Showing posts with label Moodle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Moodle. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Importance of e learning in medical education

We can use Moodle open source platform for e-learning.

How to install Moodle in our system and how to make it is available on internet. 

 Software requirements for Moodle  3. 9. 1  

  1. PHP - 7.3.20
  2. Xampp -7.3.20
  3. Maraia DB

Hardware Requirements for Moodle  3. 9. 1 

  1. Basic requirement
  2. i5 Processor
  3. 8 GB Ram 
  4. 1 TB Harddisk

Steps

  • Download Latest version of XAMPP (https://www.apachefriends.org/download.html)
  • install Xammp(https://www.apachefriends.org/ru/index.html)
  • Download Moodle 3.9.1
  • copy Moodle folder and paste it in  localhost (htdocs folder) 
  • Load moodle from localhost
  • Take Browser and type localhost with its port number, by default port number (80). But  port 80 already used, so  changed portnumber into 8012
  • You can see used port numbers in XAMPP control Panel -> Net stat



So type "http://localhost:8012/moodle" The installation setup wizard will open

Before that create a database 

How to create a moodle database?

  • Type http://localhost:8012/phpmyadmin/ your admin panel will open instead of 8012 use your port number or just try http://localhost/phpmyadmin/
  • Click on New button in phpmyadmin then create a database named as "moodle"  
  • Click on Privileges and create a user moodleuser

After that again back to Moodle installation.

Type http://localhost:8012/moodle/ 


Select Language

Then select database




  • Write your web address
  • Write your moodle directory (path where you pasted moodle)
  • Write Data directory

    •  select a language


    • Try to install.
    • Sometimes you may get some errors
    • Clear the errors 
    • Pass the check. 
    • Here some errors 

    First one, “change the database into mariadb"

    How to change database into mariadb?

     

    Take config.php.

    Let’s see how to change config.php?

    Take config.php (Go to localhost->htdocs then open moodle folder you can see config.php file)



    Change db type into mariadb.

    Again try to pass moodle installation 

    Go to browser type our url (localhost:8012/moodle)

    Then you can see first error has gone. 

    But I had other error.


    Php extension check


    How to solve php intl extension error?


    Take php.ini file then add extension as php_intl.dll

    [intl]

    intl.default_locale=en_utf8

    int.error_level=E_WARNING

    *remove ";" in front of intl and extension 

    Then restart Apache. 

    After that try to load moodle 

    Type url on address bar 

    Click continue 

    You will receive installation success messages.

    After general settings you will get dashboard.

    Login with admin user id and password, Sometime Moodle page may not redirect properly in that situation comment some line of codes in moodle->admin-> index.php.


    Then it will direct it properly.

    This is Admin Dashboard

    Admin Dashboard


    E-Learning Platform in Medical Education.

    Now your admin login is ready. Login with your admin user id and password. 

    First step we have to do is Set Logo for our Learning Management System

    Login with Admin user credential then you can see Dashboard on left side Site Administration click on site administration and then Appearance.



    Click on logo and browse and upload logo 


    then Save Changes.Now successfully added logo.
    If Your institute have 3 or 4 other colleges you can create categories for it.

    Course Categories in Moodle

    How to create categories in Moodle ?

    Click on site administration then course -> Manage course and categories

    Click on manage course and categories
    Click on Create Category

    How to Edit a category on Moodle ?

    Click on Site administration then go to courses-> Manage course and categories, you can see all  categories . There is setting button against each category . Click on settings

    Then you can edit category name, description etc.
    In the above image you can see a category named as "Miscellaneous"

    can admin change the name of miscellaneous category

    Yes!
     Admin can change it with his/her user credentials. 
    Go to Site administration-> Dashboard then go to courses click on manage course and categories and then Edit you can change the name .

    Miscellaneous category in Moodle

    If you want to hide miscellaneous you can do

    Let's See
    Logon to Admin window go to site administration courses then go to manage course and categories and click eye icon

    then see the change in front page.

    Click on course categories then you can see the details of course.

    how many number of sub-categories can we create in course category?

    If your college has PG and UG courses then create subcategories .

    Login with your Admin credentials and then go to site administration  click on courses then click on manage course and categories.
    Then select Course and click settings button 

    Create new sub category

    how to add users in moodle?

    First login
    Then click on Site administration
    Then users -> Add a new user
    Then you have to give username , Password, First name, Last name etc under General settings .
    You can give User Picture, Additional name for user, His/Her interest and also some optional fields are there.
    let's have a look at general settings




    Here some fields are mandatory ( You should pass a value in to it) mandatory fields are marked with


    Force Password Change on Moodle

    Here you can check force to password change . Just click on square box . What does it means?
    After user creation the user have to change the password after first login .

    Can't create User Accounts

    while user creation you may get some errors

    Here some errors noted on Password creation
    use 8 characters long password
    then there should  be 1 uppercase, lowercase and alphanumeric symbol such as (#$* ) etc.

    Moodle upload users csv file format

    First you have to activate the CSV file format in moodle enrollment method.
    login with your admin user id and password then go to site administration-> Plugins

    Then click on manage enroll Plugins
    Here we can see active plugins

    Here flat file is not active . To active please click on eye button then it will be active .
    now it is activated

    Moodle bulk user upload

    Let's see how to upload Bulk Users in moodle ?

    After activating Flat file go back to site administration click on users -> Upload users



    You can download example.csv file and paste our values under that csv file then save into different name with csv format .Thee example.csv file contains these fields

    add our records instead of that values . Then try to upload users if it is uploaded successfully you can browse user list from site administration-> users-> Browse list of users.

    in the above excel there is no password field . We can assign common password for all users by adding a field "password" in the excel and set password for all users then upload it . 

    Bulk User Actions on Moodle

    Go to site administration -> users-> Bulk user actions
    There is 2 buttons to select users one is Add all and other one is Add to selection

    You can do several operations with selected users
    here I am sending message . Click on send a message and click GO button a text area will come

    and confirm it.
    If the user logged in he/she can see the message
     

    How to add other Teachers to your Moodle course - Moodle


    Sign in with your admin user id and password
    Go to siteadministration -> Course -> Manage course and categories-> Then select course


    click on settings icon 
    On left side you can see participants
    Then click on Enroll users then you can assign . user in to the course and can assign role .