Running Peer Assessment Tasks in Moodle
January 27, 2025
As we head towards the start of the next semester, it is timely at this halfway point in the academic year to consider the ways in which Moodle can support the delivery of non-standard assessments (that is not your usual Moodle dropbox or Turnitin assignment). In this second post, we discuss one example, that of …
Group Choice Activity in Moodle
January 20, 2025
In late 2024, we introduced a new activity type to Moodle called Group Choice. This activity has many versatile applications within teaching and learning, but essentially at its core provides the ability for students to enrol themselves into a group or groups which have previously been set up on the module. Before introducing this activity, …
Turnitin Assignment Similarity Checker – Test Your Text
December 2, 2024
(Estimated reading time: 2 min 30) At the University of Nottingham, like in other institutions, student assignment papers often undergo assessment through the Turnitin service. This post will cover frequently asked questions about Turnitin and the Test Your Text service available to students at the university. 1: What is a similarity report? Once you have …
Writing Effective Multiple Choice Questions for Moodle
October 28, 2024
Key Considerations for Crafting High-Quality Moodle Quiz Questions Writing effective multiple-choice questions (MCQs) for Moodle quizzes is a critical skill for educators looking to create reliable and engaging assessments. As part of our Moodle quiz month, this post focuses on crafting high-quality MCQs that align with learning objectives, promote critical thinking, and enhance quiz reliability. …
Using Adaptive Mode in Moodle Quizzes: A Personalised Learning Approach
October 21, 2024
(Estimated reading time: 3 min 30) We’re back for the third installment of our Moodle quiz month! As lecturers increasingly seek ways to create more dynamic and personalised learning experiences, Moodle’s adaptive mode for quizzes is worthy of consideration for formative assessments. In this blog post, we’ll explore what adaptive mode is, why it’s useful, …
Enhancing Student Assessment with Certainty-Based Marking in Moodle Quizzes
October 14, 2024
(Estimated reading time – 3 min) It’s Moodle Quiz Month on the Learning Tech Blog! Last week, we shared Helpful Hints and Tips to improve your formative quiz setup, and this week, we continue our focus on Moodle quizzes by turning our attention to question behaviours—exploring how they can shape the quiz experience and their …
Hints and Tips for Creating and Managing Moodle Quizzes
October 7, 2024
(Estimated reading time – 4 min) Moodle quizzes are a great tool for the formative assessment of student progress and promote engagement with the learning material. So we thought, why not provide a special month-long series of blog posts dedicated to helping you make the most of Moodle Quizzes? This week, we’ll kick things off …
Bulk Editing Moodle Question Banks
July 1, 2024
In today’s post, I want to discuss the process of making of bulk editing Moodle question bank questions, primarily to make them more accessible. This is a topic we have been discussing for a number of months in the Faculty of Science. We are currently in the middle of the Moodle Rollover ahead of the …
Mathematical Notation In Moodle
May 31, 2024
There are many disciplines across the University of Nottingham who make use of mathematical notation in their teaching. From the Faculty of Science to Engineering and beyond. Below we have shared some of the tools that you can use to embed mathematical notation in your teaching resources inside your Moodle module and in other formats …
Using the HoloLens and Augmented Reality (AR) with Xerte to Create Escape Rooms
May 13, 2024
(Reading time – under 4 minutes) Learning Technology has recently had the pleasure of speaking at the Escape Room Showcase hosted by Heriot-Watt University. Our presentation was about an escape room we created that combined the open-source software Xerte with the augmented reality benefits of a HoloLens. Following the presentation, we were asked what advice …
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