Designing learning activities that provide opportunities for student interaction and engagement helps students to be invested in their learning. Moodle offers a variety of activity types that help in providing students with a rich combination of learning activities. Activity selection should be based on the purpose of the activity and the intended outcome. This page includes various examples of Moodle activity types and related design considerations.
Resources
Designing Engaging Learning Activities
Video
Designing Effective Online Discussions
PDF
Guide to Effective Group Activities in Online Courses
PDF
Using Generative AI to Enhance Teaching and Learning
PDF
Creating Effective Moodle Lessons
Video
Writing Instructional Language
PDF
Moodle Activities & Resources Overview
GROK Article
Quiz Setup
How-to-video
Creating an Assignment
How-to-video
Creating a Turnitin Assignment
How-to-video
Faculty Resources for Learning Design & Teaching (Module 3 - Moodle Course)
Course
Professional Development
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Moodle Quiz Basics
Workshop
Setting Up and Using a Turnitin Assignment
Workshop
TurningPoint Web Training
Workshop
Explore Further
Breaking the Humdrum of "Post Once and Reply to Two Others” (Quality Matters Webinar Recording)
Resource
Socially Engaged Learning
EDUCAUSE Article
Engaging Students Through Asynchronous Video-Based Discussions in Online Courses
EDUCAUSE Article
