We would like to remind our Moodle users about cleanup for your Moodle Spring 2014 course, and how to convert an existing Moodle course to Fall 2014. Spring 2014 Cleanup We recommend that you review your course and back up what you need for future reference: Download a CSV file of the grade book and…
Category: Announcements
Active Learning Tools Supported at UMass Amherst
The Center for Teaching and Faculty Development (CTFD) is hosting an Active Learning Institute on May 19th and 20th, 2014. While registration is now closed, you can contact the CTFD at ctfd@acad.umass.edu if you are interested in incorporating more active learning techniques into your pedagogy. UMass Amherst IT currently supports a number of technological tools…
Spring 2014 Final Grades Due Tuesday, May 13
Spring 2014 classes and exams are over, final grades are due in SPIRE just before midnight on Tuesday, May 13. To make sure you are ready, we have some important Moodle grading and end-of-semester information to share with you: Transferring grades to Moodle from SPIRE Grading with Moodle Tips for avoiding Moodle Gradebook conflicts and…
End of the Semester Moodle Reminders
Now that classes have ended and final exams are scheduled to begin May 2nd, we have some important Moodle grading and end-of-semester information to share with you: Grading with Moodle Tips for avoiding Moodle Gradebook conflicts and overrides Transferring grades to Moodle from SPIRE For complete details on all of these topics, keep reading below.
Moodle News and Updates- Spring 2014
With Spring 2014 classes ending on Wednesday, May 30, 2014, and final exams on the horizon, we have some important Moodle grading and end-of-semester information for you: Grading with Moodle Tips for avoiding Moodle gradebook conflicts and overrides Transferring grades to Moodle from SPIRE Moodle Opscan support Requesting Moodle for Summer Session and Fall 2014…
Request Your Summer 2014 and Fall 2014 On-Campus Moodle Course
Course registration for Summer 2014 and Fall 2014 begins on Monday, March 31, 2014. Request Your Moodle Course in Spire To request Moodle for your Summer 2014 and Fall 2014 on-campus course(s), log in to SPIRE at https://www.spire.umass.edu with your OIT Account NetID and password. In the Menu, go to Faculty Home > Moodle Course…
February 2014 Moodle News and Update
Hello! We have rolled out two new tools that will be available when Summer 2014 and Fall 2014 Moodle course requests open on Monday, March 31st. Both tools should come in handy for setting up new courses and reusing previous courses. Let us know how you like them! In addition, we have information on some…
Moodle Grading & Unintended Overrides
We are well into the spring semester with assignments and projects now coming due. To avoid some of the grading conflicts and unintended overrides in Moodle when multiple graders attempt to make changes to a gradebook at the same time, consider these strategies: Grading In Moodle Course with Multiple Instructors or TAs Manually Edit Grades…
January 2014 Moodle News and Updates
Greetings! With Add/Drop for Spring 2014 now behind us, we have some Moodle news and updates to share with you: Fixed a bug with Turnitin Improved touch screen and tablet PCs drag-and-drop functionality Fixed bug with display of nested categories in the Moodle Gradebook Fixes and updates to the News Forum Other Minor Fixes &…
Fuze Video Conferencing Available in Pilot at UMass Amherst
UMass Amherst is offering a pilot of Fuze, a desktop and mobile device video conferencing software to faculty, staff, and graduate student instructors. USING FUZE VIDEO CONFERENCING SOFTWARE With high-quality video and audio and flexibility across computing devices, Fuze can help you: Host guest speakers in your classes or events Hold office hours or advising…
Fall 2013 Grades Due in SPIRE on Monday, December 23, 2013
Fall 2013 Grades must be approved in SPIRE on Monday, December 23 (before midnight). Once final grades are ready in the “Course total” column of the Moodle gradebook, you can import final grades directly to SPIRE with just a single click. For more, see: http://www.oit.umass.edu/support/spire/import-grades-moodle-spire For questions or assistance with transferring grades from Moodle to…
New faces (and some goodbyes) in the Instructional Media Lab
Longtime visitors to the Instructional Media Lab will have noticed that we have gone through a few changes in staffing this semester. We have two new people joining us: Alexandra Martines and Alex Scalfano. And we bid farewell to two long-time staffers: Zach McDowell and hari stephen kumar. First, the goodbyes: We join many of our…