Moodle

Support Page for Lecturers

Here you will find FAQs and instructions on topics that are particularly relevant for teaching staff, such as course and participant administration, layout of a Moodle course, use of communication options, and tests and assignments.

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FAQ and Instructions

Tip 1: organise appointments, e.g., consultation hours, that students can book into.
FAQ: Activity “Scheduler”

Tip 2: use the tile or tab format for a visually appealing structure. These enable a tile look or navigation to the topic sections via tabs as in the Internet browser.
FAQ: Course Format

Tip 3: for large files – e.g., videos – use the video platform Panopto or the media portal.
FAQ: Files larger than 50MB: Panopto and media portal

Tip 4: guide students through the course and build up content/activities in the Moodle course.
FAQ: Prerequisites in Moodle

Tip 5: sensitise students to the fact that material provided in the Moodle course may only be used in the context of the course (copyright).
FAQ: Set up a declaration of consent for students in a Moodle course

Tip 6: integrate mathematical expressions/equations into Moodle.
FAQ: integrate mathematical equations into Moodle with TeX

Tip 7: students who are in different Moodle courses when using the TUCaN-Moodle interface, but belong to the same course, can be brought together via meta-enrolment.
FAQ: Meta Enrolment

Moodle as a Central Medium for Online Teaching

In online teaching, Moodle is the central medium – for organizing teaching, conveying content and supporting students.

Recommendations and tips for using Moodle in online teaching