Posts Tagged ‘quiz’
12 Moodle tools to interact with your students online by @WizIQ
Full disclosure, WizIQ (@wiziq)is a sponsor of Moodlenews (see the ad space to the right) providing financial support for our operating/hosting costs. Here's an easy to digest list of good tools for Moodle that you might consider using. Many are not standard activities/modules but each is available below as a list from the [...]
Friction-less Learning with Quizzes in Moodle
In a few of the online courses I run the goal is to create the most friction-less learning environment for students so that they can pace themselves exactly as they want. Once enrolled, students can progress through the course as quickly or slowly as they want/need (choosing their own pace unconstrained by any external factor) working to the [...]
Adding a Quiz to Moodle Video by @Moodlerooms
Here's a quick video that highlights the various steps necessary for creating a quiz, adding the relevant instructions and then adding and deploying questions from a question bank. The video is created by Moodlerooms (you can find many more Moodle videos and webinar recordings in the Moodlerooms Youtube channel). The video is less than 5 [...]
Moodle Monday: Extra Question Types by @timdalton
Did you know that as well as blocks and activities the Moodle modules and plugins directory also contains extra question types for the quiz? They're no more difficult to install than any other add-on, and can quickly add an extra dimension to your quizzes. Here are my top 3: 1) Drag and drop ordering (Moodle 1.9 and Moodle 2.0) Nice [...]
Moodle 2 on an iPad (without any apps)
If you were curious what can be done with an iPad when accessing your Moodle site then you might be a little confused by the plethora of App options for using Moodle on an iPad. Each has their own benefits/drawbacks, but did you know that you can forego any purchase and just access the Moodle site using the built-in browser? While file upload [...]
200+ Algebra Questions in Moodle XML format for you to download from @mistermcintosh
Philip McIntosh, a "Learner-in-Chief" (@mistermcintosh) for Math has shared 3 sets of over 200 questions total at his blog for download: http://mistermcintoshsays.org/question-bank/. The questions focus on Absolute Value, integers addition and subtraction. If you're a math teacher searching for some ready-made questions look no further. If [...]
Happy Moodle 2.1 Release Day!
While at the time of writing this post Moodle 2.1 wasn't showing on the Moodle.org Downloads page, it is scheduled for release today according to the new Moodle HQ major release cycle and confirmation of all the testing was provided via the Tracker by Helen Foster. 2.1 brings a host of new features, including a totally new assessment engine and [...]
Formatting and Uploading questions using GIFT format (Video)
Here's a 7 minute video from Youtuber Mbaier1234 which highlights how to format and then upload/use GIFT format questions to Moodle. For more information you might also check out http://docs.moodle.org/en/GIFT_format. Note that the video highlights the process on a Mac specifically. Below is an example of two questions in the GIFT format. [...]
Sneak Peek at Moodle 2.1′s changes and features
If you're curious what the end of June will bring with the release of Moodle 2.1 you can checkout the yet to be released Moodle 2.1 Release Notes page at Moodle.org. Included in this upcoming release is a revamp of the question engine (developed by the Open University). You can read more on the release notes page but it seems to be a [...]
Hot Potatoes in Moodle video by @BBCS_eLearning
Here's a quick video created by BBSCeLearning (@BBCS_eLearning of the Baptist Bible College and Seminary) that highlights creating matching questions in Hot Potatoes and then importing them to Moodle. Great little tool for creating questions outside of Moodle for use in your course. Find more information or download the Hot Potatoes quiz [...]
