Title: Moodle Medals
Course: Teaching with Moodle 2: Training, collaboration and reflection online

All Qs for Moodle Medals

Feedback shared by this category's questions, if partly right: 1

Q: Name of the contact for the Moodle Medal (probably you!)

Q: Title of the course to be awarded the medal (please use the title as shown on Moodle):

Q: Does your course contain an assessment plan AND at least one of the following:
- Student scheme of work
- Programme outline or similar document

They may be in one document or in more than one document
- Yes (You have met the criteria required.)
- No (You will need to add this to be awarded your bronze medal. Please contact Becky Barrington or Clare Weedon if you need any help, support or advice in adding this.)
A: Yes

Q: Does your course contain a course handbook?
- Yes (You have met the criteria required.)
- No (You will need to add this to be awarded your bronze medal. Please contact Becky Barrington or Clare Weedon if you need any help, support or advice in adding this.)
A: Yes

Q: Does your course use weeks/topics layout to group resources effectively?
- Yes (You have met the criteria required.)
- No (You will need to add this to be awarded your bronze medal. Please contact Becky Barrington or Clare Weedon if you need any help, support or advice in adding this.)
A: Yes

Q: Does your course have a course menu to aid navigation of the course?
Is the top section limited to whole course information only and can you still the next section?
- Yes (You have met the criteria required.)
- No (You will need to add this to be awarded your bronze medal. Please contact Becky Barrington or Clare Weedon if you need any help, support or advice in adding this.)
A: Yes

Q: Are lesson resources and subject specific resources included in each topic / week and kept up-to-date?
- Yes (You have met the criteria required.)
- No (You will need to add this to be awarded your bronze medal. Please contact Becky Barrington or Clare Weedon if you need any help, support or advice in adding this.)
A: Yes

Q: Does your course contain links to external websites?
- Yes (You have met the criteria required.)
- No (You will need to add this to be awarded your bronze medal. Please contact Becky Barrington or Clare Weedon if you need any help, support or advice in adding this.)
A: Yes

Q: Does your course contain:
- Assignment briefs / coursework briefs
- Deadlines shown in the calendar
- Yes (You have met the criteria required.)
- No (You will need to add this to be awarded your bronze medal. Please contact Becky Barrington or Clare Weedon if you need any help, support or advice in adding this.)
A: Yes

Q: Does your course contain a feedback area to collect student opinion / data (this could be feedback surveys, forums or online text assignment areas)?
- Yes (You have met the criteria required.)
- No (You will need to add this to be awarded your bronze medal. Please contact Becky Barrington or Clare Weedon if you need any help, support or advice in adding this.)
A: Yes

Q: Does your course contain a news forum or noticeboard to provide information to learners?
- Yes (You have met the criteria required.)
- No (You will need to add this to be awarded your bronze medal. Please contact Becky Barrington or Clare Weedon if you need any help, support or advice in adding this.)
A: Yes

Q: Does your course contain an up-to-date absence activity area which is hidden from learner view?
- Yes (You have met the criteria required.)
- No (You will need to add this to be awarded your bronze medal. Please contact Becky Barrington or Clare Weedon if you need any help, support or advice in adding this.)
A: Yes

Q: Does your course have a completed course summary (in the 'settings' area)?
- Yes (You have met the criteria required.)
- No (You will need to add this to be awarded your bronze medal. Please contact Becky Barrington or Clare Weedon if you need any help, support or advice in adding this.)
A: Yes

Q: Does your course have active students who access the online course (some activity is shown in the past week statistics)?
- Yes (You have met the criteria required.)
- No (You will need to add this to be awarded your bronze medal. Please contact Becky Barrington or Clare Weedon if you need any help, support or advice in adding this.)
A: Yes

Q: Star ratings: If you have the 'awards block' on your course, have you received a 'satisfactory' star rating from learners?
- Yes (You have met the criteria required.)
- No (You should add the award block into your course to get feedback from your learners. Please contact Becky Barrington or Clare Weedon if you need any help, support or advice in adding this.)
A: Yes

Q: Does your course use topics layout to group resources effectively?
- Yes (You have met the criteria required.)
- No (You will need to add this to be awarded your bronze medal. Please contact Becky Barrington or Clare Weedon if you need any help, support or advice in adding this.)
A: Yes

Q: Does your course have a course menu to aid navigation of the course?
Is the top section of the course limited to whole course information only so that users can still the next section?
- Yes (You have met the criteria required.)
- No (You will need to add this to be awarded your bronze medal. Please contact Becky Barrington or Clare Weedon if you need any help, support or advice in adding this.)
A: Yes

Q: Are resources and topic specific information included in each topic and kept up-to-date?
- Yes (You have met the criteria required.)
- No (You will need to add this to be awarded your bronze medal. Please contact Becky Barrington or Clare Weedon if you need any help, support or advice in adding this.)
A: Yes

