What data does Moodle collect?

Moodle uses or may use cookies and/or web beacons to help us determine and identify repeat visitors, the type of content and sites to which a user of our site links, the length of time each user spends on any particular area of our site, and the specific functionalities that users choose to use.

What Database does Moodle use?

Moodle supports several SQL servers, including MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, MS-SQL and Oracle.

What do Moodle logs show?

Logs of course activity

You can see what pages the student accessed, the time and date they accessed it, the IP address they came from, and their actions (view, add, update, delete). You can choose to display the logs on a page or download them in text, ODS or Excel format.

Is Moodle GDPR compliant?

Privacy features embedded with Moodle LMS ensure that Moodle is GDPR compliant and adheres to local privacy legislation requirements.

Does Moodle have analytics?

Yes, Moodle has analytics! Moodle provides LMS analytics through a variety of built-in reports based on log data, giving the educator a holistic picture of the participants in their learning journey over a specified period of time.

Edpuzzle Data Analytics in Moodle

Can Moodle track what you are doing?

Moodle allows instructors to request reports detailing which resources and activities of a course have been accessed, when, and by whom. Moodle produces several kinds of reports: Logs – generates a filtered report showing information about a particular activity or student.

What can professors see on Moodle?

Teachers and Non-Editing Teachers in a Moodle course can see course-level usage data, submissions, and grades for all course participants. They cannot see usage data, submissions or grades related to participants' activity in other courses.

What are the risks of Moodle?

Cross-site scripting (XSS)

XSS attacks are web-based attacks that inject malicious code into a web page. Moodle is vulnerable to XSS attacks if user input is not properly sanitized.

Why not to use Moodle?

While Moodle is praised for its functions and ease of use, users suggest considering other options in the market due to its cost and lack of user-friendliness. Evaluating alternative learning management systems may help find a better fit for specific needs and budgets.

Does Moodle record IP address?

You can see what pages the student accessed, the time and date they accessed it, the IP address they came from, and their actions (view, add, update, delete). You can choose to display the logs on a page or download them in text, ODS or Excel format.

Does Moodle take pictures of you?

Moodle proctoring is a quizaccess plugin to capture the user's picture via webcam to identify who is attempting the Moodle Quiz. It will capture the picture automatically every 30 seconds and store it as a PNG image. It also captures the screenshot during the quiz.

Does Moodle capture your screen?

The Moodle Proctoring (Webcam) tool is for Quiz assessments only and captures the your picture via webcam to identify who is attempting the Quiz assessment. It will capture your picture and screenshot automatically every 30 seconds.

Can Moodle see your camera?

Moodle proctoring plugin is a quizaccess plugin to capture a user's picture via webcam to identify who is attempting the Moodle quiz. It will capture the picture of the user's webcam automatically every 30 seconds and store it as a PNG image.

What does Moodle track?

All activity in Moodle is logged. Pretty much all activity on the Internet is logged - it is not a matter of privacy. However, if the teacher posts the test on Moodle prior to the test, it does not seem totally fair that you would get in trouble for that.

How does Moodle detect cheating?

Activity Logs: Moodle tracks student activity, helping educators identify unusual patterns. Quiz Security: Features like timed quizzes, randomized question orders, and question shuffling make cheating more challenging. Plagiarism Detection: Integrations with plagiarism detection tools can flag copied content.

Where does Moodle store data?

"moodledata" is a folder that contains user files, course files, site language, cached and other information. It is created in the Moodle install process. It should be located outside of the "moodle" folder and is called by default "moodledata".

How do I stop cheating on Moodle?

Is Moodle connected to Turnitin?

With a seamless integration with Moodle, your Turnitin license can easily be incorporated into your institutions academic integrity strategy.

Is it safe to use Moodle?

Moodle is trusted by hundreds of thousands of educational institutions, organisations, and governments worldwide in their daily operations. Recognising the critical importance of data, information, and operational security, we at Moodle prioritise Security & Privacy.

Is Moodle hackable?

Instances of hacking and defacing Moodle-based services are becoming more common now. These incidents call for awareness regarding Moodle security. By knowing about the various security threats and adopting some basic safety measures, you can easily protect your Moodle platform.

Has Moodle been hacked?

Anyone who had an account on a given school's Moodle (with TeX filter enabled) could then take over students' accounts, professors, and even the accounts managed by the platform administrators. Moodle is an open-source educational platform used by 179,000 sites and has 242 million users.

Is Moodle obsolete?

Moodle HQ has decided to stop active development of the Moodle Desktop apps for Windows, macOS and Linux from 1 May 2021. Apple's recent changes in macOS provide support for iOS apps and Windows will soon provide support for Android apps.

Can Moodle detect if you switch tabs?

The Myth of Tab Switch Detection: Contrary to popular belief, Moodle itself does not have built-in tab switch detection capabilities. The platform cannot directly determine whether learners have switched to another tab while accessing course content or taking assessments.

Can professors see what you download on Moodle?

Instructor tracking can include but is not limited to: viewing your logins, downloads, page clicks, and traffic. Instructors can also generate and analyze reports from your student data.

Are Moodle messages private?

About messaging

Unless disabled by the administrator (in Site administration > Messaging > Messaging settings), teachers, students and other users may send and receive private messages via Moodle. This is in addition to receiving notifications about assignments, forum discussions etc.