CONTENTS. What is Moodle? Logging in to Moodle Introducing the Workspace Customising the Workspace... 8

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1 Moodle Training March 2012 Material produced by the VLE Group (Monash University) and elearning Services (Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University) vle.monash.edu/supporttraining/learnbytech/moodle/

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3 CONTENTS What is Moodle?... 4 Logging in to Moodle... 4 Introducing the Workspace... 6 Customising the Workspace... 8 About Resources and Activities Uploading Files Adding URLs Adding Forums Creating an Assignment Creating a Quiz Editing Resource Settings Editing Activity Settings Groups and Groupings Gradebook

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5 What is Moodle? Moodle is an open-sourced virtual learning environment. The name Moodle is an acronym for Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment. Two key points about Moodle: It is more than simply an online space for sharing files. It can be used to support different styles of learning and teaching. There are possibilities to make changes to the system to respond to the needs of students, teaching staff and administrators. Logging in to Moodle Log in to Moodle at with your username and password. Make sure you use the recommended browsers to optimise working with Moodle. Recommended Browsers Any standards-supporting browser from the past few years is compatible with Moodle, for example: Firefox 3 or later Safari 3 or later Google Chrome 4 or later Opera 9 or later MS Internet Explorer 7 or later (even Google doesn't support IE6 any more) 4

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7 Introducing the Workspace The workspace is the standard format for any Moodle unit. From the workspace, you can access the Moodle features that will allow you to add and arrange content, design activities and assess participation in your units. Locate the main parts of the workspace The workspace consists of four areas: Breadcrumbs at the top left of each page help you easily find where you are in the Moodle unit. Navigation options are used to move easily between home, site pages, profile and units. Settings options allow you to change settings for the unit such as unit start date, display format and enable conditional activities. Sections hold and organise the resources and activities that make up each unit. Sections can be moved, hidden, expanded and collapsed. Blocks are items located on the right and left hand side of the workspace which allow you to navigate and adjust unit settings and enhance your core unit content. Blocks can contain one of many different types of content such as links, applications, text and RSS feeds. Identify key workspace features for managing content The picture below shows some key features that you will use to create and maintain your unit. 6

8 Turn editing on Before you can make changes to the content, layout and other settings, you need to click on the Turn editing on button in the top right of the workspace. When you ve finished making changes, click on the same button, which will have changed to Turn editing off. 7

9 Customising the Workspace You can customise your workspace to work more efficiently with Moodle based on your preferences. Blocks are items located on the right and left hand side of the workspace which allow you to navigate and adjust unit settings and enhance your core unit content. Blocks can contain one of many different types of content such as links, applications, text and RSS feeds. Blocks can be specific to a particular page or can be made sticky so that it appears in all pages of your unit. Add a block 1. In the upper right hand corner of your unit, click the Turn editing on button ( ) to begin editing. 2. In the right hand margin, scroll down to the Add a Block block. 3. Click on Add... and select the type of Block you would like to create. 8

10 Your block will appear above the Add a Block block. Collapse/Expand a block You can collapse or expand a block by toggling the collapse ( ) and expand ( ) icons on the block. Note: When you collapse or expand a block, you are only collapsing or expanding it for yourself. Students also have the ability to collapse or expand their blocks. Dock a block A tab panel called 'Dock' displays on the left hand margin of your workspace when you dock blocks. The only blocks you are able to dock are the Navigation and Settings blocks in the left hand margin. You may want to dock your Navigation and Settings blocks to free up more space in your workspace. To do this, in your Navigation or Settings block, click the move to dock icon ( ). Your Navigation or Settings will now appear as tabs on the left panel of your workspace. 9

11 Undock a block 1. In the Dock on the left hand margin of your workspace, scroll over the Navigation or Settings tab. A docked menu will appear. 2. Click the undock this item icon ( ). Your Navigation or Settings block will now display on the left panel your workspace. Hide/Show a block You can hide or show a block from student view by toggling the eye icons on the block. 1. Ensure editing is on. 2. When the eye icon is 'open' ( ), the block is displayed in student view. When the eye icon is 'closed' or 'shut' ( ), then the block is hidden from student view. Suggestions on how to use this tool A glossary block can be added to show a different vocabulary word each time a student logs in which is populated from a glossary activity An html block with an embedded twitter feed can also be added to provide an alternative communication or content tool for students 10

