Background

Moodle is an open-source online learning environment that originated from Martin Dougiamas's doctoral dissertation and whose development involves a global community. Dougiamas's background includes long-term work in WebCT system development and educational science studies in addition to his engineering studies. Moodle's learning theoretical foundation is based on four pedagogical approaches: constructivism, constructionism, social constructivism, and the sharing of expertise.

Web Address

https://moodle.metropolia.fi/

Purpose of Use

Moodle is suitable for supporting face-to-face teaching, as a learning environment for online courses, and as a network platform for blended learning. The duration and tools used in a Moodle course can be freely defined, and the course is not tied to learning materials or a study module. Moodle is an excellent platform for project-based learning that transcends study module boundaries. The teacher is the administrator of the course and can, if desired, define the course settings, the rights of participants, and the openness of the course.

Usage Rights

If you want a new Course in Moodle, please fill out the form found at https://hankintalomake.metropolia.fi under Moodle courses. Moodle course requests received through other channels will not be processed.

The form asks for the following information, among other things:

• *Course Name (name of the study module, if it is a course for a study module)
• Name displayed in the navigation list (requester's suggestion; if the abbreviation is already in use, Helpdesk will come up with a suitable abbreviation)
• Course Key (requester's suggestion)
• *Teachers (teachers to be associated with the course)
• *Category (and subcategories)
• *Course validity starts
• *Course validity ends

If you also want to order an old course as a basis for your new course, you can do so using the same service request. Please indicate the old course details in the service request.

Mobile Application

Unfortunately, the functionality of the Moodle mobile application within the Metropolia environment has not been verified. Support for the mobile application is not provided at Metropolia.

Guides

Metropolia's instructions are currently being prepared. Instructions for using Moodle are available on the Mediamaisterit instructions website:
Mediamaisterit Support Site

How do I check or change the course enrollment key in Moodle?

Actions in Problem Situations

Service requests for problem situations should be submitted to Metropolia's Helpdesk.

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