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Moodle<\/h3>\r\nMoodle is a learning platform designed to provide educators, administrators and learners with a single robust, secure and integrated system to a create personalised learning environment.\r\n\r\nLogin to\u00a0Moodle<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0using:\u00a0University Email Address<\/strong>\u00a0(name@napier.ac.uk) and\u00a0University Password.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0This will take you to your\u00a0Moodle Dashboard<\/strong>\u00a0and where you will find links to the modules you are enrolled on.\r\n\r\nAccess to the current Moodle modules you are teaching\u00a0requires an enrolment<\/strong>, and this is carried out by a contact within your\u00a0school administration office<\/strong>. They should be consulted in the first instance if you cannot see a module listed on your Moodle dashboard.\r\n

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Ally<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nAlly is a tool that improves the accessibility of digital course files in our Learning Management System (LMS) Moodle. This helps the university to meet its legal responsibilities and ensures that the content we share is easily accessible to as many people as possible.\r\n
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