Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust Moodle

The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust (the ‘Trust’) uses Moodle (https://mylearning.tavistockandportman.ac.uk) as an online learning environment to deliver and support postgraduate and CPD education and training. Access to Moodle requires a username & password provided by the Trust. 

 

1. Moodle must only be used for the purposes of training, education, research and related activities. Moodle must not be used for personal commercial use, for example, for marketing.
2. Moodle must not be used for uploading, storing, viewing or transmitting any material which is (or may be considered to be) defamatory, inflammatory, discriminatory, obscene or offensive. 
3. Users must not misrepresent the Trust or bring it into disrepute in any way through the use of Moodle. 
4. Users must always act in a professional manner. Be polite and courteous to others when using Moodle and follow the established norms of appropriate online behaviour. Moodle is not to be used to libel, slander, or harass any other persons. 
5. Users agree not to plagiarise in submitted posts or assignments. 
6. The copying, reproduction, circulation and publishing of any information or work that has been uploaded to Moodle is prohibited without authorisation. Copyright of the course materials and content of Moodle are owned or controlled by the Trust unless otherwise stated. Any copies of third-party materials will be clearly labelled. 
7. Users must ensure that any copyright material added to Moodle conforms with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and is appropriately licenced or a statutory exception is applicable, such as ‘illustration for instruction’. Material not conforming to these requirements will be removed from Moodle. 
8. Users must look after their own username and password. Usernames and passwords must not be shared with anyone else. 
9. Users must keep physical access to Moodle secure. For example, do not login to Moodle and then leave your computer unattended (please note, cookies stored on your computer will keep you logged on until you close your browser or clear your cache).
10. Users must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of Moodle. 
11. Users must not post material which contains viruses or other programs which may disrupt the Trust’s systems. 
12. Users must not upload private, confidential or sensitive material or patient identifiable data, unless this is authorised.

Disciplinary Procedures

Users who are found to have broken the Moodle Terms of Use will be subject to the appropriate disciplinary procedure:

 

• Staff – the Disciplinary policy and procedure available on the Trust’s Staff Intranet: Resource Library (tavistockandportman.nhs.uk)
• Students – the Student Conduct Concerns Procedure available on the Trust’s website: Policies and procedures - Tavistock Training (tavistockandportman.ac.uk)

Disclaimer

The Trust reserves the right to remove, vary or amend any of the content which appears on Moodle at any time and without prior notice. 

Moodle may contain links to other websites outside the Trust's control and that the Trust is not responsible for the content or accessibility of these sites.

Further Information

If you have any questions about the Moodle Terms of Use, please contact: DigitalEducation@tavi-port.ac.uk