Staff Support Topics

What is Moodle?

Moodle is a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), also known as a course management system, used by WIT to help support lecturers in their teaching and students in their learning.  Moodle provides areas where lecturers can upload course notes and information, and communicate online with students (e.g. set and collect student assignments, send out class emails, etc.).

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What does ‘Moodle’ mean?

The word Moodle was originally an acronym for Modular Object Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment.

Moodle is a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), also known as a course management system, used by WIT to help support lecturers in their teaching and students in their learning.  Moodle provides areas where lecturers can upload course notes and information, and communicate online with students (e.g. set and collect student assignments, send out class emails, etc.).

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What is a firewall and why might it prevent me from accessing Moodle?

A firewall protects a computer, or computer network, from access by unauthorized parties.

If you are having problems accessing Moodle from home or work then it is possible that your firewall’s configuration is causing a problem. Please consult your antivirus documentation if at home, or your network administrator in your place of work.

If the problem persists, then please email any member of the Moodle team at moodle@wit.ie or by telephone on 051-834114.

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How do I send an email to the students or participants on my module?

An email can be sent to all students/participants on a module. A valid email account is required when setting up student and staff accounts in Moodle. This defaults to the email provided at reigstration by students or the staff email account. The email message you send will go to the email account that they have provided.  If they are not sure which email address has been linked to their Moodle account they can check this in their profile area when they have logged into Moodle.

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What is a label and how do I use it in my module content?

A label serves as a spacer on a Moodle course page. It can be used to add text, images, multimedia or code in between other resources in the different sections. It is a very versatile resource and can help to improve the appearance of a course if used thoughtfully. Banners or descriptions may be added to labels to distinguish between and highlight different areas.

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Can I add a folder/folders to my module area?

A folder allows a teacher to display several course resources together. Using a folder to display resources is neater than displaying files one by one in a list. The resources may be of different types and they may be uploaded in one go, as a zipped folder which is then unzipped in Moodle.

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