Q: Does your course have active users who access the online course (some activity is shown in the past week statistics)?
- Yes (You have met the criteria required.)
- No (You will need to add this to be awarded your bronze medal. Please contact Becky Barrington or Clare Weedon if you need any help, support or advice in adding this.)
A: Yes

Q: Star ratings: If you have the 'awards block' on your course, have you received at least one 'satisfactory' star from users?
- Yes (You have met the criteria required.)
- No (You should add the award block into your course to get feedback from your learners. Please contact Becky Barrington or Clare Weedon if you need any help, support or advice in adding this.)
A: Yes

Q: Does your course use the upcoming events function to show items in the calendar (eg: assignment dates, visits, tutorial)?
- Yes (You have met the criteria required.)
- No (You will need to add this to be awarded your silver medal. Please contact Becky Barrington or Clare Weedon if you need any help, support or advice in adding this.)
A: Yes

Q: Does your course have at least one active discussion forum within the course or scheduled chat sessions (eg: general discussion or topic specific)?
- Yes (You have met the criteria required.)
- No (You will need to add this to be awarded your silver medal. Please contact Becky Barrington or Clare Weedon if you need any help, support or advice in adding this.)
A: Yes

Q: Is the gradebook used to provide and manage assessments and store grades (by teacher and learner)?
Are assignments uploaded and marked via Moodle were appropriate?
- Yes (You have met the criteria required.)
- No (You will need to add this to be awarded your silver medal. Please contact Becky Barrington or Clare Weedon if you need any help, support or advice in adding this.)
A: Yes

Q: Does your course have NLN resources on it (if available for that topic) and / or other interactive learning resources?
- Yes (You have met the criteria required.)
- No (You will need to add this to be awarded your silver medal. Please contact Becky Barrington or Clare Weedon if you need any help, support or advice in adding this.)
A: Yes

Q: Does your course have interactive self marking Moodle quizzes?
- Yes (You have met the criteria required.)
- No (You will need to add this to be awarded your silver medal. Please contact Becky Barrington or Clare Weedon if you need any help, support or advice in adding this.)
A: Yes

Q: Does your course use Moodle glossaries to provide a searchable bank of terms or concepts?
- Yes (You have met the criteria required.)
- No (You will need to add this to be awarded your silver medal. Please contact Becky Barrington or Clare Weedon if you need any help, support or advice in adding this.)
A: Yes

Q: Does your course use the slideshow tool for images (if images are shared via Moodle)?
- Yes (You have met the criteria required.)
- No (You will need to add this to be awarded your silver medal. Please contact Becky Barrington or Clare Weedon if you need any help, support or advice in adding this.)
A: Yes

Q: Does your course have clearly signposted extension and support activities / resources to provide differentiated learning?
- Yes (You have met the criteria required.)
- No (You will need to add this to be awarded your silver medal. Please contact Becky Barrington or Clare Weedon if you need any help, support or advice in adding this.)
A: Yes

Q: Does your course have regular student activity shown in the 4 week statistics (ie: student statistics show regular access to the course)?
- Yes (You have met the criteria required.)
- No (You will need to add this to be awarded your silver medal. Please contact Becky Barrington or Clare Weedon if you need any help, support or advice in adding this.)
A: Yes

Q: Star ratings: If you have the 'awards block' on your course, have you received a 'good' star rating from learners?
- Yes (You have met the criteria required.)
- No (You should add the award block into your course to get feedback from your learners. Please contact Becky Barrington or Clare Weedon if you need any help, support or advice in adding this.)
A: Yes

Q: Does your course use the upcoming events function to show items in the calendar (eg: visits, key dates etc)?
- Yes (You have met the criteria required.)
- No (You will need to add this to be awarded your silver medal. Please contact Becky Barrington or Clare Weedon if you need any help, support or advice in adding this.)
A: Yes

Q: Does your course have clearly signposted extension additional information - including links to websites?
- Yes (You have met the criteria required.)
- No (You will need to add this to be awarded your silver medal. Please contact Becky Barrington or Clare Weedon if you need any help, support or advice in adding this.)
A: Yes

Q: Star ratings: If you have the 'awards block' on your course, have you received a 'good' star rating from learners / users?
- Yes (You have met the criteria required.)
- No (You should add the award block into your course to get feedback from your learners. Please contact Becky Barrington or Clare Weedon if you need any help, support or advice in adding this.)
A: Yes

Q: Does your course contain an assessment plan AND at least one of the following:
- Student scheme of work
- Programme outline or similar document

This must be presented as a Moodle webpage or PDF (not word documents etc)
- Yes (You have met the criteria required.)
- No (You will need to add this to be awarded your gold medal. Please contact Becky Barrington or Clare Weedon if you need any help, support or advice in adding this.)
A: Yes

Q: Does your course contain electronic course handbooks (such as using e-book function in Moodle)?
- Yes (You have met the criteria required.)
- No (You will need to add this to be awarded your gold medal. Please contact Becky Barrington or Clare Weedon if you need any help, support or advice in adding this.)
A: Yes

