The Accessibility Tool in Moodle allows you to set the colour scheme, font style, readability and text size in Moodle. These settings apply only to you and do not affect how anyone else views the pages.
To access the accessibility tools:
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How to set up a groupGo to the top of the Moodle page in question and click Participants In the drop-down box beneath the page title, select Groups This brings us to the group set up page, on the left hand side you have any groups you have set up and on the right hand side we...
The forum activity allows participants of a Module to post comments as part of a thread. Files such as images and media maybe included in forum posts.
Moodle is our virtual learning environment, where students can find their course materials, communicate and partake in activities. ...
An orphaned section in Moodle refers to a course section that is hidden from students but still contains activities or resources. This typically happens when sections are moved or deleted, or during course imports, causing some content to become inaccessible to students.
How to resolve it?...
There are a number of key roles in Moodle these are:
Module coordinator roleThe Module coordinator has overall responsibility for the module. However they may not necessarily be the person or people delivering the module if there is more than one lecturer or if they are overseeing...
This guide has been setup to support you when preparing your Moodle pages for the new semester.
Please review each section carefully:
*/ 1. Import your content from a previous years' Moodle pageMoodle allows you to move content from one page to another. You will need to have...
If you are copying and pasting content from other sources such as Word, pdfs or other websites, sometimes the background code that manages the formatting can come with it. (eg bold will remain bold text and the headings are already large) You may not notice any problem, but sometimes you may...
Moodle has a number of activities and resources available to be used, here is an overview of the ones you may need:
Book
The book module enables you to create...
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To set up an online submission area on a Moodle page:
Assignments are submitted to the module's Moodle page.
The submission link will look something like this:
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Quick links:
You can email participants on a module in two ways, through the Announcements activity or you can set up a Forum from activities and resources.
Announcements activityIt is possible to add a button in the text editor of Moodle.
First of all type what you want your button to say, then highlight it and click on the hyperlink button
2020-06-29 14_40_54-Window.pngPaste the URL or the link of where you want...
Moodle has a host of time saving, and engaging activities and resources available for you to add to your Module page.
Scheduler allows you to quickly and easily setup, and manage your tutorial bookings, resulting in a space where students can book a tutorial slot with ease. The student...
In November 2019, the Learning and Teaching & Student Experience Committee agreed a minimum standard for all Moodle module pages. This is to ensure quality, accessibility and consistency for students working on campus, online, and blended.
You can download your own Moodle minimum...
Your Moodle page settings includes things such as:
Access the...
Images in Moodle must be inserted using the image button on the editor or dragged and dropped into the editor (jpg and png files only). It is important to insert images this way and to never copy and paste them in. Copy and Pasting images directly into Moodle via a link to the original site is...
Moodle is a versatile tool, and there are many different things you can do with it.
The video below shows the basics:
H5P makes it easy to create, share and reuse HTML5 content and applications. H5P empowers everyone to create rich and interactive web experiences more efficiently.
H5P content is responsive and mobile friendly, which means that users will experience the...
You can edit your Moodle profile to show your department, additional contact details, social media accounts, and more. Elements of this, such as your contact details, room and social media handles will then be used to populate any placeholders that show your information in Moodle (such as in the...
Have you ever noticed that some website addresses have a prefix of http or https?
Well, the 's' stands for secure, so if a website has https it means that the content is encrypted, and therefore less likely to be intercepted by a third party (hackers!). When shopping or inputting any...
My Pages in Moodle is where you can access all of your modules and is customisable to enable to you view modules in different ways.
You can Favourite your modules, hide modules, view all your modules, your modules in progress, and future or past modules by year. You can sort your modules...
The University News and Events forum will send an email to all users in the university who have not unsubscribed from them. Sending an email to all staff or all students through email is a different process and is one that cannot be unsubscribed from so is reserved for key university...
You need to have lecturer or module coordinator access to any module you want to import content from, if you do not have access to the page you need content from, contact the module coordinator for the module or your departmental administrator to add you to it.
