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Moodle E-Learning Course Development - Third Edition: RAW

You're reading from   Moodle E-Learning Course Development - Third Edition: RAW A complete guide to create and develop engaging e-learning courses with Moodle

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2015
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ISBN-13 9781782163343
Length 404 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Authors (2):
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Susan Smith Nash Susan Smith Nash
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William Rice William Rice
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Table of Contents (16) Chapters Close

Preface 1. A Guided Tour of Moodle 2. Installing Moodle FREE CHAPTER 3. Configuring Your Site 4. Creating Categories and Courses 5. Resources, Activities, and Conditional Access 6. Adding Resources 7. Adding Assignments, Lessons, Feedback, and Choices 8. Evaluating Students with Quizzes 9. Getting Social with Chats and Forums 10. Collaborating with Wikis and Glossaries 11. Running a Workshop 12. Groups and Cohorts 13. Extending Your Course by Adding Blocks 14. Features for Teachers Index

Entering the name and description


For every resource or activity that you add, you must enter a name and description. You will also choose if and when the description is displayed. Because these fields are common to every resource or activity that you add, let's cover them under the respective sections.

To give a name and description for a resource or an activity, do the following:

  1. Enter a Name:

    When you are done with editing and save the resource or activity, this name will appear as a link on the course page, as seen in the following screenshot:

    The name will also appear as a link on the navigation menu of the course. It is usually in the left or right column:

  2. Enter a Description:

    The item's description can appear on the course home page and also when the item appears in a list of resources for your course:

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