12 About Resources and Activities Moodle has a range of resources and activities that you can include in the sections of your unit. Resources consist of objects that are viewed or downloaded by students. They present content and other information about the unit. Activities generally require some sort of interaction or participation from students, and supports more collaborative, social styles of learning and teaching. They may be graded or ungraded. Learn about the different types of resources You can add the following resources to your Moodle unit: File - can be used to upload a picture, a pdf document, a spreadsheet, a sound file, or a video file Folder - can be used to organise multiple files and one folder may contain other folders IMS content package - can be used to upload specifically packaged elearning materials using the IMS standards Label - can be a few displayed words or an image used to separate resources and activities in a topic section, or can be a lengthy description or instructions Page - can be used to create a web page to contain a variety of information URL - can be used to provide a link to an external website and offers a variety of display options Learn about the different types of activities You can add the following activities to your Moodle unit: Assignments - can be used to add an online or offline task for students Chat - allows students to have a real-time synchronous discussion with the lecturer or fellow students Choice - can be used to ask students a question and specify a choice of multiple responses Database - enables students to create, maintain and search a bank of record entries Forum - allows students to have asynchronous discussions with lecturers or fellow students Glossary - enables students to create and maintain a list of definitions, like a dictionary 11

13 Lesson - offers delivery of content in flexible ways Quiz - allows the lecturer to design and set quiz tests, which may be automatically marked and feedback and/or to correct answers shown SCORM package - enables SCORM packages to be included as course content Survey - can be used to gather data from students to help lecturers learn about their class and reflect on their own teaching Wiki - a collection of web pages that students can add to or edit Workshop - enables peer assessment Add a resource or activity You can add resources or activities in each topic of your unit. To do this: 1. Click the button 2. In the topic where you want to add a resource or activity, click Add a resource or Add an activity. 3. Select the resource or activity you want to add. This will open the settings for the item you selected. 4. Once you've completed the settings, click the Save... button. The item is now added to your unit. Note: You can click on the help icon ( ) to read more information about specific fields. Edit a resource or activity To edit a resource or activity, ensure editing is on, then click on the pencil-in-hand icon ( ) beside the item in the topic. Delete a resource or activity To remove a resource or activity in a unit, ensure editing is on, then click on the delete icon ( ) beside the item in the topic. Move a resource or activity To move a resource or activity within the unit, ensure editing is on, then click on the move icon ( ) beside the item in the topic, then drag-and-drop to the desired location. Hide/Show a resource or activity When editing is on, you can hide or show a block from student view by toggling the eye icons on the block. When the eye icon is 'open' ( ), the block is displayed in student view. When the eye icon is 'closed' or 'shut' ( ), then the block is hidden from student view. 12

14 Uploading Files If you have files created outside of Moodle and would like to make them available to the students of your unit as content resources, you can use the File or 'Folder' resource in Moodle to upload these into your unit. Upload a single file 1. Ensure editing is on. 2. On the topic required, click Add a resource and select File. 3. Enter a name and description for the resource. 4. In the Content section, click Add. Upload multiple files You can upload multiple files at once by zipping them in one file before you upload. 1. Ensure editing is on. 2. On the topic required, click Add a resource and select Folder. 3. Enter a name and description for the resource. 4. In the Content section, click Add. 5. Follow the prompts to select a zipped file. 6. Once uploaded, click on the icon beside the zipped file and select Unzip. 7. Select options to display, make your file visible or restrict access in the succeeding fields. 8. Click Save and return to unit to view how the uploaded file looks from the topic page. Manage files Rename, move, delete, zip or set as main file are the options available for managing the files you have uploaded. To access these options, click on the file tools icon ( ) beside the file. Note: Even though you are able to upload several files and create folders, you can only display one file at a time (set as the main file) in the File page. To display multiple files and folders, use the Folder resource option. 13

15 Suggestions on how to use these tools Use the conditions in the restrict access settings to create a linear path for students to follow through complex concepts. Use the activity completion settings to help students keep track of their progress through learning materials. 14

