This document provides a tutorial on how to use the Moodle learning management system. It explains how to log in to Moodle, create a course, add activities and resources like assignments and files, manage course participants, edit settings and user profiles, and more. The tutorial contains screenshots and step-by-step instructions for common Moodle tasks to help users effectively utilize Moodle's features.

1. Moodle Basics
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kanda Runapongsa Saikaew
Asst. Prof. Dr. Pattarawit Polpinit
Department of Computer Engineering,
Khon Kaen University, Thailand

2. Agenda
● How to log in to Moodle
● How to create a course
● How to add an activity or a resource
● How to add a calendar event
● How to edit course participants
● How to manage settings in your course
● How to customize your profile
● How to manage files and folders 2

3. E-learning KKU
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● Use Moodle as a learning platform

4. What is Moodle?
● MOODLE - Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning
Environment
● CMS - Content Management System
● VLE - Virtual Learning Environment
● Open Source - free
● Open access to world-wide information
● Differentiate learning & accommodate multiple learning
styles
● Create communication & collaboration channels
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5. Tools of Moodle
● Calendar & Personal Content
● Resource Tools
○ Files created in Moodle, Office, PDF, and web links
● Activity Tools
○ Online and offline assignments
○ Individual and group
○ Graded and ungraded
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6. How to Log in to Moodle
● Go to https://e-learning.kku.ac.th
● Login with the username and password that
you use for your KKU mail account
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7. Log in to https://e-learning.kku.ac.th
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8. How to create a course
● Click at tab “Course Request” and then fill out the form
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9. Fill in the Course Request Form (1)
● Fill in the course id, course full name, course
short name, and course category
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10. Fill in the Course Request Form (2)
● Fill in the supporting information and click
button Request a course
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11. The Message after Requesting a Course
● After the teacher requests a course, the
teacher will see the notice message
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12. The New Course as Requested
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13. How to Make a Change
● The layout of a course homepage revolves around the
weeks/topics in the center of the page
● To make a change of the course web, press the icon
“Turn editing on”
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14. How to Edit Course Summary
● Press the gear icon at the topmost topic
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15. How to Change Section Name
● Uncheck the checkbox “use default section
name” to change the section name
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16. Edit Section Name and Summary
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17. Text Editor Tools (1)
1. Text Editor Tool Icons
2. If you see the arrow on any icon, you can
click to expand the commands
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18. Text Editor Tools (2)
● To learn more about each text editor tool
icon, you can place the mouse on the icon
● Then the text that explains about that icon
will appear
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19. How to Use Text Editor Tools
1. Select the text that you want to apply the tool
2. Then click the tool that you want to use
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20. How to Save Changes
● Press the button “Save changes”
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21. Updated Course Summary
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22. How to Edit Topic Summary (1)
● Press the gear icon of the topic
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23. How to Edit Topic Summary (2)
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24. How to Add an Activity or Resource
● Press menu “Add an activity or resource”
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25. Choose an Activity type
● Select the activity
that you want to
choose
● Press the button
“Add”
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26. How to Create a Quiz
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27. How to Edit Quiz
● Press the button “Edit Quiz”
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28. How to Add Questions into a Quiz
● Press the button “Add a question ...”
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29. How to Choose Question Type
● Choose Questions
type
● Press the button
“Add”
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30. How to Edit Short Answer Question
● Specify question name and question text
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31. How to Edit Question Answer
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32. How to Save Question Information
● Click the button “Save changes”
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33. Sample Short Answer Question
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34. How to Add a Resource
● Click menu “Add an activity or resource”
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35. Choose a Resource Type
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36. Specify Resource Information
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● Fill in the resource name and description

37. Area to Upload the File
● Scroll down and then you will find the
content section where you can upload files
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38. Upload the file to the Server
● Drag and drop the file to the e-learning
system
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39. Successfully Uploaded File
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● You will now see the icon of the uploaded
file

