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Choice is an activity used to conduct a quick survey, designed to stimulate thinking on a particular topic, or for administrative purposes. The teacher can ask a question and define several possible responses; student selections can then be made anonymously or with names. Choice Choice is an activity used to conduct a quick survey, designed to stimulate thinking on a particular topic, or for administrative purposes. The teacher can ask a question and define several possible responses; student selections can then be made anonymously or with names. In this guide: Adding a Choice to the site Using Choice and & results Adding a Choice to the course site 1. Turn on Edit mode 2. Choose a topic, click on and choose “Activity or resource ” 3. Choose “Choice ”. 4. In the "Choice name " field, enter the name of the survey - for example: "Choice of topic". 5. The question, instructions or an explanation of the survey can be added in the "Description " field. 6. Check the box "Display instructions on the course main page " so that the instructions appear on the course homepage. Choose whether the options are displayed vertically or horizontally 8. The following options are available for the survey: Can students update their choice? Can students select more than one choice? Limit the number of participants that can select each choice option. When the limit is reached then no-one else can select that option. At least one option is required. Add three more options If you chose "Yes" for "Limit the number of responses allowed", new fields will be added to the options: 9. The following options for the survey's results are available: 1 2 3 Display for students the number of spaces left Set the limit for number of students Publish results - Choose if and how the results will be displayed to students. Show columns for unanswered - Show a column listing students who have not completed the activity. Include responses from inactive/suspended users - Allow students who are inactive or suspended to complete the activity. 10. It is possible to set the completion of the Choice activity by requiring students to make a choice: 11. When finished, click "Save and display ". Using Choice and displaying results The following is the activity from a student's perspective : 1. To see the responses, select the "Responses " tab: 2. In the "Responses " tab, the teacher can see the number of responses per choice, and the students who chose them. It is possible to select specific students (by ticking their name), and either change their choice or delete it. The responses can be downloaded in different formats, include text and Excel.

The Exams server is a Moodle server for conducting online exams. On the Exams server, the course is "empty": no content, activities and learning materials are displayed. Using the Exams Server The Exams Server works with Moodle same as the main Moodle courses sites: Every site on the main Moodle will also appear on the Exams server Every user registered on the main course will also be on the Exams server Groups on the course will also appear on the Exams server The distinction between the courses server and the exams server helps to effectively manage the online exams in two ways: Dispersing online exams between the main server and the exams server, in order to avoid overloads during the exams of many students at once. On the Exams server, the course is "empty": no content, activities and learning materials are displayed. What's in this tutorial: Login to the Exams server Prepare an exam on the Exams server Add users (students/teaching assistants) to the course on the Exams server Import an existing exam from the main course website to the Exams server See groups for time extension, created on the main site, on the exam server Students' access to the exam server Import the grades from the Exams server to the main course Logging in to the Exams server Enter the exam server at the following link: http://exams.tau.ac.il Log in with your university username. Each user will see on the Exams server all the courses to which they are registered on the main Moodle server. Please note: all course sites on the exam server are not available to students . Remember to make the course website available to students before the exam. Making the site available is the responsibility of the teaching staff in the course (click here for instructions ) Preparing an exam on the Exams server On the exam server, exams are prepared and conducted exactly the same way as on the course website on the main server, including granting time extensions, adding an exam honor code statement and any additional settings that are necessary for the exam. For information on preparing exams in Moodle, click here . Adding users (students/teaching assistants) to the course on the Exams server Participants registered on the main course's sites are automatically synchronized to the Exams server within 24 hours of their registration. If users are added close to the exam, they need to be added on the main server and then perform a manual synchronization on the course website on the exam server. For instructions on adding users to the main site, click here . To manually synchronize participants on the exam server: 1. On the course site on the Exams server, enable "Edit mode" on the upper right corner of the page. 2. On the right menu, click “To sync click here” on the “TAU sync from main site” block. If you don't see the menu, click the arrow tag on the top right corner. 3. The sync process may take several minutes. To finish,, click "Continue”. Importing an existing exam from the main course website to the course on the Exams server Activities, such as Quiz and Assignment , can be imported from the main course website in cases that they were created there and the students will be assessed in the exams server. 1. Enter the course site on the Exam server 2. In the course top menu, click on "More" and then choose "Import items from the main site" . 3. A list of all the activities available on the course on the main server will open. Check the relevant item/s and click "Submit" . 4. At the end of the import process, a completion page will appear, click “Continue” button to finish. Please note, after importing it is recommended to go through the exam settings and verify that the exam is displayed correctly. The following details should be checked in particular (if set on main site): 1. Access restrictions; 2. Honor code statement Students' access to the Exam server The students must be updated and informed in advance about each exam that takes place on the exam server and not on the main Moodle server. Before the exam date: It is recommended to ask the students to log in to the exam server (it is also possible a few days before) to make sure that they are able to login, and to confirm the "Site policy agreement" (on the first login to the exam server). On the day of the test: it is recommended to add on the main course site a direct link to the Exams server course site. Suggestion for a message to send to the students: The online exam in course: ____________ , will take place on the Exam server . To enter the exam server: 1. Click the following link: http://exams.tau.ac.il 2. Log in and enter the course website Please note , if this is your first time on the Exam server, a policy agreement notice will appear. Please read and accept. Once you have accepted the terms, your courses list will be displayed. Seeing groups, created on the main site, on the exam server for time extension Groups set on the main course's sites are automatically synchronized to the Exams server within 24 hours. If groups need to be added close to the exam, it needs to be set on the main server, and then perform a manual synchronization on the course on the exam server. For instructions on creating groups on the main site, click here . To manually synchronize participants on the exam server: 1. On the course site on the Exams server’, enable "Edit mode" on the upper right corner of the page. 2. Click “To sync click here” on the “TAU sync from main site” block on the right menu. If you don't see the menu, click the arrow tag on the top right corner. 3. The sync process may take several minutes. at the end, click "Continue ”. Please note: if the groups continue to be updated on the main course website, it is recommended to do another synchronization a few minutes before the start of the exam. Importing grades from the Exams server to the main course The grades will automatically be transferred a day after they are updated on the exam server. If you want to transfer the grades without the waiting time: 1. Enter the course on the main Moodle server and enable "Edit mode" on the upper right corner of the page. 2. On the right menu, click on “Add a block” and select “TAU sync grades from online exams site” If you don't see the menu, click the arrow tag on the top right corner. 4. Click “To sync click here” 5. The sync process may take several minutes. At the end, click "Continue” . 6. To view the grades, click "Grades" in the top menu. In the next window you can see the grade column of the exams. The name of the column will be exams 2024 + the name of the exam. For example : exams2024: final exam.

