How do I write questions in GIFT format?

In Moodle we could build the questions individually and sort them into the question bank one at a time, but there’s a much faster way to get your question banks onto Moodle. This faster way is GIFT formatting, a particular way of writing our questions in a…

Neuroscience or Cognitive Psychology: Where does the Science of Learning come from?

What do Moodle quiz statistics mean?

Congratulations! You ran your quiz in Moodle, your students took it and the grades are ready…

The Learner’s Journey

I love this quote. If the essence of life is learning then I think this quote sums it all up quite nicely. Here’s what…

Learning to be Helpless

I have a task for you. I’d like you to solve some anagrams. An anagram is word where the letters can be rearranged to…

Taking Class Notes by Hand or by Typing? There’s more to it than that!

I was a good note taker in school. Well, let me clarify. In high school, I was very fast at copying all the information that my teachers put on the chalkboard or overhead projector. I’m a competitive guy so…

How to Use Moodle’s Marking Workflow

If you use Moodle’s Assignment activity you may have seen this option in the Grade settings:

You may have asked yourself: what is the marking workflow? When should I use it? How do I use it? 
Let’s answer those questions!

What do students see after a Moodle quiz?

Once you set up a quiz in Moodle you might be wondering what students can see once they…

How to Decide What is Need to Know and What is Nice to Know for your Learners