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Summary Courses that are using digital courseware materials as part of the Clarkson Bound program (announcement here), will need to unhide and click the Course Materials link in Moodle. This allows students to access their materials.  Look for the Course Mat...

  AI Ethical Guidelines  An EDUCAUSE Working Group Paper, June 25, 2025 Introduction The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in higher education is accelerating to support a broad range of functions, from personalized learning and grading assistance t...

1) For folders #1 - 4, upload all final documents you wish to have included in your file for review.   2) Complete activity #5 as instructed. 3) External and/or Testimonial Reviews may be Optional. Meet with your File Preparer to determine whether or not to ...

1. Upload Tenure File documents to File Preparer folders. A) Upload these files BEFORE Clarkson Faculty Reviewers access Candidate's file and begin review: All appointment and reappointment letters (with salary figures concealed/erased). All annual Facult...

1. View files in folders located in the sections named: Candidate Submissions, File Preparer Submissions. 2. Submit a letter of review at the "Clarkson Faculty Reviewer Submissions" assignment activity (.pdf only). See below for requirements from Operations M...

Courses are delivered in a variety of modes at Clarkson University including in-person, online (either asynchronous or synchronous), hybrid & paired. The table on this page defines Course Delivery Modes.

Clarkson subscribes to Quality Matters, to ensure consistent quality and continuous improvement in our online and hybrid courses, however the basic principles for Quality Matters (QM) can be used to ensure consistent quality and continuous improvement in  for ...

At Clarkson University, you may be given a syllabus with course objectives or you may be allowed to create your own. Either way be sure to confirm that the objectives are BOTH measurable and use action verbs.  In order for an objective to be measurable, it mu...

How to release admit/deny/scholarship/financial aid letters in Slate Click queries/reports and search admits or denies or financial aid or tee shirts…depending on what letter’s you’re releasing! You’ll see a number of how many letters are awaiting to be releas...

Ways to Communicate with Your Students Through Moodle News & Announcements Forum This forum type is ideal for reaching all students with your information because messages you post will will be sent to the individual student emails and they will also rema...

Practicing effective communication skills is beneficial for you and your students. Keep these tips in mind! See more about Communication Skills & the 7 Cs of Effective Communication

Summary In Moodle forums, In Moodle, instructors can grade forum participation in two main ways: Whole Forum Grading or Ratings. Whole Forum Grading allows instructors to assign a single grade for a student's entire forum activity (all posts and replies), whe...

Make a copy of this Online Teaching Effectiveness Checklist for your own use. 1. Clear Course Design Use a consistent structure: Organize your course in weekly modules with a predictable format (e.g., overview → content → activities → assessments). ...

Grades Students can find their grades in Moodle by navigating to the "Grades" link in the user menu (top-right corner) for an overview of all courses, or by selecting the "Grades" link within specific course navigation menus. This user report provides a det...

Icebreakers for online discussion forums in higher education can foster community and engagement. Examples Classics Two Truths and a Lie students share three facts about themselves, two true and one false. The class guesses the lie.  Show and Tell stud...

Use this Moodle Quick Basics Presentation to meet the items on the startup checklist!

Goal This is used to indicate what the goal or intended purpose of this feature is.  Steps Step 1 Step 1a Step 1b Step 2 Step 2a Step 2b Step 3 Step 3a Step 3b Automatic Notifications Are there Automatic Notifications happeni...

Goal Advising notes are a way for faculty and staff to document interactions with a student. This allows users to see what a student has discussed with other faculty and staff and make sure we are sharing consistent information when working with students. Add...

Goal Alerts help identify students who may be in need of additional resources or support. Identifying these students early will help to address issues before they become bigger or more complicated to increase student retention and success.  Steps From the...

Goal The My Advisees view in the Faculty & Advising Portal allows an academic advisor to monitor all of their direct advisees from one view. It also also quick access to a list of all advisees with active alerts. Steps After logging into Slate, click on t...