How do I track class attendance?
The Attendance activity in Moodle allows instructors to track course attendance and students to see a record of their course attendance. Every course in Moodle has an Attendance Activity shell in it, just underneath the “Announcements” forum. Faculty members must add their class sessions. This Attendance data is required for Federal financial aid purposes, in addition...
I’ve received an “Invalid JSON string” error. What do I do?
An invalid JSON error can occur for many reasons. The most common issue is usually associated with a file upload attempt, and can occur when: Attempting to upload a file with the same name as another already-uploaded file; Attempting to upload a file that is too large for the system (Sitewide the limit is 64MB;...
How do I upload to an assignment my professor created in Moodle?
How to upload to an assignment activity on Moodle. File Submission to an Assignment Activity Login to Moodle (http://moodle.trinitydc.edu/) with the same username and password you use for your Trinity email account. Once you are logged in, click on the course in which you wish to submit your assignment. Once in the course, locate the...
How do I view my final letter grade or midterm progress letter grade for a course?
Final grades and midterm progress grades can be found in Self-Service, not in Moodle. These grades are the letter grades submitted to Enrollment Services and the final letter grades listed on your transcript. To view your final grade or midterm progress grade for a course, follow the steps below. Login to Self-Service. You can also reach...
How do I send an email in Moodle?
Quickmail is Moodle’s version of email. To send an email to all of your students or classmates/faculty members, you would use Quickmail. Quickmail is a ‘send-only’ interface, which means that when you send a Quickmail through Moodle, it arrives in the recipient’s email inbox. Then when they respond to it, the response will go to...
How do I add a file resource to my Moodle page?
A file resource is a file that you, as an instructor, upload to your Moodle site so that students may view and download it. File resources can be in most any file format/extension, including .pdf, .docx, .pptx, .xlsx, .mp3, .jpg, and many more! If you run into one that Moodle does not support, please let...
How do I create an online discussion forum?
The forum activity can be used to hold discussions online between all users. To set up a forum, follow the steps below. (If you set-up a Q&A forum, there are additional steps at the end. Make sure to scroll all the way down!) Login to Moodle and click on the course to which you wish...
How do I copy selected text from a label in one course to a label in another course?
If you wish to cut and past the content from one label area to another label, you can follow the steps below or you can walk through the ‘import’ process and just select the week that contains the content. (The importing process is also the process you would use to to move activities, resources, assignments,...
How do I move selected content between courses?
You can easily move assignments, resources, and activities, including content in your labels, between any two classes in which you are an instructor or have instructor-level permission. Please note: for all activities and date restricted items that you import, you will need to update the dates & times to reflect the current course/section. Login to...
I am registered for my course. Why can’t I see it?
The reason you cannot see your course yet is most likely because the instructor for the course has not made his/her course visible to students yet. All courses are loaded into Moodle unavailable to students. Having the course unavailable is usually a conscious choice, perhaps because the instructor is still adding resources, or because the...