This option enables grading activities submitted outside of Moodle, such as: presentations, class activities, etc., as well as managing all grades on the course website. You can create an "assignment" item without submission, grade and write feedback, and choose when to make them available for students. Grading activities not submitted via Moodle This option enables grading activities submitted outside of Moodle, such as: presentations, class activities, etc., managing all grades on the course website. In this option, you can create an "Assignment " activity without actual submission in Moodle. You can grade and write feedback to the activity, and choose when to make them available for students. Step A – Open an "assignment" (not for submission) 1. Enable "Edit mode" on the upper right corner of the page. 2. Click on "Add an activity or resource" at the bottom of the section you would like to add your item to. 3. On the activity chooser, choose “Assignment” . 4. In the "Assignment name" field, write the name of the assignment (for example: “Presentations grades”) 5. Uncheck the “Enable” checkbox from all four fields in the availability section 6. In the "Submission types" section, remove the mark from the “File submission” option 7. Click on the "Save and display" button at the bottom of the page to finish. Step B – Grading 1. In the next window, click on “View all submission” 2. For quick grading, scroll down and check the "Quick grading” field 3. Add grades and feedback in the table 4. To finish, click on the “Save all quick grading changes” button at the bottom of the table

After students have finished a quiz in Moodle, lecturers can see the students' answers, grades, attempts, and statistics. Lecturers can cancel a question or accept another answer as correct and recalculate the grades and more. Review and grade a quiz in Moodle After the students finished the quiz you can see the students' answers, grades, attempts, statistics and more What's on this tutorial: Review students' quiz answer attempts Manual grading of essay questions Export quiz answer attempts report to Excel Quiz statistics report Accept another answer as correct and recalculate the grades Cancel a question and recalculating a grade after the exam is over Review attempts of students Review quiz answer attempts of students After the students finished answering the quiz, you can view all students' quiz results in one table, as well as view each student attempt, and manually add comments or update their grade. View all students results 1. On the course site, enter the relevant Quiz 2. In the quiz page, go to "Results" in the top menu. 3. Here you can see the quiz results table Note: There are "display options" and report filters ("what to include in the report") above the results table - if needed you can always reset table preferences. View student attempt 4. To view a specific student attempt, in the results table click “Review attempt” under the student’s name 5. Here you can view the attempt, add personal comments and override the grade General details of the attempt The question and the student's answer Add comments and/or override grade The student's response history 6. To finish, click “Finish review” on the “Quiz navigation” block on the top right Manual grading essay questions Manual grading of essay questions In a "Quiz ", there is an option to grade essay questions by question (and not per student). How to grade essay questions by question How to grade essay questions without displaying the students' names grade essay questions How to grade essay questions by question? 1. On the course site, enter the relevant quiz 2. Go to "Results" in the top menu and, on the next page select “Manual grading” in the drop down menu on the top left. 3. On the next page, the essay questions list will be displayed. Review and grade the answers to a specific question, click on "grade" in the “To grade" column, or go to "grade all" , in the “Total” column. 4. On the top of the page, there are options to filter and sort the students' answers for grading Please note: Changes must be saved after giving a grade at the end of each page, so it is recommended to grade 5-10 questions per page. 5. Now, you will be able to see and grade the essay answers manually: On the left: The question number In the blue frame: The question text and the student's answer. In the green frame: In the "Comment" text box, you can write feedback for that answer. In the green frame: At the bottom you can grade that answer. 6. To go to the next page, or to finish grading, click “Save and show next” button at the bottom of the page. 7. To return to the essay questions list, click on link “Back to the list of questions” at the top of the page. grade essay questions without names How to grade essay questions without displaying the students' names Step 1: Change permissions in the quiz Step 2: Switch role to Teaching Assistant Step 3: Grade the assay questions Step 1: Change permissions in the quiz 1. In the relevant quiz item, click on “More” and then "Permissions" in the top menu. 2. On the page that opens, find the field "See student names while grading" (Ctrl+F can be used). In the row of "See student identity fields while grading" locate the "Teaching Assistant" permission and click on the trash can icon to remove the permission. 3. Now the “Confirm role change” window will open. Make sure that the permission is "Teaching Assistant” , and that the removal is from the ability to view the students' names while grading. To finish, click "Remove” . Step 2: Switch role to Teaching Assistant 1. Click on your initials in the upper left corner of the screen and click on "Switch role to...” 2. In the window that opens, select "Teaching Assistant" 3. Now next to your name initials, the permission "Teaching Assistant" will appear. At any stage, to return to the normal permission, click again on your name initials and then on “Return to my normal role”. Step 3: Grade the essay questions After changing the role, return to the quiz and grade the essay questions according to the “Manual grading of essay questions ” . Export quiz attempts to Excel Export quiz answer attempts report to Excel 1. On the course site, enter the relevant quiz 2. In the quiz item, go to the "Results" in the top menu 3. To export “results” table: Above the table on the left, select “Microsoft Excel (.xlsx)” in the drop down menu, and click “Download” To export students’ answers: 4. Select “Responses” in the drop down menu on the top left. 5. On “Display options” choose which data to display, and click “Show report” . 