How do I add a Feedback Survey to my course page?

1. In your course page, turn editing on.
   
2. Click on add an activity or resource.
   
3. Choose the feedback activity.
   
4. Click add.
   
5. Give the feedback activity a name.
   
6. Add a description e.g. survey instructions and tick the display description on course page option.
   
7. Click on Availability.
   
8. Tick the enable boxes to set the opening and closing dates for your survey.
   
9. Click on Question and Submission settings
   
10. Choose whether you would like the responses to be anonymous or whether you would like the user name displayed.
    
11. Click save and display.
    
12. Click the edit questions tab to add questions to your survey.
    
13. When the students have completed the survey you can view their responses by clicking on the feedback activity on your moodle course page and then clicking on the Analysis and Show Responses tabs.

How do I create a Forum in my Moodle course?

1. In your course, turn editing on
2. Click Add an activity or resource
3. Choose Forum from the Activities list
4. Click Add
5. Give the Forum a name and a description if desired - you can use the description to give instructions on how to use the Forum for example
6. Remember to tick the Display description on course page box if you need the learners to see the description!
7. Choose the Forum type you wish to add (see below for details on each Forum type - when starting to use Forums, it is probably best to stick with the default Standard Forum for General Use before moving on to some of the other Forum types)
8. Click Save and Display to view your Forum
9. To change any of the settings for your Forum, click on Edit Settings next to the Forum name.

The forum activity module enables participants to have asynchronous discussions i.e. discussions that take place over an extended period of time.

There are several forum types to choose from, such as a standard forum where anyone can start a new discussion at any time; a forum where each student can post exactly one discussion; or a question and answer forum where students must first post before being able to view other students' posts. A teacher can allow files to be attached to forum posts. Attached images are displayed in the forum post.

Participants can subscribe to a forum to receive notifications of new forum posts. A teacher can set the subscription mode to optional, forced or auto, or prevent subscription completely. If required, students can be blocked from posting more than a given number of posts in a given time period; this can prevent individuals from dominating discussions.

Forum posts can be rated by teachers or students (peer evaluation). Ratings can be aggregated to form a final grade which is recorded in the gradebook.

Forums have many uses, such as

• A social space for students to get to know each other
• For course announcements (using a news forum with forced subscription)
• For discussing course content or reading materials
• For continuing online an issue raised previously in a face-to-face session
• For teacher-only discussions (using a hidden forum)
• A help centre where tutors and students can give advice
• A one-on-one support area for private student-teacher communications (using a forum with separate groups and with one student per group)
• For extension activities, for example ‘brain teasers’ for students to ponder and suggest solutions to

How do I add a Glossary?

In your course, turn editing on.

Click on Add an Activity or Resource.

Choose Glossary.

Click Add.

Give your Glossary a name and a description if required.

Click Save and Display to start editing your Glossary and adding items.

Click Add new entry to add an item to the Glossary.

Glossaries have many uses, such as

• A collaborative bank of key terms
• A ‘getting to know you’ space where new students add their name and personal details
• A ‘handy tips’ resource of best practice in a practical subject
• A sharing area of useful videos, images or sound files
• A revision resource of facts to remember

How do I create student groups in my moodle course?

1. In your course, click on users
2. Click on groups
3. Click create group
4. Give the group a name e.g. 1^st years
5. Click save changes
6. Click Add/Remove users
7. Select the user you want to add to the group and repeat until you have added all users to the group
8. Return to your course page and click on Edit Settings
9. Scroll down to Groups and change the Group Mode to Separate Groups
10. Click Save and Display

You will now be able to view grade results for separate groups of students.

 To view the results:

1. Click on Gradebook Setup
2. Click Grader Report
3. Choose the group you would like to view.

How do I add a hyperlink? (Create a link to a website from a piece of text)

For new content:

• Go to the website page that you would like to link to and copy the website URL address at the top of the page.
• In your moodle course page, turn editing on and click on add an activity or resource
• Choose Text and Media Area from the resource list.
• Click add.
• Use the toggle icon to expand the toolbar.
• Type your text into the Text and Media Area box and highlight the word that you would like to hyperlink
• Click on the insert / edit link icon .
• Paste your copied web link into the Link URL box or type in the address for your web link.
• Click on the Target drop down menu and choose "Open in new window"
• Click insert, then save and return to course.

For existing content:

1. Go to the website page that you would like to link to and copy the website URL address at the top of the page.

2. With editing turned on, click on edit > edit settings next to the label text you would like to hyperlink.

3. Highlight the word that you would like to hyperlink

4. Click on the insert / edit link icon .

5. Paste your copied web link into the Link URL box or type in the address for your web link.

6. Click on the Target drop down menu and choose "Open in new window"

7. Click insert, then save and return to course.

How do I add a hyperlink to an image?

1. Go to the website page that you would like to link to and copy the website URL address at the top of the page.

2. With editing turned on, click on edit > edit settings next to the picture you would like to hyperlink.

3. Click (or right click) on the picture to select it

4. Click on the insert / edit link icon .

5. Paste your copied web link into the Link URL box or type in the address for your web link.

6. Click on the Target drop down menu and choose "Open in new window"

7. Click insert, then save and return to course.

How do I add text around an image on my course page?

1. In your course page, turn editing on
2. Click on edit > edit settings next to the image
3. Click (or right click) on the image to select it
4. Click on the Appearance Tab
5. Click on the Alignment drop down option and choose which option you would like (there is a preview to the right for each option)
6. Enter a number e.g. 5 / 10 into the Vertical and Horizontal space so that any text surrounding your image will be equally spaced around it rather than right up close to it.
7. Click update to activate your changes
8. Add text to accompany your image then click save and return to course.

How do I resize an image on my course page?

With editing turned on, click on edit > edit settings next to the image you would like to resize.

Click (or right click) on the image to select it.

Click the picture icon

Click the Appearance Tab

Change the number in the first dimension box (the second will change automatically)

Click update

Click save and return to course.

How do I add an image to my course page?

The Easy Way!

1. Open your course page in moodle and turn editing on.
   
2. Press windows and E on your keyboard to open up your files area. (or open via the start menu)
   
3. Navigate to the image you want to upload.
   
4. Click on the image then hold down the mouse button and drag across to your moodle page. 
   
5. Let go of the mouse button.
   
6. A new dialogue box will appear.
   
7. Click upload 
   
   
8. The image will now be uploaded to your moodle page.

The Long Way ...

1. In your moodle course, turn editing on.
   
2. Click on add an activity or resource.
   
3. Choose text and media area from the activity / resource list.
   
4. Click on the toolbar toggle icon 
   
5. Click on the picture icon 
   
6. Click on find or upload an image
   
7. Click upload a file, then click browse
   
8. Select the image file from your computer / memory stick
   
9. Click open
   
10. Click upload this file
    
11. Click insert
    
12. Click ok
    
13. Click save and return to course.

How do I leave a Moodle course that I no longer want to be a student or teacher on?