Moodle
Moodle is the University's VLE (Virtual Learning Environment). Moodle is
a learning platform designed to provide staff and students with a
single robust, secure and integrated system to create personalised
learning environments. Moodle provides us with a flexible tool-set to
support blended learning. Moodle delivers a powerful set of
learner-centric tools and collaborative learning environments that
empower both teaching and learning, providing a flexible environment for
learning communities.
New in Moodle
If you are a student on Moodle, here's a quick overview of the changes you can expect to see for this year:
- Improved course overview - Sort, star, hide and display courses more efficiently thanks to the welcome Course overview improvements on your dashboard.
- Useful new dashboard blocks - Keep up to date with the Timeline block, the Starred courses block, the Recently accessed courses block and the Recently accessed items block, all available for the dashboard.
- New messaging interface - Messaging enhancements bring greater control over who can message you along with the ability to star messages and engage in group messaging.
Help for Students
The Digital Training team in Library & Learning Services provide help, information and advice on all aspects of digtial capability for students, including using Moodle, Mahara and MEDIALibrary. Help is available online and in person, via interactive workshops or individual and group tutorials.
Digital Training Password ManagerHelp for Staff
The Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) team supports staff in using a range of tools and technologies to enable effective epedagogy. The TEL team is committed to proactively promoting, developing, supporting and embedding the effective use of technology for learning, teaching and assessment. We offer support and training for staff on a wide range of technology enhanced learning solutions. There are many useful resources available to help you with the creation of your Moodle courses.
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