Here you will find a collection of documents, procedures, FAQs, and other resources for our Automotive Technology Courseware that we think will be useful.
Another helpful resource is the second edition of Using Moodle, by Jason Cole and Helen Foster, which is freely available online to enjoy, share, and modify under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 License. Note that the Automotive Technology Courseware uses Moodle 1.9 and the book is based on Moodle 1.8. Therefore, some of the gradebook functions in the courseware may be different than those described in the book, but nearly all other details are accurate.
Preventing “Time Out” Error Messages on Quizzes
- How to prevent “Time Out” Messages on Quizzes
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Allowing Multiple Attempts for Quizzes
- Instructions for allowing students to have multiple attempts for quizzes.
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Enrolling a Student
- Instructions for enrolling a student into the online courseware.
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Changing your Password
- Instructions for changing your password in the online courseware.
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Deleting an Attempt for a Quiz
- To delete a student’s attempt for a quiz do the following.
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Manual Grading
- To manually change a grade and/or add a comment, do the following.
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Adding an Instructor
- The following procedure will allow you to add other instructors so they may also preview your copy of the Auto Tech Online Courseware.
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Participation Report
- You can generate a report that shows if a student has viewed a resource or not, such as a lesson PDF or PowerPoint.
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Activity Logs
- You can generate detailed logs that will track student activity in the courseware.
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Adding a New Resource
- One of the most useful features of IML’s Auto Tech courseware is the ability instructors have to customize it to suit their needs and the needs of their students. An easy way to do this is to add your own resources, such as your own videos, photos, PDFs, PowerPoints, or Word docs.
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Using the “Show/Hide” Function
- The “Show/Hide” tool is a simple but useful courseware feature that allows instructors to control access to course content by making it visible or invisible to student
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Focus on Topics With the “Highlight,” “Show/Hide Topic,” and “Show Only” Tools
- Whether in print or online, Automotive Technology presents students with a lot of material at one time. In IML’s courseware, there are a number of ways you can use courseware tools to direct students’ attention to the topic at hand.
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Creating Multiple Choice and Matching Quizzes
- There are many things you can do with quizzes in Moodle. Hopefully, this will help you to get started on creating your own.
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Getting Students Started in Moodle
- Here are some brief instructions and tips to help students get started in Moodle and navigate around.
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Are You Having PowerPoint Problems?
- A few people have expressed they are having problems when they open some of the PowerPoint presentations because all of the slides won’t load for the presentation.
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We hope these will help you get the most from your courseware. If you find any errors, have any questions, or if there’s a new courseware procedure you’d like to see, just let us know!
