1. Adding reading list component to a course in Moodle Powerpoint presentation
- In most courses the component “Reading list” already exists.
In this case skip this section
- If not, click “Turn editing on”
- Click “Add an activity or resource”
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Choose the icon Leganto
- In the field “Activity name” enter the reading list name of your choice
- Scroll down and click “Save and return to course”
- By clicking on the link, you can open the reading list and edit it
2. Adding item from the library catalogue to the Reading list
- When the list is empty, you should first give a name to a "Section" and then add bibliographic items to the list
- More “Sections” could be further created to divide the list into lessons, topics etc.
- To add a bibliographic item, click “Add item”
- In the new window click “Search” and choose “Hufind local repository” to search the item in the library catalogue
- From the list of results, choose the needed one and drag it into the reading list
3. Adding item from the internet to the Reading list
- If you wish to use materials from the internet/databases in your reading list, add the component “Cite it!” to your browser’s toolbar (preferable Chrome or Firefox).
- Click on your profile icon in the reading list and choose “Cite It!” from the menu
- In the new window click on the button “Cite it!” and drag it to the browser’s bookmarks toolbar, then close the window
- Search the needed item in the internet (Google Scholar, JSTOR, Amazon etc.), open it and click “Cite it!” on the toolbar
- The bibliographic details of the item will appear in the new window. Fill all required details if missing (author, title, source etc.)
- Scroll down and in the rubric “Select or Search a reading list” and choose the course’s number/name
- Click “Add and close”. The selected item will appear in the reading list
- See more on “Cite it!” here
4. Adding item from your computer to the reading list
- Click “Add new item” and in the new window choose the tab “Create”
- Fill in the required bibliographic details
- Drag the file from the computer into the field “Source”, then scroll down and click “Add”
5. Managing and publishing the reading list
- You can manage a reading list by dividing it into sections by topics, dates etc.
- Choose “New Section”, name it, and click “Create”
- To move an item into a section, place the cursor on the item, move the cursor to the blue stripe that appeared on the side and drag it to the new location
- To move the section, close it with “>”, and drag it to the new position
- To allow students to see the reading list, click on the button “…” in the list’s title line, and choose “Publish” from the dropdown menu