{"id":84,"date":"2022-07-19T18:00:09","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T18:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lai.colgate.domains\/moodle\/?page_id=84"},"modified":"2025-05-15T12:54:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T12:54:20","slug":"getting-started-with-moodle-at-colgate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lai.colgate.domains\/moodle\/moodle-at-colgate\/for-faculty\/getting-started-with-moodle-at-colgate\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Quickstart Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Faculty, at the start of each semester a Moodle course shell is created for your course(s) with students and faculty automatically enrolled. Your Moodle page can be used for sharing digital content with your students, to conduct online assignments or quizzes, as a gradebook and much more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#e1e1e1\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>To get started in Moodle, walk through the steps below or jump ahead to the point that you have questions with: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#moodle-login\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#moodle-login\">Login to Moodle<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#course-access\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#course-access\">Access your courses<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#course-settings-edit\">Access course settings and turn editing on<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#course-visibility\">Allow students access to your course<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#course-participants\">View your course participants<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-link-color wp-elements-1 is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#821019\"><strong><em>Important<\/em><\/strong> <em><strong>Note: <\/strong><\/em><br><em><strong>Students will not be able to access a Moodle course until the professor <a href=\"https:\/\/lai.colgate.domains\/moodle\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=84&amp;action=edit#course-visibility\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/lai.colgate.domains\/moodle\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=84&amp;action=edit#course-visibility\">makes it visible<\/a> to students in the course.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\" id=\"moodle-login\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:800\"><strong>Login to Moodle<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open Moodle using: <a href=\"https:\/\/moodle.colgate.edu\/\">moodle.colgate.edu<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Login using the <strong>Colgate SSO Sign In<\/strong> and use your Colgate credentials to login.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1798\" height=\"1034\" src=\"https:\/\/lai.colgate.domains\/moodle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-05-at-10.10.11-AM.png\" alt=\"Screenshot pointing to the Colgate SSO Sign In for Moodle. \" class=\"wp-image-1952\" style=\"width:600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lai.colgate.domains\/moodle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-05-at-10.10.11-AM.png 1798w, https:\/\/lai.colgate.domains\/moodle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-05-at-10.10.11-AM-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/lai.colgate.domains\/moodle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-05-at-10.10.11-AM-1024x589.png 1024w, https:\/\/lai.colgate.domains\/moodle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-05-at-10.10.11-AM-768x442.png 768w, https:\/\/lai.colgate.domains\/moodle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-05-at-10.10.11-AM-1536x883.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1798px) 100vw, 1798px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"course-access\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:800\"><strong>Access Your Courses <\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On the <strong>Home page<\/strong>, scroll down to see a list of your courses. Alternatively, select the <strong>Dashboard<\/strong><em> <\/em>or <strong>My Courses<\/strong> tab to see a list of your courses.  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the course name to open it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/lai.colgate.domains\/moodle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-05-at-10.24.18-AM-1024x356.png\" alt=\"Screenshot showing the Dashboard and My Courses tabs in the navigation bar. \" class=\"wp-image-1954\" style=\"width:800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lai.colgate.domains\/moodle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-05-at-10.24.18-AM-1024x356.png 1024w, https:\/\/lai.colgate.domains\/moodle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-05-at-10.24.18-AM-300x104.png 300w, https:\/\/lai.colgate.domains\/moodle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-05-at-10.24.18-AM-768x267.png 768w, https:\/\/lai.colgate.domains\/moodle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-05-at-10.24.18-AM-1536x534.png 1536w, https:\/\/lai.colgate.domains\/moodle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-05-at-10.24.18-AM-2048x712.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"course-settings-edit\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:800\"><strong>Access Course Settings and Turn Edit Mode On<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use the <strong>Settings<\/strong> menu item to set course-wide options such as making the course visible to students as well as:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>adding an image to the top of your course page<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>changing the course format<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>showing due dates on the course home page<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>setting up groups, and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>enabling\/disabling activity completion tracking.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use the <strong>Edit mode<\/strong> slider in the upper right corner to add content to the course.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/lai.colgate.domains\/moodle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2023-11-06-at-10.56.43-AM-1-1024x213.png\" alt=\"Screenshot showing where the Edit Mode slider is in Moodle. \" class=\"wp-image-1956\" style=\"width:800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lai.colgate.domains\/moodle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2023-11-06-at-10.56.43-AM-1-1024x213.png 1024w, https:\/\/lai.colgate.domains\/moodle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2023-11-06-at-10.56.43-AM-1-300x63.png 300w, https:\/\/lai.colgate.domains\/moodle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2023-11-06-at-10.56.43-AM-1-768x160.png 768w, https:\/\/lai.colgate.domains\/moodle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2023-11-06-at-10.56.43-AM-1-1536x320.png 1536w, https:\/\/lai.colgate.domains\/moodle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2023-11-06-at-10.56.43-AM-1-2048x427.