{"id":10209,"date":"2025-11-12T15:08:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T20:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/?page_id=10209"},"modified":"2026-02-02T11:33:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T16:33:02","slug":"moodle","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/digital-scholarship\/moodle\/","title":{"rendered":"Moodle"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>Here you will find information and guides to help you get the most out of <a href=\"http:\/\/moodle.trincoll.edu\">Moodle<\/a>, the course management software used at Trinity College. Trinity faculty use Moodle for remote, hybrid and in-person instruction, which includes sharing resources (PDFs, links, e-books, and more) with students;\u00a0 posting quizzes; participating in discussion forums; collecting and grading assignments and papers; and much more. To login to Moodle, enter <a title=\"Moodle Login Screen\" href=\"http:\/\/moodle.trincoll.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/moodle.trincoll.edu<\/a> into your browser&#8217;s address bar.\u00a0 Click on &#8216;Login&#8217; in the upper right, and a new window will pop up. You will need to enter your your Trinity College user credentials, using username@trincoll.edu, on this page to access the site. \u00a0After your enter the site, you will see your Dashboard with all your courses listed under Course Overview in the center of the screen, and recently-accessed courses will show at the top. Click on a course link to access that course. At any time when working in Moodle, click on the blue question marks for help and explanations. \u00a0Also, if you hover over an icon, it will display tool tips text briefly describing the functionality of that button.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Most courses will have a course site created automatically approximately 90 days before the start of each semester.<\/li>\r\n<li>Courses that are NOT automatically created include: Independent Study sections, TA sections and similar courses.<\/li>\r\n<li>We are happy to create Moodle sites for any course, department, project etc upon request.<\/li>\r\n<li>Sites are hidden from students by default, faculty members must make the course visible to students before they can access it.<\/li>\r\n<li>Course enrollments are updated every morning based on the Registrar&#8217;s roster, meaning TAs and Mentors need to be added manually by the instructor.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>You can find all our Moodle help articles below:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"#started\">Getting Started<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"#activities\">Activities and Resources<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"#more\">More Useful Moodle Features<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"#issues\">Common Issues<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2 id=\"started\">\u00a0<\/h2>\r\n<p><strong>Getting started<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/digital-scholarship\/moodle\/making-the-course-available-to-students\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Making your site visible to students<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Using Quickmail to email your students<\/li>\r\n<li>The Announcements forum<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/digital-scholarship\/moodle\/add-participants-including-tas-auditors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adding a TA, Mentor or others<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/digital-scholarship\/moodle\/adding-an-activity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adding an activity or Resource<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/digital-scholarship\/moodle\/copy-materials-from-another-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Copy content from a previous course<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h2 id=\"activities\">\u00a0<\/h2>\r\n<p><strong>Activities and resources<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/digital-scholarship\/moodle\/uploading-a-file-to-your-site\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Loading a file<\/a> (Word, pdf, PowerPoint etc)<\/li>\r\n<li>Creating a Page (and why you might want to)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/digital-scholarship\/moodle\/create-an-assignment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Creating an Assignment<\/a>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/digital-scholarship\/moodle\/using-the-marking-workflow-to-control-the-release-of-grades\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Using the marking workflow to control the release of grades<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/digital-scholarship\/moodle\/using-the-blind-grading-feature\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blind grading<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/digital-scholarship\/moodle\/using-rubrics-and-grading-guides\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rubrics<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>Discussion Forums\r\n<ol>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/digital-scholarship\/moodle\/adding-a-forum-discussion-board-to-your-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Standard Forum and Q&amp;A Forum<\/a> (requires students to post before seeing other student&#8217;s posts)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/digital-scholarship\/moodle\/setting-up-a-graded-discussion-forum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grading a Forum<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>Quizzes\/Exams\r\n<ol>\r\n<li><a 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href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/digital-scholarship\/moodle\/modify-quiz-options-by-groups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Setting different options for a Quiz based on Groups<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>Gradebook\r\n<ol>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/digital-scholarship\/moodle\/viewing-the-gradebook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Viewing the Gradebook<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/digital-scholarship\/moodle\/gradebook-weighting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Setting up weighting<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/digital-scholarship\/moodle\/grade-columns-not-showing-in-gradebook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Don&#8217;t see some columns in the Gradebook?<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/digital-scholarship\/moodle\/integrating-poll-everywhere-with-moodle-gradebook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Integrating Poll 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href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/digital-scholarship\/moodle\/using-kaltura-media-assignments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Assignment<\/a> &#8211; have students create and upload a video<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/digital-scholarship\/moodle\/how-to-create-a-randomized-glossary-block\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Glossary<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Database<\/li>\r\n<li>Wiki<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/digital-scholarship\/moodle\/using-the-workshop-activity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Workshop activity<\/a> for peer review<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/digital-scholarship\/moodle\/using-zoom-in-moodle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zoom integration<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Poll everywhere\r\n<ol>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/edtech.domains.trincoll.edu\/introducing-polleverywhere\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Using Poll Everywhere<\/a> (with or without Moodle)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.polleverywhere.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/24315057116443-Moodle-LTI-Advantage-1-3-Usage-Guide-for-Educators#h_01HT5J83KS52\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Integrating Poll Everywhere with Moodle<\/a>&#8211; NOTE:If Poll Everywhere does not appear in your list of activities to add, please see <a href=\"https:\/\/edtech.domains.trincoll.edu\/poll-everywhere-update-for-2026\/\">this post<\/a> with instructions on how to add the External Tool to your options.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>Attendance<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/digital-scholarship\/moodle\/using-the-moodle-scheduler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scheduler<\/a> &#8211; to allow students to make appointments with you<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h2 id=\"more\">\u00a0<\/h2>\r\n<p><strong>More Useful Moodle features<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li><a 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