16 Adding URLs You can add a URL as a resource for your course. It can be displayed simply as a hyperlink or you can embed the URL in a page. You can link to a website, a Youtube video or an audio file. Add a URL as a resource 1. Click Turn editing on in the unit required. 2. On the topic required, click Add a resource and select URL. 3. Enter a name for the resource. This will appear as the clickable link in your topic. Note: You can also add a description that can be read by students. The description can be displayed if you choose Embed in the Display option. If you choose any other option, students will only see the description if they right-click on the link and select Open in a new tab or window. 4. In the Content section, you can: a. Enter the URL of the website you want to link to. b. Click Choose a link to link to a Youtube video. 5. In the Options section, under Display, select how you want the URL to be displayed. Note: You can click on the help icon ( ) for a description of each option. If you choose Embed and have added a description, it can be displayed with the embedded file by selecting Display URL description in the Options section. Notes: Wherever the HTML tools menu is available in a text field in Moodle, you can highlight a text and make it a hyperlink. Suggestions on how to use this tool: Link to a website. Embed a Youtube video related to the topic. Link to a blog related to the topic. 15

17 Adding Forums To add a forum, click on Add an activity and select Forum. Give your forum a name and description. For this example, a staff messages forum will be setup that will allow only staff to post important messages to. For this type of forum we want to ensure that students view the messages posted, so we will also select Forced subscription for Subscription mode, which will subscribe everyone to the forum and ensure they also receive s of the messages posted. As this forum is staff only, we need to ensure students cannot post, reply to or edit any messages. To enforce this, you must change the permissions of the forum. Once you have finished creating your forum, go back into it by clicking on the title. The Settings block on the left hand side is context-sensitive and has now changed to Forum administration. Click on Permissions. 16

18 To prevent students from posting, replying to or editing messages, click on the next to Student for the following capabilities: 17

19 Creating an Assignment There are various types of assignments you can create for your students. In this topic, we will look at the Advanced uploading of files option. Understand what I can do with the different types of assignments There are four different types of assignment activity you can use for your unit. These are: Advanced uploading of files - allows students to upload and edit multiple files to form their final submission while the assignment is open and accessible. This type can be set to allow late submissions but cannot be set to allow resubmissions after a grade has been given. Online text - allows students to compose and edit text on screen using the standard Moodle HTML Editor. It can be set up to allow students to compose, revise and edit over time or such that the student only has one opportunity to enter his or her response. This type can be set to allow resubmission even after grade has been given. Upload a single file - allows a student to upload a single file for their submission while the assignment is open and accessible. This type can be set to allow resubmission even after grade has been given. Offline activity - used when an activity or assessment process is performed outside of Moodle. It could be something elsewhere on the web or in person. Students can see a description of the assignment, but can't upload files. Grades can be applied online and students will get notification of their grades. Add an assignment 1. Ensure editing is on. 2. In the section where you want to create an assignment, click on Add an activity and select an assignment type. 3. In the General section: a. Give your assignment a name and description. b. Select the options required. For example, you can indicate when you want to make the assignment available to students. 4. Select other assignment setting options as required. Note: Beside each field, you can click on the help icon ( ) for a description of each option provided. 5. Once complete, click Save and return to unit. 18

20 Edit an assignment To go back to editing an Assignment, ensure editing is on, and you can click on the pencil-in-hand icon ( ) in the unit page. When you re in the assignment pages, you can also access assignment setting links in the Settings block under Assignment administration. Delete an assignment You can delete an assignment at any time. Ensure editing is on then click the delete icon ( ) beside the assignment link in the topic. Note that this will delete the item immediately and you will not be asked to confirm a delete action. Move an assignment You can move an assignment to organise it in a different topic. Ensure editing is on then simply click on the move icon ( ) beside the assignment and drag-and-drop the item to the location required. Hide/Show an assignment If you are still working on an assignment and would like to hide the item from student view, ensure editing is on, then click on the open eye icon ( ) beside the assignment. To show the hidden item once you have completed it, click on the closed eye icon ( ). Dates can be set when you want to make the assignment available to the students. You can find these in the assignment settings page. Suggestions on how to use this tool Consider incorporating peer feedback before submission through use of a Workshop activity. Using the Offline assignment, incorporate and centralise all student assessment data into the Moodle gradebook. 19

21 Creating a Quiz Using the Quiz activity in Moodle, you can create quizzes using multiple choice, truefalse, matching and other question types. Attempts are automatically marked and you can choose to provide feedback and/or display the correct answers. Create a quiz 1. Ensure editing is on. 2. In the topic section where you want to add a quiz, click on Add an activity and select Quiz. 3. In the Name field, give your quiz a title and then set the opening and closing date and time by first clicking on Enable next to each property. You can also select the number of attempts allowed. 20

