Moodle – Digital Teaching at the FHP

Moodle is used as a web-based learning platform at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam. There are three different Moodle instances: Moodle Teaching for teaching in the departments, Moodle Exams for online examinations and Moodle Transfer for further education and digital offerings that have an external target group.

The learning platform

Moodle is a digital, web-based learning platform. Learning platforms are also called learning management systems (LMS). Online courses can be offered with an LMS. They offer many possibilities:

  • as a virtual seminar room for digital communication, collaboration and organisation (e.g. communication of weekly schedules, important dates, requirements for credit points, organisation of group work, distribution of presentation topics, access to further digital tools such as online conference rooms or interactive whiteboards)
  • for the didactic design of teaching (e.g. by communicating learning objectives, designing teaching and learning paths and e-learning modules, activities and interactive exercises)
  • for sharing digital materials and media such as scripts, handouts, videos, images and audio materials, digital noticeboards
  • ePortfolio for student learning products
  • for student collaboration (e.g. wikis, glossaries, student quizzes and peer reviews)
  • conducting examinations

Access Moodle Portal

Below you will find quick links to the three different Moodle instances at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam (FHP).

Moodle Teaching

You can access Moodle Teaching with the following two web addresses:

Alternative link:

Moodle exams

You can access Moodle Exams with the following two web addresses:

Alternative link:

Moodle Transfer

You can access Moodle Transfer with the following two web addresses:

Alternative link:

Video series: On-boarding in Moodle for students

  • Introduction to the Moodle portal

    This video series helps students with on-boarding in Moodle.

    Use the arrows on the side to scroll through the video series. You will learn many interesting tips, e.g. how to find and enrol in your course.

    The video below introduces the function of the Moodle portal and the three different Moodle instances at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam.

    Moodle Portal © Video: Julia Lee, Fachhochschule Potsdam, OER-Lizenz s.h. Video

  • Access to Moodle Teaching (ecampus)

    Moodle Teaching is the most important Moodle instance for students and lecturers in the departments. This is where regular digital teaching takes place during the semester. You can find access to Moodle Teaching at the top of the Moodle portal.

    Note: The Department of Design uses a different LMS called Incom as an exception.

    Zugang zu Moodle-Lehre © Video: Julia Lee, Fachhochschule Potsdam, OER-Lizenz s.h. Video

  • Access to Moodle exams (exam)

    Moodle exams is another Moodle instance for students and lecturers of the departments. Teachers can optionally use it to conduct online exams. Students can use the Moodle instance to test how online exams work in a mock exam.

    Zugang zu Moodle-Prüfungen © Video: Julia Lee, Fachhochschule Potsdam, OER-Lizenz s.h. Video

  • Access to Moodle Transfer (ocampus)

    Moodle Transfer is for external participants, e.g. from the central institution for continuing education or for bridging courses for students. You do not need a campus account here. Anyone can set up a Moodle account on Moodle Transfer using their own e-mail address. Students use the platform very rarely, e.g. for lecture series. Sometimes the platform is also used to provide publicly accessible materials and self-study courses.

    Zugang zu Moodle-Transfer © Video: Julia Lee, Fachhochschule Potsdam, OER-Lizenz s.h Video

  • Dashboard

    The dashboard is the central entry page in a Moodle instance with many useful functions for students. They can use it to find their courses or be informed about current dates and deadlines.

    Dashboard © Video: Julia Lee, Fachhochschule Potdam, OER-Lizenz s.h. Video

  • Moodle course enrollment

    Here you can find out:

    • how to find a Moodle course.
    • how you can enrol in a Moodle course yourself using an enrolment key.
    • how to filter courses in which you are already enrolled.
    • how to add courses to your favorites.
    Moodle-Kurs Einschreibung © Video: Julia Lee, Fachhochschule Potsdam, OER-Lizenz s.h. Video

OER material

Here you will find the videos and scripts for “On-boarding students in Moodle” as OER material. The videos and scripts can be edited and shared under a Creative Commons license. You will find the credits directly in the media. The scripts can be used by students to add their own notes.

Moodle portal

Moodle Teaching (ecampus)

Moodle exams (exam)

Moodle transfer (ocampus)

Dashboard

 

Moodle-Kurse Einschreibung

Plugins in Moodle

The standard functions of the learning and assessment platform can be extended using optional components known as plugins. However, the number of plugins must be limited, as each installed plugin entails additional work in terms of maintenance and updates and, above all, increases the risk of security vulnerabilities.

Proposals for plugins to be installed may be submitted annually. Those authorised to make proposals are the decentralised Moodle coordinators in the departments, the Moodle administrators and the Digital Teaching Officer. The procedure involves the following steps in detail:

  1. Research and preliminary review by applicants (at any time)
  2. Submission of applications (by 1 November): 1. Complete the questionnaire in full, 2. Send the fully completed application form to moodleadmin@fh-potsdam.de, 3. If applicable, attach feedback from the Data Protection and Information Security Officer
  3. Technical, methodological-didactic and legal review (by the end of November)
  4. Selection of a maximum of 10 plugins, of which up to 3 for technology and security, up to 5 for overarching methodological-didactic improvements and up to 2 department-specific proposals (by the end of December)
  5. Trial operation in the test system and testing (January to the end of February)
  6. Trial operation in the production system (from March for one semester)
  7. Evaluation and decision on adoption or deletion (September to the end of October).

Contact & Services

Decentralized Moodle supervisors

Regular Moodle support for lecturers in the departments is provided by the decentralized Moodle supervisors.

Contact decentralized Moodle supervisors

Central IT – Moodle Admin

Administration of all Moodle platforms

moodleadmin@fh-potsdam.de

Digital Teaching Unit

For teachers in the departments, the e-learning team at the Central Office for Studies and Teaching (ZESL) offers support for the HelpDesk Wiki at:

digitale-lehre@fh-potsdam.de