OP Moodle
OP Moodle is Otago Polytechnic's online learning site for students. In this guide you will be introduced to the basics of accessing course resources and activities available to you.
Logging in to OP Moodle
Login through the Student Hub
You can access Moodle directly from the Student Hub webpage:
- Login on the OP Student Hub webpage.
2. Once logged in the Moodle window will appear and access to Moodle can be made directly.
Login through the Moodle website
You can also go directly to the OP Moodle website:
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Go to: http://moodle.op.ac.nz/
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Choose the login option 'Students & Staff' on the left, then enter your student username and password into the login area
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Click Sign in
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Access your courses from the My Courses area of your Dashboard
Having trouble logging in?
If you are a first time visitor you should have received your username and password in the letter acknowledging your enrolment.
Please contact the Student IT Service Desk if you have any problems using OP Moodle.
If you can log in to OP Moodle but can't find your course, the document, link or activity that should be available, seek support from your tutor.
Editing your profile
Once you have logged into OP Moodle, the first thing you should do is check your profile.
To update your profile:
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Click on your name (at the top right-hand corner of the page)
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From the dropdown menu, select Profile
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Click on Edit profile, within the User details section
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Ensure your Email address is set to something you reguarly check as you tutor may email you important information
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Click Update Profile
Changing your forum preferences
We also recommend you change your Email digest type so you don't get so many emails when posting to forums.
To change your forum preferences:
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Click on your name (at the top right-hand corner of the page)
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From the drop down menu, select Preferences
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Under User account, click on Forum preferences
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Alongside Email digest type, select Complete (daily email with full posts)
- Click Save changes
Need to talk to someone?
IT Support Service Desk.
Dunedin Campus, H Block, level 1, Room H107
Getting started
Watch the following video for a general overview of how to use OP Moodle. The video covers the following topics:
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Viewing documents
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Completing text assignments
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Uploading attachments to assignements
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Managing My private files block
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Working with glossaries
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Taking an online quiz
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Checking grades, which is found in the administrations block
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Customizing a student profile
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Maintaining a personal blog
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Messaging inside Moodle
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Managing personal calendars
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Using Moodle's built-in discussion boards
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Collaborating with other students using wikis
Moodle basics
This training video is a good overview of the types of information and activities you will find within your online courses. Choose the chapter that interests you.
67:28What's new in the current version of Moodle?
OP Moodle is currently on version 3.1, below are some features that have been improved in this new version.
New and improved Moodle design
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New colours and imagery
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Redesigned Dashboard
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New display of My Courses
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Recent Updates (including assignment reminders and forum updates)
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New user menu
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Global search feature
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Improved quiz navigation
Forum enhancements
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News forums are now called Announcements, in newly created courses
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Forum discussions can now be 'pinned' to the top
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Permalinks let you link directly to a selected post
Improved communication
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You can now find the Message button directly next to the user's picture, making it much easier to get in touch
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A new permalink feature allow you easily to copy and share direct links to important forum posts
ReadSpeaker
ReadSpeaker is a new text to speech software which you can access in Moodle. Watch this video to find out more.
2:32Useful links
Use these links to help you work on OP Moodle.
Software requirements
Viewing, printing, editing and authoring documents
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Microsoft Office 365 is available free while you are a student at OP. You can find more details through the Office 365 page.
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The free Open Office Suite will also allow you to view and edit files. Browsers other than Internet Explorer work better with this software.
Viewing & printing documents only
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Adobe Acrobat Reader (free) for .pdf documents
Students planning to study online courses will require access to these things:
Such as Outlook which you can access through Microsoft Office 365. Or an online email account like Gmail or Hotmail.
We recommend using Firefox, Chrome or Safari.
Software for playing common audio and video files either as a standalone software (e.g. Windows Media Player, iTunes, QuickTime, VLC media player) or plug-ins to your internet browser (e,g, Flash).
For displaying PDF files.
Either Microsoft Word, Open Office, Google Docs, or some other equivalent.
Multimedia plug-ins & players
Most plug-ins and players will automatically prompt you to install them if required. Each link below will provide instructions on how to download and install the required software on your computer.
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