Lubbock Christian University
Moodle FAQs and Information
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Welcome to the Tips and Hints Page
Moodle is a powerful tool - face-to-face flipped classroom, hybrid class, or a fully online course.
Explore some of the tools that can help you use Moodle:
1. Respondus 4.0 and Test Bank Network (Click the linked title.)
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Assessment items can be created offline using Windows-based tools.
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Converts tests created in Microsoft Word into Moodle-ready assessment items.
2. Moodle Activities & Online Submissions (Click the linked title.)
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Create assignments, forums, and quizzes in Moodle auto-populate to gradebook = more time focusing on content and less time on grade transfer.
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Enable student online submissions for text, quizzes, projects, presentations, and files.
3. Meta-Corses & Cohorts (Click the linked title.)
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Allows professors to create and update a single Moodle site for identical sections rather than maintaining multiple Moodle sites.
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A Cohort allows for you to take groups of classes and put them under one large umbrella class.
4. ReadSpeaker (Click the linked title.)
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A Moodle tool to read text out loud.
5. Yuja (Click the linked title.)
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Replaces VidGrid.
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Specializes in recording, hosting, in-video qustions, interactive captions, integrations, and custom video API.
6. LifeSize Video Conferencing (Click the linked title.)
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Replaces Zoom.
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Video and audio telecommunications providing high definition videoconferencing for classes and meetings.
7. Mahara ePortfolio (Click the linked title.)
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Online tool to document your work both in progress and finished.
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Collaborate with others on pages using groups.
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Allows for submission of pages as assessment items.
8. ReadSpeaker (Click the linked title.)
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Provides lifelike online and offline text-to-speech solutions to make classes more engaging.
9. Yellowdig (Click the linked title.)
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Social learning platform to engage the class community using videos, news articles, blogs and more.