Moodle Guide for Students
What is Moodle?
Moodle is a course management system used by Mount Saint Vincent University and thousands of other institutions worldwide. Faculty may use Moodle to distribute course notes, communicate with students, set and grade quizzes, create assignments, discussions, and much more.
What does Moodle mean?
Moodle stands for Modular ObjectOriented Dynamic Learning Environment.
When can I get access to Moodle?
If your professor has requested a Moodle site, you will usually be able to access it a few days before the official start date of class, provided you have registered and paid for your course. After that, you will gain access the day AFTER you register.
How do you connect to Moodle?
You may connect in two ways.
Log into the MSVU homepage at http://www.msvu.ca -> hold your mouse over the Current Students link -> select Connect to Moodle.
OR
Type this URL into address field of your internet browser: http://moodle.msvu.ca (note: this link may change)
Regardless of which method you choose, you will see a Moodle login screen with a Site News (Announcements) section as well as a Username and a Password field.
Announcements
Under Site news, please note any new postings รจ this is where you will find important messages about upcoming events, server outages, etc.
Username
Your username is a combination of the capital letter of your last name plus ALL digits of your student number (including zeroes).
Password
Your password is your own date of birth in the format of ddmmyyyy (must be in this order)
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