Keywords: course format, layout, design, topics, sections, unhide, visible, make available, student access, template
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Moodle course home pages are arranged in a three-column format, with course sections appearing in the main content column in the middle of the page, a collapsible Course Index appearing on the left of the main content section, and a collapsible block section appearing on the right of the main content section. The widest column in the middle is where you will put your main course content, resources and activities. By default, this column is divided into 10 topics (or sections). Other course formats can be enabled via the Course settings page, such as Onetopic (Tabs). This changes the layout of the page but keeps all the content.
Parts of a course
Course navigation.
These provide a quick way for the teacher to access important aspects of the course. The More link takes you to, for example, the Content and Question banks and Course reuse which incorporates Backup, Restore, Import, Reset and Copy.
The Course navigation uses menus to access the feature to configure. Refer to specific mini guides for further information on how to:
- Edit course settings.
- Enrol users.
- Establish groups.
- Manage filters.
- View reports.
- Manage the Gradebook.
- Manage Outcomes.
- Backup your course and its items.
- Restore your course and its items.
- Import items from other courses.
- Rollover the course.
- Manage question banks
- Manage repositories.
- Manage legacy course files.
- Create test user accounts.
Course index.
This is a scrollable, collapsible drawer that displays course sections and elements. As you move up and down the central course area, your location is highlighted in the Course index. Clicking on an item in the Course index will open it up directly in the course central area.
Edit mode toggle.
An easy way to toggle edit mode on and off.
Block drawer.
This is not visible until you have enabled edit mode and added a block. The block drawer can be collapsed and expanded as a user preference.
Templates
Many departments have Moodle course templates that will determine the layout of Moodle courses. There is also a Connected Learning Baseline Module Template and a guide , that anyone can use to:
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- Switch edit mode on.
- You can easily show an extra section on your Moodle course by clicking the link "Add topic" at the bottom of the page, below the sections .
- If you are using the Onetopic format (Tabs) the + icon appears to the right of the last tab.
- To remove a topic, click the three dots to the right of the topic/section you'd like to delete and select "Delete topic".
- You will be prompted to confirm your wish to delete the section and its contents. Note that all activities inside the section and their user data will also be deleted. Use the Recycle bin to reverse this if you do it by mistake.
Move sections within my course?
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