Over the winter break we added several enhancements to Moodle for faculty:
Simple File Upload: This feature bypasses Moodle's normal file upload process and allows you to quickly add a resource to a course. To access it:
- Go to your course and click the [Turn Editing On] button
- Go to the "Add a resource..." dropdown menu and choose "Upload a file"
- Follow the onscreen instructions
You can still upload files the conventional way by using the "Link to a file or web page" option under "Add a resource..." or by clicking on the "Files" link under the "Administration" sidebar menu.
Assignment ZIP: You can now download all of an assignment's submitted files at once as a ZIP file; after you download this file to your computer you can uncompress it and you'll find each file prefaced with the name of the student who created it. To access it:
- Go to the assignment.
- Click on the link in the upper left-hand corner that says "View submitted assignments"
- In the lower-left hand corner of the page, below the list of submitted assignments is the [Download all files (.zip)] button. Click it.
- Your web browser will download the ZIP file, which you can then expand on your computer.