The answer is yes. Usage of Moodle is not reliant on a prior knowledge of HTML, if you experience any technical difficulties with Moodle at any stage you can contact the Moodle team by e-mail at moodle@wit.ie or by telephone on 051 834114 and they will assist you in remedying your query.
Yes, this remains the same as older version of Moodle. You can share a module with another lecturer or have a separate area in Moodle.
Yes, there are a number of specific workshops and resources available. Based on your feedback, we have revised our training and associated support resources and now offer a range of follow-on workshops tailored for different levels of Moodle users, from beginner to advanced and for academic and administrative staff. Check out our list of workshops on the eLearning workshops website.
WIT lecturers can use Moodle to complement and enhance face-to-face lectures by providing a central online location to access the learning resources and associated activities. It can be used to supplement direct class instruction and/or provide self-paced, interactive online learning opportunities.
School offices and their associated administrative staff also use Moodle to share information and resources relevant to their students and staff members.
You can contact the relevant School secretary and request the CRN number for a specific module. Once you have obtained the CRN number, email it to moodle@wit.ie requesting to be added as a lecturer to the module.
Making course material available to students in electronic format in Moodle works to enhance the lecture experience. Reading lists, articles, assignments and news forums are all useful tools that help to improve the learning that takes place in and outside of the classroom.
Your module materials will remain in Moodle as long as you leave them in place for that academic year. Modules will appear blank again in the following academic year. It is the lecturer’s responsibility to import their content from one academic year to the next as required.
There are a number of specific workshops and resources available. Based on feedback from staff members, we have revised our training and associated support resources and now offer a range of follow-on workshops tailored for different levels of Moodle users, from beginner to advanced and for academic and administrative staff.
Initially, you will be assigned to the modules in Moodle that you are timetabled on as per the timetabling system information one week prior to the start of each semester.
After this date, the Moodle team will be individually updating a lecturer’s allocation only when requested to do so to reflect changes to timetables. On average a new module can be set up in Moodle within one working day of the request being received.
Initially, you will be assigned to the modules in Moodle that you are timetabled on as per the timetabling system information one week prior to the start of each semester.
After this date, the Moodle team will be individually updating a lecturer’s allocation only when requested to do so to reflect changes to timetables. On average a new module can be set up in Moodle within one working day of the request being received.
Please send an email to moodle@wit.ie to request editing rights to any module you need access to quoting the relevant CRN number. If there are already lecturers assigned to the module in question and they have content in place, we will need to contact them to get permission to add you to this module.