Section outline

  • Welcome to our introductory skills and information course for students!

    This course has:

    • Information about how to use common tools and services offered by Davidson.
    • Lots of info on using Moodle, our Learning Management System (LMS), including demos of common activities your instructors may use. 
      Note: While some activities do have grades, it's only to simulate what it'd be like to receive a grade through that activity. Nothing in this course will actually impact your grades. Also, be aware that this course is very rarely monitored, so think of it more as a sandbox where you can test what it's like to upload an assignment, take a quiz, or post in a forum without having to worry about losing points in a course.
    • Tips for organizing your data.
    • Ways to stay safe and secure online. 
    • How to get support for any technology questions that aren't answered here.

     

    Course Objectives:
    • Practice using Moodle course features and activities your instructor(s) may use.
    • Use Moodle resources like links, files, and embedded audio and video files to see how they display in your browser and on your device.
    • Check your ability to use common activities, such as forums, quizzes, and assignments.
    • Learn about Davidson's technology tools and services.

     

    This course will remain available for you to refer back to if you need a refresher on how an activity or resource works.

     

    To begin, read about the Moodle announcement forum below.

    • Announcements Forum

      Moodle's Announcements forum is where your instructor may post general news and announcements (not all do). Only instructors can post in this forum, and any posts made here will also be delivered to your Davidson email address. 

      If you feel you're receiving too many emails about forum posts, try switching to a daily digest instead. This sends you one email a day with all of your notifications instead of an email for every single notification. To do this:

       

      1. Click your name in the top-right corner
      2. Select "Preferences"
      3. Select "Forum Preferences" (under User Account)
      4. Set your Email Digest Type to either Complete or Subjects
      5. Click the "Save Changes" button