Hints and Tips for Creating and Managing Moodle Quizzes

(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 …

Moodle 4.3: Enhanced Features and Improved Usability

Since the last academic term, Moodle has been upgraded to version 4.3. While there are no major changes, this new version includes several usability enhancements, making certain features more accessible within your module site. Below, we have highlighted some of the key features introduced in Moodle 4.3. Additionally, based on feedback from students and staff …

Moodle 4.3 Upgrade – 17th July 2024

Moodle will be upgraded on Wednesday 17th July 3pm UK time (10pm China/Malaysia) for approximately 2 hours. This is for some minor changes – no big changes to look and feel or to functionality. While there are no significant changes, the new version of Moodle (4.3) brings some key usability improvements and makes certain features of …

Bulk Editing Moodle Question Banks

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 …

Ensuring Inclusivity in Moodle: The Importance of Testing Accessibility

(Reading time 3m 29s) As I mentioned at the start of this month, our June blog focus is all things accessibility-related, due to our free-to-attend upcoming Digital Accessibility Conference. Well, it has come around fast, and it’s now just a few days to go before the 2024 Digital Accessibility Conference: Transforming the Culture! With almost …

Mathematical Notation In Moodle

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 …

Ten Moodle Tips and Tricks for Students

Many thanks to our guest author, Claire Storr, Learning Technology Consultant for Placements, for this week’s post. Claire shares some top tips for helping students make the most out of Moodle, from customising the Dashboard, to setting up Forum preferences. 1. Customise the dashboard Click on the ‘Edit Mode’ toggle switch (top-right) and then select …

Moodle Content and Layout Ideas – Part 2

In recent weeks the Faculty of Science have been undertaking work to review the layout and design of Moodle module sites in the faculty. This work has developed out of the move to Moodle 4.1 in December 2023 and feedback received from student reps in each school around the usability of Moodle sites. In part …

Moodle Content and Layout Ideas – Part 1

In recent weeks the Faculty of Science have been undertaking work to review the layout and design of Moodle module sites in the faculty. This work has developed out of the move to Moodle 4.1 in December 2023 and feedback received from student reps in each school around the usability of Moodle sites. The new …

Be Prepared For Your Online Exam

As we head into another exam period, students will be gearing up to undertake exams on Moodle and ExamSys platforms. At this time of year it’s often useful to keep in mind some top tips which can help the process of undertaking an exam run more smoothly. Here are some some of the common questions …