Instructional ServicesA division of Technology Services

NEW Learning Opportunities!

We are SUPER excited to announce that we have NEW fun ways for you to learn more about the technology we support on this campus! Tech Bytes – these interactive one-hour collaborative sessions will introduce you to different tech tools that we support here at Gustavus. We will mix up the class by having a hands on instructional […]

New Features in Moodle version 2.9 and Fall courses ready!

The Core Services team updated our version of Moodle to version 2.9 and with it comes some GREAT enhancements!! Thank you to Paul and the rest of the team for their hard work on this upgrade 🙂 As an added bonus: Fall courses are imported and ready! We have also created a YouTube Playlist on our […]

Allow me to introduce myself…

Hi! Since I am new here, I think introductions are in order! 🙂 I am Marni Dunning and I started May 1 as the Associate Director of Instructional Services. I am SUPER excited to be here and honored to be part of such a great College! In my role, I will assist faculty (and staff) with […]

2015 JTerm and Spring Courses in Moodle

The Moodle server has been populated with the 2015 JTerm and Spring Semester courses as of December 1, 2014. Class lists will be updated daily as students drop/add courses, but the courses are ready for you to customize with content. We encourage you to add course syllabi, outlines, and other content. If you would like […]

Moodle Mania: Forums

A Forum is a Forum is a Forum… well, not really! There are many different types of Moodle forums and so many different ways you can use them in your classroom. How about using a forum as a social space for students to get to know one another? Or as a help center where tutors and […]

Moodle Mania: Don’t be a Gradebook Failure

Confused about how to set up your Gradebook in Moodle? What’s the difference between “simple weighted mean of grades” and “weighted mean of grades?” How do you create and use a rubric in Moodle? Can you export your grades to Excel? Come join us on Friday, October 3rd, 1:30-2:20pm in the Olin Technology Classroom (OH […]

Moodle “Groups” Training This Friday

Want to break up your large class into smaller discussion groups? Maybe you have a meta course that already has groups created, but you’re not sure how to use them. Simplify your grading in meta courses with groups. Join us for an informal session on using groups in your Moodle courses on Friday, September 19 […]

Moodle Mania this Friday!

Moodle Mania this Friday, August 29, 2014 from 1:30-4:30pm in the Olin Technology Classroom (OTC)! Need help importing resources from an older course? Maybe just a refresher on how to add an activity or resource? Or maybe you’ve never used Moodle before? Come on over to the OTC and we’ll be happy to help! If you […]

TTT: All Things Moodle

Don’t miss the first Teachers Talking Technology (TTT) sponsored by the John S. Kendall Center for Engaged Learning. The topic is “All Things Moodle.” A great opportunity to find out how other faculty are using Moodle, share your experiences, and review the basics of getting your course ready for the semester. Two identical programs run at […]

Need a meta course in Moodle?

Q: What IS a meta course anyway? A: A meta course is a single course that is created from multiple courses. For example, if you teach two sections of an identical course – and don’t want to maintain two separate courses in Moodle – we can create a meta course that combines the two sections […]