TUC Moodle Guide for Faculty

MOODLE GUIDE

REFERENCE MANUAL FOR FACULTY/LECTURES

TANGAZA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE,
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What is Moodle?
Moodle is a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) utilized by Tangaza University
College to support lecturers and students in creating effective online learning
communities. Moodle, a software package designed using sound pedagogical
principles, has a range of functionality which can combine and enhance the
traditional learning environment in an online setting. This functionality includes
content management, email, discussion, calendar, assignment and chat room to
enhance teacher to student communication. It is intended to complement and
enhance face-to-face lecturing in Tangaza University College.
Who can access Moodle in Tangaza College?
All registered Tangaza University College staff and students, using their assigned
username and password, can access Moodle both on and off-campus once they
have access to the Internet.
How do you access Moodle in Tangaza College?
From any web browser. (Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Safari)

• Go to: - www.tangaza.ac.ke >Academic Resources>Moodle/ E-Learning
Login.

Logging In
Once you are on the Moodle homepage as illustrated in below, Click Login > Enter
your username and password.

In case you do not remember your username and or password, contact the ICT
helpdesk on [email protected] / [email protected]
What will you see when you log into Moodle?
After logging in to Moodle, in the top centre, you will find the Course overview link.
Selecting In progress, Future and Past courses, as well as impending deadlines and
items to be graded.

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Add a File to a Moodle Course
One of the ways to share a file with your students on Moodle is to add it to your
course page as a Resource. File types you can add to Moodle include PDF, Word
and other text documents, PowerPoint presentations, spreadsheets, zip files, and
media such as image, video, and audio files.
Note: We recommend that you use PDF when adding a File using the "Add an
activity or resource" Link

1. On your main course page, click Turn editing on (top right).
2. Locate the Topic or Weekly Section where you will add the file. If you are

using the Collapsed Topics format, open the section.
3. At the bottom right of the section, click + Add an activity or resource. The

Activity chooser will open.
4. In the Activity chooser, scroll down to the Resources heading and select

File. Then click Add. The Adding a new file page will open.
5. On the Adding a new File page, enter a title for your file in the Name field

(required). The name you enter will display as a link to the file on your main
course page.

6. Under the Content heading, in the Select files area, click the Add ... ( ) icon
or the Blue Arrow. The File picker will open.

7. To search for a file on your computer, select Upload a file (at left), then click
Browse or Choose File (depending on your browser).
Double-click to select the file to upload. You will be returned to the File picker
window.

8. In the File picker window, leave the Save as field blank and click Upload this
file. You will be returned to the Adding a new file page.

9. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click Save and return to course.
You will be returned to your main course page.

10. Click the file link to make certain the file opens properly.
11. You can make adjustments by returning to your course page. On your main

course page, click Turn editing on. Locate the link to the file:
o To adjust the settings, click Edit (at right), and from the Edit drop-down
menu choose Edit settings.

o To rename the link, click the Edit title icon ( ) (immediately to the
right of the link), enter a new title, then press Enter/Return on your
keyboard.

o To move the link from the bottom of the section, drag the Move

resource icon ( ) for the link (at left).

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Embed Media Hosted Outside Moodle (using Media button)
The preferred way to embed media hosted outside of Moodle is to use the Media
button in Moodle's HTML Editor. Moodle will automatically display the video in a
media player. This method can be used for media hosted on Vimeo, YouTube, Ted
Talks, SlideShare, Issue, SoundCloud, Office 365 Video, or Sway.

1. Get the URL for the video from a supported service (Vimeo, YouTube, Ted
Talks, SlideShare, Issue, SoundCloud, Office 365 Video, or Sway).
o Go to the page on the website where the media is hosted and copy the
URL from your browser's location bar.
Note: Do not copy "embed" code, if provided.

2. In your Moodle course, click Turn editing on (green pencil icon , top
right), the edit links will appear. Add or Edit the activity or resource where the
embedded media will appear.

3. Click on the HTML editor entry box where you want the video to appear.
4. In the Editor toolbar, click the Media button ( ). The Insert media pop-up

will open.

5. In the Insert media pop-up:
- For Enter URL, select the Link tab and paste the address you copied in
Step 1.
- For Enter Name, enter a title for the video. Naming the video will also make
your content more accessible to students who are listening to your webpage
using screen reader software.

6. Click Insert media. The pop-up will close and you will be returned to the
Moodle editor.
Note: The embedded video will not display in the HTML editor—you will see
only a link, but after you save, the video will display embedded in your activity
or resource.

7. Important! The link to the media URL must be on its own line for the embed
to work. On your keyboard, press Enter/Return to create a new paragraph.

