Help with Moodle and classroom instruction.
Description of alternative file formats provided for download by the Moodle plugin Ally, and how to access those downloads.
Instructions on how to activate the Ally filter in a Moodle course to allow the Ally plugin to analyze and suggest improvements to course text and uploaded files.
Embed or link a Google Drive video into Moodle.
How to add a test student to your course and log in as that student to test out course activities and the gradebook.
Adding a participant (Course editor, teacher, guest) to your Moodle course. (Adding a TA/Grader should be done through Account services)
Instructions for adding participants to a course through Account Services, which will add them to the course email list, Moodle, and - optionally - the R Studio server.
Add an override to reopen a Moodle quiz or assignment after it has closed or give additional time for accomodations.
Embed audio or add audio files as a hyperlink to Moodle.
Add blocks and extra tools to Moodle sidebars, including the Panopto block.
How to insert an asset from the St. Olaf Elevator media collection
Create labels in Moodle to add text, media, and organize content.
Adding preferred pronouns to Moodle or Zoom.
Add new questions to a Moodle quiz or reuse questions previously created.
Information on how to correct issues of insufficient color contrast in PDF documents using Adobe Acrobat Pro
Instructions on how to use Adobe Acrobat Pro to edit tags and alternate text in PDF documents to increase accessibility for tools such as screen readers.
Instructions on how to use Adobe Acrobat Pro to make documents more accessible through tagging to increase compatibility with tools such as screen readers.
Information on how to create selectable text in a scanned PDF.
Want to learn how to use ArcGIS Online to make maps for a research or personal projects? Here are some starting short modules to introduce the program.
Back up Moodle course materials to move to a different course page.
Instructions on how to change a Moodle course format
Update the colors for section bars in the Moodle Collapsed Topics format.
Information on how to install and use the new classroom technologies in TOH.
Add clickable, interactive tabs to Moodle Tiles format in order to organize content and activities.
Migrate Panopto videos from a previous Moodle course to a new course.
Create a showcase for Story Maps and other ArcGIS Online project - ArcGIS Collections can also be used to create a collection for a whole class.
Creating a grouping, or set, of groups for use in assigning activities and resources to different groups of students.
Creating a Group in Flipgrid to orgainize video topics
Configure settings in Flipgrid to create a Flipgride Topic.
Using the Moodle Forum activity to create a Journal Forum.
This article describes the initial creation and setup of the Moodle workshop activity.
Creating an account with Hypothesis
How to set up a Moodle quiz (test) with extra credit questions and adjust the settings so that the questions add to the total possible score.
Instructions on creating a H5P Timeline
Details on how to set up a course for use with Panopto Student Submissions to allow students to record or choose Panopto recordings for an assignment, as well as grading student submissions.
Instructions on creating and placing H5P content in Moodle
Create and manage groups for collaborative projects, presentations, and grading group assignments.
Information on creating Moodle gradebook items and categories
Description of how to disable or enable Ally alternative formats downloads for an individual file in Moodle.
Instructions on how to download all files uploaded to a course by an instructor.
Activate editing for updating a Moodle course page.
Update settings for the student view of the Gradebook and change settings for empty grades.
Description of how to create an educator account with Flipgrid
General navigation tips with Moodle when getting started - switch to student view, using the profile menu, locate the Moodle Dashboard, and navigate a course page.
Interested in doing a mapping project? Resources for training or using GIS, ArcGIS, and GPS equipment at St. Olaf.
Fix grayed out quizzes/exams in the Moodle gradbook.
Options for troubleshooting or getting additional help with RStudio.
Control visibility and access in Moodle by adding restrictions or hiding activities.
Information on hiding and showing grades and grade totals in the Moodle gradebook
Details on how to import a previous version of a course from the current server into a new Moodle course.
How to log into LinkedIn Learning and what services are offered in this program.
How to gain access to individual Moodle course pages on previous Moodle servers.
This article gives instructions for using a Panopto assignment folder to make and upload recordings to a Moodle course. Assignment folders are designed to enable students in a course to create recordings that only they and their instructor can see. This allows a teacher to make video assignments or enable students to do such things as recording presentations or uploading videos of their performances. The article is aimed at students who need to know how to use a Panopto assignment folder.
