Moodle

Moodle is the primary online learning environment at the University of Waikato.

Moodle 4.1 upgrade

Moodle was upgraded on 9 November 2023 to version 4.1. There are a number of changes to Moodle, mostly to the user interface.

This screencast gives you a view of key changes in Moodle 4.1. Please be aware that this video was done in a preliminary environment.

See the Moodle 4.1 upgrade page for more details about the changes.

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How-to guides

These step-by-step instructions cover the most common questions people ask us. Please let us know if there are other instructions you would like.

  • Paper Outlines
    • How Paper Outlines work
    • Paper Outlines interim changes
    • Add paper information
    • Connect learning outcomes
    • Create topics and schedule
    • Preview and Submit Paper Outlines
    • Approve Paper Outlines
  • Dashboard
  • Manage my paper
  • Communication tools
    • Dialogue
    • Forums
    • Add a forum
    • Use groups with forums
    • Add a Discussion Topic
    • Grading Forums
    • Anonymous Discussion
  • Activities
    • Introduction to Activities & Resources
    • Introduction to Activity Completion
    • Glossary
    • Group Choice self sign-up
    • Attendance Activity
    • Feedback
    • Choice
    • Workshop
    • Create a workshop activity
    • Workshop - Setup Phase
  • Resources
    • Hide/delete/move resources
    • Edit resource and activity settings
    • Add a file
    • Add a folder
    • Add a URL
    • Add a web page
    • Add a book
    • Add a Waikato Reading List
    • Link to a full Reading List or Specific Items with URL
  • Assignments
    • Edit an assignment
    • Turn on workflow
    • Grant an extension
    • Group assignment submission
    • Find a student's assignment using filters
    • Submit an assignment on behalf of a student
    • Revert an assignment to draft.
  • Quizzes
    • Question Bank
    • Add questions to the question bank
    • Duplicate question bank questions
    • Create a Quiz
    • Quiz settings
    • Academic integrity for quizzes
    • Quiz settings details
    • Add a new question to a quiz
    • Question types
    • Add Randomised questions
    • Add multiple choice question
    • Preview a Quiz
    • Duplicate a Quiz
    • Reopen a quiz to a student
    • Quiz manual grading
    • Release Quiz Marks
  • Grading
    • Grading Wizards
    • Wizard 2: Create Gradebook Categories
    • Wizard 3: Add Assessment Items
    • Wizard 4: Review Grade book
    • Create a gradebook category
    • Release marks with workflow
    • Release quiz marks
    • Attach a Feedback File
    • Enter marks for assignments
    • Quick Grading
    • Standard grading
    • Feedback Studio grading
    • Offline grading worksheet
    • Enter marks for manual gradebook item
    • Feedback Studio
    • How to access Feedback Studio
    • Rubric or Grading Form?
    • Create a new rubric
    • Create a new grading form
    • Attach a rubric or grading form to an assignment
    • Mark an assignment using a rubric
    • Mark an assignment using a grading form
    • Add a comment to an assignment
    • Turn a comment into a Quickmark
    • Import a new rubric from Excel
    • Share a QuickMarks set
    • Add audio comments
    • Quiz manual grading
    • Add an IC to a paper
    • Maximum mark for an assignment
    • Administrators: sending marks to SITS
    • SITS export error messages
  • Student guides
  • Online exams and alternatives
  • Exporting list of participants