Open LMS Moodle is a free open-source learning management system developed on pedagogical principles and used for blended learning, distance education, flipped classroom, and other e-learning projects. To find more resources on managing your course in Moodle, use the Ease Learning contact information on the main helpdesk at https://helpdesk.brescia.edu. We have added a KB article to assist with sign-in instructions at https://helpdesk.brescia.edu/hesk/knowledgebase.php?article=34.
Use this video to learn how to email your students like you would using MS Outlook. QuickMail gives you the option to attach documents, determine time sent, etc.
Add your syllabus to Open LMS.
Add your syllabus to Open LMS Shell.
Add an attendance session to your Open LMS Moodle.
Add a photo to your Open LMS page. This is good for the students to do as well.
Making Accommodations for Students
Learn how to set up accommodations for students in Moodle for students using the timing and date-setup in the quiz activity.
Watch this video to get a good grasp on where things are and how to get around.
Managing Notifications in Open LMS Moodle
The default in Moodle is to have all notifications on. If you want to manage your notifications, go to the Notification Preferences and manage them from there.
Watch this short video to see how the students view the Open Course INDEX. The INDEX is on the left side of the Open LMS Moodle Course Shell.
Marking the activity completion gives the student a way to mark if the activity is completed. It also shows in the INDEX as a green dot when it is completed.
Use this video to learn how to find the gradebook setup.
Understanding Aggregation: Natural or Weighted
Learn about aggregation of grades with this tutorial. Open LMS Moodle Courses offer three forms of grade aggregations:
Add a Rubric to Moodle Assignment
If you want to add a rubric to your Moodle Assignment, this document will show you how to do that.
If you have interest in adding interactive videos to Moodle, this tutorial is very good. You need to begin with your video already produced and it needs to be mp4. You can find a plethora of tutorials at https://h5p.org/documentation/for-authors/tutorials.
See this website for more information in creating H5P activities. https://h5p.org/documentation/for-authors/h5p-for-moodle
This may help with the issues of Zoom not working on Safari or Firefox. Instruct students to clean out cache and cookies and then follow this for installing Zoom.
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