Add a Chat Activity in Moodle
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Last Update 3 anni fa
On This Page:
- Set up a Chat Room
- Configure Chat Options
- View, Delete or Download Chat Logs
Step 1.
On your course page, click "Turn editing on" Editing icons and links will appear.
Step 2.
Locate the Section where you want to add the Chat activity. (If you are using the Collapsed topics format, open the Section.)
Step 3.
At the bottom right of the Section, click + Add an activity or resource. The Add an activity or resource window will open.
Step 4.
In the Add an activity or resource window, select Chat and click Add. The Adding a new Chat page will open.
Step 5.
On the Adding a new Chat page, enter an informative name in the Name of this chat room field. For example, "Group A Chat -- Weds. 8-9 pm.”
Step 6.
In the Description box, enter a description that lets your students know the purpose of the chat, and your expectations for their participation. For a structured discussion, you could include a specific list of questions you would like addressed. This is also a good place to let your students know whether or not you plan to make the archive of chat logs available to the entire class.
Note: It is generally advisable to leave Display description on course page unchecked, to avoid clutter on the main course page.
Step 7.
Configure other settings for the assignment. For more information on these options, see Configure Chat Options below.
Step 8.
Click Save and return to course.
Configure Chat Options
When you add a Chat activity to a Moodle course, you can choose from a number of settings. The first two settings are required; the remaining settings are optional. On the Adding a new Chat page, click particular headings to view those settings, or Expand all (top right) to view all settings.
Note: To configure Chat options in an existing Chat activity, navigate to your course page and click the link to open the quiz. The Chat summary page will open. On the Chat summary page, select the Actions menu , a drop-down list will open. From this list, select Edit settings. The Updating Chat page will open, and this will have the options to configure or edit chat settings.
Step 1.
In the Chat sessions section, from the Next chat time drop-down menu, select a specific date and hour for students to meet.
Step 2.
Next, from the Repeat/publish session times drop-down menu, select whether and how often the chat will repeat. You can publish repeating session times daily or weekly, or not at all.
Note: Setting a date and time is optional and will not restrict access to the chat at other times; it will add the Chat to the course Calendar block, and let your students know when they can expect to find others in the chat room.
Step 3.
From the Save past sessions drop-down menu, select how long chat logs will be preserved in the archive. By default, this is set to Never delete messages.
Step 4.
To allow students to view chat logs, select Yes from the Everyone can view past sessions drop-down menu. This will allow everyone in the course to review the text entered into the chat stream whether or not they attended a session. When set to No (default), only instructors and TAs will have access to the logs for the chat room.
Step 5.
Under Common module settings you can assign the Chat activity to groups. For more on working with groups, see An Overview of Managing Groups in Moodle.
Step 6.
The Restrict access section lets you set conditions for student access to the Chat activity, either by date or by prerequisite.
Step 7.
Note: During periods when access is restricted, the activity is completely hidden from students, on the course page, in the Gradebook, and in the course Calendar.
Step 8.
Either click Save and return to course, or to open the chat room directly, click Save and display.
View, Delete or Download Chat Logs
Instructors can view, delete, or export logs of chat room sessions. A session begins when the first person enters a chat, and ends when the last person leaves.
View a Log of a Particular Session
By default, only instructors and TAs can view past sessions. For students to be able to see past sessions, an instructor must set up the chat to allow everyone to view past chat sessions (see Configure Chat Options above).
Step 1.
On your course page, click the link of the Chat activity. The Chat page opens, showing the description and a list of links.
Step 2.
Click View past chat sessions. The Chat sessions page opens showing a list of sessions and participants with a count of how many messages each participant sent. The sessions are listed in reverse-chronological order, with the most recent session at the top of the list.
Note: If you see No complete sessions found, click List all sessions.
Step 3.
To view a particular session, click See this session (at right). A log will open showing the exchange of messages between participants.
Step 4.
To return to the Chat sessions page, click Continue.