UDTS Adjunct and Affiliate Faculty

Developing and Managing Course Pages

• Developing and Managing Course Pages

  
  

  •  Developing and Managing Your Course Pages

    As an instructor at UDTS, you are responsible for designing and developing the course pages that students will experience. You will need to develop a familiarity with Moodle, our learning management system, and how to create course experiences that are clear, concise, welcoming, and accessible for all learners. Explore the instructions below for developing the basic components used in Moodle course pages. 

  • Setting Up Your Course Page

    Moodle course pages begin with very little pre-programmed into them. Instructors are responsible for setting up the course page as they best see fit for learning. Please use all of the instructions in this section to set up your course page. 

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    Adding Your Picture to Your Profile Page
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    Choosing a Course Format Page
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    Choosing a Course Image Page
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    Formatting Your Course Header Page
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    Setting up Sections Page
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    Recommended Weekly Layouts for Course Pages
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    Recommended Topical Layouts for Course Pages (an option instead of weekly layouts)
  • Adding Content to Your Course Page

    In order for your course page to be valuable for student learning, it will need to contain learning content. This could include text, images, links to webpages or videos or other things found on the web, documents, etc. Once you know what content you'd like to add to your course page, follow the instructions below that are useful to you. You may not need to add all types of content to your course page. 

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    Setting Up Text and Media Areas Page
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    Adding Documents to Your Course Page
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    Enhancing Accessibility of Documents and Files Page
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    Adding Links (URL) to Your Course Page
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    Adding a Page to Your Course Page
  • Adding Engagement to Your Course Page

    Engagement is what creates the learning environment of an online course. Without engagement, a course is just a repository of information. Once you decide what types of engagement you'd like students to utilize in your course, use the instructions below that best fit your hopes for engagement. You may not need all of the types of engagement provided in this section. 

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    Using Activity Completion in Your Course Page
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    Using Groups in Your Course Page
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    Using Attendance Tracking in Your Course Page
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    Using Forums in Your Course Page
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    Using Assignments in Your Course Page
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    Using Quizzes on Your Course Page
  • Managing Your Course Page

    Once your students are in your course page and participating in learning, you will have management responsibilities. This section contains instructions for things like grading assignments and participating in forums that most instructors will need throughout their course. It also contains instructions for some "what if?" scenarios such as overriding a grade that you may not need to access for your class. 

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    Making Items Hidden/Visible in Your Course Page
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    Participating and Grading Forums Page
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    Grading Assignments and Providing Feedback Page
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    Manually Overriding Grades in Gradebook Page
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    Activity Exceptions for Individual Students Page
  • Using the Gradebook on Your Course Page

    It is highly recommended that the Moodle gradebook be used for all courses. This section contains instructions and tips for using the gradebook. Some of the instructions in this section are only applicable to certain types of classes (pass/fail, letter grade, etc.), so you may not need to review all items in this section. 

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    Tips for Success in Setting Up a Gradebook Page
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    Setup Options for the Gradebook Page
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    Using Pass/Fail Gradebook for Congregational Equipping Courses Page
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    Advanced Grading Options Page