6. Select “Microsoft Excel (.xlsx)” in the "Download table data as " menu below, and click “Download” Quiz statistics report Quiz Statistics report 1. On the course site, enter the relevant quiz 2. In the quiz item, go to the "Results" in the top menu and select “Statistics” in the drop down menu on the top left. In the top table: General data of the quiz In the lower table: Statistics by question. Clicking on the name of the question will lead to detailed information Download to Excel: at the top of the page, in “Download full report as” field, select “Microsoft Excel (.xlsx)” and click “Download” Accept another answer Accept another answer as correct and recalculate the grades If needed, after students have finished the exam, it is possible to accept another answer as correct, and recalculate the grades accordingly. This option is available only in “Multiple choice” and “OU multiple response” questions type. Step 1 - Set another answer as correct in a question Step 2 - Recalculate the grades Step 1 - Set another answer as correct in a question accept another answer 1. On the course site, enter the relevant quiz 2. In the quiz activity, click on "Quiz questions" in the top menu 3. Click the gear icon on the relevant question to go to its settings If you use a “Random question” from a question category, click “See questions” , find the question and click on "Edit" and “Edit question" 4. In the field of the additional correct answer, change the "Grade" field to 100% (In “OU multiple response” mark “Correct” to the additional answer) 5. To finish, scroll down and click on “Save changes” recalculate grade Step 2 - Recalculate the quiz grade 1. In the quiz item, go to “Results” in the top menu. 2. Click on the "Dry run full regrade” button to see how the change you will be reflected in the students' grades. 3. At the end of the “Dry run” process, a "Regrade completed" message will be displayed, click “Continue” to finish. 4. Now you can see the grades after the recalculating 5. If the change is correct, click the "Regrade all " button to update the grades for all students. 6. At the end of the process, a "Regrade completed" message will be displayed, click “Continue” to finish. Cancel a question Cancel a question and recalculating a grade after the exam is over If a problem was detected in a question in the exam, it is sometimes necessary to cancel the question and recalculate the exam. How to recalculate the grade without weighting this question? 1. On the course site, enter the relevant quiz 2. In the quiz activity, go to the "Quiz questions" in the top menu 3. On the next page, find the question you want to cancel. Click the pencil icon and update its weight to 0 . 4. Press Enter to save and finish. 5. To see the new grade calculation, go to “Results” in the top menu. On the results table, you can see that the question now is not included in the quiz grade calculation.

Discover how to integrate reflection into your Moodle course: boost student engagement, deepen learning, and develop critical thinking with practical tools. Reflection Reflection is a process of conscious, critical, and deep thinking about experiences, feelings, actions, and thoughts. The combination of observation and reflection in the learning process helps students understand in depth what they have learned, build new knowledge, and develop critical thinking. Reflection can be held individually as well as in a group: In the personal sphere – the student thinks, writes or records for themselves, at their own pace and privately. In a collaborative space – students are exposed to different ideas and perspectives, and learn from the challenges and successes of others. Moodle has a variety of tools that can support both individual and group thinking and reflection – writing, recording audio, or taking videos. The lecturer can be involved in the process by evaluating and promoting the building of the student's knowledge individually, and as a group, in the course . What's in this tutorial: How to choose the right tool for reflection? Examples of Reflection Activity on the Course Website How to choose the right tool for reflection? Choosing the appropriate tool for reflection depends on the pedagogical goals, the degree of exposure of the reflection content (personal or collaborative), and the nature of the course and the learners. Some questions to consider when choosing the right reflection tool: Is the reflection private to the student or open to discussion? Should I add feedback to the reflection? If yes - personal feedback from the lecturer, or a dialogue between colleagues? What is the nature of the content – textual, visual or video? How often do you use the tool – one-time, weekly or continuous? The following table shows the possible functions of various tools, which can be used choose the most suitable tool for the activity: Examples of Reflection Activity on the course site The following are examples of reflection activities, including online tutorials for adding each component to the Moodle course site. Click on each example to enlarge the image and see the link to the tutorial: NG - Private Forum Journal Board Annoto – Video Notes/Discussion Questionaire Forum (Collaborative)

