Open LMS

Moodle Connect with your online course

Sandhills Community College uses Open LMS (Moodle) to deliver online, hybrid, and traditional courses. Open LMS is also available to supplement classroom courses. Open LMS is a version of Moodle hosted by Blackboard.

Moodle includes a host of features that tie into different activities/resources. Checkout the list below for a brief description to better familiarize yourself on some common tools to help build your course content. For a more descriptive look, click the tool in the below table or in the sidebar menu to the right. 

Activity/Resource Breakdown

NOTE: The list below only reflects a few of the common activities or resources. There are more options worth exploring. 

Activity/ Resource Icon Associated Purpose
Assignment Screenshot of assignment icon in Moodle

This activity allows students to upload files – text files, PDFs, word docs, powerpoints, excels, graphics – for submission. Also feel free to checkout the below links:

Annotate PDFs
Grading Assignments

Chat Screenshot of chat icon in Moodle This activity allows text interactions with students on set times in the same place.
Choice Screenshot of choice icon in Moodle This activity mimics a poll for students to answer.
Collaborate Screenshot of Collaborate icon in Moodle This activity allows instructors to set up real time video sessions for students (i.e. virtual tutoring sessions, virtual instructional time, etc.)
External Tool Screenshot of external tool icon in Moodle This activity is used to link external resources from outside of OpenLMS within the Moodle course. 
Forums Screenshot of forum icon in Moodle

This activity allows instructors to set up asynchronous interaction among the class. Feel free to checkout below link:

Grading Forums

Glossary Screenshot of glossary icon in Moodle This activity allows students to build on important vocabulary pertaining to the course. 
Lesson Screenshot of lesson icon in Moodle This activity incorporates content within Moodle without having to navigate to another document, link, or external source. 
Quiz Screenshot of quiz icon in Moodle This activity helps the instructor setup any quizzes or exams. Quiz questions range from multiple choice, short answer, true/false, and more.
Labels Screenshot of label icon in Moodle This resource can be incorporated to help breakup content within topics/modules. Similar to subheadings.
Page Screenshot of page icon in Moodle This resource grants instructors the ability to create a web page resource using a text editor. 
URLs Screenshot of url icon in Moodle This resource allows you to provide a web link.