Schlagwort: ‘#moodlemonday’
Pilot Phase for RWTHmoodle Plugins in the Winter Semester 2026/27
Source: Own illustration
The 2026/2027 winter semester is just around the corner, and for all instructors and learning space managers, this means that new RWTHmoodle learning spaces need to be created. Once again this semester, we are looking for testers for plugins in the pilot phase.
In addition to the thoroughly revised course templates, the Sharing Cart and Learning Map plugins are once again available for testing.
Data Backup in RWTHmoodle
Source: own illustration
Twice a year, learning spaces are deleted from RWTHmoodle. During this process, all learning spaces older than three years are deleted. We will notify you of the deletion well in advance via email and a banner on RWTHmoodle. This November, it’s the turn of the learning spaces from the 2023/24 winter semester. When learning spaces are deleted, all content is also deleted. To save yourself trouble and time, you should back up all important learning materials beforehand. Find out about the data backup options available to students and instructors in this blog post.
Activity Spotlight: The Test
Source: own illustration
Moodle offers a wide variety of activities to support students in their learning. The “Test” is one of the most frequently used activities in RWTHmoodle. It allows you to create online quizzes with various question types—from multiple-choice and matching questions to math problems. Tests are particularly useful for ongoing assessment of learning progress and self-assessment throughout the semester.
In this post, we’ll introduce you to the most important features of the Test activity and show you the options available for creating quiz questions.
RWTHmoodle – Start of Test Phase for Course Templates
Source: Own Illustration
In the summer semester 2025, the RWTHmoodle team will be testing two course templates for the first time. These offer a pre-structured course environment that lecturers can customize and use directly. These course templates are intended to facilitate the design of learning spaces for teachers and make getting started with RWTHmoodle even more efficient.
Our Tips for an Accessible Learning Space
Source: Own Illustration
“A picture is worth a thousand words” – you often hear this phrase. However, this does not apply to blind and visually impaired students, unless the picture is accompanied by a suitable description. Every student is unique and impairments are not always visible. That’s why today we are presenting important and easy-to-implement measures to make your learning spaces in RWTHmoodle accessible and to check for accessibility.
Basics at RWTH: RWTHmoodle
Source: Own Illustration
Welcome to the fourth article in our series: Basics at RWTH. Having already dealt with topics such as the e-mail service, ConnectMe and the IdM self-service, today we are taking a closer look at RWTHmoodle – the central learning platform at RWTH Aachen University.
RWTHmoodle is the hub of learning for many students. Here you will not only find course materials and submission options, but also many other tools that make your everyday study life easier.
Moodle-Templates: Didactical Course Design
Source: Own illustration
Designing course rooms in Moodle can be a challenge – especially for those who are not yet familiar with the platform’s extensive possibilities. It is therefore not surprising that in our last RWTHmoodle user survey in the summer semester, more than two thirds of lecturers expressed great interest in course templates. We take this feedback very seriously and are actively addressing the issue.
RWTHmoodle – Find the Right Guide for You
Source: Own illustration
The RWTHmoodle service is indispensable in everyday study life, both for students and lecturers. It is therefore particularly important for all those involved to ensure suitable access to detailed documentation.
With this in mind, our RWTHmoodle help has been comprehensively revised. Due to the large number of available instructions, it was often difficult in the past to quickly find the right documentation. To simplify this, we have developed a clearly structured and more user-friendly navigation that provides easy and targeted access to the desired Moodle help.
Exam Scan – Digital Inspection
Source: Own Illustration
Digital inspections offer a number of advantages: They save resources by reducing the use of staff, students can participate remotely and receive a copy of the exam without additional effort, which they are allowed to request in accordance with the Higher Education Act in NRW.
In order to be able to use these advantages for paper pencil exams, the IT Center, CLS and the Chair of Controlling at RWTH Aachen University have developed Exam Scan, a Moodle plugin that prepares such exams for digital viewing.
Behind the Scenes – Upgrade to Moodle 4.1
Source: Own illustration
On March 14, 2023 (*), RWTHmoodle will be updated to Moodle version 4.1. We have summarized all changes for our users on the info page.
But what is actually the story behind the change? For a look behind the scenes, we talked to the service manager of RWTHmoodle, Bernd Decker. Read the rest of this entry »
