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Feedback

Feedback

The feedback activity enables instructors to create a custom survey for collecting feedback from students using a variety of question types, including multiple choice, yes/no or text input. A video tutorial can be found here: Feedback

Step 1

Click Create learning activity and choose Feedback.

image of the Feedback icon
Step 2 Type a name for the feedback activity and an optional description.

image of a sample feedback activity
Step 3 Continue to the settings area to make any changes you wish.

Under the Question and submission settings, you can change whether the students responses will be anonymous or not.

For more information on Feedback settings, click here.

image showing sample settings
Step 4 Click Save and display to add questions.

image of the Save and display button
Step 5 On the resulting page, click Edit questions.

image highlighting the Edit Questions button in blue
Step 6 Click Choose (next to Add question) and choose from the drop-down menu which type of question you want to add.

For more information on Feedback question types, click here.

image showing menu under Choose..
Step 7 Once you have typed your question and made any adjustments to the settings, click Save question. Repeat steps 6 and 7 until you have added all of the questions.

For information on viewing students' responses, click here.

image showing various sample options for feedback


Questions? Please submit a Help Ticket to SCC E-Learning (under "Select Type of Help," choose "Moodle Assistance")

File

Adding Files

This tutorial will help you upload a file, such as a syllabus, into your Moodle course. Most files can be uploaded and accessed through Moodle, but the student needs to have the correct software to be able to open them. For a video tutorial, click here.

Step 1 Enable the Edit button at the top right of the screen. 

Edit mode being enabled
Step 2

Navigate to the bottom of the section where you would like to place the file, then click Add activity or resource

Add an activity or resource link
Step 3 On the resulting screen, choose File.

File highlighted in a blue circle
Step 4 Type a name for the file.

Name field highlighted with an example
Step 5 In the Select files area, click the paper icon to begin the upload.

Select files section with the paper icon and Add visible
Step 6 Choose either to Upload a file from your computer, or retrieve from your Recent files. 

File picker with Upload a file selected
Step 7 Next, choose Save and return to course.

For more information on Files, click here.

Save and return to course button


Questions? Please submit a Help Ticket to SCC E-Learning (under Select Type of Help, choose Moodle Assistance).

File (Resources)

Adding Files

This tutorial will help you upload a file, such as a syllabus, into your Moodle course. Most files can be uploaded and accessed through Moodle, but the student needs to have the correct software to be able to open them.

Click here to access an adding files video walkthrough. 

(Video files are too large for the Moodle server, so click here for instructions on using the Yuja Streaming Server for video files).  

Tutorial Steps
 Step 1 Enable the Edit button at the top right of the screen.   Toggle button for edit mode
Step 2

Navigate to the bottom of the section where you would like to place the file, then click Add activity or resource

 Add an activity or Resource Button 
Step 3 On the resulting screen, choose File. FIle icon
Step 4 Type a name for the file. image of title area
Step 5 In the Select files area, click the paper icon to begin the upload.   Paper icon highlighted and indicating the word Add..
Step 6 Choose either to Upload a file from your computer, or retrieve from your Recent files.    image of uploading a file
Step 7 Next, choose Save and return to course.

Click here for more information on files from Moodle.org.		   image of save and return button


Questions? Please submit a Help Ticket to SCC E-Learning (under "Select Type of Help," choose "Moodle Assistance")

File - Adding from Google Drive

Inserting a File using Google Drive

Moodle provides an easy way to share files with students via Google Drive. When you insert a file from Google Drive into Moodle using the steps below, Moodle will automatically update the sharing settings so that students may view and download the files.

Step 1 Enable the Edit button at the top right of the screen. 

Image of Edit mode being enabled
Step 2

 

Navigate to the bottom of the topic /section where you would like to place the folder, then click Add and activity or resource

 

Image of Add an activity or resource link
Step 3

 

From the list, choose File then click Add.

 

Image highlighting File in a blue circle
Step 4 Type a name for the file.

