For Staff
...wanting to author e-learning materials
- Using the Course Materials Repository
- Using Online Coursework Submission
- Using the Plagiarism Detection Service
- Using Moodle
- Using WebCT
- Using Perception
- Using a Personal Response System
- SENDA
- Supporting Online Learning
- IPR and Copyright Guidance
- E-Learning Network (Mailing List)
- Training
- Learning and Teaching
In this section:
- Introduction
- What does Moodle offer?
- How to access Moodle
- Requesting a course
- A teacher view of Moodle
- Organising your Moodle course
- Adding resources to your Moodle course
- Adding activities to your Moodle course
- Supporting and monitoring students in Moodle
- Resources for learning about Moodle
Moodle
How to access Moodle
You can access Moodle through a web browser (such as Internet Explorer or Firefox) on any internet-connected computer. This means that you can access from home as easily as you can from your office on campus.To access Moodle, go to: http://moodle.essex.ac.uk
You should then see the homepage of Moodle, similar to the screenshot below:
Logging into Moodle
On the left-hand side of the screen, you should see a login box. Type your University username and password into the appropriate textboxes and then click on the 'login' button. You do not need to add 'campus\' before your username.
If you have problems logging into Moodle, please contact the Learning Technology Team (email: ltt, non-Essex users should add @essex.ac.uk).
After logging in, you will see your 'My Courses' screen:
To access a course in Moodle, just click on the name of the course in the 'My courses' list. This should take you to the home page of the course.
The different roles in Moodle
If you are new to Moodle, it is important to appreciate the different roles that can be assigned which allow access to different features to the Moodle environment. The current roles are:- Teacher - can populate a course with resources and activities, as well as provide student feedback.
- Non-editing Teacher - can teach in courses and grade students, but may not alter activities.
- Student - can interact with course content and participate in activities and assignments.
- Guest - can view areas of the course, but not participate in any way.
Your role is course dependent, i.e. you could be a teacher on one course and then be a student on another course.
