Frequently Asked Questions about Moodle
What is Moodle?
How do I log into Moodle?
How can I get a Moodle course shell created?
How do instructors use Moodle?
How do students enroll/register for my Moodle course?
How do I make my Moodle course available/unavailable?
How do I enroll another professor into my course (team-teaching)?
How do I transfer course content from Blackboard to Moodle?
How do I transfer content from Moodle course shells into new automated Moodle course shells?
I am using Moodle's weekly format, but it doesn't match my course start date. How do I change it?
How do I increase/decrease the number of boxes in the center of my Moodle course page?
I am co-teaching a class, but my Moodle course title only lists one instructor's name. How can I change it?
I am teaching more than one section of a course. Can I only use one Moodle course shell?
How can I e-mail my students using Moodle?
I (and my students!) keep getting e-mail copies of everyone's postings to the forums! How do I stop this?
How long will my courses be retained in Moodle?
What is Moodle?
Moodle is a new course management system that the university has adopted. It stands for Modular Objected-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment, or Moodle!
Developed by Martin Dougiamis, an Australian educator and computer scientist from Australia, Moodle uses a social constructivist approach to education and allows rich interaction among students and professors.
Do You Know How to Moodle? (Info for Faculty & Staff) 
How do I log into Moodle?
1) From the Millikin homepage, under Quick Links, select Moodle
2) Log in with your Millikin Novell network username and password.
Or log in through the MyMillikin portal, available from the Millikin homepage.
How can I get a Moodle course shell created?
Information Technology has implemented an automatic course creation process that is synched with the Banner administrative system. Once your course shows us in Banner for registration by students, it will generate a Moodle course shell for you.
Those not teaching courses are welcome to use Moodle for activities and organizational purposes. Contact Joe Hardenbrook, Educational Technology Coordinator, by e-mail at jhardenbrook@millikin.edu or call 424-3692.
How do instructors use Moodle?
Frequently Asked Questions About Moodle (prepared by Joe Hardenbrook)
Moodle: Teacher Documentation (from Moodle.org)
Using Moodle (online book)
How do students enroll/register in my Moodle course?
1. Students will no longer need to self-enroll! Information Technology has implemented an automatic enrollment process. Once a student register for your course, he/she will be added to your Moodle course. If a students drops or adds the course late, this will be reflected in your Moodle course.
2. If you choose to use an older Moodle course shell that Joe Hardenbrook set-up for you, you will need to have the students enroll themselves. Instructions for having students self-enroll is available on the Information Technology web site: http://www.millikin.edu/it/techservices/HandH/enrollmoodlecourse.pdf
Alternatively, instructors can enroll students by:
1) Logging in and going to the Moodle course
2) In the Administration box, click on the Assign Roles link
3) Click on Students
4) Enroll the students from the list of Potential Users.
NOTE: For Fall 2008 classes, Information Technology is currently working with Moodle and Banner so that students will automatically be enrolled into their Moodle courses.
How do I make my Moodle course available/unavailable?
By default, your Moodle course is available to students. To make it unavailable to students:
1) Log in and going to the Moodle course
2) In the Administration box, click on the Settings link
3) Scroll down to Availability--from the drop down list, change This Course is Available to Students to This Course is Not Available to Students
4) Click on the Save Changes button at the bottom
5) Follow these same steps to make your course available again in the future.
How do I enroll another professor into my Moodle course?
Contact Joe Hardenbrook, Educational Technology Coordinator, by e-mail at jhardenbrook@millikin.edu or call 424-3692. Be sure to include the course name, course number, and instructor's name.
How do I transfer course content from Blackboard to Moodle?
If you do not already have your files from Blackboard saved onto your computer, log into your Blackboard course. Save EACH of your files/documents to your computer.
Then go to your Moodle course. In the Administration box, click on Files. Click on Upload. Browse and find the file to upload. You will need to re-upload each of your files.
How do I transfer content from Moodle course shells into new automated Moodle course shells?
You are able to transfer all documents/files and labels. However, any descriptions your provide in your weekly/topics boxes will not transfer over.
FIRST: Go to the course in which you want to have the content transferred FROM
1) Click on the Settings link located in the Administration box
2) Note the format (weekly vs. topics) and the number of week/topics that the course contains. Write this information down.
SECOND: Go to the new automated course shell
1) Click on the Settings link located in the Administration box
3) Make sure the format (weekly vs. topics) and the number of week/topics match the course from above. If not, make the changes so that it does match.
4) Click on the Save Changes button at the bottom of the page.
5) Then from your course page, click on the Import link located in the Administration box.
6) From Courses I Have Taught, choose the course you want to import from the list.
7) Click on Use this course
8) Click on Continue at the bottom of the page
9) Click on Continue at the bottom of the page
10) Click on Continue at the bottom of the page
11) Click on Continue
12) This will take you to your new automated course. You may need to re-position your documents and files.
I am using Moodle's weekly format, but it doesn't match my course start date. How do I change it?
1) From your Moodle course, click on the Settings link located in the Administration box.
2) Locate Course Start Date and choose the date (you may want to have each week run from Sunday through Saturday).
3) Click the Save Changes button at the bottom.
How do I increase/decrease the number of boxes in the center of my Moodle course page?
1) From your Moodle course, click on the Settings link located in the Administration box.
2) Locate Number of Weeks/Topics and increase or decrease the setting.
3) Click the Save Changes button at the bottom.
I am co-teaching a class, but my Moodle course title only lists one instructor's name. How can I change it?
1) From your Moodle course, click on the Settings link located in the Administration box.
2) In the Full Name box, you can add in the other instructor's name.
3) Do the same thing in the large text box area.
4) Click the Save Changes button at the bottom.
Note: Even though the secondary instructor's name was not listed in the title, he/she already has instructor-level access to the course.
I am teaching more than one section of a course. Can I only use one Moodle course shell?
1) Pick one of your Moodle course shells to use for ALL sections
2) From your Moodle course, click on the Settings link located in the Administration box.
3) In the Full Name box, edit the course title to remove the CRN and section number (since you will be using one course shell for all sections).
4) Click the Save Changes button at the bottom.
5) Then you will need to manually enroll the students from the other sections. From your Moodle course page, click on the Assign Roles link. Then choose Student. Search by last name and click on Add.
How can I e-mail my students using Moodle?
1) Go to your Moodle course.
2) Under the Blocks section, select QuickMail.
3) This will add the QuickMail component.
4) From the QuickMail box, click on Compose.
5) You can either click on Select All to e-mail all students, or you can checkmark individual names.
6) Give the e-mail message a subject line and write your message
7) Click on Send e-mail at the bottom. Your e-mail will be sent to students' Millikin e-mail account--you will also receive a copy as well.
I (and my students!) keep getting e-mail copies of everyone's postings to the forums! How do I stop this?
Both you and each of your students will need to do the following:
1) Go to the Moodle course .
2) On the left-hand side, click on Forums.
4) In the top right corner, click on Unsubscribe from all forums.
How long will my courses be retained in Moodle?
Courses will be retained in your Moodle account for three terms. You can create a back-up copy of your course, store it to your computer, and upload it to a future course.
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