Moodle Course Websites
Moodle is a course management system. Instructors can use Moodle to post course materials, conduct online discussions, and give computer-graded quizzes.
Request Moodle websites
See also: Moodle Help for Students
Who is eligible for a Moodle website?
Any person who is teaching a course that is part of a department within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is eligible for a Moodle website. Additionally, Moodle websites can also be used for non-course functions (such as a bulletin board for a student organization) as long as the person or organization is affiliated with the College of LAS at the University of Illinois. Contact us for more info.
What can Moodle do?
- Create web pages (or plain text pages)
- post files/documents such as PDF files
- Simple polls (called choice activities)
- Manage uploading of student assignments (i.e. turn papers in electronically)
- Glossary: participants (both teachers and students) can create and maintain a list of definitions, like a dictionary
- Journals: Periodic writing assignment viewable by stuent and teacher only
- Quizzes: supprts T/F, multiple choice, short answer, and many more
- Surveys
- Wikis (group authored documents)
- Peer assessment (called workshop activities)
Can instructors post electronic readings?
Yes. ATLAS recommends that you use the University Library's E-Reserve service. The library will digitize your materials and post them on a password-protected e-reserve site. You can link to your course's e-reserve in Moodle.
What support is available for LAS instructors using Moodle?
The Moodle website at moodle.org has good documentation for instructors using Moodle, and discussion forums where you can ask for help and participate in the world-wide Moodle community. In person support is available for instructors on campus using the form above.
What password do instructors and students use to log into Moodle?
Use your University of Illinois AD "Active Directory" password. You can set (or reset) this password at: accounts.ad.uiuc.edu
How do students get enrolled into a Moodle course?
By default, anyone who can log in to moodle (anyone at the University of Illinois) can enroll themselves in your course. You can control enrollment furtherby using an enrollment key (an enrollment password for your course).
You'll need to tell your students the URL for your course at the beginning of the semester, and they will enroll themselves.
Where can instructors find Moodle documentation?
What is the URL for the ATLAS Moodle service?
- courses are at: http://courses.las.illinois.edu
- other sites are at: http://moodle2.atlas.uiuc.edu
How long do Moodle courses last?
A Moodle course persists through the semester for which is was created. Instructors should request a new Moodle course each semester needed. One can back up a course to a local computer and "put it all back" later so one don't have to start from scratch every time.