Schlagwort: ‘RWTHmoodle’
Spotlight on Moodle Tools: The Organizer
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Whether for oral exams, exam review sessions, or office hours, scheduling appointments between students and instructors is an important part of the academic experience. The RWTHmoodle “Organizer” plugin is a helpful tool for this purpose. It allows you to plan and manage appointments. In addition, learning space managers can enter grades.
In this blog post, you’ll learn how the plugin works and how you can use it as a student or instructor.
Pilot Phase for RWTHmoodle Plugins in the Winter Semester 2026/27
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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
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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
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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: 2026 User Survey
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Since the launch of RWTHmoodle in 2019, we have been continuously working to further improve the teaching and learning platform. The annual user survey plays a key role in this effort. This year, we would once again like to hear from you about how you rate the platform, including its performance and usability. This year, there is a special focus on the use of AI within RWTHmoodle and digital accessibility.
Anyone who was registered in at least one learning space during the summer semester of 2026 as a student, other participant, instructor, or learning space manager is eligible to participate. Between August 6 and 26, 2026, you can help improve RWTHmoodle and our support services by participating in the user survey.
Communication Options in RWTHmoodle
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Whether it’s a last-minute change of schedule, information about exams, or uploading important materials — there are many reasons why course room managers want to contact their students.
RWTHmoodle offers two options for this: announcements and quickmail. In this blog post, we explain the differences between the two functions and how they can be used.
The 9th Moodle Community Meeting
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On May 7, nearly 100 participants from North Rhine-Westphalia and other regions gathered virtually for the Moodle Community Meeting to discuss topics related to Moodle. Twice a year, the Moodle.NRW Competence Center hosts a community meeting. Not only are interested parties from North Rhine-Westphalia welcome, but also anyone else from German-speaking countries who works with Moodle. Moodle.NRW is part of the Network Moodle at Universities e. V. RWTH is a member of the association and participates in various projects related to Moodle.
MoodleCafé: Gamification in Learning Environments
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MoodleCafé is a digital forum that provides insights into effective teaching practices and offers a space for questions and the exchange of experiences. The last MoodleCafé took place on April 16, this time focusing on gamification in learning environments. Below, we’d like to give you an overview of the approaches and practical examples presented.
Moodle University Meeting 2026
Source: Felix Huber, TH Rosenheim
In early March, our colleagues from from the Center for Teaching and Learning Services (CLS) headed to Rosenheim to attend the Moodle University Meeting, which took place from March 2 to 4. The event was organized by TH Rosenheim with the support of the association “Moodle at Universities e. V.” Approximately 150 participants from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland gathered in the Upper Bavarian city. This year’s event was hosted by Rosenheim University of Applied Sciences.
The goal of the meeting was to work together on the further development of digital teaching. This goal was reflected both in the 31 sessions and in the informal exchanges, such as during shared meals or a brewery tour.
Pilot Phase for RWTHmoodle Plugins in the Summer Semester 2026
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Attention lecturers and course room managers: Plugins for RWTHmoodle will once again be available for testing this semester. This time, the Sharing Cart and Learning Map plugins will be available.
