Profiles and avatars

Select the name Jeffrey Sanders (in the top-right corner) and view My profile. Imagine this from a new learner's point of view. First impressions are very strong. Do you feel that you know Jeffrey Sanders from the image he chose? What information is missing from this page? The profile page in Moodle is an important way for learners to get to know each other and find out how to contact each other.

Select Edit profile from the administration block to make changes. The first activity that a new person needs to do, when they start a Moodle course, is to update their profile. It is not necessary to explain everything to the learners, but here are a few important things to demonstrate:

• Make sure that their e-mail addresses are current, so that they receive notifications of new messages.

• Explain the privacy options to show or hide their e-mail addresses, and use nicknames for their online personas rather than real names. The city can be entered as Anonymous where appropriate.

• Explain...