Resizing images before uploading to MoodleIt is often best to resize images before you upload them to Moodle. This makes their file size smaller, and means less data your students have to download every time they view the image. Here is a quick instructional video on resizing an image using a free browser-based tool called Pixlr Editor. You don't have to install something, just go to the Pixlr website and start using it! Instructions:
It is now ready to upload to Moodle! |
Resizing images in MoodleYou can do this using free software such as Gimp or Paint.NET. On a Windows machine, you can use the inbuilt Paint software to resize images. On Macs, you can use iPhoto. If you need to tweak an image size slightly after uploading, it's easy.
NB: Super hint! If you wish an image to resize automatically to the size available on the screen, then remove the height property in the image dimensions, and add 100% (or whatever percentage) to the width property! The image will then scale / resize automatically! Resize this window and see the difference between these two pictures. One will resize, the other will not: |
Delete manually enrolled users |
Enrolment - Automatic enrolmentBy using the PeopleSoft code, you can let PeopleSoft automatically enrol your students into your Moodle course. They will be enrolled one week before the PeopleSoft course start date, and unenrolled two weeks after the PeopleSoft course end date. If you need them in longer than these dates, please email yliu@unitec.ac.nz with the course code and the new requested start and end dates. Instructions:
NB: Only one course on Moodle can use the same PeopleSoft ID. Course enrolment or Programme enrolment? Moodle Peoplesoft ID field can accept either the Peoplesoft Course or Programme code. A Peoplesoft course code is PeopleSoft Subject + PeopleSoft Category (ie. APMG8099). There is no space between them. The wrong ID will enrol the wrong students or none! The list of all Programmes and their PeopleSoft IDs can be found here. |
Enrolment - Enrol your students into Moodle
Follow the steps below to enter your PeoplesoftID into Moodle:
|
Enrolment - Guest accessGuest access allows people who are not enrolled in your course, or even people who don't have Moodle accounts at all, to access your course page. This is not a way of enrolling students or teachers into your course. Guests cannot participate in the course in any way (forums, assignments, etc) but they can view anything that an enrolled student can view. Courses with guest access enabled are required to have a password set, with the possible exception of some programme or pathway "homepages". If you believe your programme or pathway requires a homepage with open access, you must get permission from Te Puna Ako and measures must be put in place to ensure sensitive data for students and staff are not made available to visitors from outside Unitec. NB: enabling guest access (but without a password) gives Google access to your course. If you have sensitive or copyrighted material in your course, do not enable guest access. If you do want to enable guest access, make sure you have set a guest password. The instructions below are for historical purposes. ![]() Make sure the the eye is open, so guests can access to your course. Or choose "Guest access" from the "Add method" drop down menu if it isn't there already: 2. Click the edit icon to set a guest password: 3. Click "Save changes" |
Enrolment - Guest access info for studentsHow to access a course as “Guest” Step 1: Follow the course link which your tutor gave to you, i.e: Step 2: Click on the button: “Log in as a guest” Step 3: Enter the password which your tutor gave to you. Step 4: Click on the button: “Submit” Tip: Note: |
Enrolment - Manual enrolmentManually enrolling staff into your Moodle course means that you as a teacher/course administrator search for and add each teacher, and have to then remove them later when they no longer need access. Please don't manually enrol any student. Students are enrolled automatically by PeopleSoft. Instructions: |
Enrolment - Meta enrolment (meta link)Use this when you want to pull enrolments (student and teacher) from another course into your course. NB: You must be a 'teacher' or higher level in both courses to set this up. Instructions:
Done! Now all students from the other course will also be enrolled in yours. When they are unenrolled from the other course, they will also be unenrolled from yours. |
Enrolment - Programme codesHere is a list of Unitec programmes with their ID codes and school codes that provide these programmes:
|