Instructor Tutorials

Importing Essay and Short Answer Questions

Rather than creating individual questions in Moodle you can import a document with multiple questions at a time. To import short answer and/or essay questions into Moodle you must follow some simple formatting and save the file as a GIFT file format for importing into Moodle. 

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Creating and Using Groups

Moodle has the ability to designate groups within your course. You can have Moodle randomly allocate groups or you can create groups manually. We will show you how to create both in this tutorial. 

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Adding Events using the Calendar Block

Moodle has a very robust calendar system which can be used to organize events for your students in Moodle. Course and user events may be scheduled, such as class events, quizzes, assignments, etc.

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Logging into Moodle

There are a few ways to access your Moodle account. Either way you login to Moodle you will use the same username and password as the Bridge and UofL email accounts.

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Temporary Moodle Access for users Without a UofL Account

Instructors may want to request Moodle access for users who are off-campus and do not have a U of L account.

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Deleting Items from the Gradebook

You may have items in your Gradebook that you no longer need. There are a number of ways to remove them.

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Changing Point Values for Exam Questions

Once you have your Moodle exam created you may want to change the default point value for each question. Moodle defaults each question to be worth one point. 

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Emailing your Class in Moodle

Moodle currently does not have an internal email function associated with your course. 

To send an email to your entire class, you will have to use your University of Lethbridge email account.

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How to Preview a Moodle Quiz

Once you have your quiz set up in Moodle, it is highly recommended to preview your quiz to make sure everything looks and works as you wish before the exam opens to students.

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Exporting your Student List from Moodle

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

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