22 4. Once you have finished editing the properties of your quiz, click Save and return to unit. Note: There are several options available for your use in setting up the properties of a quiz. To guide you in exploring these options, you can click on the help icon ( ) to read a brief description. Clicking on the Show Advanced button ( select from. Add questions to a quiz ) anywhere will show more options to Once you have created your quiz page and set up the required properties, you are now ready to add questions to your quiz. 1. Ensure editing is on. 2. From your unit page, click on the link of the newly created quiz page preceded by the quiz icon ( ). This will open the Edit quiz page. Note: When you are working with quizzes, you can also use the links in the Settings block, under Quiz administration. 3. To start adding questions to your quiz, you can: a. Create new questions by clicking Add a question, then follow the prompts. Once created, the new question will be listed automatically in the Question bank. 21

23 b. Select questions from the Question bank. The new question you created and previous ones will be available for you to add to your quiz. To do this, select the questions and click Add to quiz. Questions you add to the quiz page are automatically saved. Notes: - Another option is to Add a random question. Click on the help icon ( ) beside the button to read a description about this option. - By default Moodle sets the Maximum grade to points even if the total of all individual questions is higher. Change this setting as required. 22

24 - When entering a name for your question: Unlike Blackboard, Moodle permits using a question name that is not unique. 4. To preview your quiz, click on the preview icon ( ) in the Settings block, under Quiz administration. You can also click on the preview icon ( ) in the question itself to preview how it will be displayed. Edit a quiz To edit the overall settings in a quiz, ensure editing is on, then click on the pencil-inhand icon ( ) beside the quiz item in the topic page. To edit the questions in a quiz, click on the quiz item in the topic page, then in the Settings block, under Quiz administration, click Edit quiz. Delete a quiz To delete a quiz, ensure editing is on, then click on the delete icon ( quiz item in the topic page. ) beside the To delete questions in a quiz, click on the quiz item in the topic page, then in the Settings block, under Quiz administration, click Edit quiz. To remove a question from the quiz, click on the delete icon ( ) beside the question. Move a quiz To move a quiz item to a different topic, ensure editing is on, then click on the move icon ( ) beside the quiz in the topic page and drag-and-drop to the required location. To reorder questions with a quiz, click on the quiz item in the topic page, then in the Settings block, under Quiz administration, click Edit quiz. Use the up and down arrows ( Hide/Show a quiz ) beside the question to move it to the required location. If you are still working on a quiz and would like to hide the item from student view, ensure editing is on, then click on the open eye icon ( ) beside the quiz. To show the hidden item once you have completed it, click on the closed eye icon ( ). Dates can be set when you want to make the quiz available to the students. You can find these in the quiz settings page. Note: Aside from new questions being automatically added to the Question bank, questions could also come from other units. See Question bank in Moodle Docs for more information. 23

25 Editing Resource Settings When editing is on, clicking on the edit icon ( ) beside a resource will enable you to control the appearance and conditions of access to resources with these settings. Note: The settings at resource level works with the settings at unit level. Some may overwrite the settings at unit level, or others will not be available at resource settings level unless pre-set at unit settings level. General settings Resources largely share General Settings that include a title and optional description or summary. 1. When editing these settings, note that the header displays the type of resource and the topic in which it is located. Field names in red and marked with a red asterisk are required. 2. Select the title carefully - this is the name that will appear in the link to the resource. 3. If your site is used by more than one editor, populating the description field is a useful way to communicate your intention for the resource. Common Module settings These settings are used with groups and groupings and control the visibility of the resource. At unit setting level, you will need to set the Groups to be visible or separate to use this option at resource setting level (see Edit unit settings). With advanced options (click and groupings may be set: ), visibility of a resource for groups 1. In the Grouping field, select the group or grouping the resource will be restricted to. 2. The Visible field may be set to Show or Hide the resource. This performs the same function as the eye icon ( ) that appears beside the resource in the unit home page. Note: Resources that are 'hidden' with this setting will not be displayed to the students. To apply conditional access, set this to Show, and control visibility with Restrict access settings, including Hide activity entirely. 3. You can uniquely identify the resources by assigning an ID number. This is useful for tracking completion. 24

