Author: sharon

Moodle 3.11 upgrade highlights

Moodle 3.11 upgrade highlights

In June, Moodle was upgraded from v3.10 to v3.11. Changes resulting from the upgrade are highlighted on Moodle 3.1 (Summer 2022). Most notable is the change in the visual representation of activity completion from a checkbox to a “Mark as Done” button. Other changes include: …

Ensure access to PDF documents

Ensure access to PDF documents

Often books or paper documents are photocopied and saved as a PDF in such a way that results in an “image” of the document rather than real text.  Image-based PDFs can also result if a digital document printed to Adobe PDF. People who have low …

Add an attractive header image to your course

Add an attractive header image to your course

Moodle tends to be bland in appearance.  Follow the steps below to add some color and personality to your Moodle course by incorporating an attractive header to the course home page as in this example.  Find an image.  Search for images that convey the theme …

Create an inclusive and welcoming course page

Create an inclusive and welcoming course page

Include Contact Info Make it easy for students to access important information by including it on the Moodle course home page.  Include, for example, your contact information, office hours, Zoom meeting room links, etc.  See the example below. Link to Colgate Resources Help students connect …

Save Zoom video recordings to Panopto

Save Zoom video recordings to Panopto

We now have the capability to automatically transfer cloud-recorded Zoom videos to Panopto.  Save time when sharing Zoom recorded videos with your students by transferring them to Panopto and sharing them using a Panopto playlist.   Once a video is in Panopto, it can be quickly added to a Panopto playlist allowing you to …