You can manage course grades in Moodle, set assignment/exam weights, calculate averages, etc. Grader Report The Grader Report displays all grades received and/or entered into Moodle. You can manage course grades in Moodle, set assignment/exam weights, calculate averages, etc. General information about the Grader Report: 1. Any Assignment or Quiz that appears in Moodle (and/or additional grade items) will automatically appear in the Grader Report. 2. Grades entered in activities of this type, such as Assignments and/or Quizzes (even in cases of quizzes where grades are given automatically) - are also updated directly in the Grader Report. 3. Grades can also be updated for activities that were not submitted through Moodle, such as: presenting reports, class activities, etc. 4. Grades can be uploaded from an Excel file to the course website by ID numbers. For instructions, click here . In this guide: Set grade weights Create a grade category What's shown on the Grader Report What students see on a Grader Report Show and hide grades Setting Grade Weights 1. On the course website, in the top course management bar, click the "Grades " button to enter the Grader Report. 2. In the scroll box at the top, "Grader report ", go to "Gradebook setup ". 3. In the window that opens, a list of all assignments and grade resources on the course website will be displayed. 4. A "Weights " column will be shown in the table. The default setting is that each activity in the course that has been defined for a grade has the same weight, and the average of the grades of all resources is a simple average. You can give a weight to each resource of the overall grade. The weights are out of 1 or out of 100 - for example, if the weight of an assignment is 80%, you can write 0.8 or 80 in the Weights column. 5. After updating the weights, click "Save Changes " at the bottom of the table. Creating Grade Categories In the Grader Report, you can create categories. For example, if there are 3 assignments to submit in a course, and you want these assignments to together constitute 10% of the grade, you can define a category called "Assignments" and then specify that the category's weight is 10% of the course's final grade. 1. O n the course website, in the top course management bar, click the " Grades " button to enter the Grader Report. 2. In the scroll box at the top, "Grader report ", go to "Gradebook setup ". 3. In the window that opens, click the "Add Category " button. 4. In the window that opens, enter a name for the category and save changes. 5. At the bottom of the course grades table, a row will be added with the created category, which has a folder icon, and its default weight is 0.0. Define a weight for the category and save changes at the bottom of the table. 6. To move the relevant activities into the category folder, check the box at the far right of the desired activity row. 7. Scroll down the screen and under the table on the left, select the desired category in the "Move selected items to " field. 8. Now the Gradebook setup page will refresh and the selected items will appear under the category to which they were assigned. Add bonus to the course grade A bonus can be added to the grade report that will not be weighted in calculating the course grades. The bonus will be an additional numerical grade to the final grade of the course up to a maximum grade of 100. 1. O n the course website, in the top course management bar, click the " Grades " button to enter the Grader Report. 2. In the scroll box at the top, "Grader report ", go to "Gradebook setup ". 3. In the window that opens, click the "Add Category " button. 4. In the next window that opens, enter a name for the category and click on "Show more ". 5. In the Aggregation section, select "Bonus ". 6. At the end of the page, click on "Save changes ". The weight of the bonus category has no meaning in the "Gradebook setup". 7. To add a bonus to a student's grade - the grade must be entered manually on the "Grader report " page. In the scroll box at the top "Gradebook setup ", go to "Grader report ". 8. Enable "Edit mode " on the top right of the page. 9. In the category column, enter the bonus grade in the left field and press Enter on the keyboard. The cell will appear in yellow. The bonus category adds points without weight, and the final course score will not exceed 100. For example, if Student A's course grade is 89 and they receive 3 points as bonus, their final grade will be 92. If Student B's course grade is 99 and they receive 3 points as bonus, their final grade will be 100 (the Moodle grade will not exceed 100). How do I configure what is displayed in the Grade Report? 1. O n the course website, in the top course management bar, click the " Grades " button to enter the Grader Report. 2. In the scroll box at the top, "Grader report ", go to "Course grade settings ". 2. On the page that opens, scroll down a little to the "User report " section where various options appear. For each one, choose whether to display or not. 3. Finally, click "Save Changes ". For detailed explanations for each of the configurable fields, you can click on the question mark icon How do I know what students see in their grade report? Lecturers and teaching assistants see the grade report of all students in the course. Each student sees only their own grades. 1. Go to "Grades " in the top management bar of the course website. In the scroll box at the top of the screen that opens, go to "User report ". 2. On the page that opens, above the table on the left, select one of the students. 3. The table that will be displayed will be exactly the table that the student sees. If there is an activity that is not available to students: Lecturers will see the column in a hidden state (grayed out). Students will not see the column in the grade report. Assignments that students have already submitted and the lecturer entered grades but kept the grades unavailable to students: the teaching staff will see the assignment column and the grades entered in the grader report; Students will not see the assignment column in the grade report. When the assignment is made available to students, they will also be able to see the grades in the grade report. For instructions, continue to the next guide. How do I make grades hidden or visible to students? 1. Go to "Grades ". 2. Enable "Edit mode " on the top right of the page. 3. In each grade column in the table, choose whether to hide the grades or reveal them to students, by clicking the eye icon. Closed eye and title in gray = hidden grades. Open eye and title in blue = visible grades.

