It is important to spend some time creating the introduction section of your Moodle course. This is the section at the top of your course and is a great place for a course syllabus, survey, or welcome video.
- [Instructor] In the previous video, … we took a look at how to set up … and title the different sections or units for our course. … You'll notice that above the first unit here, … which is titled Structure and Function, … I have an additional section. … Right now, it doesn't have a title. … This will be the Introduction section, … or the section that your students see … when then first log in to this page. … Let's take a look at how we can customize this. … First, over on the right-hand side, … I'm going to click Edit, and then Edit section. … And I first want to give it a name. … Now in order to give it a name, rather than General, … I have to click on Custom up here. … And then I'm going to type in Welcome to Biology 101. … I think it's a good idea … to include the title of the course here, … along with a image … that students can familiarize themselves with, … as well as a description of the course. … I'm going to go ahead and add the other two. … In here, for the Summary section, …
Author
Oliver Schinkten
Released
3/8/2019- Name the theme that was recently introduced in Moodle 3.3.
- Recognize the symbol that indicates Moodle inline help.
- Identify the block used to keep track of a course schedule.
- Apply the Pencil tool to change the number of points that a quiz question is worth.
- Define a “single simple discussion.”
- Determine the default minimum score required to receive an A.
- Recall the Moodle backup format that is compatible with other learning management systems.
Skill Level Beginner
Duration
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Introduction
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What you should know1m 2s
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1. Learning Management Systems (LMSs)
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New features in Moodle 3.63m 25s
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2. Get Started with Moodle 3.6
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Customize your profile2m 40s
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Inline help for Moodle1m 19s
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3. Create a Course in Moodle 3.6
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Adjust course settings1m 53s
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Switching roles in Moodle1m 13s
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Announcements1m 48s
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4. Course Resources
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Introduction to resources1m 45s
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Labels3m 25s
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Files and URLs5m 37s
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Pages and books8m 45s
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5. Course Activities
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Introduction to activities1m 13s
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Assignment9m 22s
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Quiz11m 12s
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Question bank6m 25s
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Forum6m 14s
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Chat2m 53s
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Manage your dashboard2m 28s
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6. Manage Course Participants
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Send messages2m 53s
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Create groups2m 35s
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Gradebook setup6m 54s
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Gradebook user reports3m 53s
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Adjust your grading scale1m 10s
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Conclusion
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Save a backup of your course2m 51s
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Next steps1m 34s
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