Q: Does your course contain some resources created using Moodle (rather than uploaded) such as ebooks, webpages, wikis, lessons etc?
- Yes (You have met the criteria required.)
- No (You will need to add this to be awarded your gold medal. Please contact Becky Barrington or Clare Weedon if you need any help, support or advice in adding this.)
A: Yes

Q: Does your course have absence activities built into the course sessions so that learners can always catch up with learning activities?
- Yes (You have met the criteria required.)
- No (You will need to add this to be awarded your gold medal. Please contact Becky Barrington or Clare Weedon if you need any help, support or advice in adding this.)
A: Yes

Q: Does your course use student blogs or personal journals to aid reflective learning or record progress?
- Yes (You have met the criteria required.)
- No (You will need to add this to be awarded your gold medal. Please contact Becky Barrington or Clare Weedon if you need any help, support or advice in adding this.)
A: Yes

Q: Do you use wikis to allow collaborative student work?
- Yes (You have met the criteria required.)
- No (You will need to add this to be awarded your gold medal. Please contact Becky Barrington or Clare Weedon if you need any help, support or advice in adding this.)
A: Yes

Q: Does your course make use of Moodle forums to enable learners to share resources, ideas and work?
- Yes (You have met the criteria required.)
- No (You will need to add this to be awarded your gold medal. Please contact Becky Barrington or Clare Weedon if you need any help, support or advice in adding this.)
A: Yes

Q: Does your course have interactive self-marking Moodle quizzes for self-assessment and to enable learners to manage own learning?
- Yes (You have met the criteria required.)
- No (You will need to add this to be awarded your gold medal. Please contact Becky Barrington or Clare Weedon if you need any help, support or advice in adding this.)
A: Yes

Q: Does your course have embedded video or sound clips (including podcasts) or other multimedia?
- Yes (You have met the criteria required.)
- No (You will need to add this to be awarded your gold medal. Please contact Becky Barrington or Clare Weedon if you need any help, support or advice in adding this.)
A: Yes

Q: Have the images used on the course been resized / compressed to ensure file size is small?
- Yes (You have met the criteria required.)
- No (If you have images in your course, you will need to ensure they are a small file size to be awarded your gold medal. Please contact Clare Weedon or Becky Barrington if you need any help, support or advice in doing this.)
A: Yes

Q: Have the images used on the course been resized / compressed to ensure file size is small?
- Yes (You have met the criteria required.)
- No (You will need to add this to be awarded your gold medal. Please contact Becky Barrington or Clare Weedon if you need any help, support or advice in adding this.)
A: Yes

Q: Does your course have any links to other external resources to support learning – such as RSS feeds, links to external podcasts, use of twitter or other networking tools OR Moodle is used innovatively (such as a specific project)?
- Yes (You have met the criteria required.)
- No (You may still be able to get your gold medal if you meet all other criteria. However, you should consider how you can develop resources further by using the wealth of information on the internet. Please contact Becky Barrington or Clare Weedon if you need any help, support or advice.)
A: Yes

Q: Does your course have any links to other external resources to support learning – such as RSS feeds, links to external podcasts, use of twitter or other networking tools OR Moodle is used innovatively (such as a specific project)?
- Yes (You have met the criteria required.)
- No (You will need to add this to be awarded your gold medal. Please contact Becky Barrington or Clare Weedon if you need any help, support or advice in adding this.)
A: Yes

Q: Do the student statistics show regular access to the course over the past 3 months and some access outside of course hours?
- Yes (You have met the criteria required.)
- No (You will need to add this to be awarded your bronze medal. Please contact Becky Barrington or Clare Weedon if you need any help, support or advice in adding this.)
A: Yes

Q: Star ratings: Have you received an 'outstanding' star rating from learners?
- Yes (You have met the criteria required.)
- No (You should add the award block into your course to get feedback from your learners. Please contact Becky Barrington or Clare Weedon if you need any help, support or advice in adding this.)
A: Yes

Q: Star ratings: Have you received an 'outstanding' star rating from learners / users?
- Yes (You have met the criteria required.)
- No (You should add the award block into your course to get feedback from your learners. Please contact Becky Barrington or Clare Weedon if you need any help, support or advice in adding this.)
A: Yes

Q: Do the teachers of the course have a completed profile area - explaining job role (and photos where necessary?)
- Yes (You have met the criteria required.)
- No (You will need to add this to be awarded your silver medal. Please contact Becky Barrington or Clare Weedon if you need any help, support or advice in adding this.)
A: Yes

Q: Do the staff of the course have a completed profile area - explaining job role (and photos where necessary?)
- Yes (You have met the criteria required.)
- No (You will need to add this to be awarded your silver medal. Please contact Becky Barrington or Clare Weedon if you need any help, support or advice in adding this.)
A: Yes