Section outline

    • Grade Me block Page

      Displays work that need the instructor's attention in the block drawer. This page includes directions for hiding it from students.

    • Whole forum grading Page

      Enable this option to quickly grade students' participation in forums.

    • "My Students Can't See Their Grades" Page

      There are several reasons students cannot see their grades in the Gradebook. This page describes to most common reason.

    • Assignments

      By adding an "Assignment" to a Moodle classroom, faculty create a drop box where students can upload files..


    • Adding an Assignment to Your Classroom Page

      Assignments are digital drop boxes where students can upload PDF and other files. 

    • Assignments: Edit Page

      Instructors can edit assignments to allow students to resubmit.

    • Students Compose or Paste Online Text Page
    • Grading Assignments


    • Grading Assignments for Faculty Page

      Find students' submissions and open them for grading following the steps on this page.

    • Annotate PDF Page

      This tools allows faculty to view PDF submissions in the web browser without the need to download. Several tools are available for marking up the file, as well as providing typed feedback, entering a grade to be displayed in the grade book, and uploading a feedback file. This page includes a video demonstration (apologies, I forgot to capture at high resolution!) that demonstrates using the "Annotate PDF" interface. 

    • Workflow for Using "Annotate PDF" Page
    • Turn Off Annotate PDF Grading Page

      By default, we have enabled "Annotate PDF" grading. It can be turned off using these steps.

    • Files Instructors Download Page

      GCC's TLIC does not recommend this, but will answer questions and troubleshoot existing "Assignments."

    • Using Journals


    • Use Journals to Work with Students' Drafts Page

      When instructors want students to submit drafts of files, follow these recommendations for word processing files (Google Docs), slide shows (Google Slides), or spreadsheets (Google Sheets).

    • Submitting Drafts of Work to Journal Activities Page

      We recommend faculty use Journals if they are going to have students submit drafts of word processing files, slide shows, or spreadsheets for comments before they are submitted for grading. If your instructor is using the steps we recommend here, then follow these steps described on this page to submit drafts.

    • Gradebook

      Instructors can maintain a gradebook in Moodle. Yes, it can be difficult to use, but so are all other online gradebooks :)


    • Gradebook: Tour Page
    • Gradebook: Create Weighted Grade Categories Page

      Setting up the Moodle gradebook can be complicated. It is recommended that faculty follow the steps outlined on this page.

    • Grading: Pass/ Fail Page
    • Quiz: Delete Attempts Page
    • Quiz: Adding Questions from Textbook Publishers Page

      This page takes you through the steps of adding questions from a .zip file provided by your textbook publisher.

    • Dropping Lowest Grades in a Category Page
    • Convert Blank Grades to Zeroes Page

      "I want blank grades to convert to zeroes automatically when students don't take a quiz on Moodle."


    • Quizzes

      Quizzes are collections of questions presented to students. When a quiz is added to a Moodle classroom, it is automatically added to the grade book and some questions may be graded automatically by Moodle.

      Creating quizzes in Moodle is really a multi-step process. First, faculty create question categories in the question bank. Second, faculty add questions to the question bank. Third, faculty create quizzes and add questions.


    • 1) Create Categories Page

      While it seems unnecessary, it is best to create categories (one for each quiz you will administer) and add questions to that category. 

    • 2) Configure the Quiz Settings & Adding Questions Page

      Moodle makes it possible to specify many aspects of how the quiz in administered. This page details the choices.

    • 3) Grading Quizzes Page

      Once students have completed the quiz, there are several options for grading them. This page describes the method that weems to work for mot instructors.

    • User Overrides Page
      This page shows faculty how to open quizzes at different times for different students, allow extended time, or multiple attempts.
    • Exporting/ Printing a Copy of a Quiz Page

      If you find it necessary to have a hardcopy or a PDF version of a Quiz item that is in Moodle, you can follow these steps.

    • They Never Submitted! Page

      On occasion, students will log out of Moodle without finishing the "submit" process at the end of a quiz. Their work is usually saved, but will not appear in the grade book. This page shows you how to find students' work.

    • Editing a Quiz Page

      Once any student has attempted a quiz, it cannot be edited. Before any attempt, a teacher may add, remove, or edit questions questions.

    • Other Grading Tasks

      Use quizzes to assess students or as a conditional release mechanism to unlock content.


    • Journals: Work with Students' Drafts Page

      When instructors want students to submit drafts of files, follow these recommendations for word processing files (Google Docs), slide shows (Google Slides), or spreadsheets (Google Sheets).

    • ExamSoft (For Nursing Faculty) Page

      Directions for pushing graded from ExamSoft to Moodle.

    • Grading Forums Page
      the recommended method for grading forums is to enable "Whole forum grading." This allows instructors to see students' participation on a single page and enter grades easily. 
    • Creating and Using Rubrics in Moodle Page

      Rubrics are a widely used tool for grading students? work. When they are provided to student before they complete work, it is reasoned, students will have a better idea of what the expectations are.