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type: entity
title: Moodle
tags: [lms, teaching-platform, software, elearning, e-learning, course-management, teaching]
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created: 2026-06-30
updated: 2026-06-30
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# Moodle

**Moodle** is the central Learning Management System (LMS), course management system (CMS), and teaching platform (Lehrplattform) used at the Universität Greifswald for course administration, content delivery, student interaction, and to support and enhance face-to-face university teaching.

## Role in Digital Teaching
The URZ defines Moodle as the **foundation** and **central point of contact** for digital teaching. It serves as the hub for [[digitale-lehre]] (Digital Teaching) initiatives, integrating other tools for conferencing and streaming to create a comprehensive digital learning environment.

For every lecture or event, a Moodle course should be created to:
- Provide a single entry point for students.
- Facilitate direct communication between instructors and students.
- Serve as the hub for linking other tools, such as [[bigbluebutton]] conferences, [[grypstube]] videos, and other digital materials.

## Functional Capabilities

### For Instructors and Teaching Staff
Moodle provides various tools for instructors to manage their courses:
- **Course Management**: Requesting courses and managing properties.
- **Content Delivery**: Uploading files, creating links, and distributing materials (including PDF and PowerPoint presentations).
- **Student Interaction**: Sending messages and managing participant lists.
- **Assessment**: 
    - Creation and administration of tests.
    - Managing [[moodle-assignment-submission]] to collect and grade student work.

### General Platform Tools
The platform provides a variety of tools for both instructors and students:
- **Collaboration**: Wikis for joint writing, chats, and forums.
- **Reference**: Creation of glossaries.
- **Feedback**: Surveys and polls.

## Administration for Instructors
Instructors managing courses in Moodle can perform several administrative tasks:
- **Course Setup**: Initial access is typically handled via [[kursbeantragung]].
- **Enrollment**: Instructors can choose between manual enrollment and [[selbsteinschreibung]].
- **Participant Management**: Adding and removing users. The process of [[course-participant-removal]] is most efficient when using automated enrollment methods.

## Access and Authentication
Moodle is accessible at [moodle.uni-greifswald.de](https://moodle.uni-greifswald.de). 

It is integrated with [[shibboleth]], enabling Single-Sign-On (SSO) so that users can authenticate using their central university account credentials. This is part of the URZ's expansion of [[shibboleth]] authentication to internal university services.

## Integration and Support
- **Web Conferencing**: Integrates with [[bigbluebutton]] for virtual classroom capabilities.
- **Support**: Technical assistance is provided by the [[universitatsrechenzentrum-urz]] via their hotline (ext. 1420) and their ticket system (hosted on [[groupware]]).
- **Resources**: The URZ provides dedicated guides for students (PDF) and configuration instructions for teachers.