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Moodle Course Site Access
9:03 AM, Jun 24
Moodle tutorials are available Here If you have any questions about your Moodle site, please email shawn.trueman@denverseminary.edu
Welcome to Denver Seminary for the Fall 2016 Semester
9:59 AM, Aug 23
Fall 2016 Moodle sites are now open and classes begin on August 26.
If you have registered for a course and it is not appearing in your "My Courses" list, please email shawn.trueman@denverseminaryedu.
Click on the links to access syllabi and course schedules from the student portal.
A New Model of Online Education
1:46 PM, Oct 24
What makes our Next Generation online courses different?
Active Learning, Personal Engagement, and Integrated Content.
More details at:
Next Generation Online Learning
Registration Is Open
5:49 PM, Apr 3
Online registration is open at www.my.densem.edu
Log in and get signed up for you Summer and Fall 2017 courses.Do Not Miss Any Important Event
10:54 AM, Apr 25
The last couple of weeks of each semester are full of great activities at Denver Seminary. You can keep up-to-date will all of these events via the Calendar of Events page at www.denverseminary.edu.
Summer Classes? Check Moodle.
6:27 PM, May 3
For those of you enrolled in summer classes, your moodle sites will be available 1 week before the start of class which is May 8th this year. If you are not taking classes this summer, have a great break and check for your Fall 2017 classes 1 week prior to the start of the Fall semester.As always, do not hesitate to contact us if you need assistance with your online education technology.The Educat..
Congratulations!!
8:23 PM, May 11
Congratulations to all of our graduates!
May God bless you as you move ahead.
Moodle Ninja With Issues?
7:53 PM, May 30
Some of you may be hesitant to contact the Educational Technology Department when you are having trouble with your Moodle related technology simply because you feel your problem is too small. Perhaps you are intimidated by the vast knowledge and skill of the Moodle Ninja.Well, even the Moodle Ninja has troubles at times. Just this morning I plugged my printer cable into my laptop to print a paper ..
Middle of Midterm Week
8:29 AM, Jul 6
It is midterm exam week for most of you taking summer online classes and the Moodle Ninja thought it would be good to share a few tips to help you get through the week. The following 5 tips were taken from an article that you can read in its entirety here.
1. Take a walk.
2. Get some sleep.
3. Drink some coffee.
4. Join a study group.
5. Test yourself.
Have a great week! We are praying for you.
Moodle Upgrade Coming - Tuesday, August 1 - 6am-Noon
11:23 AM, Jul 20
We are upgrading Moodle at Denver Seminary on Tuesday, August 1. The site will be unavailable from 6am-Noon.This upgrade will allow us to add improved features including:· Improved messaging and notifications for professors and students · Less “clutter” on Moodle Pages · &nbs..
Reminder: Moodle Uprade Tomorrow - 6am-Noon
6:38 AM, Jul 31
We are upgrading Moodle at Denver Seminary on Tuesday, August 1. The site will be unavailable from 6am-Noon.
Please contact Shawn (shawn.trueman@denverseminary.edu) in the Educational Technology department if you have any questions.
Moodle Is Back With New Navigation Features
11:25 AM, Aug 1
Thanks for your patience during our upgrade.
Please watch this 3 minute video from our tutorial page to learn about two new Moodle navigation features:
https://moodle.densem.edu/mod/page/view.php?id=136041
There will be some other exciting changes to the look of Moodle at Denver Seminary as we approach the Fall 2017 semester start.
New Moodle Look
9:10 AM, Aug 2
As a part of our Moodle upgrade, we are updating our theme as well. The new theme features improved site navigation and internal messaging. We’ve decided to turn this on this week (actually at 9:30AM Wednesday) in order to provide you with the opportunity to learn the new layout and experiment with some of the new features prior to the pressured time right before finals and Fa..
Student Tutorials Update
11:41 AM, Aug 4
We have begun the process of posting our new Moodle tutorials. Students can access the tutorials from the support link in the menu bar or directly via this link.
Moodle Courses Available on August 21
9:47 AM, Aug 17
Fall 2017 courses will be available on Monday, August 21.
VoiceThread 101
3:42 PM, Sep 5
We love VoiceThread here at Denver Seminary. It provides a great way for all of us to communicate in class.Sometimes, a student will post a VT comment of the wrong slide. Not to worry though because you (the student) can move the comment if you need to.This tutorial Moving a VoiceThread Comment will guide you through that process.Other helpful student tutorials are located on the Moodle Student Tu..
New Look For Moodle
12:17 PM, Oct 19
Fall is in full swing in Colorado and there is a fresh new look to the neighborhood trees and the tips of the mountains. To coincide with that outer new look, today we are rolling out a new look for your Denver Seminary Moodle pages as well.The primary changes you will notice include the familiar blue page heading, the new location of page menu items, and the return of a listing of course activiti..
