A learning environment on the web for the organisation of web courses and sharing of course materials.
Moodle is an open source code learning environment on the web administered by the University of Helsinki. It can be used for organising web courses, sharing information and materials related to courses, organising web discussions, assigning tasks and organising polls and tests.
A valid University of Helsinki user account or, in the case of members of HAKA and eduGAIN trust networks, a valid user account is needed for the use of Moodle.
The Moodle service is implemented in cooperation with the Educational Technology Services and IT Center. Moodle can be found at https://moodle.helsinki.fi
Moodle areas can be ordered by University of Helsinki staff members. Teachers can create a Moodle area on the course page or by subscribing to the order form: https://moodle.helsinki.fi/course/request.php
Further information: https://https://teaching.helsinki.fi/instructions/moodle-instructions
The user shall comply with the university IT systems’ terms of use. The terms of use can be found at https://www2.helsinki.fi/en/it/information-security/terms-of-use-and-privacy-policy-of-it-services/… .
The teacher responsible for the course is responsible for archiving the materials of the course area. Course areas are automatically purged at regular intervals.
The IT Center is responsible for the technical operation of Moodle and the development of its services together with Educational Technology Services.
The Educational Technology Centre is responsible for Moodle user training, pedagogic support and the production of support materials for teachers.
Moodle support is available for students from the IT Center’s Helpdesk at https://helpdesk.it.helsinki.fi/en and for teachers at the Educational Technology Services (moodle@helsinki.fi).
The Moodle instructions for students are available in the Studies service: https://studies.helsinki.fi/instructions/article/moodle-instructions.
Instructions for teachers are available on the Instructions for Teaching website and in the comprehensive Finnish-language Moodle guide for teachers: https://docs.moodle.org/4x/fi/Etusivu.
Basic service provided free of charge.