There are two ways to import...
The University of Chichester Library Services are based in the Learning Resource Centres (LRCs) on both of our campuses. There is a team of professional librarians at each campus who provide specialist support, deliver information skills training and manage the library resources in their subject...
New method for video/multimedia assignment submissions
The University are trialling a new method for requesting video or large file submission, which does not have the 250MB file size limit.
If you have an upcoming assignment, please email the TEL Team to setup the submission link on your...
Chichester International Advice Service at the UniversityMore information: International Student Support section on the University's websiteMore information: Book an appointment via the Student Support PortalMore information: Visit our Moodle pages Chichester International Advice
SensusAccess automatically converts documents into a range of alternate media including audio books (MP3 and DAISY), e-books (EPUB, EPUB3 and Mobi) and digital Braille. The service can also be used to convert inaccessible documents such as image-only PDF files, JPG pictures and Microsoft...
ChiReadingLists for students
ChiReadingLists is the University's online reading list software which is used to access all core and recommended resources such as ebooks, videos, website links, and books available in our library catalogue. You can filter, search for resources, mark which ones will...
There are two ways to set up Breakout roomsIn Teams meetings, you can either create them on the moodle page in advance, or use the Microsoft breakout rooms feature, so which should you use?
Setting them up on the Moodle page in advance
eStream is the secure video platform for education and offers TV, radio and satellite recordings, interactive videos and quizzes and Connect, which allows access to content from lots of other institutions around the world to include in your Moodle pages.
With eStream you can:
Announcements to students
Announcements to students are posted on Moodle. They are posted in either an area’s news forum, or on the ‘Student News (Other)’ page. Students navigate to the appropriate news forums to read them. Announcements are also emailed to anyone who has chosen to enrol on that...
Help Pages
There is help on many subjects on our dedicated help pages, to access the help pages go to help.chi.ac.uk and search for your query. If you require further assistance, contact the Support and Information Zone (SIZ).
Access the help pages: help.chi.ac.uk (no log in required)SIZ...We have become aware that some lectures are being recorded for students by adding audio to PowerPoint. This is not something we recommend for the following reasons:
Quick links:Sharing your recordings in Moodle (or elsewhere) General information on sharing from OneDrive Sharing your recordings on Moodle (or elsewhere)Navigate to the videos folder location (OneDrive/...
Watch the video guide for Sharing your recordings on Moodle
There is a team of professional librarians at each campus who provide specialist support, deliver information skills training and manage the library resources in their subject areas. Contact a member of the library team by using the details below or phone the Support and Information Zone (SIZ)...
Staff can use ChiReadingLists to create electronic versions of their reading lists, making core and recommended readings easily accessible to students.
If you have a student account and want to be able to log into Moodle, email, ChiView etc, while logged into your computer on your staff account you can do this:
This information is for staff who have changed their name and would like their University IT account/s to reflect this change:
1. Make sure you have shown HR proof of your name change
2. Log a job with IT through Support Me (or via the SIZ) for your IT account to be altered.
...
Supporting flexible learning
In 2009, alongside the launch of Moodle, the University of Chichester adopted Blended Learning as its format for module delivery. This is described as timetabled face-to-face teaching, enhanced with asynchronous or scheduled synchronous online activities to be...
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If you cannot locate the book or journal article you require on the library catalogue or eResources then you can request it as an Interlibrary Loan. This enables the delivery of books or documents from the British Library or from another participating university library.
The Inter-library...
If you wish to allocate certain submissions to specific markers, to do this:
If you require any advice on Copyright law please contact your Librarian or refer to the Library Copyright for staff and students Moodle page
However, if you are looking for an image or other media for Moodle or your PowerPoints etc, there are a number of places that are under the Creative...
Whether you are a student or member of University staff, many of our systems, software and services are available to access from offsite.
