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The demand for distance education in this pandemic is greater than ever before. Learning management system (LMS), a learning management system like Moodle, is more important than ever before, because more and more school education is provided by virtual reality technology.

Moodle is a free LMS written in PHP and distributed under the open source GNU Public license (GPL). It was developed by Martin Dougiamas and has been evolving since its release in 2002. Moodle can be used for blended learning, distance learning, flipped classroom flipped classroom and other forms of online learning. Currently, there are more than 190 million users and 145000 registered Moodle sites worldwide.

I've used Moodle as a Moodle administrator, teacher, and student, and in this article, I'll show you how to set it up and start using it.

Install Moodle on a Linux system

Moodle has moderate requirements for the system, and there are plenty of documentation to help you. My favorite installation method is to download and make ISO from Turnkey Linux, and then install the Moodle website in VirtualBox.

First, download Moodle ISO and save it to your computer.

Next, the Linux command line to install VirtualBox is as follows:

$sudo apt install virtualbox

Or

$sudo dnf install virtualbox

When the download is complete, start VirtualBox and select the "New New" button in the console.

Create a new VirtualBox virtual machine

Select the name, operating system (Linux), and Linux type (for example, Debian 64-bit) of the virtual machine you are using.

Name the VirtualBox virtual machine

Next, configure the virtual machine memory size, using the default value of 1024 MB. Next, select the "dynamically allocate dynamically allocated" virtual disk and add a Moodle.iso image to the virtual machine.

Add Moodle.iso to the virtual machine

Change your network settings from NAT to "bridge mode Bridged adapter". Then start the virtual machine and install ISO to create the Moodle virtual machine. During installation, you will be prompted to create a password for the root account, MySQL, and Moodle. The Moodle password must contain at least eight characters, at least one uppercase letter, and at least one special character.

Restart the virtual machine. After the installation is complete, be sure to record the Moodle application configuration in a safe place. (after installation, you can delete the ISO file as needed. )

Moodle application configuration

Important note, no one on the Internet can see your Moodle instance yet. It exists only in your local network: only people in the building who are connected to the same router or wifi access point as you can access your site. The Internet around the world cannot connect to it because you are behind a firewall (which may be embedded in a router or embedded in a computer). For more information about network configuration, read Seth Kenlon's article on opening ports and routing traffic through firewalls.

Start using Moodle

Now you can log in to the Moodle machine and become familiar with the software. Log in to Moodle with the default username admin and the password you set when you created the Moodle VM.

Moodle login interface

After logging in for the first time, you will see the main dashboard of the initial Moodle website.

Moodle Manager Dashboard

The default application name is "Turnkey Moodle", but it can be easily changed to suit your school, classroom, or other needs and choices. To personalize your Moodle site, select "site home page Site home" from the menu on the left side of the user interface. Then, click the "set Settings" icon on the right side of the screen, and then select "Edit Settings Edit settings".

Moodle Settin

You can change the site name as needed and add a short name and site description.

Moodle site name

Be sure to scroll to the bottom and save the changes. Now, your website has been customized.

Moodle saves changes

The default category is other, which will not help people identify the purpose of your site. To add a category, return to the master dial and select site Management Site administration from the left menu. Under "course Courses", select "add Category Add a category" and enter details about your website.

Add category options in Moodle

To add a course, return to site Administration Site administration, and then click add New course Add a new course. You will see a range of options, such as naming the course, providing a short name, setting the category, and setting the start and end dates of the course. You can also set options for course forms, such as social networking, weekly courses, topics, as well as their appearance, file upload size, completion tracking, and so on.

Add course options in Moodle

Add and manage users

Now that you have set up the course, you can add users. There are many ways to do this. If you are a tutor, manual typing is a good place to start. Moodle supports email-based registration, LDAP, Shibboleth (passwords or passwords), and many other ways. Campus and other larger institutions can upload users with comma-separated files. You can also add passwords in bulk and force password changes when you log in for the first time. For more information, be sure to consult the Moodle documentation.

Moodle is a very detailed, license-oriented environment. It is easy to assign policies and roles to users and perform these assignments using Moodle's menus.

There are many roles in Moodle, each with specific privileges and permissions. The default roles are administrator, course creator, teacher, non-editor teacher, student, guest, and authenticated user, but you can add other roles.

Add content to the course

Once you have set up the Moodle website and set up the course, you can add content to the course. Moodle has all the tools needed to create great content, and it is based on a solid pedagogy that emphasizes social constructivism.

I created a sample course called "Code with Mu". It is in the programming Programming category and the Python subcategory.

Moodle course list

I chose a weekly course for the course, which defaults to four weeks. Using editing tools, I hid everything except the first week of the course. This ensures that my students are always focused on the material.

As a teacher or Moodle administrator, I can add activities to my weekly teaching by clicking add activity or Resource Add an activity or resource.

Add an activity in Moodle

I will see a pop-up window containing various activities that can be assigned to my students.

Moodle activity menu

Moodle's tools and activities make it easy for me to create learning materials and end the week with a short quiz.

Moodle activity list

You can use more than 1600 plug-ins to extend Moodle, including new activities, problem types, integration with other systems, and so on. For example, the BigBlueButton plug-in supports slide sharing, whiteboard, audio and video chat, and group discussions. Other things worth considering include Jitsi plug-ins for video conferencing, plagiarism checkers, and an open badge factory for issuing badges.

Continue to explore Moodle

Moodle is a powerful LMS, and I hope this introduction will interest you for more information. There are many excellent guides to help you improve your skills. If you want to see the contents of Moodle, you can view the running Moodle; on its demo site. if you want to understand the underlying structure of Moodle or contribute to development, you can also access the source code of Moodle. If you like working on the road, Moodle also has an excellent mobile app for iOS and Android. Follow Moodle on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn for the latest news.

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