Image highlighting Name in blue
Step 5 Click on the file icon to locate the file you'd like to add.

Image highlighting the Add file icon in blue
Step 6 Choose Google Drive.

Image showing available options with Google drive selected
Step 7 Click Log in to your account and Moodle should automatically log you in. (A window may pop up briefly during this process.)

Image highlighting the Log in button in blue
Step 8 After the log in has processed, you will see your folders and files from your Google Drive account. You can click into a folder to locate a specific file.

Alternately, you can use the search box to locate a specific file.

Image highlighting the search bar in blue
Step 9 Click on the file you wish to add.

Image showing sample content that may be selected
Step 10 In the resulting pop-up window, click Select this file.

Image of the aforementioned popup showing available options
Step 11 Next, choose Save and return to course.

Image highlighting the Save and return to course button


Questions? Please submit a Help Ticket to SCC E-Learning (under "Select Type of Help," choose "Moodle Assistance")

File - Moving

You may move items, assignments, activities, and resources within sections/topics or into different sections/topics. There are two ways to do this. A video tutorial can be found here: Moving Activities and Resources in Your Course

 Step 1 Enable the Edit button at the top right of the screen.   Edit mode toggle
Step 2

Navigate to the resource or activity you wish to move and click the three dots to the right of the assignment.

Select the Move option from the drop-down.

                  three dot drop-down with move highlighted
Step 3 Select where you would like to move the activity.    Move acitivity menu
   OR  
Step 1 Enable the Edit button at the top right of the screen. Edit mode toggle
 Step 2  Hover your mouse over the activity and a four-arrow icon will appear. If you click and hold you can drag and drop the activity where you would like it.  Move icon highlighted

 

Questions? Please submit a Help Ticket to SCC E-Learning (under "Select Type of Help," choose "Moodle Assistance")

Folder

Folder

The Folder resource allows instructors to organize files. Activities (such as assignments and quizzes) and most resources (such as URLs, labels, and pages) cannot be added into folders.

Step 1

Navigate to the bottom of the section where you would like to place the file, then click Add activity or resource

Image of the Add activity or resource link
Step 2 On the resulting screen, choose Folder.

Image highlighting Folder in a blue circle
Step 3 Type a name for the folder and an optional description.

Image highlighting the Name field in blue
Step 4  Add the files you wish the folder to contain.

(For information on how to add files, click here.)

Image highlighting the Upload files field
Step 5 Make any adjustments to the settings you wish.

For more information on Folder settings, click here or click on the question mark icons in Moodle to see explanations for the settings.

Image showing enabled options under Display f
Step 6 Click Save and return to course.

For more information about Folders, click here.

Image of the Save and return to course button"


Questions? Please submit a Help Ticket to SCC E-Learning (under "Select Type of Help," choose "Moodle Assistance")

Forum - Adding a Comments Field to a Forum for Feedback (Using a Grading Guide)

Step 1

 In the Whole forum grading section of the Forum settings, choose Grading guide in the Grading method drop-down menu.

    Image of Grading method drop-down menu in the Forum settings
Step 2  

Once you've set the other settings for the Forum and are ready to save, click Save and display.

     image of save and display button
Step 3 Click the Create new grading form from a template button.     Image of Create new grading form from a template button
Step 4 Look for the marking guide called Basic Marking Guide for Forum Shared template. Click Use this template. On the resulting page, click Continue. Image of shared template marking guide
Step 6 You will be redirected back to the Advanced grading page and will see that the title of the Marking guide now says Ready for use. If you need to adjust the maximum score (it is set to 100 by default), you can click the Edit the current form definition button at the top of the page and make the change.

You may now navigate back to the course.		   Image of marking guide ready for use

A video tutorial can be found here - Moodle 4.0 - Adding a Comments Field to a Forum for Feedback


Questions? Email us at elearning@southwesterncc.edu or give us a call at 828-339-4400.