Useful links:When working off-campus for the first time, here are some useful links to University systems: University Links
Support for using our...You can access your timetable in Publish. You will find a link in either Moodle or ChiView.
Moodle and ChiViewIn Moodle there is a timetable option in the menu. Once expanded you will see a link to Teaching Timetables.
In ChiView, once you are logged in, you will...
Microsoft Teams is the application we use for our synchronous online meetings and lectures. Teams Lecture links can be set up directly in Moodle for those supporting hybrid and blended learning. Any Teams meetings that are recorded will automatically be shared, with those who were present, via...
Campus parking
For more information on parking please visit https://www.chi.ac.uk/about-us/how-to-find-us/#travel-by-car .
Inter campus and subsidised local bus servicesTimetablesTimetables for the services outlined below can be found at bus.chi.ac.uk, and travel information can be found on...
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The Anita White Collection
The collection comprises papers accumulated by leaders in the women’s sports movement and is held in the archives at Chichester. These papers were amassed in the course of their research, study and work in the fields of the...
A flexible workflow for staff / a consistent experience for students
Whilst students like a consistent experience, we understand that staff have their own ways of marking, grading and giving feedback; we believe that our workflow allows for both.
ema.jpg Click...You can use the Moodle Assignment for formative as well as summative assignments and for collating documents such as consent forms.
You can follow the same guide for setting up the Assignment tool for summative assignments, but make two changes:
In the Assignment settings, navigate...
Starting this academic year, some lead lectures will be delivered online using Microsoft Teams. These guides will help you set up these online lead lectures in advance, and show you the various things you can do once in the lecture.
Advice for the lecturerIf a student has submitted a MS Word document, then you can use Word to view and annotate the submission
Word has a number of useful features:
Extensions can only be granted by the Module Coordinator or Departmental Administrator.
To grant an extension to a student:
Engagement Strategy
The Support and Information Zone takes customer service very seriously as it is important to us that all our customers are happy with the service they receive.
Our customers – students, staff and visitors - are key to the services we offer in the SIZ and we...
A range of resources can be booked by students and staff.
Computers, study spaces, edit suitesThe following can be booked through MyPC:
How to book a specific open access computer
How to book a randomly allocated open access computer (quick booking...
Module Evaluation Feedback can be done online, this saves a lot of hours of work collating questionnaire answers and saves paper.
If you are concerned that students will not fill in the questionnaire if it is online, then allow a little time in the lecture as you would with a paper...
After all students have submitted to an assessment, you may wish to lock the submissions to stop them from making any further changes. You can do this for a whole assignment or for an individual/select students.
Please note: If students have extensions, or permission to resubmit, you will... Overview
In order to give staff direct control over updating changes to Module Coordinators, we have developed new ChiView functionality that will enable you to do this instantly. This means that with effect from Monday 21st November 2022 it will no longer be necessary for staff to email the...
Do you know how to recognise a personal data breach, and would you be confident of the process to follow if you discovered one? Questions about data breaches are among the most common queries we receive, and it is also the topic that can cause the most anxiety, with fear of hefty financial...
New Moodle pages are created for each module occurrence each year, each page will have one person automatically enrolled, this is the module co-ordinator.
Please make sure that ChiView has been updated with any changes to module coordinators (more information on Module Coordinator...
To comply with government regulations, the University of Chichester has published these accessibility statements for its websites and mobile apps.
Sparklines
A sparkline is a small graphic designed to give a quick representation of numerical or statistical information within a piece of text, taking the form of a graph without axes. This is displayed within a single cell and can be used to visualise data when you don't have enough room or it...
Here are a number of useful features, tips and reminders for you during the online marking process
Dyslexia StickersWhen marking assignments, please make sure that you are checking for the dyslexia icon. This appears alongside the student ID when you are viewing the submissions...
Blended Learning is all about combining face to face teaching with online learning experiences in a way that complements each other. We have various tools to enable this, such as Moodle, Panopto, Teams etc. However it can be difficult if...
