Table of Contents
Part I: Getting Started with Moodle
Part II: Creating and Managing Course Content
Part III: Adding Activities to Your Moodle Course
The Moodle For Dummies Cheat Sheet
Part I: Getting Started with Moodle
Chapter 1: Discovering Moodle and What You Can Do
Creating a Moodle account and logging in to your course
Navigating the Moodle interface
Understanding Moodle terms and conventions
Clarifying Moodle and CMS, LMS, VLE, and LCMS
Keeping Moodle Versions Straight
Determining Where to Host Moodle
Chapter 2: Designing Great Moodle Courses
The Philosophy and Evolution of Moodle
Discovering How Moodle Can Support Instructional Design Strategies
Understanding Our Learners and Generational Differences
Chapter 3: Building Your Course Front Page
Understanding Front Page Basics
Viewing and Updating Participants' Profiles
Understanding and Implementing Moodle Conventions
Resources and activities settings
Chapter 4: Creating Your Course
Exploring the Front Page Settings and Enrollment Options
Enrollment Expiry Notification
Adding Learners to Your Course
Enrolling learners through self registration
Enrolling learners through manual enrollment
Unenrolling learners from your course
Implementing Moodle Roles and Course Permissions
Understanding roles and permissions
Managing Activities and Projects with Groups
Letting Everyone Know about Your Course
Part II: Creating and Managing Course Content
Chapter 5: Adding Content to Your Course: Resources
Adding Resources to Your Course
Linking to a file or a Web site
Creating a directory and folders
Changing the editing field to HTML source
File formats: Tips and suggestions
Chapter 6: Adding Audio and Video to Your Course by Using Free Software
Using Moodle Multimedia Plugins
Creating and Uploading Instructional Videos
Incorporating Sound files into Your Moodle Course
Incorporating Podcasts into Your Moodle Course
Adding Real-Time Instructions (Video Conferencing) to Your Moodle Course
Chapter 7: Grading Learners' Progress and Knowledge
Exploring the Grader Report Pages in Moodle
Discovering the Grader Report tabs
Excluding from grades, and other exceptions
Administering and managing surveys
Part III: Adding Activities to Your Moodle Course
Chapter 8: Adding Communication Modules
Effectively using forums with your learners
Managing and Administering Forums
Viewing, archiving, and searching forum discussions
Effectively using chat with your learners
Creating and entering into a chat session
Managing and administering a chat
Managing and administering messages
Adding Notes about Your Learners
Adding Moodle Blogs to Your Course
Effectively using blogs with your learners
Chapter 9: Adding Collaborative Modules
Effectively using wikis with your learners
Choosing the right wiki structure
Managing and Administering Wikis
Adding a Glossary to Your Course
Effective ways to use your glossaries
Managing and Administering Glossaries
Effectively using lessons with learners
Managing and Administering Lessons
Creating a question page lesson
Chapter 10: Creating Assignments
Effective Ways to Use Assignments
Administering Assignment Submissions
Chapter 11: Quizzing and Testing in Moodle
Looking at the Testing Features
Setting Up Various Types of Questions
Viewing, Editing, and Adding Questions to Quizzes
Editing the question bank and quiz
Importing and exporting questions
Chapter 12: Using Databases to Share Resources and Adding the Latest News via RSS
Harnessing the Power of Databases
Exploring how Moodle databases work
Finding creative ways to use a database
Adding a Database to Your Course
Adding fields to your database
Editing your database interface
Viewing Your Database — What You and Your Learners Will See
Including RSS on the course front page
Chapter 13: Administering Moodle Courses
Chapter 14: Managing Course Data, Reports, Logs, and Statistics
Managing Your Course Data and Staying Up-to-Date
Backing Up Your Course and Data
Saving Time by Reusing Your Course
Importing specific data from your course
Resetting Your Course to Clear All User Data
Viewing Logs, Reports, and Statistics
Chapter 15: Ten Questions to Ask before Building and Launching Your Course
Is the Moodle Site Ready for Use?
How Do Students Register for My Course?
Who Do I Contact If I Have Problems with the Site?
What Type of Course Am I Offering?
What Are My Learning Goals and Objectives?
Did I Brainstorm and Organize My Course Structure?
How Will I Communicate with My Learners?
How Will I Assess My Learners?
Am I Comfortable Using Moodle?
Is My Course Ready to Go Live?
Chapter 16: Ten Creative Ways to Keep Your Learners Involved in Your Course
Communicate with Your Learners
Use Forums for Discussions and Other Class-Related Activities
Assign Responsibility to Learners
Invite Guests to Participate in the Course
Reward Your Learners For Contributions