Patient Trust
5:43 PM, Nov 3
Above all, trust in the slow work of God.We are quite naturally impatient in everything to reach the end without delay.We should like to skip the intermediate stages.We are impatient of being on the way to something unknown, something new.And yet it is the law of all progress that it is made by passing through some stages of instability—and that it may take a very long time.And so I think it is ..
Saving Items from Moodle Course Sites
9:01 AM, Nov 9
Greetings from the DenSem Moodle Sherpa - In case you are unaware, I wanted to remind you that you will not always have access to your current Moodle class site. Because of this, you may want to save or print out some of the documents, articles or PowerPoint slides that are posted in Moodle.One issue with this however would be the cost of printing out dozens of full color PowerPoint slides. A grea..
Urgent VoiceThread Upgrade Information
6:49 PM, Nov 19
Greetings Denver Seminary Moodle Family - VoiceThread has made an essential upgrade to improve the services they provide to Denver Seminary.This upgrade will require that all VoiceThread postings (Recording and Commenting) be done in either Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox.You may download Chrome here: https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/desktop/index.htmlYou may download Firefox here: https://w..
Merry Christmas
2:30 PM, Dec 21
All of us here at the Educational Technologies department would like to wish you a very merry Christmas.
May God richly bless you with a mind focused on Jesus and His work to reconcile mankind to God.
See you in January!
Where are your Moodle courses?
9:07 AM, Jan 4
Greetings from Shawn the Moodle Sherpa - With the approach of the beginning of the semester, some of you may be wondering, "Where are my classes on Moodle?" Well, wonder no longer because I am about to let you know how to find them and when they will be available to you.Most Moodle course sites will be available to you one week prior to the beginning of the semester. That would be January 15, 2018..
Welcome to the 2018 Spring Semester
9:42 AM, Jan 22
Greetings from the Educational Technologies Team - We are looking forward to a great year and are excited to serve you throughout your seminary experience.Just a couple things to note as we begin the semester.First, there are a variety of tutorials here, https://moodle.densem.edu/course/view.php?id=2533, that should help you use Moodle.Second, the Ed Tech department requires the use of either Fire..
Scheduled Turnitin Maintenence - Saturday, March 17
1:24 PM, Mar 14
Turnitin will be performing site upgrades on Saturday, March 17 from 9AM-3PM.All users will be unable to submit and grade during this maintenance window. Please adjust your submission and grading times accordingly.If you attempt to submit or grade a paper during this time, you will most likely get an error message. Please DO NOT PANIC! Instead, remember this email. ;-)As always, if you do require..
Looking for some extra income?
11:38 AM, Apr 10
For students who receive financial aid, Work Study positions provide great opportunities to earn some extra income and at the same time, contribute to the Denver Seminary mission.There are currently several positions available on campus and you can review the entire list by clicking here. Individual positions are linked below: Admissions Office Work StudyAdvancement Donor/Alumni Relations W..
Day to Pray 2018
4:08 PM, Apr 19
Day to Pray is an annual prayer event at the Denver campus which takes place from the opening of chapel on Monday, April 23rd and ends at the close of chapel on Tuesday, April 24th. During this 24 hours there are various prayer events and activities on campus. But our global and extension students can participate through our Day to Pray Moodle page which is here: https:/..
Hello Learners! Help Us Improve Your Learning Experience
4:20 PM, May 1
Students – this is a reminder that the end of course evaluations are a key component to improving the student experience at Denver Seminary. The surveys are now open for your input. Please click on the link in your Moodle course site to complete the survey. The surveys stay open until May 11th, they are completely anonymous, results are not reviewed until after grad..
Let Your Voice Be Heard!
3:34 PM, May 7
One last reminder: the end of course evaluations will close on May 11th. I am personally excited about the opportunity to view your feedback and use it to help us improve the student experience at Denver Seminary. Your 10 minute investment will make a difference: your perspective is important to how we conduct, design, and deliver courses. Surveys are..
Welcome to the Summer Semester for 2018
8:04 AM, May 15
Greetings - We trust that you are all enjoying the start of the summer session already. As a reminder, if you are having technical difficulties with Moodle, you can reach out for help by either emailing Shawn.Trueman@denverseminary.edu or by calling the Educational Technology office at 303-762-6959.Additionally, there are a variety of helpful tutorials on this page.We are praying for you..
Family Friendly Activities in Littleton?
3:38 PM, Jul 12
I am always looking for fun and inexpensive activities to do with my family.
One of my favorites in Littleton is just walking through the downtown and stopping at a few shops - especially for a sweet treat.
Another is the Littleton Museum.
What do you like to do in Littleton?
Moodle Under Construction - Tuesday, August 21
11:52 AM, Aug 13
In an effort to serve you better, we have scheduled an upgrade of Moodle for the morning of August 21.
Please be patient with us during this time that Moodle is unavailable.
