Moodle Help

Frequently Asked Questions

• How do I access my course?
• How do I hide my course from students/show it to students? 
• How do I reuse content from a previous semester? 
• How do I add my course syllabus?
• How do I format my course?
• How do I upload a file?
• How do I upload a video?
• How do I add a link (files or videos)?
• How do I set up attendance?
• How do I add an assignment?
• How do I add a TA or co-teacher to my course?
• How do I add or drop students from my Moodle course, or is that taken care of for me?
• How do I create a quiz?
• How do I communicate with my class? Should I use Announcements or Messages?
• How do I set up Gradebook?
• How do I combine more than one section of the same course in Moodle so that I can share the same thing with all of them? (Also called Metacourse)
• How do I export my Moodle course calendar into Google?
• How do I export my Moodle course calendar into Zimbra?
• How do I get more help with other questions I have?
• Where does the funny name, Moodle, come from?
• How do I grant extensions to assignments and/or course access?

For more help with Moodle, do the following: 

Note that you can contact an Earlham librarian for support at helpdesk@earlham.edu. In addition, you can go to Moodle.org to explore in depth documentation, user forums, example videos, and more. Finally, you can work with the instructional designer. Read below to learn about the instructional designer:

Shannon Barnes is Earlham’s Instructional Designer, and has been working for the college since 2022. As the Instructional Designer, she supports faculty by:

• Identifying technological tools that align with course objectives.
• Discussing ways to engage students in and out of the classroom.
• Providing individualized tutorials on Moodle Gradebook usage.
• Hosting professional development workshops on topics such as accessibility and general Moodle usage.
• Resolving queries about Moodle.

In addition to the aforementioned, Shannon also hosts open office hours Mondays from 9-10:30, and Thursdays from 10-11.