How versatile Moodle LMS is, by example

A workshop organized by EduNET.LK

7 March 2023, Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna

The EduNET.LK Project

This is the main course of our long-term online workshop Create your own online course, running from 21 March to 31 December 2022. For details see the course outline.


Module 1: An Introduction to On-line Teaching using Moodle

This four-week, instructor-lead online course is designed for teachers who start conducting online classes with Moodle. This is a hands-on course. For details, refer the Course outline.

Module 2: Moodle Site Administration I

This four-week, instructor-lead online course guides the newly appointed site administrator on how to prepare a fresh EduNET.LK Moodle site for your school. For details, refer the Course outline.

Module 3: Moodle System Administration Basics

A six-week online workshop organized by the NCSU, University of Peradeniya[1]

Sessions will be on 19, 26 July, 2, 9, 16 and 23 August 2022 (always Tuesdays 14:00-16:00 LKT on Zoom)

Attendance is for invitees only. You should have received the invitation from noc@pdn.ac.lk through the Deans of the Faculties and Heads of the Centers and Units of the University.

The deadline for registration is Friday 15 July 2022. This course will go online on Monday 18 July.

A self-test to check whether you fulfill the prerequisites for the workshop is here.

Prerequisites for the Workshop "Moodle system administration basics"

Find out yourself whether you fulfill the prerequisites for the workshop "Moodle System Administration Basics"

Those prerequisites are, quoted from the course announcement:

The participants should:

  • be familiar with the Unix/Linux command language to do basic file system operations like cd, ls and cp and edit text files using an editor like nano or vi.
  • have an idea of command options to understand longer commands. e.g. mysql -u alex -p -e 'USE mydb; SELECT id, username FROM user'.
  • know how to interact with a relational database by issuing SQL commands. The commands USE, SELECT and DESCRIBE in their basic forms are sufficient.
Course went on-line 12 July 2022. People with a login on EduNET.LK can self enroll, no key needed.