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Moodle Database is a student activity. Instructors can create Database activities for students that involve entering and searching information. Database promotes collaboration and knowledge sharing among students while providing a platform for tracking progress and exploring topics in creative and engaging ways. Database entries can include text, links, images, files, and videos.

Database Overview Video

Creative uses

You could use the database activity to:

• allow collaboration on building a collection of web links/books/journal references related to a particular subject
• display student created photos/posters/websites/poems for peer comment and review
• gather comments and votes on a shortlist of potential logos/mascot names/project ideas
• maintain a log of what was done in a face-to-face class each day, so that absent students can get caught up themselves.

Using Database for Flashcards

This section will explain how to use a Moodle Database activity for flashcards and how to import flashcards.

First, navigate to this resource on Moodle.net and select Download file on the right to download the flashcard preset.

In your Moodle course, ensure editing is enabled and create a Database by selecting Add an activity or resource and then selecting Database.

Give your database a name and scroll to the bottom and select Save and display.

Select Import a Preset.

Drag and drop the preset file you downloaded above into the box. Select Import preset and apply.

How to Import flashcards from a CSV file

In the database activity select Import Entries.

Drag and drop your CSV file of flashcards into the box and select Submit. If there are no errors, your flashcards were successfully imported.

How to start the flashcards

To start the flashcards, select Single view from the drop-down menu at the top right. To flip the card select Flip the card just above the card.

To move on to the next card, select the next card at the bottom.

How to add or update a Database

If you are interested in learning more, please review these Moodle docs as your first source for information:

Moodle Docs: Database settings

Moodle Docs: Building a database

You can also discuss using this activity with your instructional designer. Together we can determine if the Database activity will work for your course activity.

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