Phonetic spelling exercise
Posted: September 10, 2016 Filed under: Moodle, Teaching 1 Comment »This exercise is an experiment in “phonetic” spelling, that is to say the use of orthography to capture sound.
In doing this, we are trying to get a sense for how people in previous eras might have used one spelling system to transcribe another language—e.g. use French spelling to write Middle English, or adapt Latin letters to spell Germanic languages.
This is not an exercise in the use of modern Phonetic Alphabets (e.g. IPA). If you know phonetic transcription, try to ignore that knowledge here. Read the rest of this entry »
How to grade quizzes anonymously in Moodle
Posted: May 2, 2015 Filed under: Computers, Moodle | Tags: anonymous grading, grading, Moodle, settings Leave a comment »For years I’ve wanted to grade quizzes anonymously, but I could never figure out how to do so. Finally I have, within the Uleth setup.
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Blogging in Moodle
Posted: September 4, 2014 Filed under: Moodle, Teaching | Tags: blogging, digital pedagogy, Moodle, tutorial Leave a comment »In many of my classes, I ask students to blog within Moodle. Blogs within Moodle are visible to the whole community. It is also possible, using an RSS feed, to broadcast your blog outside Moodle.
There are two parts to using blogs in Moodle: composing blogs and reading the entries of others.
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Dangerous bug in Moodle
Posted: April 19, 2014 Filed under: Computers, Moodle | Tags: bugs, essay question, hacks, Moodle, solutions Leave a comment »Just discovered a dangerous bug in the Moodle essay question template.
About the essay question edit screen
When you write an essay question in Moodle, there are a couple of different boxes on the form:
The question goes in the top. Then you have the “General response” (something the student usually can see when the results are released). Then the “Response Template,” which can be used for including text you want to appear in the answer box as soon as the question loads for the student (e.g. text like “Type your essay here”). And finally a grader box, where you can include tips for the grader (this shows up on the grading screen right above the student’s answer. Read the rest of this entry »
Blogs, Wikis, and LMSs. Some notes on my practice
Posted: August 25, 2012 Filed under: Applications, Classroom practice, Digital Humanities, Digital pedagogy, Essays, General, Moodle, Teaching, technology | Tags: blogs, digital pedagogy, lms, students, techniques, Tips, wikis Leave a comment »Ryan Cordell and I had been exchanging tweets on the use of blogs, wikis, and the like in class. Since 140 characters is good for many things, but not this, I promised him I’d write up a quick description of the practice I’ve developed over the last few years.
The context for this is the Moodle Learning Management System (LMS), which I’ve been using in its 1.x and 2.x versions. There’s no reason why you couldn’t do this with loose wiki, blogging, and microblogging systems. But I’m still reluctant to require students to release their school work publicly.
How to “clone” a test in Moodle 2.0
Posted: March 27, 2011 Filed under: Applications, Moodle, Research, Teaching, Technical Notes | Tags: backups, Computers, digital humanities, digital pedagogy, learning management systems, lms, Moodle, Teaching, Tips Leave a comment »Here’s how to clone a test in Moodle 2.0 (i.e. make an exact copy so that both appear in the course; this is useful for making practice tests or copying a basic test format so that it can be reused later in the course)
Organising Quizzes in Moodle 2.0
Posted: March 27, 2011 Filed under: Applications, Moodle, Research, Teaching, Technical Notes | Tags: Computers, digital humanities, digital pedagogy, learning management systems, lms, Moodle, Teaching, testing, Tips Leave a comment »Moodle 2.0 allows designers to divide questions into pages. But while this introduces great flexibility, it can be quite a cumbersome system to use at first. Here’s a method for making it more efficient.
Differences between Moodle and Blackboard/WebCT short answer questions
Posted: March 27, 2011 Filed under: Applications, Moodle, Research, Teaching, Technical Notes | Tags: blackboard, Computers, digital humanities, digital pedagogy, formats, learning management systems, lms, Moodle, Teaching, testing, Tips, WebCT Leave a comment »There is an important difference between Moodle and Blackboard (WebCT) short answer questions that instructors should be aware of, namely that Moodle short answer questions allow only one answer field.
Multiple Choice Questions in Moodle
Posted: March 27, 2011 Filed under: Applications, Moodle, Research, Teaching, Technical Notes | Tags: Computers, digital humanities, digital pedagogy, learning management systems, lms, Moodle, Teaching, testing, Tips Leave a comment »Here are some tips for the composition of Multiple Choice Questions in Moodle.
How to build a randomised essay/translation question in Moodle 2.0
Posted: March 20, 2011 Filed under: Applications, Moodle, Research, Teaching, Technical Notes, Tutorials | Tags: Computers, digital humanities, digital pedagogy, formats, Moodle, Teaching, testing, Tips, Tutorials Leave a comment » In my courses I often use a question of the following format:- Common introduction
- Two or more sample passages or questions requiring an essay response
- A common form field for the answer to the student’s choice from #2.
Manual Grading of All Questions in Moodle 2.0
Posted: March 20, 2011 Filed under: Applications, Moodle, Research, Teaching, Technical Notes, Tutorials | Tags: Computers, digital pedagogy, grading, Moodle, Teaching, testing, Tips, Tutorials Leave a comment » Manually grading in Moodle 2.0 seems to be causing many faculty members at the U of L trouble. Here’s how to do it. Read the rest of this entry »How to setup a signup sheet in Moodle
Posted: March 15, 2011 Filed under: Applications, Moodle, Research, Teaching, Technical Notes, Tutorials | Tags: Computers, digital humanities, digital pedagogy, learning management systems, lms, Moodle, Teaching, Tips, Tutorials Leave a comment » You can create a signup sheet for Moodle using the “Choice” activity. Read the rest of this entry »How to do stuff in Moodle
Posted: March 15, 2011 Filed under: Applications, Moodle, Research, Teaching, Technical Notes | Tags: Computers, digital pedagogy, manuals, Moodle, Teaching, Tips Leave a comment »Looking for a guide to Moodle?
