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Navigation in Moodle is supported by a number of features including:several features.


 When the Home page which shows courses you are enrolled on in a list.
  • Events: The Events calendar can display site, course, group, user and category events in addition to assignment and quiz deadlines, chat times and other course events. The calendar can display site, course, group, user and - new in 3.4 - category events in addition to assignment and quiz deadlines, chat times and other course events. Note the colour coding on the screenshot below.
    • My Courses: The Courses block in
    1. You can click on the Hide blocks button to hide your blocks.
    2. To enter the full screen, please click on Full Screen.
    Timeline: The course overview block The block title shows as "My courses" and allows one-click access to a course's home page.
  • Help Pages: Access Student and Staff support services for Moodle, Lecturecast, Turnitin and Moodle FAQ's.
  • Services: Access to UCL internal and external services and systems,
  • Guest Login: This function is used if your course has Guest Login enabled. More information can be located at https://wiki.ucl.ac.uk/x/xA9HAQ 
    • View Options: To maximise your screen, there are two options.Legacy Moodle. Are you missing any courses that you have already completed, this Block allows you to navigate you to to the Legacy Moodle 1718Allows
    Navigation in Moodle is supported by a number of several features including: 

    The Dashboard

    1. Home / Dashboard:
    1. When you log in you will see
    1. your Dashboard which shows your latest access information.

    2. My courses: The Courses block lists and allows navigation between all of the courses in which the logged-in user is enrolled
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    2. Notifications and Messages: The notifications and messages icon will show any messages or warnings you have from within Moodle.

    3. Your Profile: Access your profile details and site preferences.

    4. Pick up where you left off: View the last content you accessed. clicking on the course or activity card will take you straight to it, for quick navigation.

    5. Courses: View the last three courses you accessed. This also shows progress so far if the activity competition is set in the course.

    6. Activities: View the last four activities you accessed.

    7. View all your courses: This takes you to the My courses page where you can easily see all courses you enrolled into.

    8. Timeline: The timeline enables students to check their course progress and view upcoming deadlines. It allows teachers to easily see activities needing grading.

    2. Feedback: The Feedback block only appears for students. It shows any feedback obtained in Moodle assessment, this may be a Moodle or Turnitin assignment or a Quiz.

    3. Search Courses:
    1. This allows you to search for courses and find out the names of the Course Administrator(s) and Tutor(s) that will appear under the title of the course.

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    The Footer

    The Moodle footer includes essential navigation links, copyright details, and other universally useful links. It neatly covers four main areas, allowing you to swiftly navigate to key pages:

    1. UCL Moodle: Here you'll find direct links to the Dashboard (Home), My Feedback report, your profile, your site preferences, and the Moodle snapshot — a repository of Moodle courses before 2021.

    2. Student help: This section provides critical study resources for students, including plagiarism and academic writing guidance, as well as accessibility support information.

    3. Staff help: This part is dedicated to staff resources. It includes Moodle and Lecturecast guides, administrative forms for course .
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    1. requests, and exam notifications. It also provides a link to the UCL Moodle User Group for staff.
    2. Services: This section links to LinkedIn Learning courses and the Library.

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    Why use it?

    Using the navigation features in Moodle makes it easy to search and move between pages in Moodle, in various courses and activities. You can also use the back button to navigate, which is why it is important for accessibility, as an editor that you you always open links in the same window, expect except if providing help information specific to that page.

    Who can use it?

    Everyone can use the navigate navigation features in Moodle.

    Before I start...

    Using a departmental course template makes it easier for both students and staff to navigate , since they will be familiar with the layout of the course from other courses they use.

    Meeting the Baseline

    The UCL E-Learning Baseline  suggests the following for for Structure : 

    • 1.3 Include navigation aids: to help students navigate you should ensure the Navigation block is set to display Course Index shows clear titles for all course sections (topics).
      See Questions and Answers for how to do this.

    How do I...?

    Navigate to a course?

    When you log in, your My homepage will appear listing The My courses page lists all the courses you are enrolled on as a tutor, administrator or student. Hidden courses are not visible to students and will appear to staff at the bottom of the Course overview courses list.

    1. You can Search for search for courses using the search box at the right of the Home area. You can also follow the All courses ...  link at the bottom of the page to browse the Moodle course hierarchy.Once you have identified the course you want, to enter it click on the course title. The course home page, the main web page for the course will appear. See M01 - Moodle course structure to learn more about the Moodle course layouttop of the My courses page or on the right hand side in the Dashboard.
    2. Within My Courses, you also have the option to toggle between courses categorised as "In Progress", "Future", "Past", "Starred", or "All Courses".
    3. Once you've pinpointed the course you're interested in, click on the course tile/card to access it. The course homepage, which serves as the primary webpage for the course, will then be displayed. Refer to M42-M01 - Moodle course structure for more information on the layout of a Moodle course.

    Navigate within a course and other areas of Moodle

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    Use the breadcrumb trail at the top of every page, which tells you where you are within Moodle and lets you navigate back to a parent page, such as your course homepage, or My Homepage.

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    On the course homepage, you will find a 'Course Index'. This is a navigational tool that provides a structured overview of the course content. It lists all the sections and activities within the course, and you can click on any item in the index to navigate directly to that part of the course.

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    When you are engaged in Moodle activities, a breadcrumb trail will be visible at the top of the page. This feature indicates your current location within the course and allows you to navigate back to previous sections of the course or the course homepage.


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    1. To return to the course homepage, click on the short course name (in the example above this is The Digital Dep CMALT 2013is "Class and Conflict in World Cinema").
    2. The first link on the crumbtrail breadcrumb trail always takes you to your Home page (where all your courses are listed).The Navigation block the course homepage.
    3. The Course Index (to the left or right of the main content) provides links back to My home and from here you can click a course name to access that course. Within a course, the navigation block provides a clickable list of sections within each course (see caution below for required settings for this to work)other sections and activities in the course.
    4. When you are logged in on the course page, you will always see the "Home" and My courses" links in the top right of the screen a logout link and your name which links to your profile and some useful links to update your preferencesnavigation bar so you can return to your dashboard or course listings, at any point.


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    Further guidance on Navigation is available from moodledocsSee Moodle docs.

    If you find any inaccurate or missing information you can even update this yourself (it's a communal wiki).

    If you have a specific question about the tool please contact the Digital Education team.

    Caution

    The navigation block doesn't display course sections by default. It is recommended that course editors modify the navigation block settings, so it displays course sections to students and staff alike– None at this time.

    Examples and case studies

    – None at this time.

    Questions & Answers

    How do I display all course sections in the navigation block?

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    – None at this time.

    Further information

    – None at this time.