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Moodle FAQ

Moodle This glossary of terms is provided to assist users who are new to the Moodle learning management system.

If you have a question about this site, or a suggestion about something that should be added to this FAQ, please send an email to online@asta.edu.au.

For more information consult the How to Moodle course on this site, or visit moodle.org.

There are also lots for free Moodle courses available for download from Moodleshare.com

Browse the glossary using this index

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | ALL

B

Big Blue Button

Bug Blue Button is an open source virtual classroom technology which is fully integrated with Moodle. During 2013 SATA will be conducting trials with Big Blue Button alongside WiZiQ in our webinars.
The user experience of the two platforms is quite similar. The main difference from a participant's point of view is that each user will need to login on the ASTA portal to participate in the webinar.

To learn more about Big Blue Button click on the logo below.

C

Course

Moodle is designed as a learning management system. A course is a page of resources related to a particular topic.

E

Enrol

Enrolment in a course gives a user access to the resources contained in that course.

M

Moodle

Moodle is the learning management system on which this site is built.
For more information about Moodle visit moodle.org.

W

Web 2.0

Webinar

Webinars in the ASTA_online virtual classroom are online seminars. A list of up-coming webinars and recordings of past webinars can be found in the Webinars category on the portl.

You can check the configuration of your system for participating in the ASTA WiZiQ virtual classroom by following this link.

What is Moodle? (Video)

WiZiQ

WiZiQ is a virtual classroom technology which enables presenters and participants to interact online seminars (webinars) and meetings. Sessions can include presentation slides, video and sound sharing, Q&A sessions and participant feedback.
For more information about WiZiQ click on the logo to visit their homepage.

You can check the configuration of your system for participating in the ASTA WiZiQ virtual classroom by following this link.

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