40. Save Changes and Display
● After you make any change, you should click
the button to save the change
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41. Resource Section
● Resource section
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42. Move a Resource or an Activity (1)
● We can move a resource or an activity by
pressing the bullet in front of the resource or
activity
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43. Move a Resource or an Activity (2)
● Place the resource where you want it to be
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44. Move a Resource or an Activity (3)
● The resource has moved to where you want
it to be
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45. How to Create an Assignment
● Choose menu “Add an activity or a resource”
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46. Select Activity Type as Assignment
● Select activity type
as “Assignment”
● Click button “Add”
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47. Specify Assignment Information
● Specify assignment name and description
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48. Specify Assignment Dates
● Specify available date, due date, and cut-off date
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49. Save Changes of the Assignment
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50. Assignment Information
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51. Resources or Activities in a Topic
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52. Agenda
● How to log in to Moodle
● How to create a course
● How to add an activity or a resource
● How to add a calendar event
● How to edit roster associations
● How to manage settings in your course
● How to customize your profile
● How to manage files and folders 52

53. How to Add a Calendar Event
● Go to block “Upcoming Events”
● Click Add Event
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54. Create a New Event
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55. Edit the Calendar Event
● Modify the event by clicking at the gear icon
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56. Upcoming Events Block
● Upcoming Events block display only about
upcoming events within 3 weeks
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57. Add a New Block
● In the block “Add a Block”, select the block
type that you want to add
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58. A New Calendar Block
● A new calendar block which displays all
events in each month
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59. Course Participants Users
● Usually the Institute of Learning and
Innovation Technology at KKU will add
course participant users for all KKU courses
● However, the teacher can also add, modify,
or delete course users
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60. How to Edit Course Participants
● Click at menu “Participants” in the block
“Navigation”
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61. Choose User Type & Find User
● Choose User Type
● Find User by using
email
● Then press button
“Search”
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62. Enrol users
● Press button “Enrol” to enrol the found user
● Press button “Finish enrolling users”
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63. List of Enrolled Users
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64. How to Manage Settings
● Go to block Administration
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65. Edit Course Settings
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66. Please Remember to Save Changes
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67. How to Edit User Profile
● Go to the block
“Administration”
● Expand the section
“My profile settings”
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68. How to Edit User Profile
● Choose menu “Edit profile”
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69. Edit User Profile
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70. Save Changes in User Profile
● Press button “Update profile” to save changes
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71. How to Navigate in Moodle
● Go to the block
“Navigation”
● Click menu “My
courses”
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72. How to Go to a Specific Course
● Click at menu
of the targeted course
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73. How to Manage Files and Folders
● Add the block “My
private files”
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74. Go to menu to Handle Files
● In block “My private files”, click menu
“manage my private files...”
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75. Manage Files Menu
● Click menu to add a file
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76. Add a File on Dropbox
● If you have files on Dropbox, you can add a
file on Dropbox
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77. Add a File on Google Drive
● If you have a file on Google Drive, you can
add a file on Google Drive
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78. Create a New Folder (1)
● Click the icon to create a new folder
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79. Create a New Folder (2)
● Specify folder name
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80. Upload a File
● You can upload a file on your computer
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81. Uploaded File in the Created Folder
● Uploaded file in the created folder
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82. Conclusions
● You have learned how to log in, create a
course, add a resource, add an activity,
create an assignment, create an event, edit
course settings, edit user profile, and
manage files and folders
● In practices, we have used Moodle with
Google Apps and Facebook
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83. References
http://moodle.wisc.edu/moodle-basics/
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84. Thank You
● Asst. Prof. Dr. Kanda Runapongsa Saikaew
Email: krunapon@kku.ac.th
Web: http://gear.kku.ac.th/~krunapon
● Asst. Prof. Dr. Pattarawit Polpinit
Email: polpinit@kku.ac.th
Web: http://gear.kku.ac.th/~polpinit
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