This page contains important information about how to:
Students and TAs who cannot log in to Moodle should contact the IT Support Center. Instructors who have trouble logging in should contact the Instructional Media Lab.
Once you have logged in to Moodle, you can access your courses from My Courses tab. If you don't see your course you can change the filer on the Course overview block to find your course, for more information please see Course overview.
Please note that courses are made available to students at the start of the semester, but you have the option to make the course available earlier by changing the Course visibility, see Course Settings.Please note that courses are automatically published at the start of the semester, but you have the option to publish the course for preview week. If you requested your course after those dates, you would need to publish the course manually.
Your course will be empty except for a template to help you get started.
To make your course available (or unavailable) to students, see Course settings.
Your departmental Academic Scheduling Representative is responsible for enrolling your TA(s) in SPIRE. Graduate TAs should be enrolled as "Teaching Assistant Section Leader" and Undergraduate TAs as "Moodle/BB." Once associated with a class in SPIRE, TA(s) will automatically be given access to the Moodle course.
To allow a TA to add content to your course or manage the gradebook, see Access to Moodle for Teaching Assistants.
Here are some resources to help you:
Instructors are responsible for following applicable rules when posting copies of other people’s work on Moodle. It is best to get permission or use open access materials (such as public domain or Creative Commons licensed works). You can freely link to electronic materials available in the UMass Library (databases, eBooks, digital reserves, etc.) However, if none of these are available, instructors should familiarize themselves with the rules of fair use before posting. Post only the minimum amount that is necessary to meet instructional goals or that fits within a reasonable fair use assessment. To learn more about copyright and to access a fair use assessment worksheet, see Copyright Resources.