOODLE - Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning

Environment● CMS - Content Management System● VLE - Virtual Learning Environment● Open Source - free ● Open access to world-wide information ● Differentiate learning & accommodate multiple learning

styles● Create communication & collaboration channels

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Tools of Moodle

● Calendar & Personal Content● Resource Tools

○ Files created in Moodle, Office, PDF, and web links● Activity Tools

○ Online and offline assignments○ Individual and group○ Graded and ungraded

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How to Log in to Moodle

● Go to https://e-learning.kku.ac.th● Login with the username and password that

you use for your KKU mail account

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Log in to https://e-learning.kku.ac.th

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How to create a course● Click at tab “Course Request” and then fill out the form

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Fill in the Course Request Form (1)

● Fill in the course id, course full name, course short name, and course category

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Fill in the Course Request Form (2)

● Fill in the supporting information and click button Request a course

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The Message after Requesting a Course

● After the teacher requests a course, the teacher will see the notice message

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The New Course as Requested

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How to Make a Change● The layout of a course homepage revolves around the

weeks/topics in the center of the page● To make a change of the course web, press the icon

“Turn editing on”

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How to Edit Course Summary

● Press the gear icon at the topmost topic

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How to Change Section Name

● Uncheck the checkbox “use default section name” to change the section name

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Edit Section Name and Summary

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Text Editor Tools (1)

1. Text Editor Tool Icons 2. If you see the arrow on any icon, you can click to expand the commands

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Text Editor Tools (2)

● To learn more about each text editor tool icon, you can place the mouse on the icon

● Then the text that explains about that icon will appear

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How to Use Text Editor Tools

1. Select the text that you want to apply the tool2. Then click the tool that you want to use

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How to Save Changes

● Press the button “Save changes”

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Updated Course Summary

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How to Edit Topic Summary (1)

● Press the gear icon of the topic

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How to Edit Topic Summary (2)

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How to Add an Activity or Resource

● Press menu “Add an activity or resource”

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Choose an Activity type

● Select the activity that you want to choose

● Press the button “Add”

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How to Create a Quiz

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How to Edit Quiz

● Press the button “Edit Quiz”

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How to Add Questions into a Quiz

● Press the button “Add a question ...”

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How to Choose Question Type

● Choose Questions type

● Press the button “Add”

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How to Edit Short Answer Question

● Specify question name and question text

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How to Edit Question Answer

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How to Save Question Information

● Click the button “Save changes”

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Sample Short Answer Question

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How to Add a Resource

● Click menu “Add an activity or resource”

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Choose a Resource Type

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Specify Resource Information

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● Fill in the resource name and description

Area to Upload the File

● Scroll down and then you will find the content section where you can upload files

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Upload the file to the Server

● Drag and drop the file to the e-learning system

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Successfully Uploaded File

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● You will now see the icon of the uploaded file

Save Changes and Display

● After you make any change, you should click the button to save the change

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Resource Section

● Resource section

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Move a Resource or an Activity (1)

● We can move a resource or an activity by pressing the bullet in front of the resource or activity

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Move a Resource or an Activity (2)

● Place the resource where you want it to be

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Move a Resource or an Activity (3)

● The resource has moved to where you want it to be

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How to Create an Assignment

● Choose menu “Add an activity or a resource”

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Select Activity Type as Assignment

● Select activity type as “Assignment”

● Click button “Add”

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Specify Assignment Information

● Specify assignment name and description

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Specify Assignment Dates

● Specify available date, due date, and cut-off date

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Save Changes of the Assignment

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Assignment Information

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Resources or Activities in a Topic

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Agenda

● How to log in to Moodle● How to create a course● How to add an activity or a resource● How to add a calendar event● How to edit roster associations● How to manage settings in your course● How to customize your profile● How to manage files and folders 52

How to Add a Calendar Event

● Go to block “Upcoming Events”● Click Add Event

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Create a New Event

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Edit the Calendar Event

● Modify the event by clicking at the gear icon

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Upcoming Events Block

● Upcoming Events block display only about upcoming events within 3 weeks

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Add a New Block

● In the block “Add a Block”, select the block type that you want to add

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A New Calendar Block

● A new calendar block which displays all events in each month

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Course Participants Users

● Usually the Institute of Learning and Innovation Technology at KKU will add course participant users for all KKU courses

● However, the teacher can also add, modify, or delete course users

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How to Edit Course Participants

● Click at menu “Participants” in the block “Navigation”

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Choose User Type & Find User

● Choose User Type● Find User by usingemail● Then press button“Search”

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Enrol users

● Press button “Enrol” to enrol the found user

● Press button “Finish enrolling users”

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List of Enrolled Users

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How to Manage Settings

● Go to block Administration

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Edit Course Settings

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Please Remember to Save Changes

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How to Edit User Profile

● Go to the block “Administration”

● Expand the section “My profile settings”

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How to Edit User Profile

● Choose menu “Edit profile”

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Edit User Profile

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Save Changes in User Profile

● Press button “Update profile” to save changes

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How to Navigate in Moodle

● Go to the block “Navigation”

● Click menu “My courses”

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How to Go to a Specific Course

● Click at menuof the targeted course

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How to Manage Files and Folders

● Add the block “My private files”

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Go to menu to Handle Files

● In block “My private files”, click menu “manage my private files...”

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Manage Files Menu

● Click menu to add a file

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Add a File on Dropbox

● If you have files on Dropbox, you can add a file on Dropbox

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Add a File on Google Drive

● If you have a file on Google Drive, you can add a file on Google Drive

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Create a New Folder (1)

● Click the icon to create a new folder

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Create a New Folder (2)

● Specify folder name

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Upload a File

● You can upload a file on your computer

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Uploaded File in the Created Folder

● Uploaded file in the created folder

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Conclusions

● You have learned how to log in, create a course, add a resource, add an activity, create an assignment, create an event, edit course settings, edit user profile, and manage files and folders

● In practices, we have used Moodle with Google Apps and Facebook

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References

http://moodle.wisc.edu/moodle-basics/

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Thank You

● Asst. Prof. Dr. Kanda Runapongsa SaikaewEmail: [email protected]: http://gear.kku.ac.th/~krunapon● Asst. Prof. Dr. Pattarawit PolpinitEmail: [email protected]: http://gear.kku.ac.th/~polpinit

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