Monday, October 29, 2012

Deleting Quiz Attempts

Occasionally faculty need to delete a quiz attempt for a student who needs to retake an online quiz.  To do so, go the quiz and click on the Results tab.

 

Students will be listed in the order that they completed their attempt.  Next to each name is a check box.  Select the attempt(s) you wish to delete. 

After the list of attempts you will see a button for Deleting Selected Attempts.  Click it.   You will see a pop up window asking if you are absolutely sure you want to delete the attempt.  If you are sure, say yes, and the attempt will be deleted. 

Monday, October 22, 2012

Moodle Monday - Course Creation FAQ


Since we announced the new, automated course creation process for Moodle courses last week, we’ve received several questions.

Q.  How does the new process differ from the way IT has been creating Moodle courses?

A. In the past, we used a manual process to create blank courses for instructors to build courses or to back up and restore a new version of an existing course. Instructors had to contact us to request a Moodle course and to specify several details to communicate exactly what was needed. The new process is automated. A computer program has been devised to create a blank course for every class scheduled at SVCC. The import process simply copies the materials from past courses into the new, blank one. The import process is similar in many ways to the reset feature in Blackboard, with which many of you may be familiar.

Q. Do I have to completely rebuild my course?

A.  You will not have to rebuild your course; you will simply copy the materials you want into the automatically created Spring 2013 course. If you import all materials from your old course, your new course will look exactly the same as the course from which you import the materials. There is no need to rebuild your course unless you choose to do so.

Q. Will I still need to fill out the Moodle Course Request Form for each class?

A. No, the Moodle Course Request Form will no longer be necessary, since your course will be ready and waiting for you to copy your materials through the import process.

Q. How much of my time will this import process require?

A. Generally, the import process is quick and requires only a few minutes for each course.

Q. What if I don’t use Moodle with my students?

A. If you choose not to use the automatically created Moodle course, do nothing. The courses are hidden from students upon creation. Your course will only become visible to students when you make it available to them.

We’ve prepared a tutorial demonstrating how to import course materials into a new course and a tutorial on how to convert hidden courses to ones visible to students. If you prefer, you may attend any of several sessions scheduled in the Instructional Technology Center, where we will be available to answer questions and offer assistance. Dates and times of scheduled sessions appear below. Please feel free to contact us at extension 229 with any questions.


Date                                                      Time                                                      Place
November 2, 2012                           1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.                       ITC, Room 3M17
Nov. 8, 2012                                    2:30-4:00 p.m.                                ITC, Room 3M17
Nov. 16 , 2012                                 1:30-3:00 p.m.                                ITC, Room 3M17
Nov. 29 , 2012                                 2:30-4 p.m.                                     ITC, Room 3M17
Dec. 12, 2012                                     5:00 – 6:00 p.m.                             ITC, Room 3M17
December 13, 2012                          8:30 – 10:00 a.m.                            ITC, Room 3M17
January 2-11, 2013                           By appointment                               ITC, Room 3M17


Thursday, October 4, 2012

Linky Thursday October 4th Edition


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