Activities and Assignments in Moodle - Faculty

Last updated on Jun 12, 2025

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Creating Activities
Common Activities
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Activities are actionable activities (Assignments, Quizzes, etc.) that can be added to your course page. A student is generally required to interact with, take action on, or contribute directly to any Moodle activity. Activities are generally configurable for different use cases/preferences.

To add an activity to a course section:

Toggle Edit mode on (located in the top right corner of your course).
Scroll down to the section to which you'd like to add content.
Click the plus icon (+) where you'd like to place your activity or Add an activity or resource link below that section.

screenshot of a cursor hovering over a section in Moodle to add an activity or resource

Browse the list of available activities and resources. You can use the tabs to display any activities or resources you may have favorited or "starred," all of them, or just options that are recommended by the Instructional Services and Technology (InST) team.

the assignment option when selecting an activity or resource. there is a star and an information icon in the shape of the letter i within a circle

Details on the selected activity (what it is and how you can use it) appear once you click the "i" info icon. Even more information can be found by clicking the more help link at the bottom of the popup window. You can also click the "star" icon to mark an activity as a favorite for easy access.

After making a selection, you will be presented with a screen where you can fill out required information for the new activity or resource.

Click Save and display to preview the new activity/resource or Save and return to course to go back to the course page.

three buttons are displayed horizontally; two are blue, the first reading "save and return to course," the second reading "save and display," and the third reading "cancel"

Repeat the steps above for any other activities you want to add.

You can click on any activity listed below to see a more detailed description, as well as help on creation, settings, and use.

Assignments

Communicate tasks, collect work and grade

Attendance

Take attendance in class with Moodle

Forum

Have discussions with one another

Quiz

Make quizzes for your students

Scheduler

Schedule appointments with your students in Moodle

Wiki

Create a collaborative document for your class in Moodle

Choice	A way for an instructor to ask a single question where students have multiple results to choose from. Good for simple polling.
Lesson	Lesson differs from Quiz in that the path the student takes in the activity can be dependent on the answer they choose. Instructors can also make certain requirements within the lesson, such as watching a video or reading specific content, before students can proceed to the next section.

Note: As you add activities, it is strongly recommended that you also consider whether they will be graded in Moodle. Moodle offers a sophisticated and powerful grading system that allows you to enable grades for activities, collect those grades in the course Gradebook, and calculate a total grade based on your planned grading breakdown.
Start by planning your course grading breakdown, then review and select a grade aggregation method that aligns with it. To request a Moodle Gradebook consultation, contact CCA's Help Desk.

Learn more about common resources and their uses in Moodle.

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