How do I export the Moodle Gradebook?
You may wish to export the Moodle gradebook content to Excel to keep a record of it at any point in time. To do that, follow the steps below. NOTE: You can also get the list of your students’ ID numbers this way, as they will export with the gradebook content. From the main page...
Where can my students view their midterm progress grades and final letter grades?
Final letter grades, as well as midterm progress letter grades, can be viewed by the students in Self-Service, not in Moodle (Even though you, as a faculty member, submit the letter grades through Moodle). These grades are the letter grades “of record” submitted to Enrollment Services and the final letter grades listed on the students’ transcripts. You...
How do I view my Moodle pages as if I were a student?
As a faculty member, you have the ability to temporarily switch your ‘role’ so that your view of your course is that of a student’s view. This is especially helpful, if you want to verify if certain items are hidden or visible to students. To switch your role to that of students, follow these steps...
How do I view just the course totals for my students in the gradebook?
The ‘Grader Report’ is the spreadsheet-like view with all the students listed down the left side of the screen, and all the graded activities listed across the top.You can change the view in the ‘Grader Report’ to ‘Aggregates only’ to allow you to just see the students’ names and the course totals. There are actually...
How do I review and grade an essay question on a quiz?
The ‘Essay’ question type is used for any open-ended question on a quiz activity. Essay question type examples could include: What is the scientific definition of parallax? If the next space exploratory mission goal is to find extraterrestrial organisms, on which solar system body should we focus and why? Make a case for your selection...
How do I allow a single student a second attempt on an assignment activity?
If you have not enabled the ‘Submit’ button or required the students to accept the submission statement, and it is still before the Cut-Off date/time in the system, the student should be able to delete the existing submission and add a new one without faculty intervention. Check out this Student FAQ, “How do I resubmit...
How do I track changes in my students’ documents in Moodle?
Unfortunately, there is no way to do shared document editing in the current installation of Moodle. You would need to download the students’ documents to your own computer. Make and track the changes. Save the file on your computer with a name that will help you locate it again (e.g., Paper2_FEEDBACK_StudentLastName-StudentFirstName.docx, StudentLastName-Paper2_FEEDBACK, etc.). Then go...
How do I upload a feedback file in an assignment activity?
Right now, there is no way in our current installation of Moodle to edit Word documents through Moodle. You will need to download them to your own computer, make the changes, and then upload them as a feedback file for your students through the assignment activity. The first thing to do is verify that your...
How do I access courses as a Program Chair or Dean?
If you are a Program Chair, a Dean, or an administrator with greater access to courses than simply to the courses in which you are enrolled as a student or instructor, you will need to use either the “Search courses” box or the “All courses” link to locate your courses. You must be assigned as...
How do I edit an existing attendance activity?
This FAQ will walk you through changing the name of the existing attendance activity and updating the settings for the existing attendance activity so that the system grades it for you. Changing the Default Attendance Activity Name From the main page of your course, click on the gray ‘Edit’ gear wheel in the upper right...