Keywords: 3D model, sketchfab, embed, digital object, text editor, media
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What Is It?
Embedding 3D models adds interactive content to Moodle courses. This mini-guide is specific to the iframe HTML embedding offered by Sketchfab, an external platform hosting 3D models that can be viewed, shared, freely downloaded or purchased on their website, or embedded on other websites or platforms such as Moodle. For more information on embedding content within Moodle’s Atto text editor, please see M02b - Embed video, audio and other media.
Why Use It?
Depending on its type, 3D models can facilitate object-based teaching and learning, provide access to digitally rendered objects in museum and teaching collections, serve as examples of assessments or works in progress, and can even be incorporated into Moodle activities such as quizzes.
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- Consider how a 3D model can be utilised for the benefit of students within the Moodle course.
- Find a publicly available model on Sketchfab or upload with a Sketchfab account.
- Review Sketchfab's instructions for copying their iframe HTML.
- Consider alternative ways for those with accessibility challenges to be able to access content such as by the inclusion of descriptive text.
Meeting the Baseline
The UCL Connected Learning Baseline suggests the following for Structure:
- 1.1 Present activities and resources in a meaningful, clearly structured and sequenced way - e.g. chronologically or by theme. Typically each Moodle section represents a topic, which may cover one or more weeks of study.
- Use headings - Use Section Headings for each topic area and heading styles within labels, books and pages to maintain consistency across sections and help students see where they are.
- Clearly group and label items within a section - Bring together common elements, use labels to provide common sub-headings across sections to help students navigate.
The Resources category indicates that you should:
- 5.1 Use descriptive titles for all items and consider displaying the item's description on the course homepage, as this helps students understand the purpose of the activity or resource.
- 5.4 Check resources - Regularly fix or remove broken hyperlinks (URLs) and check that all resources are up-to-date before releasing these to students.
The Accessibility category suggests that you:
- 7.1 Provide accessible learning resources such as clear labelling and alternative text with descriptive information about each 3D model.
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How Do I Set One Up?
Please begin with Sketchfab's instructions for copying and embedding their iframe HTML. The steps below provide an overview of the process but has links to MATLAB Grader documentation for information on writing MATLAB codewithin the Moodle course page.
Step 1: Add
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HTML to the Text Editor
- Navigate to your Moodle course and Turn editing on.
- Click Add an activity or resource in the desired section of your course
- Select Matlab in the activity chooser and then press Add
- Set an Activity name.
- Set a Name for the activity or resource.
- Click on the <\> icon in the Atto text editor.
- Paste the iframe HTML copied from Sketchfab for the desired 3D model.
- You can also configure the following options:
- Grade to pass can be used to set a passing grade. Please note the grade shown in Moodle is a percentage and the Maximum grade should be left at 100.
- Completion tracking can be set to Show activity as complete when conditions are met to automatically mark the activity complete when students view the activity, receive a grade from the activity or both.
- Click Save and display
- Then press Open in new window
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Step 2: Create Your MATLAB Grader Assessment
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This section will be updated as questions arise. Please email digi-ed@ucl.ac.uk with questions related to embedding, viewing and using 3D models in Moodle. For questions about Sketchfab and their services, please visit their Sketchfab help centre.
Further Information
See also M02b - Embed video, audio and other media.