The Task Board activity can enhance the productivity and efficiency of the learning process by managing tasks for course participants, encouraging collaboration and teamwork. Kanban (看板), meaning "notice board" or "sign" in Japanese, includes two main components: Columns indicating task status: “To Do”, “In Progress”, “Done”; and cards representing tasks to be completed. As tasks progress, cards are moved between columns on the board to reflect their current status in the learning process Tasks Board - Kanban The Task Board activity can enhance the productivity and efficiency of the learning process by managing tasks for course participants, encouraging collaboration and teamwork. Kanban (看板), meaning "notice board" or "sign" in Japanese, includes two main components: Cards , representing tasks Columns , representing tasks at different stages or in different areas of a project Common usage : Columns indicating task status: “To Do”, “In Progress”, “Done”; and cards representing tasks to be completed. As tasks progress, cards are moved between columns on the board to reflect their current status in the learning process. What’s in this guide? Add a Kanban task board to the course site Edit columns (add, rename, delete, lock) Edit cards (add, edit content, attach files, assign to students, etc.) Switch to a student’s board Students' usage of the task board Tasks Board can be used to foster engaged and collaborative learning , and learning management . Adding a Kanban to the course site 1. Turn on Edit mode. 2. Choose a topic, click on and choose “Activity or resource ”. 3. Choose “Tasks Board - Kanban ”. 4. In the "Choice name " field, enter the name of the Kanban - the deafult 5. The instruction for using the Kanban can be added in the "Description " field. 6. Check the box "Display instructions on the course main page " so that the instructions appear on the course homepage. 7. Choose which types of boards are available for students: Types of board Shared board + individual board for each student. Instructors have access to all boards. Shared board for all students Each student has a private board. Instructors have access to all boards. 8. When finished, click "Save and display ". Editing Columns This is the default layout of Kanban: 1. Click the on the right side to delete, lock (prevent editing existing columns) or edit the column. 2. Move the cursor between the columns; click on the line and to add a column. 3. Hover the cursor over a column, until it change into a . Drag and drop the column to its new placement. 4. To rename a column, double-click on its name and type a new one. Editing Cards Adding a new card To add a new card, m ove the cursor under the column's title, and click on . Renaming a card To rename a card, double-click on its title and add a new name. Editing a card To edit a card, click on next to the name of the card: Assign yourself as responsible for the card Delete the card Start a discussion about the card Display the card in all columns Edit the card Mark card as complete Move the card to another column / after another card 1. Click "Edit " to edit the card. 2. In the editing window, you may change the title of the card, assign students to be responsible for the card, and add a general description of the card. 3. In addition, you can assign a due date for the completion of the card, as well as a reminder . Files can also be added to the card, and its background color can be changed. 4. This is what a finished card looks like: Card title Due date Assigned student Show description, including files Starting a discussion 1. Click on next to the name of the card and choose "Start discussion ". 2. Type the first message in the discussion, and click : 3. As a teacher, you will be able to delete comments: 4. On the card, a new "Discussion" icon will appear: Moving a card 1. Click on next to the name of the card and choose "Move ". 2. A new window will open to set the card's new placement: Marking a card as "complete" 1. Click on next to the name of the card and choose "Complete ". 2. On the card, a checkmark will appear. What can students do on a Tasks Board? Editing columns : Students cannot edit columns (i.e., they cannot change column names, add, delete, etc.). Adding and editing cards : Students can add and edit cards as needed. They can change the position, add files, update texts, colors, mark completion, and so on. Assigning cards : Students can assign a card to themselves only. They cannot assign a card to another student, but all students have the option to assign the same task card to themselves. Switching between boards : Each student can view only their personal board and the shared board (if defined). Students cannot switch between other students' boards. Switching to a student's board If the personal type of board is chosen, each participant will get their own Tasks Board. For example: As a teacher, you can easily browse the participants' personal boards. 1. Click on next to the name of the board and choose "Change user board ". 2. In the "Change user board " window that opens, select the participant whose Tasks Board you want to access.

