Faculty Guides for Teaching with Moodle
We have created many guides and articles to help you manage your Moodle courses. Let us know what else you'd like to know more about!
Can't find the answer you're looking for? Submit a ticket and we'll get back to you as soon as we can.
General
FacultyβNew to Moodle? Find what you need on our Getting Started page.
Looking to be more efficient? Check out our favorite Moodle hacks!
Moodle Basics for Faculty
The everything-you-need-to-know guide to getting started in Moodle at SOU!
The everything-you-need-to-know guide to getting started in Moodle at SOU!

Visit the Moodle Support Theater for video tutorials on getting started in Moodle, creating quizzes, using the gradebook and much, much more!
Log into Moodle and click on the image provided in the right column of your home page to enroll yourself in Moodle Support Theater.
Click on a topic below for related articles and guides. Happy Moodling!
How to Get Help π₯Ί
Help is at hand! Submit a ticket to Support and select Moodle as the "Department" for the quickest response β your request will go straight to the Moodle Help Desk without having to be triaged by the main Help Desk.
Here are some tips for getting the answers you need with a minimum of fuss:
- Keep in mind that everywhere you are in Moodle has a URL. When you have a question about a specific course element, copy the URL and send it along as a reference point.
- Screenshots are GREAT! A picture is definitely worth 1,000 words when you have a problem or question. It can be challenging to describe what you're asking about and an image often provides all of the information needed to get you the answer you're looking for.
- Try to call things what Moodle calls them. If you have assigned a forum to your students as homework, be sure to call it a forum, not an assignment.
- Provide as much information in your initial request for help as you can: provide the CRN, name the item that you need help with (adding the section title can be helpful) β and remember, sending the URL means you don't have to add these details! β and explain what you're hoping to achieve.
- Try to be specific about the challenge you are experiencing:
- Are you or your students getting an error message?
- Can some students access the item, but not all?
- Are things working differently than you expected?
- Do your settings need to be adjusted?
- Keep an eye out for a return message in case we have follow-up questions for you.
- Ask for help BEFORE you spend hours trying to figure something out on your own. Nobody wants to see you suffer in the name of self-sufficiency. We have answers and will be happy to help you out.
Let's turn this π₯Ί into this π!
Forums
An Important Note About Forums
Open forums will be phased out over the next several terms in favor of the newly upgraded Forums. Existing Open forums accommodate discussion, but they cannot be edited nor will the changes that apply to the new Forums affect Open forums. See FAQs and an overview of changes to forums since the 3.8 upgrade.
Grading
π Display Letter Grades in Gradebook π
Grade Forums - See Whole Forum Grading and Ratings in Forums
For video tutorials on setting up your gradebook, enroll in Moodle Support Theater (link provided on your Moodle landing page).
Groups
Quizzes
Resource Elements
Tools for Student Engagement

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