Getting Started in Moodle
OCCC Center for Learning and Teaching
12 steps
3 minutes
Mrooms3
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How to Navigate Moodle [Video](https://hml.occc.edu/Player/B7BFg5I5)
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After logging in to Moodle, in the top right-hand corner, you will find the "My Courses" link in the right-hand corner. Selecting "My Courses" opens a page with a list of your courses and impending deadlines and items to be graded. To exit the "My Courses" section, click "Home".
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The course Settings, Participants (users), and Grades links are located in the Course Menu. To get to the course menu, click on the name of the course.
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The main content area of your course page will look something like this:
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You access your Profiles, Grades, Calendar, Reports, Switch roles to, and Log Out by clicking on the dropdown menu in the upper right-hand corner.
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From the **Activities** menu, you can select various activity types to include in your course.
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Select **More** to access reports, question banks for quizzes, import, etc.
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Select the **Open LMS** dropdown menu to access the Open Grader, Open Reports, Open Reports experimental, and Personalized Learning Designer.
Have a plan for your Gradebook
- How many points will be in your course? - How do you mathematically calculate the grades? - Set up your gradebook categories and configure the gradebook. The default gradebook setting is Natural. - Add grade items in the Gradebook. - Be sure to assign them to the proper category. - Set calculation methods.
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Click **Grades.**
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Click **Grader report**, then **Gradebook setup**.
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Click **Add grade item** to add a single assignment to the gradebook. Click **Add category** to add a new category to the gradebook.
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Add a name, grade type, and category to your new grade item.
Syllabus
- Upload your syllabus in PDF format to your class.
Load your content into Moodle.
- If you are using a master course, contact the faculty responsible for course procedures. - If you are using your own content, upload it to Moodle. - Delete unused topics in your course to only show those with course content.
Update preferred communication methods
- Review communication preferences. - Communicate with students about how Moodle is being used. - Post an announcement about how Moodle is being used. - Messages sent through Moodle Quickmail go to the OCCC email.
Set up the attendance activity and sessions
- Turn on Edit Mode, which is located in the upper right-hand corner. - Set dates for access to activities. - It is a good practice to check course content and activities before making them visible to students.
Getting Started in Moodle
OCCC Center for Learning and Teaching
12 steps
3 minutes
Mrooms3
1
How to Navigate Moodle [Video](https://hml.occc.edu/Player/B7BFg5I5)
2
After logging in to Moodle, in the top right-hand corner, you will find the "My Courses" link in the right-hand corner. Selecting "My Courses" opens a page with a list of your courses and impending deadlines and items to be graded. To exit the "My Courses" section, click "Home".
3
The course Settings, Participants (users), and Grades links are located in the Course Menu. To get to the course menu, click on the name of the course.
4
The main content area of your course page will look something like this:
5
You access your Profiles, Grades, Calendar, Reports, Switch roles to, and Log Out by clicking on the dropdown menu in the upper right-hand corner.
6
From the **Activities** menu, you can select various activity types to include in your course.
7
Select **More** to access reports, question banks for quizzes, import, etc.
8
Select the **Open LMS** dropdown menu to access the Open Grader, Open Reports, Open Reports experimental, and Personalized Learning Designer.
Have a plan for your Gradebook
- How many points will be in your course? - How do you mathematically calculate the grades? - Set up your gradebook categories and configure the gradebook. The default gradebook setting is Natural. - Add grade items in the Gradebook. - Be sure to assign them to the proper category. - Set calculation methods.
9
Click **Grades.**
10
Click **Grader report**, then **Gradebook setup**.
11
Click **Add grade item** to add a single assignment to the gradebook. Click **Add category** to add a new category to the gradebook.
12
Add a name, grade type, and category to your new grade item.
Syllabus
- Upload your syllabus in PDF format to your class.
Load your content into Moodle.
- If you are using a master course, contact the faculty responsible for course procedures. - If you are using your own content, upload it to Moodle. - Delete unused topics in your course to only show those with course content.
Update preferred communication methods
- Review communication preferences. - Communicate with students about how Moodle is being used. - Post an announcement about how Moodle is being used. - Messages sent through Moodle Quickmail go to the OCCC email.
Set up the attendance activity and sessions
- Turn on Edit Mode, which is located in the upper right-hand corner. - Set dates for access to activities. - It is a good practice to check course content and activities before making them visible to students.