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In an assignment activity, a grade can be set based on a marking guide or rubric that the lecturer defines in advance. These methods show evaluation criteria and the relative weight of each criterion within the overall grade. Using a predefined guide or rubric can clarify the expectations in the assignment for the students. Assignment - Grades & Feedback To read the guide for creating and facilitating assignments , click here . In an Assignment activity, a grade can be set based on a marking guide , a rubric , or a criteria scale that the lecturer creates in advance. These methods show evaluation criteria and the relative weight of each criterion within the overall grade. Using a predefined guide, rubric, or scale can clarify the expectations in the assignment for the students. Also, the guide/rubric/scale ensures greater reliability in grading when different graders are involved. It is advisable to make the marking guide, rubric, or criteria scale available to the students in advance to promote submissions more in line with the lecturer expectations. There are three methods of advanced grading in Moodle: Marking Guide Rubric Criteria Scale Create a marking guide Create a rubric Use a marking guide Use a rubric Create a criteria scale Use a criteria scale Defining evaluation criteria Setting a maximum score for each criterion Providing comments for each criterion Giving general feedback Defining evaluation criteria Assigning a weight to each criterion Defining a grading scale A different scale for each criterion Providing comments for each criterion Giving general feedback Defining evaluation criteria Assigning a weight to each criterion Defining a grading scale for each criterion A different scale for each criterion Providing comments for each criterion Giving general feedback What's in this guide: Advanced grading Marking guide Rubric Criteria scale Downloading and uploading assignments Uploading assignment grades through Excel Uploading graded assignments back to Moodle Making grades available Accessing grades and feedback as students Revealing students' grades after an anonymous check Updating students about grades and feedback Creating a marking guide in an assignment 1. On the course site, enter the relevant Assignment . If you have not yet created the assignment, click here for instructions for creating an Assignment . 2. In the assignment item, click on "Advanced grading" in the top menu 3. On the “Change active grading method to” field, select "Marking guide" and click on the "Define new grading form from scratch" button. 4. On the next page, name the marking guide. It is possible to add general information or a description in the "Description " field. 5. Define the first criterion: Criterion name , for example: Introduction chapter Description for students: You can write description or instruction for the students, for example: "In the Introduction chapter you need to define the issue being examined, explain its importance and set the goals of the research. " Description for Markers: You can write an instruction for the evaluators, for example: "note that all the required information is clearly written... Add points for… Deduct grade for... " Maximum score: Set the maximum grade (points) for this criterion. 6. Additional criteria can be added as needed by clicking "Add criterion" . 7. In the “Marking guide options” section, you can define whether the grading criteria will be available to students and whether they will see the grade for each criteria. 8. To finish, click “Save marking guide and make it ready” button Grading an assignment using a marking guide 1. Enter the Assignment and click on "Submissions" . 2. Choose a student's assignment, click on and select "Grade ". 3. On the submission page you can see the submission file on the left side and the submission details on the right side. You can navigate between the pages using the arrows in the upper left corner. Navigate between pages Submission details 4. On the right, in the "Grade" section you can grade and add comments for each criterion you created. To enlarge the marking guide click on the square icon in the corner: 5. The total grade will be calculated automatically. To finish, click on "Save changes" at the bottom of the screen or click on "Save and show next " to go to the next student. Note: you can change the page layout to your convenience with the buttons in the lower right corner Creating a rubric for an assignment 1. On the course site, enter the relevant Assignment If you have not yet created the assignment, click here for instructions for creating an Assignment . 2. In the assignment, click on "Advanced grading" in the top menu 3. On the “Change active grading method to” field, select "rubric" and click the "Define new grading form from scratch" button 4. On the next page, name the rubric. It is possible to add general information/description in the "Description " field. 5. Set the rubric criteria: Set the levels' names and points Name and describe the criterion Add levels to the rubric Delete criterion Duplicate criterion Add additional criteria 5. By default, all of the rubric options are selected. 6. To finish click the “Save scale and make it ready” button, Grading an assignment using a rubric 1. Enter the Assignment and click on "Submissions" . 2. Choose a student's assignment, click on and select "Grade ". 3. On the submission page you can see the submission file on the left side and the submission details on the right side. You can navigate between the pages using the arrows in the upper left corner. Navigate between pages Submission details 4. On the right, in the "Grade" section you can select the level that matches the student's work, and add comments for each criterion you created. 5. Afterwards, you can also provide written feedback through comments or files. 6. To finish, click on "Save changes" at the bottom of the screen or click on "Save and show next " to go to the next student. After saving, the total grade will be calculated automatically and added to the gradebook. Note: you can change the page layout to your convenience with the buttons in the lower left corner Creating a criteria scale for an assignment 1. On the course site, enter the relevant Assignment If you have not yet created the assignment, click here for instructions for creating an Assignment . 2. In the assignment, click on "Advanced grading" in the top menu 3. On the “Change active grading method to” field, select "Criteria scale" and click the "Define new grading form from scratch" button 4. On the next page, name the rubric. It is possible to add general information/description in the "Description " field. 5. Set the criteria: Enter the percentage of the criterion (10, 25..) Name the criterion (for example, "Ideas" or "Evidence") Add additional criteria Set equal percentages for all criteria For example: All criteria must add up to 100% 5. Set the rating scale: Choose the number of levels For example, after choosing 4 levels, the following fields appear: Delete levels Provide a description for each level Enter the value each level - from the lowest (0) to the highest (1) For example: It is also possible to add levels, and automatically re-calculate the weights. It is also possible to hide or make it visible for students to see the criteria scale and weights by ticking ( ) the relevant options. 7. To finish click the “Save scale and make it ready” button, Grading an assignment using a criteria scale 1. Enter the Assignment and click on "Submissions" . 2. Choose a student's assignment, click on and select "Grade ". 