General Instructions

1. About Moodle

The teacher instructions can be found from MoodleDocs.

These general instructions (table of contents ->) are made for students and teaching personnel using Moodle of University of Turku (moodle.utu.fi).

"Moodle is a Course Management System (CMS), also known as a Learning Management System (LMS) or a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). It is a Free web application that educators can use to create effective online learning sites." [https://moodle.org/]

To use Moodle, you need an internet-connection and a browser. We recommend using Google Chrome or Firefox as they work best and in a problem situation, we can help most with those browsers. You may also use MS Edge or Safari. Do not use Internet Explorer.

Please remember to log in regularly in Moodle and log in at least once a year for as long as you want your data to remain in Moodle. We automatically delete the user accounts that are not used in 12 months. By logging in, you make sure your data remains here for as long as you need it.

Moodle support

If you can't find help on this page you can always contact Moodle support of University of Turku at helpdesk@utu.fi.

>> Instructions for teachers

Moodle instructions elsewhere

Moodle is widely used in English-speaking countries and its instructions in English are the most up-to-date. E.g. please see Student FAQ from Moodle community's MoodleDocs

2. How to change the profile information

On Moodle when you have logged you are able to change some of your profile information e.g. add picture or other information, you are willng to share with others who can see your profile. Please think twice before you share too personal information for your own safety.

• Select from right upper corner your picture / person and there the "Profile"
• Click "Edit Profile"
• Change the fields you are able to and you want to change
  
• Notice! If you have logged on Moodle with UTU account you cannot change your name (first name or surename) that have to be done via Admissions office (disco@utu.fi) if you have changed your official name.
  
• Save changes
  

3. Test course for students

We at Teacher Support in the University of Turku have created a test course for students, where there are short descriptions of systems used for learning and teaching. The course also includes Moodle assignments, quizzes, Turnitin assignment, and discussion area, where you may practice using Moodle. We have also included a feedback survey, where you may give us any feedback you think will help us develop the course further.

The course can be found here after the 1st of August at 8am. It is called "UTU demo for e-learninng" should you wish to search for it in the Home-view in Moodle.