26 Restrict Access settings You are able to limit access to resources based on date or grade criteria: 1. To set date restrictions check the Enable box beside either the opening or closing date, then specify the date using the calendar. If either of these are disabled the respective access will be open ended. 2. To set Grade conditions select the grade book field and the minimum and maximum grades needed to meet the creiteria. Additional grade conditions may be set. The activity will only allow access when ALL grade conditions are met. 3. Select the appearance of restricted access resources. Resources that are hidden will only appear when all restriction conditions are met. Notes: Restricted access timing based on dates starts and ends at midnight. Resources that are Hidden in common module settings will remain hidden even when Restrict Access conditions are met. Suggestions on how to use this tool: Control conditional release of resources using grade book conditions to create a self-paced learning environment. Manage multi-campus or multi-group units. 25

27 Editing Activity Settings When editing is on, clicking on the edit icon ( ) beside an activity will enable you to control the appearance and conditions of access to activities with these common settings. General settings Activities share General settings including a title and, with the exception of Attendance and Lesson modules, a description or summary. Some activities have module-specific additional fields under General Settings that are described in the relevant entries. 1. You will have access to General settings when you initially create an activity, and from the Edit Settings link in the Settings block. When editing these fields, note that the header displays the type of activity and the section in which it is located. Field names in red and marked with a red asterisk are required. 2. The name you supply here will appear in the link to the activity. 26

28 Common Module settings These settings control the visibility of the activity. With advanced options checked, visibility for groups and groupings may be set: 1. In Grouping, select the group or grouping the view will be restricted. 2. Visible may be set to Show or Hide the resource. Note: Resources that are hidden with this setting remain hidden when access restrictions are met. To apply conditional access, set this to Show, and control visibility with Restrict access settings, including Hide activity entirely. 3. You can uniquely identify the activity by assigning an ID number. This is useful if the activity is to be linked to the Grade Book. Restrict Access settings You are also able to limit access to activities based on date or grade criteria: 27

29 1. To set date restrictions check the Enable box beside either the opening or closing date, then specify the date using the calendar. If either of these are disabled the respective access will be open ended. 2. To set Grade conditions select the grade book field and the minimum and maximum grades needed to meet the creiteria. Additional grade conditions may be set. The activity will only allow access when ALL grade conditions are met. 3. Select the appearance of restricted access activities. Activities that are hidden will only appear when all restriction conditions are met. Notes: Restricted access timing based on dates starts and ends at midnight. Activities that are Hidden in common module settings will remain hidden even when Restrict Access conditions are met. Suggestions on how to use this tool: Control conditional release of resources using grade book conditions to create a self-paced learning environment Manage multi-campus or multi-group units. 28

30 Groups and Groupings You can assign students to one (or more) groups. You can also assign an activity to a group. Groupings are a collection of groups. If you have multiple groups, you could combine or mix and match the smaller groups into 2 or more groupings. You can assign a grouping to an activity, for example an assignment. Create a group You can manually create groups. To do this: 1. In the Settings block of the unit, under Unit Administration>Users, click Groups. 2. Click Create group. 3. Enter a name for the group. Note: You can also add a description or use an enrollment key if required. Click on the help icon ( ) for information about the fields. 4. Click Save changes. The new group will be displayed in the list of groups. You can create groups using auto-create. To do this: 1. Click Auto-create groups. 2. Select the options required. Note: You can click on the help icon ( ) for information about the fields. 3. Click Preview to see how the groups will be created, or click Submit to complete the creation. The auto-created groups will be displayed in the list of groups. Add/remove group member. 1. In the Groups page, select the name of the group you want to add/remove members. 2. Click Add/remove users. 3. To add, in the Potential members column, select the names of students you want to add. To remove, in the Group members column, select the names of students you want to remove. Note: Multiple names may be selected in a column using the Crtl key. 4. Click Add or Remove as required. Members will be added or removed from the Group members column. Note: Once done, you can click Back to groups to go back to your group list. 29

31 Edit group settings 1. In the Settings block of the unit, under Unit Administration>Users, click Groups. 2. Select a group, then click Edit group settings. 3. Make the changes required, then click Save changes. Delete a group 1. In the Settings block of the unit, under Unit Administration>Users, click Groups. 2. Select a group, then click Delete selected group. 3. To confirm the deletion, click Yes. The group will be removed from your group list. Create a grouping 1. In the Settings block of the unit, under Unit Administration>Users, click Groups. 2. Click on the Groupings tab. The Groupings page will be displayed. 3. Click Create grouping. 4. Enter a name and/or description for the grouping, then click Save changes. Your new grouping will be displayed in the Groupings page. Add/remove groups in a grouping 1. In the Groupings page, under the Edit column, click the groups icon ( ) beside the grouping where you want to add/remove groups. 2. To add, in the Potential members column, select the groups you want to add. To remove, in the Existing members column, select the groups you want to remove. Note: Multiple groups may be selected in a column using the Crtl key. 3. Click Add or Remove as required. Note: Once done, you can click Back to groupings to go back to the Groupings page. Edit grouping settings 1. In the Groupings page, under the Edit column, click the pencil-in-hand icon ( ) beside the grouping. 2. In the Edit grouping settings page, make the required changes, then click Save changes. Delete a grouping 1. In the Groupings page, under the Edit column, click the delete icon ( ) beside the grouping. 30

