Tip: Get to know Moodle in a Moodle course!
To the Moodle self-study course "Moodle Basic Functions" (in German)
- The login to Moodle is via TU-ID (opens in new tab).
- Normally, a Moodle course is assigned to a lecture or seminar.
- Moodle courses are not public. They are only accessible to participants of the course (to protect intellectual property).
- There is a well considered role concept in Moodle. The “lecturer” create and design the courses and the “students” participate in them. In addition, there are roles for “assistants” and “tutors”.
- Overview of the roles in Moodle
- Important: The roles are assigned separately for each course. It is possible that you have the role of “lecturer” in one course room and the role of “student” in another Moodle course.
- People who do not have a TU-ID can participate via the guest access, but only with reading rights (the course room must be public for this). Alternatively, it is possible to apply for a guest TU-ID (opens in new tab). With this one the Moodle access is automatically available.
Staff members of the TU Darmstadt can apply for a guest TU-ID for someone else via the IDM portal (opens in new tab).
Information on the topic of guest access
Moodle Docs Anleitung: Einstellungen und Möglichkeiten für ein Forum (DE) (opens in new tab)
Moodle Docs Guide: Settings and options for a forum (opens in new tab)
Moodle FAQ: Enabling group chats for students
Moodle-FAQ: Aktivität Nachgefragt
Moodle Docs Guide: Activity “Hot Question” (= “Nachgefragt”) (opens in new tab)