1. Activities vs. Resources
Resources vs. Activities
Moodle contains two main types of content - called Moodle Learning Activities - you add to your courses to provide instruction to students.
Resources are Moodle Learning Activities that instructors use to provide information to students. Some examples of resource Learning Activities are:
- Text and Media Area- formerly known as a "Label"; add small amounts of text directly into Moodle; this is the activity used to display the text you are currently reading
- Pages- similar to Text and Media Areas in that text is typed directly into Moodle, though this intended for large amounts of text; Pages are accessed by clicking
- Books- a combination of pages that are organized into sections creating chapters
- Files- documents, spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations, PDFs. We discourage storing large files directly on Moodle as our storage is limited. Instead, please try to link to documents that are stored elsewhere using the URL learning activity.
- URLs- links to content stored elsewhere, usually external to Moodle
Activities are Moodle Learning Activities that students submit work to assess their learning such as:
- Forums- allows students to have asynchronous discussions in a discussion thread manner.
- Assignments- allow students to submit typed work either via an uploaded file or through a text box. Typically used for submitting essays.
- Quizzes- allows students answer multiple choice, true/false, essay, etc. questions; questions are stored in a question bank and can be reused easily.
- Lessons- pages of content and exercises with branching capabilities. The content students see is based on what they choose in exercises.