On this page is a selection of information for student handbooks and handouts and similar, to replace any descriptions of WebCT. If you would like particular wording created, please get in touch with learning-team-support@nottingham.ac.uk
Please use the texts below where appropriate.
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Most modules have a presence in the University?s online learning environment, moodle.Nottingham . You will find general module information and announcements are posted here and resources and learning materials are uploaded . It may also be used to make contact with staff and students, hold online discussions and to exchange ideas.
Your username for moodle.Nottingham.ac.uk is your normal University of Nottingham network login name and password.
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moodle.nottingham.ac.uk
(Use your normal University username and password to log in)
moodle.Nottingham is the University?s online learning environment used throughout the University from the academic year 2012-13 onwards. Moodle is the place where lecturers upload learning materials such as lecture slides, handouts, readings, web links, audio and video, but you may also be asked to take part in activities such as submitting assignments, participating in discussions, contributing to wikis or blogs or providing content for student-generated databases and glossaries.
Moodle is the hub of a suite of learning technologies used to support teaching and learning and may be used in different ways in different modules with each lecturer placing features and items according to what is most appropriate. It interfaces with a variety of other University systems and is being developed and extended specifically to suit the University?s needs, providing the best possible student online learning experience.
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Why can?t I login?
As your normal University username and password are used for moodle.Nottingham you can login once your account has been activated. Check that your password is still valid and has not expired.
Why can?t I see my modules online?
Check with your lecturer first to make sure moodle.Nottingham is used for your module and that it has been made available to students. If you continue to experience problems, contact the student IT Helpline
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What is it and why would it be of benefit to my studies?
moodle.Nottingham, our online learning environment is a dedicated website that staff use to make resources available to you. It can also provide and facilitate other things like online discussions, group work and assessment submission with plagiarism detection.
During your time at University lecturers will often make something available via moodle.Nottingham and expect you to access it.
You may be asked to contribute/submit something via moodle.Nottingham such as contributing to a discussion board, uploading a written assignment or taking an online test.
moodle.Nottingham has other resources within it that are not necessarily linked to your taught modules, including the TurnitinUK online text-comparison as well as activities and resources relating to laboratory, careers, community or similar that are appropriate to your subject.
How to log in to Moodle.Nottingham
moodle.nottingham.ac.uk
Use your normal University username and password to log in
NOTE: Some medical modules may also have a presence on the NLE at nle.nottingham.ac.uk
Online assessment
The University uses two main online assessment systems for written essays, tests and quizzes. Turnitin is for written essays and can be used to automatically check your submission for plagiarism. The other is Rogo, an online testing tool, used by lecturers for online assessment at any time during your studies
www.nottingham.ac.uk/teaching/resources/tools
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TurnitinUK is also available for students to use. This is because the University wants to encourage students to develop their academic writing skills and access to TurnitinUK will, it is hoped, assist students to improve their writing by revealing any problems with the citation of source materials, with bibliographies and with the way source material has been paraphrased and used. TurnitinUK is available to all students via Moodle. Access to TurnitinUK is permanently available from the `University Resources? block on most pages of Moodle. Click `TurnitinUK test your text?, then click `Participate in this module?. In this module students will be able to access the software through which they can upload assignments, as well as find detailed information about how to use the software to improve their writing.
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Moodle is the University?s new online learning environment which will be used across the whole University from September 2012.
As the starting point for supporting modules online, staff are using it in a number of ways:
Moodle is being designed to connect with a number of other University systems, including Turnitin, Rog?, Xerte Online Toolkits and is being developed and extended specifically to suit the University?s needs.
?My experience of Moodle during the pilot has been very positive and I?ll be happy to encourage my colleagues. It was a smooth and trouble-free implementation and the students find it easy to access, navigate and use.? Martin Luck, Biosciences
Support available
Support for Moodle is available from learning-team-support@nottingham.ac.uk
We have someone on the helpdesk every day who will be able to answer your enquiries or direct them to the most appropriate person.
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Students should log into Moodle using their University username and password combination, then enter the relevant module area from the Module Overview list on the My Home page. Browse to the name of the appropriate assessment and click on it to open the submission screen to TurnItIn as below.
Click on the ?My submissions? tab to go to the submission screen. 
Type your assessment title in the ?submission title? box.
Click the `Browse? button to browse the computer for the location of the work to be submitted. Once located, select the file and check the box to confirm the submission is your own work. Use the `Add submission? button at the bottom to upload the work.
The screen will change to show a message: Status: Submission successfully uploaded to Turnitin.
Once confirmed, the submission will be emailed a digital receipt with a unique ID number. Make a note of this number and keep it somewhere safe in case of any query. The system by default will only allow one submission and Turnitin records the time and date of that submission. Late submission penalties may apply if work is not submitted promptly. It is therefore advisable to upload the electronic copies of any assignments well in advance of any deadlines.
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?Easier and more responsive to use than WebCT. ? Very easy to use and helped aid ease of access to materials needed for my module.?
Student in Islamic Theology
?It was much easier to see which week you were on which made it quick and easy to find the work you were looking for rather than trying to find it in different folders. I also found that it loaded much faster than WebCT and did not have any problems logging in.?
Student in Endocrinology and Metabolism
Please contact your local elearning support team.
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If you have any comments on how you think this help can be improved then please email Learning-Technologies@nottingham.ac.uk
