Description:

Over the last year, the Digital Learning Team has been conducting surveys and focus groups with students and would like to take this opportunity to share some feedback on what students think makes a good Moodle space. The overwhelming feedback is that they want well-designed and consistent Moodle spaces. In this 60-minute hybrid session, we'll look at the essential items students believe should be part of all Moodle courses, how to develop a well-structured course, and how to use the features of Moodle to create a visually appealing and engaging page. We'll further touch on the process of developing a departmental course template and how some departments at the university have implemented these.

This session is a hybrid one, and staff are welcome to join online or in-person in Library Training Room 2

Outcomes:

At the end of this session, you will:

• Be aware of student feedback on course design.
• Understand how course templates can be used to improve student experience.
• Know about course formats.
• Be able to add course and section images.
• Know when using text and media areas, pages and books is appropriate to prevent course overload.

Suitable For:

• All staff teaching a course with an associated Moodle space, both academic and administrative.

What Next?

There's no need to attend all parts of the Moodle training series; please choose the sessions most relevant to you. If you already have Moodle experience, we'd recommend starting with Part 3.

Moodle Part 1 - Introduction for Staff

Moodle Part 2 - Features for Course Administrators

Moodle Part 3 - Moodle Feature Showcase

Moodle Part 4 - Designing Interactive Course Materials (H5P)

Moodle Part 5 - Designing a Good Moodle Course

Need additional help? Please contact the Digital Learning Team via the IT Helpcentre.