Moodle for Faculty

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Moodle is the college’s learning management system (LMS), used for creating an online home for your courses. Share course materials such as your syllabus, course readings, and links to video ereserves. Create activities for online discussions, collecting homework, and quizzes or exams.

For additional instructions and other information about Moodle, visit Moodle Docs.

Moodle Basics

Log In

In your browser, navigate to Moodle at Smith College (moodle.smith.edu).
On the Moodle homepage, select Login to Moodle, then select your organization.
Enter your username and password. If you’re logging in with your Smith NetID, you will be asked to confirm your login using Duo Two-Factor Authentication.
After your login is successful, the Dashboard will open.

If you’ve forgotten your password, review the instructions for resetting your password, or contact the IT Service Center at 413-585-4487 or at ithelp@smith.edu.

Find Your Course

Once you have logged in to Moodle, you can access courses that are open to you by selecting the Dashboard or the My courses page in the navigation bar.

Dashboard

Recently accessed courses: Displays the courses you’ve recently visited. Select the course title to open a course.
Filtered course list: Displays all your courses sorted by academic term. Select the name of the term to expand, then find the title of your course.
Timeline: Displays any upcoming due dates for any incomplete homework assignments and assessments. Select the title of the activity to go directly to the submission page in your course.

My Courses

The My courses page enables you to sort past, in-progress and future courses. You can search by course name, sort by name or when you last accessed a course, and add a star to courses to keep a list of favorites. Select the title to view your course.

Course Settings

Instructors can change the visibility of their courses to make them hidden from students if the course is not ready for use, or they can hide topics within their Moodle course.

Course Settings

Course Content

Gradebook

FAQ

How do I log in to Moodle?

Go to moodle.smith.edu and use your Smith ID to log in. You will be asked to confirm your login using Duo Two-Factor Authentication.

If you’ve forgotten your password, review the instructions for resetting your password, or contact ITS User Support at 413-585-4487 or at ithelp@smith.edu.

How do I find my courses?

After you login to Moodle, you will be taken to your Dashboard page where you will find your recently accessed courses. If you want to see all of your courses, go to the top navigation bar and select My courses.

Why can’t I see some of my courses?

You may not be listed as the instructor of record. Contact your department’s scheduling representative.
If your students mention that they cannot access a course you’re teaching, it’s possible that you need to change the visibility of your Moodle course.

How do I add my profile picture?

Profile pictures in Moodle are optional and can be changed by editing your profile.

Log in to Moodle, then to the upper right, select your user icon and then choose Profile. Your Profile page will open.
Under User details, select Edit profile.
Scroll down to the section, User picture, then upload your profile image. Scroll to the bottom of the page and select, Update profile.

Can I update my name and email address?

No, you cannot update your name email address through Moodle because it’s using your information recorded in Workday. In order to make changes to your preferred name, review how to Check and/or Update Your Preferred Name in Workday.

Where can I get help?

Search this page to find topics you need help with.

If you have additional questions, visit Request Help.