8. Add additional content to your entry (as needed).
9. By default, a video appears at 300 x 400 pixels to make the video

"responsive" so that the video resizes to fit the available space on any device.
In the text entry box, highlight the link you just added, then in the Editor
toolbar, click the Style button (ink drop icon in the middle of the toolbar) and
select </> Responsive video.

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Important! This step must be the last thing you do on a page. If additional
content will appear on the page, add additional content before completing this
step.
10. Click Save and display or Update (depending on the activity type).
11. Open the Activity or Resource to make sure the media plays correctly.

Hide/Show an Activity, Resource, or Section

1. On your course page, click Turn editing on (green pencil icon , top right).
Editing links and icons appear on the page.

2. To hide an item, under the Resource, Activity, or on the right of the Section
you want to hide, click Edit, then Hide.
- Hidden Resources or Activities will appear grayed-out to instructors and will
not appear at all for students.
- Hidden Sections may be completely hidden from students, or can show only
the Section title depending on the Settings for the course

3. To un-hide an item, next to the Resource, Activity, or Section, click Edit, then
Show. The item will again be visible (and clickable) for students.

Note: When hidden, the item will appear grayed-out to instructors, but for students
the links to activities or resources will be invisible.

Release an Activity to Students Based on Date/Time

1. On your course page, click Turn editing on (green pencil icon , top right).
Editing links and icons appear on the page.

2. Add a new Activity, or locate an activity already in your course and click Edit,
then Edit settings. The Edit settings page will open (page's name varies for
different activities).

3. On the Edit settings page, click Expand all (at top right) to expand all the
headings on the page.

4. Under the Availability or Timing heading, look for start and end time settings.
(Settings options vary for different activities).
Note: Date/time settings (if present) are separate from the Restrict access
options that appear further down the Edit settings page; We do not
recommend using both for the same activity).

5. Click Save and return to course.

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Add a New Forum to Your Course

1. On your course page, click Turn editing on (green pencil icon , top right).
Editing icons and links will appear.

2. Locate the course Section where you plan to add the forum. (If you are using
the Collapsed topics format, open the Section.)

3. At the bottom-right of the Section, click + Add an activity or resource. The
Activity chooser will open.

4. In the Activity chooser, select Forum and then click Add. The Adding a new
Forum page will open.

5. Click Save and return to course.

Add an Assignment

1. On your course page, click Turn editing on (green pencil icon , top right).
Editing icons and links will appear.

2. Locate the Section where you want to add the assignment. (If you are using
the collapsed topics format, open the Section.)

3. At the bottom-right of the Section, select + Add an activity or resource. The
Activity Chooser will open.

4. In the Activity Chooser, select Assignment and select Add. The Adding a
new Assignment page will open.

5. Configure the assignment options. The page opens with General, Availability
and Submission types settings in view. Select topic headings to make
additional settings for submission types, grading, groups, etc., or select
Expand all (top right) to view all possible settings. For more information on

these options, see Assignment Options (below), or click the help icon ( )
next to any option.
6. Select Save and return to course to return to your main course page, or
Save and display to view the assignment page.

Add a Quiz Activity

1. On your course page, select Turn editing on (green pencil icon , top
right). Links and icons will appear on the page.

2. Locate the Section where you will add the Quiz. (If you are using the
Collapsed topics format, open the Section.)

3. At the bottom-right of the Section, select + Add an activity or resource. The
Activity chooser will open.

4. In the Activity chooser, select Quiz. The activities will be listed in the
alphabetical order and a description will be displayed at right.

5. Select Add. The Adding a new Quiz page will open.
6. At the bottom of the page, click Save and display.

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View Submissions
To begin grading, you can access student submissions from the View/Grade all
submissions page.

1. On your course page, click the name of an Assignment activity. The
Assignment page opens and displays the description of the assignment and a
summary of submissions.

2. Below the summary, click View/grade all submissions. The View/grade all
submissions page will open.

3. The View/grade all submissions page displays a table showing student
names, when submissions were last modified, and links to the submissions.
o To view and grade individual submissions, under the Grade column
heading, click Grade. The Grading page will open showing the full text
of Online text submissions and links to download submitted files.
o You can also open submissions directly from the View/grade all
submissions page. This is most convenient if you have Quick grading
enableds
▪ For File submissions: Under the File submissions column
heading, click the file name. You will be prompted to save the
file to your computer.
▪ For Online text submissions: Under the Online text column
heading, click the magnifying glass icon (above the text
excerpt in the grading table). The full text submission will open
in a new window.

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