You may find that you aren’t making use of a particular section provided by the Topics course template. For example, if your module does not require you to deliver online seminars and the only item in the ‘Meeting\Recording links’ section is the Panopto LTI then you may consider moving it to the ‘Module Information’ section …
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Try not to put too much content on the course page such as large blocks of text. The course page should be used as a place to ‘signpost’/link to content. Students may be accessing the course on devices with small screens so make use of the Page and File resources (amongst others) to present content …
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Throughout Semester remember to check and review content from previous weeks. Hide content which is no longer relevant to students, especially time-dependent information. For example: Don’t show a ‘description’ on the course page if the detail in it gives instructions for something that had to be done that week. Hide an activity if it’s no …
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It will soon be time to prepare your Semester 1 Moodle course. Over the coming days I will post some useful ideas and tips. The posts will include 'before' and 'after' visual examples: Throughout Semester check and review content from previous weeks: Hide content which is no longer relevant to students, especially time-dependent information. Review content …
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Did you know that it's possible for course participants to see how many unread posts they have in a Moodle forum? To ensure users are kept up-to-date with discussions in course forums, we normally recommend that course participants are subscribed to the forums so that any new post will be sent as an email to …
Channels are folders where you can store reusable content. These may be lecture recordings that you would like to make available to students on future runs of modules, ‘subject matter’ videos which can be used year-on-year, or recordings that you wish to share with students across several modules or programmes, for example, a ‘Placement Choice’ briefing. …
LockDown Browser® (LDB) is a custom browser that locks down the environment within a Moodle Quiz. This year, IT Services have simplified the process of setting up and running quizzes and exams using LockDown Browser. It is currently being used to run ‘alternative provision’ exams. Jon White from the Pathways team has also been using …
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We recently received a query about 'breakout rooms' in Zoom and, specifically if they were included in a standard meeting recording. The following post answers that question along with advising how you can sensibly manage other participants recording content in your meeting.
A recent change to Moodle now provides the opportunity to schedule forum posts. This now means that if you want an announcement to be sent to your students at a particular time then you no longer have to log in to Moodle at that specific time to send it! I've recently written an article on …
It is recommended that all students complete the 'Academic Integrity' course in Moodle before starting their first piece of assessed work to ensure that students are following good practice and have no academic conduct problems with their assignments. All Module Leaders should add a link to the 'Academic integrity' course in Moodle and position this …
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