Instructor Tutorials

Information About Booking Exams in the Testing Centre (for instructors)

Instructors planning to have their students take a Moodle exam in the Testing Centre should review the information below.

This page will outline how the Testing Centre operates, what is required for exams, and provide information on the process. 

NOTE: The Testing Centre is reserved for Moodle-based exams. Paper-based exams or external exams are not invigilated in the space. 

Adding Instructions in Quizzes

You may wish to add instructions or a description to a set of questions on a Moodle quiz. 

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How Can I Access my Exam Statistics?

Moodle is capable of providing detailed statistics of your Moodle exam. If you are interested in getting an overview of your exam results you can access the statistics for the exam quite easily.  

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Exporting Grades from the Gradebook

If you wish, you can export your grades or your student list from Moodle into an Excel Spreadsheet.

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Importing Aiken Formatted Questions

Rather than creating individual questions in Moodle you can have multiple questions constructed in a text document that you can then import into Moodle. The Aiken Format provides you with an easy way to import multiple choice questions into Moodle.

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Adding a Resource to Moodle (Files, URLs, Folders)

This article will walk you through the difference between the following resource items: Files, Folders, Pages, Labels, IMS packages, and URL’s. It will help you understand why you may want to use one resource type over another.

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Adding a Course Syllabus to Moodle

Moodle allows you to add a variety of files and activities to course sections. This tutorial will specifically show you how to add a syllabus to your Moodle course.

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Adding a Teaching Assistant to Your Course

If you have a Teaching Assistant, you can give them access to your Moodle course to assist in grading or content management.

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Changing Topic Titles

By default, Moodle names your topics with a sequential numbering system (topic 1, topic 2, etc.) These topics may be customized. For example: Chapter 1, Week 1, Introduction to Pottery, etc.

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Uploading Multiple Files in Moodle

If you have multiple files you wish to add to Moodle, rather than uploading each file individually, you can zip the folder containing those files and upload the zipped file into Moodle.

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