Moodle as a curriculum and information management system : beginner's guide / Jason Hollowell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hollowell, Jason.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Instructional systems--Design.

Instructional systems.

Computer-assisted instruction--Computer programs.

Computer-assisted instruction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (308 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Birmingham, U.K. : Packt Pub., 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Use Moodle to manage and organize your administrative duties, monitor attendance records, manage student enrolment, record exam results, and much more

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Welcome to Moodle as a Curriculum and Information Management System (CIMS)!; What is Moodle?; A VLE, LMS, and CMS; Using Moodle as a CIMS; Installing Moodle; Installing MAMP and XAMPP packages; Time for action - installing the Mac OS X package; Time for action - installing the Windows package; Basic setup and customization of your Moodle site; Time for action - basic customization; Time for action - customizing the label area of the front page; Time for action - adding the Main Menu block

Installing third party contributionsBlocks and modules; Time for action - installing the My Courses block; Time for action - installing the Attendance package; Installing other plugins (themes); Time for action - installing the Aardvark Pro original theme; Summary; Chapter 2: Building the Foundation-Creating Categories and Courses; Course categories; Manual creation of course categories; Time for action - manually creating course categories; Teacher account creation; Time for action - creating teacher accounts; Using the Bulk Course Upload tool

Time for action - installing the Bulk Course Upload toolSummary; Chapter 3: Student Account Creation and Enrollment; Bulk account creation and course enrollment; Time for action - enrolling students when creating; their accounts; Time for action - checking the enrollment status from the; course context; Time for action - checking enrollment status from the user's; profile page; Bulk enrollment for existing users; Time for action - preparing the CSV file; Time for action - enroll existing users; Other enrollment options; Enrollment plugins; CIMS enrollment review; Summary

Chapter 4: Incorporating Educational StandardsImplementing standard policies and procedures in your Moodle site; Attendance standards; Bulk setup of the attendance module; Time for action - creating a template course; Time for action - setting up the attendance template; Time for action - importing the attendance; template to other courses; Grading standards; Time for action - creating a standard grading scale; Time for action - creating a Gradebook template; Time for action - preparing the target course; Time for action - importing the Gradebook template

Implementing a final grade submission processThe policy; The process; Time for action - locking courses for grade retrieval; Setting up a program-wide testing procedure; Time for action - an exam administered outside of Moodle; An exam administered via the Moodle quiz module; Summary; Chapter 5: Enabling your Moodle Site to Function as an Information Portal; Modifying display settings; Time for action - removing course lists from the category page; Time for action - increasing the detailed summary setting; Time for action - increasing the number of courses; displayed in a user's profile

Expanding content display possibilities

Notes:

"Use Moodle to manage and organize your administrative duties, monitor attendance records, manage student enrollment, record exam results, and much more."

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786612966729

9781282966727

1282966723

9781849513234

1849513236

OCLC:

797917842