1. Moodle Training for Site Administrators

Course Description:

This 16-hour Moodle training course is intended for aspiring and current LMS Administrators with a background in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, ICT, Educational Technology, and other related studies. Throughout seven modules, participants will delve into seven detailed modules covering the core features, functionalities, efficient course management, handling user management and enrollment, role assignment, customizing site appearance,  plugin utilization, and exploring security settings and reporting tools to ensure a safe and efficient learning environment.

General Objectives:

At the end of the course, participants should be able to;

  1. Describe the purpose and functionality of Moodle LMS, including key features such as course development, management, and administrative tools.
  2. Demonstrate the ability to create, organize, and manage courses using categories, sub-categories, and bulk uploads.
  3. Apply best practices for maintaining courses, including using default settings, importing, backing up, and restoring courses.
  4. Set up and manage user authentication options such as manual accounts, email-based self-registration, and guest access.
  5. Efficiently manage user profiles, perform bulk user actions, and configure enrollment methods including self-enrollment and cohort sync.
  6. Assign and manage standard, custom, and context-based roles to users, ensuring proper permissions and access control.
  7. Configure site appearance, and navigation elements, and apply themes to match organizational branding and user preferences.
  8. Install, evaluate, and manage Moodle plugins to extend the platform’s capabilities, focusing on administrator-recommended plugins.
  9. Implement security settings, monitor site security notifications, and conduct security checks to protect user data and site integrity.
  10. Create and analyze system reports and custom reports to monitor site performance, user activity, and course progress.

Course Outline:

Topics Learning Outcomes  Duration 

 Module 1: Moodle LMS and its Core Function

 Management.

  1. Moodle LMS Overview.
    1. General Features.
    2. Administrative features.
    3. Course Development and management features.
    4. AI Features
  2. LMS Administrators Obligations and Define Roles.
  3. LMS Onboarding Checklist
  4.  Authentication
    1. Manual account
    2. Email-based self-registration.
    3. Guest access.
    4. & others.
  1. Understand Moodle's general features that enhance user experience.
  2. Outline the key duties and obligations involved in managing an LMS.
  3. Implement best practices for a successful LMS launch.
  4. Apply best practices for secure authentication.
 2 hrs

Module 2: Efficient Course Management

  1. Categories
  2. Course management
    1. Create a course and add an activity or bulk upload.
    2. Set up Course default settings and Course Completion
    3. Activity default settings
    4. Import, Backup, Copy, and Restore a course.
  3. Enrollment method 
    1. Manual enrollment
    2. Self-enrollment
    3. Guest access
    4. Cohort sync
    5. Paypal
  1. Organize courses by using categories, either through manual entry or bulk upload.
  2. Create, edit, and configure course settings.
  3. Set activity default settings to streamline course creation and understand the course completion report.
  4. Import, backup, and restore courses to ensure data preservation and consistency.
  5. Implementing various enrollment methods within Moodle, allowing them to effectively enroll and manage users in courses, making the learning process flexible and accessible.
 3 hrs

Module 3: Users and Role Permission

  1. User profile fields
    1. user profile categories
    2. Fields
    3. Example of use
  2. User management 
    1. Add a new user
    2. Upload users
    3. Browse the list of users
    4. Bulk user actions
    5. Upload users pictures
  3. Define and Assign Roles
    1. Standard role
    2. System context
    3. Assign role
    4. Custom role
    5. Checking permissions
  1. Manage user profile fields in Moodle, tailoring the system to gather specific user information to meet organizational requirements.
  2. Manage user accounts in Moodle, including user creation, either manual or bulk upload, modification, and perform standard user actions.
  3. Understanding of standard roles in Moodle and their predefined permissions.
  4. Proficient in distinguishing between different context roles in Moodle.
  5. Assign roles to users in various contexts, ensuring that the right individuals have appropriate permissions to fulfill their responsibilities within Moodle.
 3 hrs

Module 4: Customize Moodle's Look and Feel

  1. Site Appearance 
    1. Site Home
    2. Navigation such as Dashboard,  Blocks, and Custom menu.
  2. Moove Theme 
  1. Customize the site's appearance, including logos, color schemes, and branding elements, to reflect the organization's identity.
  2. Proficient in configuring the site's homepage to provide essential information, resources, and navigation options, creating an engaging entry point for users.
  3. Capable of optimizing the site's navigation, ensuring a clear and intuitive user experience, and effectively managing menus, blocks, and course layouts.
  4.  Ability to select, customize, and apply themes to the Moodle site, enhancing its visual appeal and user experience according to the organization's needs.
 3 hrs

Module 5: Leverage Moodle Plugins for Enhanced Functionality

  1. Plugins overview 
    1. Access Moodle.org/plugins and its categories
    2. Install and Uninstall
    3. Determine good and bad plugins
  2.  Useful Admins Plugins
    1. Auto Enroll
    2. Course Size
    3. Restriction by course completion
    4. Intelliboard
    5. All backup
  1. Navigating Moodle.org/plugins, understanding its categories, and effectively searching for plugins to enhance their Moodle LMS.
  2. Install and uninstall Moodle plugins, ensuring the seamless integration and management of additional features and functionalities.
  3. Assess and evaluate Moodle plugins, distinguishing between reliable, high-quality plugins and those that may not meet their needs or standards.
  4. Equipped with the knowledge to identify and recommend specific Moodle plugins, aligning the unique requirements and goals of their institution or organization.
 3 hrs

Module 6: Moodle Security and Comprehensive Reporting Tools

  1. Moodle Security
  2. Moodle Reports
    1. System Reports
    2. Custom Reports
  1. Understand the Significance of Moodle Security and recognize and articulate essential security recommendations for Moodle, including password policies, access controls, etc.,
  2. Apply security settings to enhance the overall security of the Moodle site.
  3. Access course reports to evaluate course progress, participation, performance, etc.,
  4. Create and generate a custom report by selecting relevant data fields according to the organization's needs.
 2 hrs
Total hours: 16 hrs

 

Methodologies

Prior to the Training

To be fully prepared for the training, please remember to bring your laptop.

Guidelines:

  • A total of (2) two days of training with an estimated time of 16 hours to complete the course. 
  • The participants are enrolled for 3 months and required 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 before 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 MAQ (Moodle Administration Qualifications).

Mode of Delivery:

 A two-day session with discussions and demonstrations guided by Moodle experts. Two options are available;

  1. Face to Face Training
  2. Self-Paced Training (Fully Online)