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The Moodle Mail block allows course users to email the instructor, TA, or other students in the course. Messages sent from this system are sent from students' LSU email address. Replies are also sent to the LSU email address (NOT inside the course). NOTE: Instructors have the option to restrict access to the Moodle Mail block. If you do not see...
Article Id: 20297
Category: Communication

Moodle Mail allows users to send email and other types of notifications through a Moodle course. These messages are not sent through an external email server, but through the Moodle site. Composing a New Message using Moodle Mail In your Moodle course, turn Editing on, open the sidebar, and click on the blocks icon. If the Moodle Mail block is...
Article Id: 20288
Category: Communication

Whether formatted as Topics or Weekly, sections are simply the containers in which course content is organized and stored. New blank teaching courses are create with 10 sections, but you can delete unneeded sections or create new ones as needed. To create a new section, scroll down to the bottom of your Contents left sidebar. The Create a new...
Article Id: 20233
Category: Setting up a Course

You may need to temporarily hide a section from students while you are in the process of adding or editing its contents. To hide a section, simply navigate to the offending section and click on the open eye icon located in the toolbar just below the name. This icon is a toggle control, so clicking it repeatedly unhides and rehides the section. When the section is in its visible state, the eye...
Article Id: 20234
Category: Setting up a Course

Blocks in Moodle are small content areas that contain important tools and functions for managing a Moodle course. Blocks are located in three places in Moodle: on the My Home page, at the bottom of the My Courses page, and in the block drawer. The block drawer on the Moodle front page or in a Moodle course is an area where an instructor can add or access blocks....
Article Id: 20312
Category: Setting up a Course

The Course Preferences Block is located at the bottom of the front page of Moodle. This block contains several links to settings that can be personalized according to the instructors preference, each of which is explained below and linked to more information. Students have access to the "User preferences" link, but only instructors of record (as listed on the mainframe) have...
Article Id: 20220
Category: Setting up a Course

Changing the course cover image in Moodle courses can be used to add interest to your course page. In addition to appearing on the top of the course page, the image appears on the course tile for your course on the My Courses page for anyone who is enrolled in your course. To Change Your Course Cover Image: 1. Open the Moodle course you would...
Article Id: 19939
Category: Setting up a Course

The Course Filter Settings are located on the Administration Menu. These settings contain filter options to control settings such as auto-links. Note: The settings available to you depend on your role and the number of sections you teach. For example, if you teach one section, you will not see the "Splitting" setting. ...
Article Id: 20262
Category: Setting up a Course

While registered students are automatically enrolled into your course, you can manually enroll extra participants, such as a Teaching Assistant (TA) or Guest Instructor. For the manual user to work with students, they must then be added to any section groups or manual groups in the course. To Enroll Participants into Your Course: 1. In the...
Article Id: 20260
Category: Setting up a Course

This feature allows the primary instructor of a course to refresh the enrollment to immediately get the most current list of students enrolled in a Moodle course based on enrollment in the mainframe. Although Moodle rosters are automatically updated as students add/drop a course, it is an overnight process. After Reprocess is used, an instructor must wait a minimum of 1 hour to use the...
Article Id: 20261
Category: Setting up a Course