Getting Started

Below are some resources that were created to help faculty at St. Thomas University begin using technology to put courses together online. If you have questions along the way, please feel free to reach out to someone on the Remote Teaching Team for help. 

Most recently added

• How can I keep an eye on my online students to see how they are?
  In a face-to-face class it's obvious when students don't show up. Here are some ideas for finding them in your online course.
  
  
• How to open your courses to students
  
  Even if they're enrolled, your students are not able to enter your Moodle course until you make it Visible. Here's how.
  
  
• Adding Time to a Quiz (Moodle)
  Simple instructions to add time to a quiz in Moodle for a group.
  
  
• Adding Time to an Assignment (Moodle)
  Simple instructions to add time to an assignment in Moodle for a group.

Previously added 

• How to Build an Effective Online Course (PDF)
  
  This is a guide to course design specifically for the online medium.

• Bare Bones Guide to Moving Your Course Online (PDF)
  The most basic steps for putting your course content into an asynchronous online Moodle course.
  
  
• Bare Bones Guide to Assessment (PDF)
  Choose from a variety of alternatives to invigilated tests and exams.
  
  
• Panopto Get Started Guide (PDF)
  You will need this as step #4 of the the Bare Bones Guide to Moving Your Course Online.
  
   
• Moodle Get Started Guide (PDF)
  If you've never been to Moodle, this will get you started.