Start of School Moodle Sessions

Get your Moodle courses ready for the start of school with these helpful sessions, in most cases, offered both online and in-person. See the session descriptions below and then RSVP on the Upcoming Moodle Moments page.

Please note: If you do not see this topic on the “Upcoming Moodle Moments” page, it is likely that the currently scheduled session dates/times for it may already have passed. Other sessions will be offered throughout the FALL term.

The Awesome Assignment Activity Awaits, Rubric-Ready

This session will delve into the Assignment Activity, including using Rubrics & Marking Guides to provide clear and consistent feedback to your students.  Session dates & times and RSVP link found here.

Best Practices in Moodle Course Design

This session will look at various best practices in Moodle course space layout and design for clarity and ease of use for you and your students.  Session dates & times and RSVP link found here.

Five Tips for Tracking & Encouraging Students’ Moodle Usage

This session will provide you five new ways to track and encourage students’ usage in Moodle, including various usage reports, the lesson activity, badges, and completion tracking. Session dates & times and RSVP link found here.

Increasing Connection in Online & Hybrid Course Spaces

This is session will provide suggestions for ways to increase your connection with your students in hybrid and online course spaces. Session dates & times and RSVP link found here.

Is Your Moodle Course Student-Ready?

A quick session to check on all the items that make your course space ready for students! Session dates & times and RSVP link found here.

Let’s Discuss: The Moodle Forum Activity

This session will explore the discussion forum activity in Moodle, including the difference between the forum types and how to enable ratings in the system, allowing you to grade as you read through the students’ post. Session dates & times and RSVP link found here.

Meet Moodle: Moodle 3.4 for New Users

This session will introduce the user to the Moodle Learning Management Session and how it is used at Trinity. This includes locating your course spaces, setting up the attendance activity sessions, posting your syllabus, and making your course available to students. It will also provide a glimpse at some of the most common activities used throughout Moodle. Session dates & times and RSVP link found here.

A Quirky Quest: The Quiz Activity and Its Many Features

This session explore the multitude of question types available in the Moodle Quiz activity, and walk-through the process of setting a quiz up in your course.  Session dates & times and RSVP link found here.

The Wonders of the Moodle Gradebook

This session will cover understanding, setting up, and utilizing the Moodle gradebook to make your life easier. This will include setting up gradebook categories and grade items which only exist in the gradebook. You will also get a preview of a variety of way to provide grades and feedback for your students. Session dates & times and RSVP link found here.