Forum - Q&A Forum

Q & A Forums are "question and answer" forums. Instructors begin the process by adding a discussion post including their questions.  Students then must post at least one reply before they can see and reply to others. This encourages individual responses to questions. A video tutorial can be found here: Q&A Forums

*Note: There is a bit of lag time (approximately 15 minutes) between when students post their first reply, and when they can see classmates' replies.

 Step 1 Enable the Edit button at the top right of the screen.    
Step 2

Scroll to the bottom of the section, where you would like to place the forum, then click Add an activity or resource.

 Button reading add an activity or resource
 Step 3 Choose Forum from the available activities   List of activities with Forum highlighted using a blue circle
Step 4 On the resulting page, type a name for the forum. Optionally, type a description.   image of forum name and description
Step 5 In Forum type, choose:
  • Q&A Forum 

The follow links provide information on configuring the forum settings, grading options and availability.

 Q&A forum type chosen  
Step 6 Once you have updated settings, grading and availability, scroll to the bottom of the page and choose Save and display.

*Note: It's important to do steps 7 & 8 below so that students will have a way to respond to the forum question!		   image of save and display button outlined in blue
Step 7
 On the resulting screen, you'll see your new Q&A forum.

Click Add a new discussion topic.		   image of add a new discussion topic button
Step 8 On the resulting screen, type your post title and the question. Click Submit.   image of forum description and post to forum button
Step 9 Now students will be able to click on your post, then click Reply to post their response in the Q&A forum.   image of new post


Questions? Please submit a Help Ticket to SCC E-Learning (under "Select Type of Help," choose "Moodle Assistance")

Forums

The Forum activity allows students and teachers to exchange ideas by posting comments as part of a "thread." Files such as images and media may be included in forum posts. A video tutorial can be found here: Creating a New Forum

Step 1   Enable the Edit button at the top right of the screen.   
Step 2

Click Add Activity or Resource and choose Forum from the Activities tab.

  
Step 3  On the next page, type a name for the forum. Optionally, type a description.  
Step 4  

In Forum type, you may choose the type of forum. For our example, we will use the Standard forum for general use (which is the default).

For more information on the forum types, click here.

  
Step 5

You may set forum settings using the areas on the bottom of the page.

For more information on forum settings, click here.

  
Step 6 If you wish the forum to be graded, click on Whole forum grading and use the drop-down menu to choose the grade type. In most cases, you will want to choose Point for the grade type.  
Step 7  

If you use an advanced grading tool (rubric or marking guide), choose the desired option from the Grading method drop-down menu. Also, if you use grade categories, be sure to select it in the Grade category drop-down menu.

NOTE - Simple direct grading does not provide a place for the instructor to leave comments or feedback for students. If you would like to be able to leave feedback, there is a marking guide template that you can use that will allow for this. Instructions for adding that are in this tutorial.

  
Step 8  Choose Save and Return to course or Save and Display.  


Questions? Please submit a Help Ticket to SCC E-Learning (under "Select Type of Help," choose "Moodle Assistance")

Forums - Adding Comments to Grades

This tutorial will show you how to comment on forum posts while grading them.

 

Step 1

Ensure that edit mode is enabled.

Edit mode enabled.

Step 2

Find the forum you wish to add comments to and open the activity.

Sample forum activity in a Moodle course.

Step 3

Under the name of the forum, there will be a grey Grade Users button; select it.

Grade User icon in the forum.

Step 4

A grading page will open, allowing you to select students by name and view their posted content. 


In this section, you can enter the grade for the forum and add any additional comments. You can also choose whether or not to send a notification to the student that comments have been made. 

Grade and comment field in the forum.

Step 5

When you’ve completed your grading and comments, remember to save, located in the top-right corner of the page. 


We suggest saving after each student/comment. 

Save and Close buttons in the forum grading section.


Questions? Please submit a Help Ticket to SCC E-Learning (under "Select Type of Help," choose "Moodle Assistance")

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