How do I move topic boxes within my Moodle Course?

How do I add a Questionnaire to my Moodle course?

In your Moodle course, turn editing on.

Click on Add an Activity or Resource.

Select Questionnaire from the list of Activities.

Click Add.

Give the Questionnaire a name and a description if required. (The description can contain instructions for the students for example).

Check through the other settings and adjust / set as required.

Click Save and Display to start adding questions to your questionnaire.

Click Add questions.

Choose the question type and click Add selected question type to begin adding questions to your questionnaire.

To see a detailed demonstration of the above, including how to use the different question types available, please watch the following video clip

How do I add a quiz to my Moodle course?

The Quiz is a very powerful activity that can meet many teaching needs, from simple, multiple-choice knowledge tests to complex, self-assessment tasks with detailed feedback. Click here for a quick guide to get you started, or watch this video clip for an overview of using the Quiz activity in your moodle course.

NB The video clip refers to the "gear icon" to access the Question Bank and Edit Quiz options within a course. In our Moodle, you will be able to access all of these functions under the Administration Block on the right.

To access the Question Bank, you would click on Question Bank under the Administration block on the right

To edit your quiz, click on Edit Quiz from the Administration Block on the right.

My students can't see my comments on their quiz question answers ... 

To allow students to view feedback comments on Essay style quiz questions:

Click "Review Options" in the edit settings area for the quiz

Tick all of the boxes under the "Later, while the quiz is still open" option. You can also tick the options under the "After the quiz is closed" option if you want the students to still be able to view the feedback comments once the quiz has closed.

How do I add a text and media area to my course?

1. In your course, turn editing on.
2. In a topic box, click on add an activity or resource.
3. Scroll down to resources and click on text and media area.
4. Click Add.
5. Use the toggle icon to expand the toolbar.
6. Add your text and click save and return to course.

How do I add / change topic titles?

1. In your course page, turn editing on.
   
2. Click on the pencil icon next to the topic name.
   
3. Enter the new name for your topic and press the enter key on your keyboard.

How do I add more topic boxes to my course page?

To add topic boxes:

Turn editing on then click on the + symbol at the bottom right of your course page. You can also remove topic boxes by clicking on the - symbol at the bottom right of your course page. 

How do I add Turnitin Assignments to my course?

For help and advice when adding Turnitin Assignments to your Moodle course, please contact Lynne Evans in the Library:libraries@nptcgroup.ac.uk / 01639 648601

How do I delete users from my course?

To remove participants / users from courses you will need to do the following:

From the course page:

Go to the Administration block on the left and click on:

Users > Enrolled Users.

There is a cross on the far right (under the Status Column) for each user. Click on this cross to delete the user from the course.

How do I delete ALL of the users on my course?

1. in the Administration block, click reset on your course page

2. Expand the section called roles

3. Click student and ensure it is highlighted

4. Scroll to the bottom and click reset course

5. Confirm ok continue to unenrol users

6. All students will now be unenrolled and deleted from the course.

Please note - this action will apply to all users with the role "student" so if a teacher has joined the course as a student, they will also be deleted from the course during this process.