32 2. To confirm the deletion, click Yes. The grouping will be removed from your groupings list. Note: This action only removes the groupings created, not the groups. Suggestions on how to use this tool Create separate groups to manage discussion forums Use groups or groupings to manage peer reviews 31

33 Gradebook Grades (or Gradebook as it is sometimes referred to), can be located on the unit s homepage, in the Settings block, entitled Grades. The main components of Gradebook are: The grade, which are student scores in a course e.g. 73 or D or Pass The grade item, which stores a grade for each course participant e.g. Assignment 1 or Revision Quiz A grade category, which enables grouping grade items together e.g. All quiz grades All these components have separate settings that can be changed as needed. NB: If you have set your unit settings to visible or separate groups you will be able to view the gradebook by groups as well as all participants. 1. How Grades Get Into the Gradebook Grades can be manually added to Gradebook or produced by the various activity types e.g. quizzes, assignments etc 32

34 To manually add a grade item to Gradebook, select either Simple view or Full view from the drop down list: click on Add grade item, set the properties of the grade item and click on Save changes. 33

35 You can select further options by clicking on the Show advanced button on the right. 2. Edit Gradebook settings To edit Gradebook settings, select Course from the dropdown list: Make any necessary changes, and then click on Save changes at the bottom. If you are unsure what a term means in Moodle, most options will be accompanied by a, which when clicked on will provide you with further information. a. Add a category Using categories in gradebook can assist in presenting information more logically (the layout can be more easily manipulated), as well as for calculating totals. To add a grade category to the gradebook, select either Simple view or Full view from the drop down list: 34

36 click on Add category set the properties of the grade category and click on Save changes. b. Delete a category To delete a category in gradebook, click on the next to the grade category. NB: When a category is deleted any items within that category move to the parent category of the deleted category. c. Move a category To move a category, click on. This selects the item to be moved, which can then be placed in the desired spot by clicking on the appropriate rectangle. 35

37 Moving items and categories does not affect individual grades but will affect scores that are aggregated by categories. 3. Grade a Moodle activity NB: When you edit a grade directly in the gradebook, an "overridden" flag is set, meaning that the grade can no longer be changed from within the assignment. To remove this flag, turn editing on in the grader report, click the edit grade icon, uncheck the overridden box and save the changes. To grade a Moodle activity, click on the name of the activity (e.g. Assignment 1) you would like to grade, either from the activity s link on the homepage, or by clicking on Grades and then clicking on the activity to be graded. If you are only adding grades and/or comments to gradebook, tick Allow quick grading in Optional settings, change the number of submissions per page, and click on Save preferences. Under the Grade column, select a grade from the drop down box, and add any comments if applicable, then click on Save all my feedback. 36

38 If you will be electronically annotating assignments and then uploading them again to Moodle, click on Download all assignments as a zip in the top right of the screen. To return an annotated assignment to a student, click on Grade under the Status column, select a grade from the Grade dropdown box, upload the annotated file by clicking on Add next to Response files, locate the assignment and upload. Click on Save changes. 37

39 NB: Moodle does not have Alphanumeric grade types. If you enter text in a Value type grade field (Grade types are set in a Grade item s settings), the data will not be saved. Also, if you enter text in a Text type grade field, the data is saved as feedback, which means that it will not be visible in the gradebook unless you hover your mouse over the cell, or display the gradebook in editing mode. To display text in the gradebook, you could use the Scales option provided in Moodle, which enables users to set up custom scales, with an appropriate list of values e.g. Fail, Borderline, Pass, Good. 4. Grade an offline activity To grade an offline activity, click on Grades and ensure the quick grading option is selected. Under the Grade column, select a grade from the drop down box, add any comments if applicable, then click on Save all my feedback. 38