Moodle: LSU Overview

Semester Start-up for Moodle: Moodle Basics & Frequently Asked Questions

Moodle is the Learning Management System (LMS) used by LSU. The Moodle site contains instructional courses, training modules, departmental pages, and many other things used every day by LSU faculty, staff, and students. Getting started in a new LMS can be intimidating, so here are some useful links to other GROK articles to help you on your way.

Are you a student? If so, see Moodle: Student Home Page: LSU Overview. Also see the Student Moodle Course FAQs (GROK 20453).

Getting Started for Faculty

The following GROK articles provide basic instructions for adding materials and activities to a course, adding more users to the participants list, building a gradebook, and more. Each article contains links to additional relevant information.

Course administration settings in detail (GROK 20258)
Restore or import content into a new course (GROK 20178)
Add other users (like TAs) to your course (GROK 20260)
Making your teaching course visible to students (GROK 19861)
Add materials, activities, and assessments to your course (GROK 20159)
Set up your course gradebook (GROK 20160)
Communicate with your students (GROK 20241)

PLEASE NOTE: If you would like to save any content from courses that are older than 18 months, you have several options. One option is to download and save the content to your own computer. The second option is to import the content into a blueprint course in Moodle. Instructors can use a single blueprint course to create and store content for a course to be taught in a future semester. Students are never enrolled in blueprint courses. For instructions on how to request a blueprint course, please see GROK 20175: Request a Blueprint Course.

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Support & Training

The Faculty Technology Center (FTC) provides Moodle support by email, by phone, or live through Zoom. For contact information, please see the article Faculty Technology Center: LSU Overview. To connect through Zoom and for further information on support services and training, see the LSU Online & Continuing Education Faculty Resources & Support page.

The FTC also provides just-in-time faculty training opportunities and recorded training sessions. Attending at least one training session for Moodle upgrades is highly recommended. For a comprehensive list of available workshops and recordings, please see the LSU Online & Continuing Education Technology Training page.

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Last Updated: 5/29/2025 3:40:51 PM