Faculty—New to Moodle? Find what you need on our Getting Started page.
Looking to be more efficient? Check out our favorite Moodle hacks!
Moodle Basics for Faculty
The everything-you-need-to-know guide to getting started in Moodle at SOU!
With the transition to Moodle 4.1, we’ll continue to update the guides posted here. In general, if instructions call for opening an “admin gear,” look for a “Settings” menu. If you find instructions that make no sense whatever in the new version, please send the URL to Hart Wilson (wilsonh@sou.edu) and we’ll fix it!
Have a question about the new version of Moodle? Ask it here!
We have created many guides and articles to help you manage your Moodle courses. Let us know what else you’d like to know more about!
Click on a topic below for related articles and guides. Can’t find the answer you’re looking for? Submit a ticket and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can. Happy Moodling!
How to Get Help 🥺
Help is at hand! Submit a ticket to Support and select Moodle as the “Department” for the quickest response — your request will go straight to the Moodle Help Desk without having to be triaged by the main Help Desk.
Here are some tips for getting the answers you need with a minimum of fuss:
- Keep in mind that everywhere you are in Moodle has a URL. When you have a question about a specific course element, copy the URL and send it along as a reference point.
- Screenshots are GREAT! A picture is definitely worth 1,000 words when you have a problem or question. It can be challenging to describe what you’re asking about and an image often provides all of the information needed to get you the answer you’re looking for.
- Try to call things what Moodle calls them. If you have assigned a forum to your students as homework, be sure to call it a forum, not an assignment.
- Provide as much information in your initial request for help as you can: provide the CRN, name the item that you need help with (adding the section title can be helpful) — and remember, sending the URL means you don’t have to add these details! — and explain what you’re hoping to achieve.
- Try to be specific about the challenge you are experiencing:
- Are you or your students getting an error message?
- Can some students access the item, but not all?
- Are things working differently than you expected?
- Do your settings need to be adjusted?
- Keep an eye out for a return message in case we have follow-up questions for you.
- Ask for help BEFORE you spend hours trying to figure something out on your own. Nobody wants to see you suffer in the name of self-sufficiency. We have answers and will be happy to help you out.
Let’s turn this 🥺 into this 😊!
Accessibility
Activities
Assignments
Course Blocks
Course Management
Course Set-Up
Editing
Forums
Grading
Assign Extra Credit or Bonus Points — Sample Calculations
Assign Incomplete Student Role
Change Points Possible for an Assignment
Assign Incomplete Student Role
Change Points Possible for an Assignment
Grade Forums – See Whole Forum Grading and Ratings in Forums
Groups
Quizzes
Create an Akindi Assessment (Contact CATL for assistance in Moodle 4.1)
Quiz Creation Guide (Complete)
Resource Elements
Tools for Student Engagement
These activities and features can help you support learner engagement in your course:
User Management
Zoom
All Zoom accounts may hold meetings for more than 40 minutes.
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