Moodle Gradebook Series: Giving Extra Credit
If you want your students to have the opportunity to learn extra credit in your class, there are a couple of ways you can do that in Moodle. Learn how to create an Extra Credit category for your course.
Read MoreMoodle Gradebook Series: Dropping the Lowest Grades
If you have a policy in your course of dropping a certain number of lowest grades for a particular type of activity, then using Categories in your Moodle Gradebook really comes in handy. Learn more about using this feature in your course.
Read MoreMoodle Gradebook Series: Hiding Versus Excluding Grades
Is it possible for Moodle to show students one course total and you another? Yes, it is! Usually this is a matter hiding versus excluding grades. Learn more about the difference and how you can use these features in your course.
Read MoreMoodle Gradebook Series: Grading With Single View
If you want to add or edit grades in Moodle for all assignments for one student or for one assignment for all students, the Single view choice in gradebook is a good place to start. Learn more about this feature.
Read MoreMoodle Gradebook Series: Build Your Moodle Gradebook
Moodle Gradebook offers key advantages for instructors and students. Learn more about how you can gain a better understanding of Moodle Gradebook and how to setup the tool for your course.
Read MoreBest Practices with DIY Video: LIGHTS!
Do you record your own videos for class? Do you want them to look better? This is part one of a series on recording great videos. The first section, LIGHTS!, will focus on setting up your lights to make you look even better. We’ll follow it up with CAMERA!, a brief overview on setting up your camera and …
Read More5 tips for students taking an online course this summer
Are you taking an online course this summer? If this is your first time taking a college-level online course, you may not know what to expect. There are some obvious and some not-so-obvious ways it differs from your traditional face-to-face class. To help with the transition, Elon students and alumni offer their advice on how …
Read More6 tips for making effective infographics
If you’ve been searching for a creative, visual way to present information to your students, you should look into creating an infographic. Infographics are structured graphics that convey data or knowledge quickly and clearly. With the help of online applications, anyone can make an infographic, but it is just as easy to create bad one. Here …
Read MoreFive tips to clean up your social media presence and impress future employers
With the end of the semester drawing nearer, jobs and internships are on students’ brains. Today, more employers than ever are using social media to find and recruit potential employees and are even using social media sites to recruit you as future employees. In the case that your future employer is looking at your social media pages during the hiring process, here are some tips to ensure you’re presenting your best self on the Internet.
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