3. On the submission page you can see the submission file on the left side and the submission details on the right side. You can navigate between the pages using the arrows in the upper left corner. Navigate between pages Submission details 4. On the right, in the "Grade" section you can grade and add comments for each criterion you created. Click on the scale square to select it. To enlarge the marking guide click on the arrow icon in the corner. 5. Afterwards, you can also provide written feedback through comments or files. 6. To finish, click on "Save changes" at the bottom of the screen or click on "Save and show next " to go to the next student. After saving, the total grade will be calculated automatically and added to the gradebook. Note: you can change the page layout to your convenience with the buttons in the lower left corner Uploading assignment grades through Excel 1. Enter the assignment and click the "View All Submissions " button. 2. Assignment grades can be uploaded via an Excel spreadsheet. First, download the assignment grade sheet, enter the grades according to student names, and upload the file back to the assignment. To download the grade sheet to your computer, click on "Actions ", open the dropdown menu, and select "Download grading worksheet ". This can be done even if some grades have already been entered. Grades cannot be entered by ID number, only by student names. 3. In the Excel sheet, you can manually fill in missing grades as needed. Enter the student grades in the "Grades " column and save the file. 4. To upload the Excel sheet back to the assignment: Select "Upload grading worksheet " from the same dropdown menu as in Step 2: 5. Drag the Excel file into the dotted field or upload it via "Choose a file ". 6. After adding the file, click the " Upload grading workshee t" button. 7. Click "Confirm " in the confirmation window. 8. Finally, click "Continue ". Uploading graded assignments back to Moodle To read the guide for downloading assignments and grading them on your personal computer , click here . 1. Ensure all the reviewed assignments in the folder are with their original file names, and save them as a new ZIP file. To do that, right-click on the folder, select "Compress to... ", and then "ZIP file ". 2. On the course site, enter the assignment and click on "View All Submissions ". 3. On the submissions page, click on "Actions ", and select "Upload feedback files in a zip " from the dropdown menu. 4. Drag the ZIP file into the upload area and click "Import feedback file(s) " to complete the upload. 5. Click "Confirm " to upload the ZIP file, then click "Continue " to finish the feedback upload process. 6. Click on "Submissions ", and confirm the uploaded feedback files are in the "Feedback Files " column. Revealing the assignment grades to students after an anonymous check To read the guide for making assignments anonymous , click here . 1. After checking the assignments and in order to reveal the grades to the students, click on the " More " button in the top menu, and then on "Reveal student identities ". 2. In the pop-up window, click on " Continue " to complete and confirm the action. The grades will not be available to the students without revealing the identities 3. After that, click on "Please note, grades and feedback are not available to students. Click to make available ". 4. In the next page, choose whether to send a notification to students. If so, whether to send a message to all students or only to students who received a grade/feedback. To finish, click "OK ". Updating students about grades and feedback After grades are made available to students, students can be notified that their assignment has been reviewed and given a grade/feedback, in two ways: Option 1: On the assignment grading page, mark with a V whether to send a message to a specific student whose work was graded. From the student's point of view, this is what the email will look like: Option 2: Make grades available to students. On the Assignment page, choose whether to send a message to all students or only to those to whom you have given a grade and/or feedback. And from the student's point of view, this is what the received email will look like: Students seeing grades and feedback Students must click on the assignment item to open a page with their submission details, grade, feedback, checked file, etc. The students can download the feedback as a file to the personal computer, and if a message appears "View annotated PDF... " it is possible to click on the link and view the content of the feedback online.

Learn how to conduct online or hybrid classes using the Zoom platform, as well as record your classes using the Zoom integration in Moodle, and share presentations during the meeting. Before Meetings Obtaining a University Zoom license Types of Zoom licenses Updating Zoom software Scheduling a new Meeting Sending the Meeting link to students Automatically recording a specific meeting Recording on a personal computer Distance Teaching Through Recommendations for preparing for a Zoom lesson During & After Meetings Recording without showing participants (Spotlight for Everyone) Sharing a video from the computer during meeting Downloading a recording to computer Starting a meeting Managing a meeting Checking recording during meeting Accessing the meeting attendance report Audio-Visual Support Turning off sound when participant joins or leaves Turning off/on all participants' microphones Filtering background noise Adding a virtual background Improving video display Using Closed Captions Teaching Tools Using Whiteboards Using Polls, Quizzes & Surveys Using Breakout Rooms Sharing Screens Using Docs Using Clips

Glossary is a learning tool on Moodle allowing students to create a glossary of terms. The activity can be configured so that students create the terms themselves (possibly as a graded assignment), or the instructor creates the terms (as a glossary). Glossary Glossary is a learning tool allowing students to create a glossary of terms. The activity can be configured so that students create the terms themselves (possibly as a graded assignment), or the instructor creates the terms (as a glossary). In this guide: Adding a glossary to the site Using the glossary Adding a Glossary to the course site 1. Turn on Edit mode 2. Choose a topic, click on and choose “Activity or resource ” 3. Choose “Glossary ”. 4. In the "Name " field, enter the name of the glossary - for example: "Course Glossary". 5. A description, instructions or an explanation of the activity can be added in the "Description " field. 6. Check the box "Display instructions on the course main page " so that the instructions appear on the course homepage. Entries in a global glossary are linked from throughout Moodle, rather than only in the website course. This can only be set by administrators. 7. Choose the type of glossary : A glossary in which entries from secondary glossaries can be imported. There can only be one main glossary in a course If glossary entry import is not required, all glossaries in the course can be secondary glossaries. 