02-02.Basic terms
These are the basic terms in Moodle.
| No | Term | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Content | Generic term for configurable features by teacher in charge (e.g., forum, assignment, quiz, questionnaire). |
| 2 | Dashboard | The first page you see when you log in. For teachers, a list of courses in charge, and for students, a list of participating courses is displayed. |
| 3 | Course | Subject |
| 4 | Course top(Course) | Page displayed when you click a course name on the dashboard. On course top, content set by teacher is displayed. |
| 5 | Roles | User attribute. Operable range differs depending on the role. Roles include subject teacher, lecturer, TA, student, guest, and so on. |
| 6 | Section | Unit to divide each lecture. |
| 7 | Resource | Generic term for files and folders provided by teacher as materials. Refer to 【Appended table】 below for resource used on Waseda Moodle. |
| 8 | Activity | Generic term for communication functions within section between subject teacher and student, or among students. This includes attendance, forum, and quiz. |
| 9 | Grades | Evaluation result of quiz and/or assignment based on score or rank. A grade table summarizing each grade can be created. |
| 10 | Dashboard | The first page displayed when subject teacher or student log in to Waseda Moodle. This page includes a list of courses in charge. Changing profile and language can be done. |
| 11 | Permission | Settings to control access by specific roles (subject teacher, student, etc.) to certain functions on Waseda Moodle (posting to forum, for example). There are four types of setting: “Not set,” “Allow,” “Prevent,” and “Prohibit.” |
| 12 | Intelliboard | functions on Waseda Moodle (posting to forum, for example). There are four types of setting: “Not set,” “Allow,” “Prevent,” and “Prohibit.” |
【Appended table】 Resource list
| No | Type of resource | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | URL | Set up links to other contents on Waseda Moddle or links to external sites. |
| 2 | File | Upload lecture materials provided to students in various file formats. |
| 3 | Folder | Create folder to compile resources such as files, URL, and pages within each section. You can upload several files in a batch. |
| 4 | Page | Create a web page using the text editor. You can set text, image, sound, video, web links, and so on. |
| 5 | Label | Enable to set subheadings to make it easier to see the resources and activities in a section. a label to display resource |
Last Updated on 2023-02-22
