Masomo Portal Lecturer Manual

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Introduction to Masomo

Portal for Lecturers

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Contents

Log in and access a course ................................................................................................... 3

Choose a course format ........................................................................................................ 4

Add names and summaries to topics ..................................................................................... 5

Files ...................................................................................................................................... 7

URLs ..................................................................................................................................... 9

Images ................................................................................................................................ 10

Videos ................................................................................................................................. 12

Moodle pages ...................................................................................................................... 14

Add Attendance Register ...................................................................................... 15

Create and grade quizzes in eLearning Portal ..................................................... 18

Create and grade assignments in eLearning Portal ............................................ 21

Create Virtual Lecture Link in eLearning Portal .................................................. 24

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Log in and access a course

The Moodle Dashboard will load. Moodle is divided into three columns. The

narrower columns on the left and right displays small boxes called blocks. Blocks

display navigation links and supplementary information such as the calendar and

news.

The Navigation block provides a useful way to move around within Moodle.

On the center is the content area, which on the Dashboard page displays an overview

of the courses you have access to.

TO LOGIN FOR MUT STAFF

The staffs/lecturers will use their PF numbers as the username and also as

password.

TO LOGIN FOR PART-TIME LECTURERS

The part-time lecturers need to register their masomo accounts using MUT

corporate email address.

(Note: Staff needs to change their password upon logging in).

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Enter your login

credentials and click

the login button

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All Moodle lecturers have access to the Staff Moodle Help course, which contains

resources to support people creating Moodle courses.

Choose a course format

There are four course formats available in Moodle:

Quiz or SCORM package.

week starting on the course start date.

edit. This will take you to the course’s home page.

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Content area

Navigation Blocks

Your Name

Tip: If you are attending a training session the instructor will advise you which course to

use for the practical sessions. If you do not have access to a lecturer training course

please email Email: ictsupport@mut.ac.ke and request that one is set up for you.

Tip: You can change the layout of the My courses page, including which courses are

displayed in the Course overview, by clicking on the Customise this page button.

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Here you can change your course’s name and summary information.

format.

Add names and summaries to topics

Each topic box has an area at the top where you can put a heading or title for that topic

section. As well as the numbered topics there is also an unnumbered section above

them that can be used for a subheading and general information about your course.

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Tip: The Course layout option allows you to switch between displaying the whole

course on one page (Show all sections on one page) and displaying each topic on a

separate page (Show one section per page).

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section.

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box.

and ‘Video’.

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Your course will look something like this:

Files

You can add any sort of file that you want your students to download - for example Word

documents, PowerPoint presentations or PDFs.

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you will be adding.

your mouse button when the text changes to “Drop files here to upload”.

Alternatively you can click on the Add... button to choose a file to upload.

bottom of the page.

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Add button

Drag file area

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check that it opens in Word.

URLs

and click Add.

‘Conservation through research, stewardship, and education’.

menu.

Your Resources topic will now look like this:

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Tip: You can also add files by dragging and dropping them directly into a topic on the

course home page. This only works with editing on.

Tip: You are advised to open external URLs in pop-ups because it is considered to be

the most accessible of the four available options.

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Images

There isn’t a specific option to add an image in Moodle so we will add one using the

Label resource.

Polar_bear_range_map.png to your computer.

Add.

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click Open.

drop-down menu to Public domain. This image came from the Wikimedia Commons

website, where it is explicitly stated it is in the public domain. Be aware of the copyright

status of images downloaded from the internet.

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Insert/edit image icon

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click the Insert button.

‘Map of Polar Bears’ Range’ as the image title.

Text below the image could also be used to display any copyright information.

should be displayed in the second topic.

The image looks too big on the page.

Choose Edit settings from the menu.

button.

ticked and type 200 in to the first Dimensions box. The second box should

automatically update when you click outside the first box.

Videos

Add.

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Tip: It is important that you include a useful image description to improve accessibility for

visually impaired people using screen readers

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the Share button, then Embed, and copy the embed code.

You can embed YouTube videos in your course as you are not making a copy of the

video, just linking to it. Make sure you consider the copyright of any other sort of video

you want to include.

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Click to show more

buttons

Edit HTML source button

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Moodle pages

A Moodle course does not have to be just the home page - you can add pages to the

topics. Pages are a useful way to add information without making the home page very

long. Reading lists, videos and images can all be put on their own page.

click Add.

In the Page content editor type ‘Andrew, M. (1990). Nanook the polar bear’.

Enter a new line and type ‘Wikipedia Polar Bear Article (this link opens in a new

window)’.

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Add Attendance Register

Tracking attendance in eLearning Portal is a great student success tool because it allows students

to monitor their own attendance.

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to insert link to

the highlighted text

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To set up attendance.

From the Gear icon at the upper right of your course page, choose Turn editing on.

Go to the section on your course page where you want the Attendance module to appear. On

the far right, click Add an activity or resource.

Click Attendance and click Add.

Scroll down to Grade. If you don’t want attendance included, choose None. Or, you can set the

number of points you want attendance to be worth. Later in the setup, you can then indicate

how many points will be deducted for each absence or late. When you’re done, click Save and

display. (If you clicked Save and return, you can navigate back to Attendance by clicking it on

your course page.)

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On the next screen, click add session. Then do the following:

Fill in the date of the first-class meeting. Click the button to “repeat the session above as

follows.” Place check marks next to the days your class meets (even if it just one day). For a

fully online course, just check Monday. Fill in the last day your class meets. Click Add.

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You’ll now see all your class sessions. You may find it easiest to have them displayed by Week

or Day. You can make that change at the upper right. To take attendance, click on the right

arrow to the right of the class meeting.

Create and grade quizzes in eLearning Portal

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eLearning Portal ’s term for any standardized assessment is “quiz.” This tool can be used to create

anything from brief, low-stakes assessments to final exams.

To create a quiz:

From the Gear icon in the upper right of your course page, choose Turn editing on.

Go to the section where you want to add the assignment. Click Add an activity or resource.

Scroll down. Click Quiz. Click Add.

Fill in the Name field. This is the name that will appear to students on the course page. Use the

Description field to tell what the quiz covers, the type of questions, the time limit and any other

important information. Set the quiz timing, and choose Open attempts are submitted

automatically.

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Under Review options, it’s recommended to place check marks in the boxes for

review Immediately after the attempt (the first 2 minutes after the quiz is submitted) and others,

as you choose.

Click Save and display at the bottom of the page. Then click Edit quiz.

On the editing page, click the Add button and choose + a new question.

Choose the type of question you want to create. The most commonly used are at the top of the list.

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Fill in the Name field with a number or short tag line. Students will not see this name. It’s just for

your convenience in editing the quiz. Type or paste in the question. Enter the number of points

this question is worth.

Choose how many correct answers the question will have. Then fill in the answer choices.

Indicate the correct answer by choosing 100% under Grade for that answer choice.

At the bottom on the page, click Save changes. This will take you back to the editing

page. Click Add to create another question. When you’re done, be sure that the total points of the

questions equal the Maximum, or if necessary, adjust that value and click Save.

When you’re finished editing the quiz, return to the course page.

To grade quizzes:

On the course page, click on the quiz you want to grade.

Click the Attempts link.

Click Requires grading for the item you want to grade. If the entire quiz needs grading,

instead click Review attempt in the far-left column.

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Click Make comment or override points.

Enter any comments and the points earned.

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