Using Moodle

You may log into Moodle by either:

		Logging in through the portal
		OR
		Pointing your browser to https://moodle.walshcollege.edu.

If you need assistance logging in, you can cotact the Walsh College Help Desk by calling 248-823-1350.

If you have forgotten your password, or you wish to reset your password, please visit https://passwordreset.walshcollege.edu or click the "Reset Password" link. You will need to know your Walsh ID for this process.

Note: passwords are case sensitive. Your Moodle username and password is the same as your Walsh College Portal username and password.

Once log in to Moodle you will see your landing page, called the Dashboard. This is a customizable page, and will serve as "home base" for you.
From here, you can easily access your course by clicking on the course title.

When you enter a course, you will see in the upper right corner a "Turn editing on" button. You will utilize this button often in the facilitation of your course. It will turn on many editing items for you, including:

Icons for opening/closing course materials
The ability to edit or update content
Edit a summary (or Announcement)
Add an activity or resource

You may want to get into the habit of automatically turning editing on any time you enter your course.

Once in your course, you will notice two "blocks" on the left hand side of your screen. They are the Navigation block and Administration block. These blocks contain folders which can be expanded or collapsed.

The Navigation block appears on every page of the site. It contains an expanding tree menu which includes the "Dashboard" and "My courses." Once in a course, the Navigation block provides a list of currently enrolled students (Participants), and also a list of your modules. You can also see at a glance which weekly modules are hidden from student view (gray colored text) and which are visible (blue colored text).
The Administration block, much like the Navigation block, is key to facilitating your course in Moodle. It contains multiple expanding files, allowing you access to multiple settings, based on what type of Activity you are currently viewing.