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 …
Learning Technology staff in the spotlight at Welcome Week
September 30, 2024
Many thanks to today’s author, Sally Hanford, Learning Technology Consultant for Arts. University Welcome Week is an exciting time for new students. It’s their first chance to get familiar with the campus, make new friends, and connect with staff. In Learning Technology, we support students as well as staff in their use of technologies for …
Get Ready for the New Academic Year: Moodle 4.3 Resources and Drop-In Sessions
September 23, 2024
New Moodle 4.3 resources for staff and students Following the recent upgrade to Moodle 4.3, the Learning Technology team has been hard at work updating and creating new resources to support both staff and students for the upcoming academic year. We’ve developed a series of helpful guidance videos, including Introduction to Moodle for Students: Login …
Moodle 4.3: Enhanced Features and Improved Usability
September 18, 2024
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 …
Reflecting on the 23-24 Faculty Takeover
July 29, 2024
In our final post of this academic year before our summer break, we want to reflect on the many wonderful posts we received from colleagues across the University during our Faculty Take Over feature earlier in the year. These posts were curated by colleagues in Faculty and School Support within the Learning Technology Section, and …
Moodle 4.3 Upgrade – 17th July 2024
July 5, 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
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 …
Re-launching the iTeach Online Podcast
June 25, 2024
Exciting news! This week we have re-launched the iTeach Online Podcast with a new presenting team, after a few years off air. The podcast re-launches with a special episode focusing on work to support digital accessibility at the University of Nottingham. Your new hosts, Ben and Claire introduce the in studio guest, Nicholas Cameron (Learning …
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