Course Outline - 2024
1. Moodle Training for Site Administrators
Course Description:
This 30-hour course is intended for aspiring and current LMS Administrators with a background in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, ICT, Educational Technology, and other related studies. The lessons covered in this course will provide learners with adequate skills and knowledge of LMS so that they will be able to maintain LMS in their organization. Some tips and best practices in LMS administration will be discussed and applied during the training for the learners to maximize their time and effort and instill in their minds the proper way of LMS management and administration.
General Objectives:
At the end of the course, participants should be able to;
- Define the Moodle LMS and enumerate the general features.
- Explain the job functions, obligations, and skill sets of the Site Administrator.
- Define and distinguish the roles within Moodle LMS, and understand how these roles impact user permissions and responsibilities.
- Describe and set up various authentication methods commonly used in Moodle, such as manual account, email-based self-registration, Guest access, etc.,
- Manage categories and courses which sets the foundation for a well-organized and structured, such as adding categories, and sub-categories, deleting course categories, organizing courses and categories, creating courses, and managing courses in bulk.
- User management. Discuss the user profile field, add a new user either manually or bulk upload, upload a user picture, browse the list of users, perform standard actions &, etc.,
- Enrollment methods. Differentiate the concept of enrollment methods and enable various enrollment methods, such as self-enrollment, manual enrollment, and cohort-based enrollment.
- Define roles and Distinguish between different context roles in Moodle, such as roles within system context, categories, and courses.
- Explore the Moodle look and feel. Differentiation of site versus dashboard navigations, customize navigation, explore the font settings, the Moodle themes, and the accessibility tool.
- Discuss the Moodle plugins overview. Installing third-party plugins, keeping plugins up to date, and determining good and bad add-ons.
- Explain the security aspects of Moodle and Demonstrate the use of the reporting tools.
Course Outline:
Topics | Learning Outcomes | Duration |
Module 1: Moodle LMS Administration and Course Management.
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5 hrs |
Module 2: Efficient User Management and Enrollment Management with Cohorts.
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5 hrs |
Module 3: Moodle Roles and Permissions.
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5 hrs |
Module 4: Customizing the Moodle Look and Feel: Site Appearance, Navigation, Themes, and Accessibility.
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5 hrs |
Module 5: Harnessing the Power of Moodle Plugins: Installation, Evaluation, and Administrator-Recommended Plugins.
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5 hrs |
Module 6:
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5 hrs |
Total hours: | 30 hrs |
Methodologies
Guidelines:
- A total of six (6) weeks with an estimated time of 30 hours to complete the course.
- The participants are enrolled for 3 months which may allow 4 to 5 hours weekly to take the lesson, submit the design challenge, answer the assessment, and accomplish other similar activities to acquire the certificate of completion.
- The Participants will receive a calendar invitation prior to the webinar schedule
- After completing this course, you will be able to download your certificate. The skills you acquired from this training will be your ticket if you want to pursue it later on if you choose to undergo training in (Full Moodle Course) and the Moodle Educators Certification or MEC.
Mode of Delivery: Three options are available;
- Virtual training (for online training). There will be six (6) webinar sessions for the full discussion and demonstration each week. The Live Webinar duration is 45 mins to 1 hour, it is recorded and made available in the course
- Blended learning (for a mix of online and in-person training). There will be a one (1) day session for the discussion and demonstration.
- Self-paced training (for full online). Enrolled in the course for three months.