Glossary of common terms
This glossary defines a number of words you will see used often in discussions about Moodle - you'll find them highlighted throughout this course.
If you wish to import this glossary to your Moodle site, you can download this file of exported entries: glossary_of_common_terms_20101214.xml.
Please feel free to add new words here!
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Front page | ||
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The front page is the initial page seen by someone reaching a Moodle site. It is the site home page. See the documentation Front page for more details. | ||
Grouping | ||
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IANAD | ||
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I Am Not A Developer - a response when answering technical question if suggesting an action that may need more input from a Moodle Developer. | ||
Lesson | ||
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The Lesson module in Moodle allows a series of pages to be entered. Each page can have a question at the end, and depending on the answers a student gives can lead them to any other page. (discussion) | ||
MID | ||
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Moodle Installation Directory | ||
Migrate | ||
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The term used to describe moving a Moodle site from one server to another. | ||
Moodle | ||
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Moodle was originally an acronym for Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment, but now it's just a name. It's also a verb: "I try and moodle every day!" | ||
Moodle App Plans | ||
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Moodle App Plans are functionality levels for the official mobile app. The available plans are Free, Pro and Premium. You can learn more about them at apps.moodle.com and join the discussion in the forum here. | ||
Moodle Docs | |||
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Moodle Docs is the Moodle Documentation wiki, where the Moodle community documents Moodle. There are separate wikis for each version of Moodle. | |||