In an effort to support faculty preparing to teach this fall – whatever it brings – we will be offering workshops throughout the summer. All workshops will be online, so you can join from anywhere you like! We brainstormed topics, particularly more interesting tools to support student learning and engagement than we were able to…
Category: Moodle
Recap: Better Student Feedback with Technology
This past week, we took a look at several different technology tools that can help you provide students with feedback that is more frequent and specific – without an overwhelming amount of extra work for you. If you missed our workshop and want to learn more, read on for a quick recap! You can also…
Tools for Midterm Feedback
Midterm season is upon us! The half-way point of the semester is an excellent time to reflect on what has transpired over the last 8 weeks and how to approach the rest of the semester. A mid-term evaluation will allow your students to give you valuable feedback about their experience so far in your course….
Workshop Tuesday 9/17: Google Assignments in Moodle
Join us on Tuesday, September 17 from 1:30 – 2:30 pm in the Advanced Technology Lab for Google Assignments in Moodle. Google Assignments (formerly Course Kit) is a plugin for Moodle that facilitates assignment submission using Google Drive. Google Assignments integrates into Moodle to allow students to submit assignments and instructors to provide feedback using the…
Learning Student Names: the Moodle Roster
It’s the first week of school and one of your first tasks as an instructor is to figure out a way to learn all those new students’ names. While there are lots of tricks for learning student names, one useful tool is built right into Moodle, the Roster report. Even if you’re not using Moodle…
Moodle (and more!) Drop-in
Monday, August 26 | 1:00-3:00pm | Advanced Technology Lab, Shain Library Are you ready for the new academic year? Need assistance setting up your gradebook? Quizzes? Class blog? Booking computer labs? Members of the Instructional Technology staff – including our new Instructional Technology Specialist! – will be available to answer questions on Moodle, WordPress, Computer…
Introducing Google Course Kit
Students have long been taking advantage of the college’s access to Google Drive for completing course work. Assignments completed in Google Drive, however, could not be easily submitted as assignments…until now. Google has introduced a new plug-in for Moodle that streamlines the submission of student assignments completed using Google Drive. The plug-in allows students to…
Google Course Kit: Workshop Tomorrow!
Do you use Moodle? Do your students use (or want to use) Google Drive for coursework? Google has recently introduced Course Kit, a plugin for Moodle that facilitates assignment submission using Google Drive. Course Kit seamlessly integrates into Moodle allowing students to submit assignments in Drive, and allowing instructors to provide feedback using Google Drive…
Most Frequently Asked…Moodle and the First Week of Classes
After the first full week of classes, let’s look at some of the most frequently asked Moodle questions: 1. Where are my Moodle sites? This question pops up every year from students and faculty alike. Students frequently look to Moodle to get a jump on their assignments or to get a preview of the syllabus…
It’s Spring Cleaning Time! A checklist for the end of the semester
As the semester wraps up, we’ve created a list of a few things that you’ll want to remember to do before you head off for the summer. Back up your Moodle sites. As a reminder, Information Services keeps five years of course sites active and available to you. This means that as Academic Year 2018-19…