Information on viewing and restoring archived Panopto videos
Manage and edit in multiple sessions of RStudio.
Download recordings from Zoom to upload in Panopto.
Remove an override on a grade in the gradebook or reset a grade to the original value.
Description of the major changes in Moodle from the 3.11 version to 4.1
The Assignment Activity in Moodle allows students to do homework and other materials - create custom settings for submission and grading.
General navigation of the Moodle Dashboard and how to find course pages.
Adjusting the Moodle Dashboard to show correct, preferred, or current courses.
Information about extra credit in the Moodle gradebook and how to designate categories and items as extra credit.
Grading aggregation types available in the Moodle gradebook.
FAQS for setup and using the Moodle gradebook
Metacourses and how to request a new Moodle metacourse.
St. Olaf has two learning management systems (LMS) available for faculty to choose from in setting up the online components of their courses - Moodle and Google Classroom. This article explains the difference between the two and why you may want to choose one over the other.
A breakdown of roles in Moodle and associated permissions.
This article explains the Moodle Workshop assessment phase, and how it appears to both instructors an students.
This article details the Grading evaluation phase of Moodle's Workshop activity, and how to set up grading and modify automatically calculated results.
Setup and working with Moodle Workshops
This article describes the steps to set up the allocation of assessments in a Moodle workshop during the Submission phase.
Update the location of a Panopto video or move a video to a new Moodle Course folder in order to share with a class.
Upload, record, and manage video content in the Panopto Assignments folder.
Playing video clips or movies in Zoom.
Creating and sharing a project in RStudio Pro for collaboration
Connect your Moodle page to Panopto in order to add videos to your course page.
Settings to enable ratings or grades for a Moodle Forum.
Description of how to record a video in Flipgrid and how to make us of all of the on-screen accessories
Recommendations for reducing the size of a Moodle course including: managing video and audio files, adding Microsoft Office files, and converting content to Google Drive.
Removing a user's files from the R server
Instructions for removing locally installed packages in R Studio.
Adding new plugins or tools added to Moodle.
Restore your course content to a new Moodle page.
This article outlines the recommended way of organizing your Panopto recordings so they appear in multiple folders as needed, while leaving a copy in a personal folder for additional uses at a later date.
Unable to log into RStudio and receiving a "system error 122 (Disk quota exceeded)" message
Instructions on saving the Moodle main course page as a PDF
Description of how to modify grade display type in the Moodle gradebook
Instructions on how to set the parent category for a grade item in the Moodle gradebook
Description of how to set relative weights for Moodle gradebook items and categories
Description of Moodle quiz review options that control what is visible at various steps in the life of the quiz, including whether the quiz appears in the gradebook, or if the quiz and grade are hidden.
Create a Live Chat activity in Moodle for short, collaborative, real-time sessions.
Instructions on how to setup and manage attendance with Moodle's Attendance activity.
Update the visibility of a Moodle page to show the course page and give students access.
Information on how to hide or show the Moodle gradebook.
Changing Moodle's course grade settings to show totals for categories that contain hidden items.
Instructions on how to complete a Panopto Student Submission assignment by using the Panopto Capture web app to record video/audio.
Suspended status and enrollment changes in Moodle.
Instructions on how to temporarily switch your Moodle role in a course, in order to view as a student or other role than the one assigned to you in the course.
The Gaming & Streaming Lab is located in RML 449a in Rolvaag Memorial Library. This space can be used for gaming, creating content for online channels, and for other various media projects.
Remove the dates from section titles of a Moodle page.
Re-establish access to Panopto folders or Panopto videos in Moodle.
How to access older Moodle servers.
See the student view in the Moodle gradebook.
Want to create a poll for a class, meeting, or additional audience participation? Request a Poll Everywhere account to create online surveys or polls with a variety of question types. Poll Everywhere accounts are available to anyone with an active St. Olaf account.
Description of the Ally course accessibility report- how to access it and use it to increase course accessibility
Setting up the Moodle gradebook to match a syllabus, navigating the gradebook, and how to add items for grading.
Locating the new Moodle website and requesting a Draft Course page.
How to get Zoom cloud recordings to show up automatically in Panopto and Moodle.