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"course-visibility\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:800\"><strong>Allow students to access your course<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students cannot access a course until a &#8220;Teacher&#8221; in that course makes the course visible &#8211; opens the course to students. When in Moodle, students will not see any courses until they are made visible by the professor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#e1e1e1\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"914\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/lai.colgate.domains\/moodle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-05-at-10.42.58-AM.png\" alt=\"Screenshot pointing to the 'hidden from students' text on the My courses page. \" class=\"wp-image-1957\" style=\"width:300px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lai.colgate.domains\/moodle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-05-at-10.42.58-AM.png 914w, https:\/\/lai.colgate.domains\/moodle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-05-at-10.42.58-AM-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/lai.colgate.domains\/moodle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-05-at-10.42.58-AM-768x502.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 914px) 100vw, 914px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When your course is hidden from students, you will see it noted below the course name when viewing the My Courses tab. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Exception:<\/strong> Libraries Electronic Reserves staff will make a course visible to students when adding content to it as part of their routine process.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To make your course visible: <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Select the course you wish to make visible.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select&nbsp;<strong>Settings<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Expand the <strong>General settings<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Set Course visibility to&nbsp;<strong>Show<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scroll to the bottom of the page and select&nbsp;<strong>Save and display<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/lai.colgate.domains\/moodle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-05-at-10.46.56-AM-1024x572.png\" alt=\"Screenshot showing how to change the course visibility from hide to show. \" class=\"wp-image-1958\" style=\"width:800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lai.colgate.domains\/moodle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-05-at-10.46.56-AM-1024x572.png 1024w, https:\/\/lai.colgate.domains\/moodle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-05-at-10.46.56-AM-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/lai.colgate.domains\/moodle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-05-at-10.46.56-AM-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/lai.colgate.domains\/moodle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-05-at-10.46.56-AM-1536x858.png 1536w, https:\/\/lai.colgate.domains\/moodle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-05-at-10.46.56-AM.png 1640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All courses are hidden \/ not accessible to students approximately a month after the semester ends.  Teachers are free to hide courses prior to that time or open them after that time as needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"course-participants\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:800\"><strong>View your course participants<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Professors will see all current and former students in the Participants list. Students who were previously enrolled and dropped the course are listed as \u201cSuspended\u201d and without a role in the course. This means that they will not have access to the course and will not be included in any other course listing, communications, or activities such as Grades or Assignments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To see only active students, use the filter option at the top of the Participants screen, selecting&nbsp;<em>Status&nbsp;<\/em>then&nbsp;<em>Active&nbsp;<\/em>for the filter criteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Student enrollments are imported from Banner every day and are updated every time a student or professor logs into Moodle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Normally, there is no need to enroll students.  If you wish to enroll non-registered students, colleagues, Links or TAs, see <a href=\"https:\/\/lai.colgate.domains\/moodle\/moodle-at-colgate\/for-faculty\/getting-started-with-moodle-at-colgate\/enroll-participants\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"125\">Enroll Participants<\/a>.  To add guests who do not have a Colgate.edu email to your course, submit the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/a\/colgate.edu\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfuUn4MAlTi8zw30rG2FMweOH99-q2z7zg_2_g1GQxf-yiviA\/viewform?formkey=dDR4QlZBNmo1OV94U2JuenBtYkQyQmc6MA#gid=0\">Moodle Guest Account Request form<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Start of Semester Course Checklist<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As you work on building your course content, review the start of semester checklist to determine if there are settings you need to adjust, content to add or options you&#8217;d like to change. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Download a copy of the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1-AUnjULq_HwkNTG7d0riWpziXfMQw-r5Jj42EoBV0t4\/edit?usp=sharing\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1-AUnjULq_HwkNTG7d0riWpziXfMQw-r5Jj42EoBV0t4\/edit?usp=sharing\">Start of Semester Course Checklist<\/a> (word doc). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>For further information on building and using your Moodle page visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/lai.colgate.domains\/moodle\/moodle-at-colgate\/for-faculty\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"33\">For Faculty<\/a> page. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Faculty, at the start of each semester a Moodle course shell is created for your course(s) with students and faculty automatically enrolled. 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