8. For glossary entries , the following options are available: Are submitted entries approved manually by the teacher, or are automatically approved? Are all entries editable , or can students only edit their own entries during a configured editing time? Can multiple entries have the same name? Can students leave comments on glossary entries? If "Yes", the "Add a new entry " form will include the option to automatically link the entry wherever the concept words and phrases appear throughout the rest of the course. Auto-link 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9. For the glossary's appearance , the following options are available: Continuous without author - Entries are displayed one after another without any separation apart from the editing icons Encyclopedia - As for "Full with author" but attached images are shown inline Entry list - Concepts are listed as links FAQ - The words QUESTION and ANSWER are appended to the concept and definition respectively Full with author - A forum-like display format showing the author's data and with attachments shown as links Full without author - A forum-like display format without authors and with attachments shown as links Simple, dictionary style - No authors are displayed and attachments are shown as links Participants can browse the glossary by letters of the alphabet. Participants can browse all entries at once. Participants can browse the glossary by special characters (@ or #). Students are provided with a link to a printer-friendly version of the glossary. The link is always available to teachers. When approving glossary items, it is possible to use a different display format 9. For the glossary's rating system , the following options are available: Only users with a "Teaching Staff" role (along with any relevant activity-specific permissions) can rate items. The list of role settings is available via the "Permissions" link in the administration block. Define how ratings are combined to form the final grade of the Glossary activity: If an aggregate type is chosen, a settings window for the type of grade will appear: 10. When finished, click "Save and display ". Using the Glossary The following is the Glossary dashboard. The different entries can be browsed alphabetically, by category, by date, or by author - the layout of the dashboard will change according to your choice. Entries can also be exported or printed . 1. To add a new entry, click on . 2. Enter the name of the concept , as well as a definition , which can include different media (links, images, video clips, GIFs). 3. Certain keywords can be defined for each concept, entered on a new line and not separated by commas. If the entry is auto-linked , then the keywords will also be auto-linked. Attachments can also be added to the concept page. 4. In the Auto-linking section, the following options are available: 1 2 3 The entry will be automatically linked wherever the concept words and phrases appear throughout the rest of the course. Specify whether matching exact upper and lower case is necessary when auto-linking to an entry. Specify whether only whole words will be linked - for example, the entry "gender" will not create a link inside the word "engender". 5. This is what an entry looks like from a teacher's perspective. It is identical to a student's perspective, only without the editing and deleting permissions. Display of keywords Display of comments Calculation of ratings Link entry Delete entry Edit entry

Learn how to create the Group Choice activity in Moodle, so students can enroll themselves into groups in the course. The groups can be used later on for assignment submission or restrict access to activities, for example. Group Choice This activity allows students to divide themselves into groups in Moodle. Groups that the students choose are saved on the course website, so assignments and activities can be connected to them, for example: submitting assignments in a gr oup, opening an activity for a specific group (such as a dedicated forum for the group, re-examination, etc.). What's in this tutorial: Create the activity Set a time period for the activity Change number of students per group See group division Creating a Group Choice activity 1. Turn on Edit mode 2. Choose a topic, click on and choose “Activity or resource ” 3. Choose “Group Choice ”. 4. Type in a name for the activity in the "Group choice name " field, for example "groups for assignment 1". 5. You can write in the "Description " field an explanation/description for dividing into groups. 6. In the "Miscellaneous settings " section, you can choose: To allow students to enroll for several groups If the students will be able to see who signed up for which group (the lecturer will always see the names) To allow students to change their choice If the students see the names of those who have not answered yet (it is recommended to keep it "No ") 7. To limit the number of students who can register for groups, choose "Enable " in "Limit the number of members for each group ". Otherwise, there is no limit to the number of students who can register for each group. 8. To limit the number of members in all groups, mark V in "Limiting number of participants for all groups " and then write the limit in the field "Maximum number of participants for all groups ". 9. Groups: You can create new groups for this activity or choose groups from existing groups in the course. Option A - Creating new groups for the activity: Write a group name followed by # in the "Naming scheme " field. For example: "Group Choice #" Each group will receive the typed name and a different number. For example, if the "Naming scheme " is "Group Choice #", then the names of the groups will appear as follows: Group Choice 1, Group Choice 2, Group Choice 3... Define how many groups you want to be created in the "Number of groups " field. Option B - Choosing groups from existing groups in the course. In the "Available groups " panel, a list of the existing groupings in the course is displayed (marked with a triangle next to the name of the grouping) and all additional groups in the course. To select all the groups in the grouping: select the desired grouping and click on the "Add Grouping " button. To select a group/groups: select the desired group/groups and click on the "Add Group " button. The selected groups with appear on the right panel. time period Set a time period for the activity 1. If relevant, check the field "Restrict answering to this time period ". 2. Define a time range for selecting the groups, in the "Open " and "Until " fields. 3. To finish, click on "Save and display ". Change number of students per group 1. Return to the "Settings " page and scroll to the "Groups " section. 2. Select the group you want to change the limit of the number of participants. A box will open under the panel, where you can write down the new limit. You can see that the restriction has been updated next to the group name: 3. To finish, click on the button "Save changes and return to the course ". If there are X groups in a sequence and you would like to add additional groups in the same sequence in the field: "Naming scheme" In the field "Naming scheme", type in the same name (with a # at the end) In the field: "Number of groups", type in how many groups you would like to add In the new field "The numbering of groups will start from" type in which number to continue from the sequence For example: if there are 3 groups: Group 001, Group 002, Group 003 and we want to add two more groups to this sequence, we will fill in the fields as follows: in the "Naming scheme": Group # in the "Number of groups" field: 2 in the field "The numbering of groups will start from": 4 After saving, two new groups will be created: Group 004 and Group 005. See "Group Choice" division A list of groups and their members will appear for everyone in the course, according to the activity settings. Lecturers can also export the list of groups and members to an Excel file. 1. Enter the "Group choice " activity on the main page of the course website. 2. The list of students will appear according to the groups they chose to insert into the content 3. Click on "View X responses " located on the upper left side, in order to export the list of groups to Excel. 4. On the next page, click on "Download in Excel format ".