Moodle: Customize and organize your course
Last Modified on 08/15/2023 4:50 pm EDT
Moodle has several new features that allow you to customize your course. You may now Add a Description, Add an Image, and Star Courses. This article describes how to use each of these features.
Before you start, you may need the following:
- an Instructor of Record or Other Editing Teacher role in a Bryn Mawr Moodle course.
Add a description
- Go to your course’s homepage, toggle Edit mode on, and click Settings in the menu tab.
- In the new Edit course settings page, go to the Description drop-down, where you will see the Course Summary text box. Here, you can add a brief description of your course. You can also include media (images, audio, video), links to the web, or files.
Note: When you choose the Summary option to view courses in the Course Overview block on your dashboard, the course description will appear below the title of the course.
Add an image
- Go to your course’s homepage, toggle Edit mode on, and click Settings in the menu tab
- In the new Edit course settings page, go to the Description drop-down, where you will see Course Image. You will be able to upload an image from your computer in the following file types: .gif, .jpg, and .png.
- You can then add some metadata about your image, including the image’s author licensing properties.
- After you are finished uploading your file and editing your course settings, click Save and Display to save your course image.
The course image will now appear when you choose the Card or Summary course view in the Course Overview block on your dashboard.
Organize by topics vs. weeks
- Toggle Edit mode on in your Moodle course.
- Select Settings from the menu tab and look for the Course Format section in the Edit Course settings page.
- .Click on the drop-down menu within 'Format' that will allow you to choose from Topics Format and Weekly Format.
- If you choose Weekly Format, your course will be organized according to week. Note: You should make sure that your course start date is correct if you choose this option (these settings will also be found on this page).
- For the Topics Format, you should make sure to set the amount of topics you will need. With both formats, you should set the number of weeks/topics to the correct number for your course.
- When you are done, click the Save and return or Save and display buttons (both will return you to your course). Now your page should be organized in the format you have chosen. If you make a mistake or wish to change something later, you can always go back by restarting from step 1.
Star courses
- In your Course Overview block, click the three stacked dots next to the course you wish to star, and select Star this course.
- From the filtering menu in the Course Overview section, you can then filter to Starred Courses, among other options (courses in progress, in the past, future, or hidden courses).
To pull up a list of starred courses:
- On your Moodle dashboard page, click +Add a block under Dashboard, and select Starred Courses.
- All of the courses that you have starred using the steps above will populate in this block.
Videos & further reading on course customization
Questions?
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