Displaying hidden formattingWord has many formatting symbols which are not immediately obvious and are hidden from view by default.
The following formatting options have no visibility unless the ¶ button is selected:Section breaks, Page breaks, Soft and Hard carriage...
The following formatting options have no visibility unless the ¶ button is selected:
Sparklines
A sparkline is a small graphic designed to give a quick representation of numerical or statistical information within a piece of text, taking the form of a graph without axes. This is displayed within a single cell and can be used to visualise data when you don't have enough room or it...
How to give access
To allow External Examiners access to module information, assessment requirements and samples of student work, you will need to do the following:
...
Please note, you cannot record a Teams call, it has to be in a meeting.
When you are in your Teams meeting, select the More icon at the top of the page, and select Record and transcribe > Start recording....
Conditional Formatting
Conditional formatting is a feature that has a variety of uses. Mainly surrounding different ways of displaying data corresponding to the value found within the cell or range of data. This can help you visualise the data faster...
With Microsoft Forms you can create a form, such as a survey or quiz, invite others to respond to it using almost any web browser or mobile device, see real-time results as they're submitted, use built-in analytics to evaluate responses, and export results to Excel for additional analysis or...
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Accessing Staffnet
On University computers the Staff intranet is the home page for both Chrome and Edge or it can be accessed from the Start menu.
On personal devices you can access it by visiting staffnet.chi.ac.uk, or from the Staff/student links on the main website....
Hybrid Teaching is where timetabled teaching is delivered where participants (tutors and/or students) are at the same time in the classroom and online. The hybrid model of teaching and learning uses both online and in-person options in a purposeful way. Not only does this model give increased...
The restrict access feature enables lecturers to restrict the availability of any activity or even a course section according to certain conditions such as user, dates, grade obtained, group or activity completion.
For example if you need to set up an assignment link for specific students...
Overview
Although we take all of the cyber security precautions that any other major organisation should do, there are some vulnerabilities that technology alone cannot fully avoid, and example of which, is social engineering (see section lower down). It is important that you are aware of how to...
Self-service machines are available to issue, renew and return books, using your campus ID card. Follow the on-screen instructions at the...
Pivot TablesIntroduction to pivot tables
Pivot tables can be used for many things however their best function is served by collating data for you. This is easier to create when the data is presented in log format. What we mean by this is that you should log each transaction individually and not...
There are 4 ways to add references:
Please note: when you first open your library, a pop-up box appears, highlighting where...
Pivot TablesIntroduction to pivot tables
Pivot tables can be used for many things however their best function is served by collating data for you. This is easier to create when the data is presented in log format. What we mean by this is that you should log each transaction individually and not...
Teams is the software we use for our synchronous online lectures (those you attend online). For the best experience with Teams we recommend installing the Teams App, this will give you more functionality and ensure you can see a gallery view of participants rather than just the current speaker....
You can set up a Team space to:
SupportMe Overview
SupportMe is a self-service portal for raising support calls e.g. IT Support calls, reporting lost property, requesting library books to be sent cross-campus for you etc.
Calls can also be logged to Estate Management via the 'Request Estates Support' link...
Microsoft Teams allows you to set up online meetings with up to 350 people.
Note: Creating a Teams meeting may link the...
It is the policy of the University of Chichester (“The University”) to ensure that its staff, students and other stakeholders have equipment suitable to the fulfilment of their role and to enable them to participate in and innovate in the University’s learning...
Version number:
2024
Policy owner:
The University of Chichester
Effective date:
04/04/2024 (reviewed annually)
IT Privacy and Monitoring Policy1. Policy Statement1.1. The Electronic Information Security...
Introducing the Microsoft Stream workflowUploading: you can upload previously recorded content (such as your downloaded Panopto recordings) into OneDrive, SharePoint or a...
This workflow outlines how you can use Microsoft Teams to record your videos and how you can store and share them.