Moodle 101 - Getting Started - Moodle Help Guide - LibGuides at Conrad N. Hilton Library

Moodle Production & Moodle Sandbox

Moodle is the CIA's Learning Management System, and there are two separate environments for faculty.

The Moodle Sandbox (Only for faculty & great for building courses)
The Moodle Production Environment (For Faculty, Students, & Official classes)

Quick Tips

To request a new shell be created in Moodle Sandbox, email Kyle or Maureen at the CETL.
Before you start teaching, you can prepare your course in the Moodle Sandbox. When finished, we will help you import the course into production.

Finding your Moodle Course in the CIA Faculty ToolKit

Step 1 - Log into the CIA Main Menu. Then click on the Faculty Toolkit.

Click on the Faculty Toolkit on the Main Menu

Step 2 - Scroll down & find My Classes.

You courses will appear under My Classes.

Step 3 - Enter your CIA Username (first initial_last name) and Password and press Log in.

Note: You can use the same CIA Username and Password for both Moodle Production and Moodle Sandbox.

Editing Your Profile

You will use Moodle throughout your time at the CIA, and your students will expect you to be comfortable with the system. What better way to show you are comfortable using Moodle than to set your profile image and description in Moodle?

This should be one of the first things you do!

Step 1

Step 2

This is your Moodle Profile Page. Every Moodle user has a profile page. Under User details, click on Edit Profile.

Step 3

You will find a description area further down on the page. Here, you can write a few sentences about yourself. In the next section, you will see a place to upload your user picture. After you complete editing your profile, click Update profile.

Notifications

Notifications will alert students and teachers to events inside your Moodle course.

Some notifications you might want to enable include:

Assignment notifications
Feedback Reminders
Subscribed Forum posts
Notification of your students' quiz submissions

Changing Your Notifications

Step 1

In your profile dropdown menu, click on preferences.

Step 2

Select Notification under the user account.

Step 3

Web notifications alarm and Activity Stream. If you click the Gear Icon, you will be able to specify an email address. You can receive notifications in your Activity Stream, on the Web, and through email.

Printing a Roster

Please encourage your students to post an image to their Moodle Profile.

Step 1

Click on Participants from the Course Main Menu.

Step 2

Hover over the roster and right-click. Select Print in the menu.

Step 3

Choose a printer destination and then click Print.

Show/Hide a Course

Right before the semester starts, you will need to Show your course. This doesn't happen automatically.

Step 1

Step 2

Select show or hide from the dropdown menu.

Step 3

A greyed course is hidden, and a shown course is green.

Searching Moodle for a Specific Course

Step 1

Search for SP24HP1 Restaurant Operations - Bocuse (CULA-350-BCP1) - 2024-02-27.

Copy the course title (e.g. SP24HP1 Restaurant Operations - Bocuse (CULA-350-BCP1) - 2024-02-2) and paste it in the Search Courses box.

Step 2

The course will be listed in the search results.

What if Searching for the Course Title Does Not Work?

If the course title does not return a result, then try the course code. For example, a search of CULA-350-BCP1 will return all courses. Then, you can search for the current semester.

Search Tip

Every browser has a built-in search function (CRTL-F). This will allow you to search an online page for a specific word. You can use this search feature when on Moodle LMS.