Help with Moodle can be obtained by emailing helpdesk@oxy.edu
Oxy is converting from Moodle to Canvas!
Important dates:
Canvas for Oxy becomes available Monday, May 20, 2024.
Moodle archived Friday, May 24, 2024.
Summer courses begin Tuesday, May 28, 2024 with all courses utilizing Canvas.
What is Moodle?
Moodle is the Learning Management System (LMS) used by Occidental College. Moodle is a learning platform that allows professors to connect with their students online. Via Moodle, students can submit assignments, post to forums, take quizzes, and view grades. This guide includes how-to documents, information, and Moodle help.
Moodle Quick Tour
The slideshow below will give you a quick overview of how to get started in Moodle, as well as the most used features in Moodle. If you need more help, then explore the other tabs in this guide.
Finding A Course
There are multiple methods for locating your courses.
Dashboard
From the Moodle home page, click on the Dashboard button located below the Oxy banner.
Use the Filter drop-down menu to choose which courses to display
Filter options:
In progress – This will list your current courses from the active semester as well as Moodle sites with no specific end date (e.g. administrative or organizational sites such as Faculty Council or Center for Teaching Excellence).
Future – Course shells for Moodle are usually loaded shortly before the registration period the semester before they start. Once they are loaded and up until the official start of the semester, you can find them in the Future section. This is the easiest way to locate courses you need to prepare before the start of the semester.
Past – At the end of the semester, In progress courses will automatically be switched over to the Past section. Depending on how long you have been teaching at Oxy, this may get to be a pretty long list.
Starred – Displays courses you have starred (see below), regardless of their status as In progress, Future, or Past.
Hidden – Displays courses you have marked as “hidden” (see below) and do not otherwise appear in In Progress, Future or Past displays.
To “star” or “hide” a course in your Dashboard, click on the ellipsis located to the right of the course title to see those two options.