Changing The Timezone (And Why You Should!)

Occasionally I get calls/emails/texts from faculty asking about an interesting situation with students.  A faculty member would create an assignment or quiz with a specific due date, and the students would contact them because they are unable to submit their assignments.  From the faculty member's perspective, the assignment is late; but, the student would swear they were right on time.  The culprit?  Mismatched timezones.

The Moodle system is designed to allow each user to customize his or her environment.  This includes the timezone in which they reside.  If this is not set according to users' (both faculty and students) locations, time sensitive activities will not sync properly.

Fortunately, it is an easy fix.  Check out the demo below:

If there is a topic you'd like to see, or if you have any questions, let me know!

Merry Moodlin'!