Online learning at UCL
A guide for new students
E-Learning Environments - ele@ucl.ac.uk
What is Moodle? [edit this as appropriate…]
• UCL’s Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)
• Contains tools to support learning & teaching
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Have you used Moodle before?
A. Yes
B. No
C. No, but I’ve used another
Virtual Learning Environment
D. I’m not sure
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moodle.ucl.ac.uk
First steps
• Browse to Moodle:
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/moodle
• Student Help > Learning with Technology
• Join the course to find out about UCL Moodle.
How should you use it? [edit as applicable…]
• Expect to spend between [#] and [#] hours each week
using Moodle or related resources
• You are [expected/invited] to contribute to parts of the
course [and to work with others students]
[course screenshot]
What we use Moodle for [edit as applicable…]
• Course information (hand outs, notes & other documents)
• Assignments should be submitted using [Turnitin/Moodle
assignments/on paper]
• Lectures will be recorded and available via the
[Lecturecast block]
• The timetable is in the [Timetable block]
• Readings are in the [Library block]
• We use [the Moodle News Forum/email/lectures] for key
announcements
• You can ask module-related questions using [Moodle
discussion forums/email/tutorials/tutor drop-ins]
• […any other expectations that will help your students…]
Using Turnitin [edit as applicable…]
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Submissions to Turnitin are made via UCL Moodle
You will be able to view your Originality Report
[Submissions are anonymised]
[Your assignment grades will be available in Moodle]
Feedback will be provided in [Moodle/paper copy/email]
Advice, support and a central submission service is
available to all UCL students within the Plagiarism and
academic writing Moodle course (available from the
Moodle help menu):
• moodle.ucl.ac.uk
A word about forums [edit if you use or delete]
• This course makes [extensive/some/a little] use of discussion forums
• You are [expected/invited] to contribute to these [and to reply to other
students’ postings]
• Please start by introducing yourself on the [Introductions forum]
• The News Forum is for staff to make announcements – students can’t
reply to these
• The [Ask a question] forum is for you to ask for clarification about any
aspect of the course. Tutors will monitor this and will respond on
[Tuesdays & Fridays]. You are invited to answer other students’
questions yourself though.
• The [Social] forum is for students to use for non-academic
conversations – staff may look in occasionally, but will not contribute
• The [weekly discussion] forum is for you to [share your thoughts on
this week’s readings]. You are [encouraged/expected] to post here,
and reply to each other [on a regular basis].
moodle.ucl.ac.uk
Before you’ve logged in…
Help
Login
Once you’ve logged in…
Help
Edit your profile
Once you’ve logged in…
Search for
a course
List of
courses
you’re
enrolled on
Click here
to browse
all courses
Once you’ve searched…
Click the course
title to enter
A password may be required…
1.Enter the enrolment key
provided by your tutor
2.Click enrol me
moodle.ucl.ac.uk
In a course…
‘Breadcrumb trail’
- to navigate course
and get back to UCL
Moodle home page
(My Home)
Scroll
down to
see the
other
course
content
In a course…
Or use the tabs to
navigate through
each section of
the course
Other e-learning services at UCL…
files
notes
images
MyPortfolio
external
news
links
Curriculum
Vitae
www.ucl.ac.uk/myportfolio
Journal
www.ucl.ac.uk/myportfolio
How do you think you might use MyPortfolio
while you are studying at UCL?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Portfolios
Curriculum Vitaes
Group work
Social networking
I don’t think I’ll use it
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A.
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B.
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Personal & Professional Development (PPD)
ucl.ac.uk/ppd
Academic skills
Self-management skills
Communication skills
Interpersonal skills
• Use Portico for planning and reviewing your PPD
• Guidance and resources on the PPD website:
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Guidance for developing your knowledge and skills
Links to learning resources
Personal tutor information
Help using your PPD record
UCL Wiki
• You have access to a personal Wiki space
• You can keep this private or share it with others
www.ucl.ac.uk/wiki
How do you think you might use the UCL
Wiki while you are studying at UCL?
A. Personal study notes
B. Group work
C. Sharing ideas / work
with your tutor
D. I don’t think I’ll use it
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D.
Online resources
• Box of Broadcasts - bobnational.net
– Watch broadcast programmes from 60+ TV and radio channels.
– currently at over 1 million programmes.
• Lynda.com - bit.ly/ucl_lynda
– online resources to help you improve your software, technology,
business and creative skills.
• Khan Academy - www.khanacademy.org
– Learn for free about maths, art, computer programming, economics,
physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, finance, history and more.
Hands-on exercises [edit as applicable]
1.
Go to www.ucl.ac.uk/moodle & login
2.
See which courses are in your ‘My Courses’ list
3.
Search for [‘Department induction / Learning with Technology’]
4.
Enrol on it [using “insertkey” as the enrolment key]
5.
Edit your profile with info about yourself – if you’ve got a photo (of
yourself) to hand do upload it!
6.
Introduce yourself to your fellow students using the [Introductions]
forum
7.
Reply to at least one other forum post
8.
Work through the [content and activities] in the course
[suggestions – quiz, choice activity, link to online library reading
list, upload a file for an ‘assignment’]
9.
Any questions – please ask!
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Any Questions?