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 |  |
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: |
| Chat |  |
This activity allows text interactions with students on set times in the same place. |
| Choice |  |
This activity mimics a poll for students to answer. |
| Collaborate |  |
This activity allows instructors to set up real time video sessions for students (i.e. virtual tutoring sessions, virtual instructional time, etc.) |
| External Tool |  |
This activity is used to link external resources from outside of OpenLMS within the Moodle course. |
| Forums |  |
This activity allows instructors to set up asynchronous interaction among the class. Feel free to checkout below link: |
| Glossary |  |
This activity allows students to build on important vocabulary pertaining to the course. |
| Lesson |  |
This activity incorporates content within Moodle without having to navigate to another document, link, or external source. |
| Quiz |  |
This activity helps the instructor setup any quizzes or exams. Quiz questions range from multiple choice, short answer, true/false, and more. |
| Labels |  |
This resource can be incorporated to help breakup content within topics/modules. Similar to subheadings. |
| Page |  |
This resource grants instructors the ability to create a web page resource using a text editor. |
| URLs |  |
This resource allows you to provide a web link. |