Moodle - Learning Management System

At Furman, we upgrade Moodle every two years in May which keeps our LMS current with recent updates and improvements. A Moodle course is automatically created for every class and populated with participants 5 days before the start of class each term.  ITS Training coordinator Jean Childress or Instructional Technologist Corey Gheesling offer training sessions throughout the year and work with faculty on advanced topics.  The Service Center will schedule assistance with Jean or Corey where appropriate. For routine assistance with Moodle, contact the Service Center at x3277 or service.center@furman.edu.

New to Moodle Training

Linked below are training videos, books and articles for self-directed learning.  We have shared links that we like from other universities and from Moodle HQ. The information is applicable to our Moodle instance, but for assistance be sure to call Furman Information Technology Service Center x3277 : )  Links include comprehensive video courses and quick tips. For Moodle training sessions on advanced Moodle features please contact Corey Gheesling x3794 or find him in Hipp 201. 

• What is Moodle - A Short explainer video about Moodle
• Furman Library provides access to many Safari Books.  If you go to the Databases and search for Safari, you will find Moodle 3.x publications are available to read online.  

• Furman Highlight videos of 3.4 upgrade May 2018 

• Learn Moodle 3.4 Videos * From Moodle HQ, this video series makes learning about individual features quick and easy.

• Moodle Support Articles* From UMassAmherst, this is a great site for text documentation.
• Using Moodle 3.0: A Comprehensive Tutorial for TeachersYoutube videos from Cairn University, this is a comprehensive video series for those with more time.

Legacy versions

3.x Individual Feature Enhancements and Additions

• Course Management
• Course Editing 
• Tags
• Atto Editor
• Forum Enhancements
• Publish as LTI Tool
• Gradebook Using Simple Weighted Mean (May 2016)*
  • Gradebook (Jan 2016) Using Natural Grading
• Quiz Activity (Jan 2016)
• New Question Types
• Quiz Question Banks
• Import A Quiz From Word Document To Moodle
• Grading an Assignment
• Database Activity
• Course Meta Link
• In-Page Confirmations
• Recycle Bin
• Moodle Mobile

Legacy Version Videos

• Quizzes and Quiz Banks
• Using Box and Moodle Together
• Changing Themes
• Google Map integration
• Forums
• Formulating Argumentative Discussions
• Chats
• Uploading articles
• Course design
• Usage Analytics
• Wikis
• Blogs
• Enrollments
• Miscellaneous
• Student Sign Ups