| | Welcome to the WELS.net University Features Demo Course
Within this course you can explore the various features available for devolping online learning resources on WELS.net University using our chosen software platform, Moodle.
If you wish to experiment creating these activities then have a look at the Trainers' Hands-on Playground.
Contact Sallie Draper, WELS Technology Trainer, (techtrainer@wels.net or 414-256-3216) for more information on WELS.net University.
Course Navigation Tip
Use the "Features" breadcrumbing link found in the top bar throughout this course to return to the course main screen.

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| 2 | Assignments
- Assignments allow teachers to grade electronically submitted material or 'offline' submissions such as paper-based assignments or class presentations.
 An "Upload File" assignment
 An "Online Text" Assignment
 An "Offline" assignment
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| 3 | Chats
- The Chat module allows participants to have a real-time synchronous
discussion via the web. This is a useful way to get a different
understanding of each other and the topic being discussed.
 A "Repeating" chat with public session logs
 A "Open" chat event
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| 4 | Choices
- Here a teacher asks a question and specifies a
choice of multiple responses. ThisĀ can be useful as a quick poll to
stimulate thinking about a topic; to allow the class to vote on
a direction for the course; or to gather research consent.
 A Choice with anonymous results
 A Choice with non-anonymous results
 A Choice that allows you to update anytime
 A Choice with a limited number of responses allowed
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| 5 | Forums
- It is in forums that most discussion takes place.
Forums can be structured in different ways, and can include peer rating of each posting.
The postings can be viewed in a variety for formats, and can include attachments.
 News forum
 A Standard forum for general use
 Each person posts one discussion Forum
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| 6 | Glossaries
- This activity allows participants to create and maintain a list of definitions, like a dictionary.The entries can be searched or browsed in many different formats.
 Teacher-Defined Glossary
 Learner-Defined Glossary
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| 7 | Quizzes
- This module allows the teacher to design and set quiz tests, consisting of
multiple choice, true-false, and short answer questions and more. Each attempt is automatically marked, and the
teacher can choose whether to give feedback or to show correct answers.
 Moodle Quizzes
 A short quiz about Moodle (with timer)
 Example Listening Quiz
 A quiz with a password
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| 9 | Wiki
- A Wiki enables documents to be authored collectively in a simple markup language using a web browser.The Moodle Wiki module enables participants to work together on web pages to add, expand and change the content. Old versions are never deleted and can be restored.
Wiki uses
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