• Welcome

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    Welcome to the Instructor Moodle Training course! You have been enrolled in this course because either you are newly employed at R-CCC, there have been significant changes to Moodle, or your supervisor has requested you take this as a refresher. You have 30 days from your enrollment to complete this course. Feel free to download/bookmark any resources you find helpful and know that all of these resources and more are available on the Instructor Resources Hub located under "Instructor Links" in the Moodle navigation bar.

    By the end of this course, you will be able to:

    • Implement R-CCC's quality standards for Moodle courses.
    • Plan and build content in your Moodle courses.
    • Set up and maintain your Moodle gradebook.
    • *Utilize accessibility tools both in and outside of Moodle to create content that complies with accessibility requirements. 
    • *Direct students with accessibility issues to proper points of assistance

    Navigate through the course by clicking on the Table of Contents links on the left or the arrows that appear at the bottom of each page. When you meet the complete a course resource or activity, a green check mark will appear in the box to the top right of each activity or resource. Some items like lessons and quizzes will be automatically checked as complete. For other items such as URL links and reading materials, you will have the option to click the circle to check it as complete. Be sure to mark all materials as complete once you have finished with those resources to keep you on track. Earn a digital badge by completing the Quiz and Course Evaluation in the Course Completion topic! 

    If you need assistance with anything related to Moodle, please don't hesitate to contact the Distance Learning Department Staff with any questions or concerns.

    • Janelle Cleaves, Director of Distance Learning:
      • jlcleaves@roanokechowan.edu
      • (252) 862-1242
      • Jernigan Building, Learning Resources Center room 100_11
    • John Sasser, Distance Learning Coordinator:
      • jgsasser7020@roanokechowan.edu
      • (252) 862-1250
      • Jernigan Building, Learning Resources Center room 100_09

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      Announcements

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  • Moodle Basics

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    In this topic you'll learn what Moodle is and how it can be used. Moodle is the mapworld's most widely used Learning Management System. It's many features give educators full flexibility to create online courses that meet their teaching styles and their students' learning needs.

    Upon completion of this topic, you'll be able to:

    • Identify the history, features, and uses of Moodle.
    • Describe how to navigate the Moodle sites and courses.
    • Identify the components of the course template.
    Be sure to review each resource below to establish a good foundation with Moodle. Begin by clicking on the title of each resource below in order to access it.

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      Moodle Navigation for Instructors (opens in a new window)

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      In this document, you will find information on how to navigate through Moodle.

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      Quick Video of the 2023 Course Template

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      Test Your Knowledge-Module 1 (Quiz Activity)

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  • Course Planning & Quality Standards

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    folderMoodle offers many options for building courses. Before you start building a course, you will need to conceptualize a plan and become familiar with all of your available tools: course formats, activities, and resources.

    Upon completion of this topic, you'll be able to:

    • Create measurable module objectives that are aligned with module activities.
    • Implement Quality Matters standards when planning and designing your course.
    • Define Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI) and implement RSI-promoting activities in your course.
    • Adhere to copyright laws when importing and copying data.
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      Click on each of the titles to access the documents below.

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      Designing a Course with Measurable Objectives

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      Quality Matters 6th Edition Rubric (opens in a new window)

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      Rubric available upon request contact DL department. 

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      Moodle and Copyright Laws (opens in a new window)

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      RSI Cheat Sheet (opens in a new window)

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      You should have at least two RSI-promoting activities in each of your classes. Read through this cheatsheet to learn about RSI.

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      Course Readiness Checklist and Audits

      The following document is what we call our "Course Readiness Checklist." This document is designed to give you a concise list of things to make sure you have updated prior to the start of your courses. You can normally find this document embedded on your Instructor Course Requirements section in each of your courses. 

      Please note that your course manager (the person(s) with the "manager" role on your courses' Enrolled Users list) will perform a readiness audit one to two weeks prior to the start of your courses. The results of this audit will automatically be sent to the email address listed on your Moodle account. Keep an eye out for this as you will be required to complete any requested changes within 10 days of the completion of your audit.

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      Test Your Knowledge-Module 2 (Quiz Activity)

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      This quiz has unlimited attempts, you must score at least 80% in order to receive a Certificate of Completion for this course.

  • Creating Instructional Content

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    In this topic, we will review how to create the various types of content your Moodle course can contain including types of resources, activities, and blocks. These components serve as the foundation of a course.

    Upon completion of this topic, you'll be able to:

    • Distinguish between resources, activities, and blocks.
    • Identify and create course content via resources and activities.
    • Identify and set completion tracking.

  • Gradebook & Reports Setup

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    folderOnce a course is built and students are enrolled in it, teachers will start facilitating and managing the course. In this topic, you will learn the basics of course management within a Moodle course. Moodle's gradebook and report features are valuable management tools for teachers. The gradebook should be set up before students begin using the course. The gradebook also serves as the location for teachers to regulate student progress throughout the course.

    Upon completing this topic, you'll be able to:

    • Plan the activities and aggregation methods for the gradebook.
    • Set up the gradebook.
    • View the gradebook from the vantage point of a teacher.
    • Assign grades.
    • Access Moodle reports.

  • Accessibility & Disability Services

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    It is critical for instructors to implement accessibility measures throughout the planning, design, and development stages of a Moodle course. Accessibility tools benefit all learners, and it is a federal requirement that all online content is accessible to all students. NCCCS is provided access to the Brickfield Accessibility+ toolkit to tackle many common accessibility issues in online content within Moodle.

    Upon completing this topic, you'll be able to:

    • List the basic capabilities of the Brickfield Accessibility+ toolkit.
    • Interpret and correct accessibility errors in your course using the Brickfield Accessbility+ toolkit's wizards and reports.
    • Implement basic tenets of accessibility when creating files external to Moodle.
    • Direct students with accessibility issues to proper sources of assistance.

  • Course Completion

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    reviewYou are almost done! Complete the final quiz in addition to each of the module quizzes to receive your official certificate of completion for this course.

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      Be sure to review the DL Administrative Procedures Manual below before attempting the quiz. You may also find it helpful to download and/or bookmark the manual for future reference. Click on the title to view the document.

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      Distance Learning Administrative Procedures Manual (opens in a new window)

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      Distance Learning Administrative Procedures Manual

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      Once you are ready, start the quiz. You will have two attempts. More details are provided in the quiz instructions.

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      Instructor Moodle Training Quiz

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      Begin the quiz by clicking the "Attempt quiz" button below. Some questions will be multiple choice and others, true/false. A passing score is 80%. You will have two attempts. Good Luck!

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      We value your feedback! The evaluation below is anonymous and will help us design more effective training in the future. The evaluation will only take about 3 minutes.

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      Course Evaluation

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      Please complete the brief survey to provide feedback about the course.

  • Extra Help Resources

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    There is no way we could ever cover everything you will potentially encounter while using Moodle. Please know that you can contact the DL office at any time for any questions you may have. 

    • Janelle Cleaves, Director of Distance Learning
      • Phone: 252-862-1242
      • Email: jlcleaves@roanokechowan.edu
      • Office: Jernigan Building, Learning Resources Center room 100-11
    • Distance Learning Coordinator
      • Phone: 252-862-1250
      • Email:
      • Office: Jernigan Building, Learning Resources Center room 100-9
    If you would like to research topics on your own, you may find the resources below very helpful. Moodle Docs is a help and documentation site created by the Moodle Project. The Instructor Resources Site is a site the DL department manages for posting our training videos, help documents, and forms that instructors must fill out at different times.

    Click the links below to access these resources. The instructor site is also accessible by clicking "Teachers" in the Moodle navigation bar.

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