How do I create a folder of resources?
As an instructor, you may have a set of files you would like to place together in a folder on Moodle. To do this, you can create a Folder resource. Login to Moodle and click on the course to which you wish to add the Folder resource. On the main page for your course, click on the...
How do I import a test bank from Cengage into Moodle?
Each publisher has different methods. These steps below are for Cengage to Trinity’s Moodle 3.2, as of January 2018. Login to your existing account on Cengage.com. Select the textbook in question. Scroll down to the “Access Instructor Resources” section and click on the link for the “Instructor Companion Site.” NOTE: In theory, you should be...
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...
How do I find a student’s ID number?
Sometimes you may need to know a student’s ID number to submit an official form, such as a “Change of Grade” form or “Early Alert” form. You can locate a student’s ID number on your official ‘Class list’ in Self-Service. Follow these steps below. You can export your Moodle gradebook. The students’ ID numbers will...
How do I change a student’s final letter grade after submitting it through Moodle? [You cannot.]
Unfortunately, once you submit final grades through the Moodle interface, you can no longer make changes online. You must submit a grade change form to Enrollment Services to change the Final grade. Final grade changes cannot be accepted via email or over the phone. (There will be no changes to Mid-Term Progress grades accepted.) The...
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 submit Final Grades earlier for graduating students?
You may be asked to enter final grades earlier for a small number of graduating students taking your course. It is possible to submit final grades for these students, and then come back later and submit final grades for the rest of your course. NOTE: It is not possible to change these final letters through...
Why can’t I see my students’ course totals on the ‘Grader Report’ page?
The ‘Grader Report’ is the spreadsheet-like view of the gradebook with all the students listed down the left side of the screen, and all the graded activities listed across the top. If you cannot see your students’ course totals, you have likely switched your Grader Report view. There are actually three possible views that 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 delete an item from the main page of my course?
To delete an activity or a resource from the main page of your course, you follow the instructions below. Login to Moodle and click on the course in which you wish to delete the item. From the main page of your course, click on the purple, ‘Turn editing on’ button near the upper right corner....