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==Add/edit a course (course settings)== | Now I am not sure. My goal was is to give the new user a different way to see (with more pictures) the [[Course settings]] page. I spent some time on that page creating more links to existing things. Long overdue, looks like last major edit was just before 1.8 was released :) --[[User:chris collman|chris collman]] 09:36, 13 July 2008 (CDT) | ||
==Add/edit a course (course settings)[[Image:Settings.gif]]== | |||
===General=== | ===General=== | ||
====Category==== | |||
Use the pulldown menu to change or select a category for your course. | |||
====Full name==== | ====Full name==== | ||
==== | [[Image:Course top mu1.jpg]] | ||
The full name usually appears at the top of every page in the course. | |||
====Short name==== | |||
The short course name appears in the navigation bar. Clicking on it brings the user to the course's home page. "Features" is the course short name in the example. | |||
====Course ID==== | ====Course ID==== | ||
This is used with enrolment plugins. | |||
====Summary==== | |||
[[Image:Course category listing mu.jpg]]<br> | |||
The summary appears on a list of courses. Here is demo.moodle.org Features description. | |||
[[Image:generalsettings3.gif]] | |||
====Format==== | ====Format==== | ||
There are several formats for a course. Topic, Weekly, Social, LAMS, SCORM and Weekly CSS/no tables | |||
====Number of weeks/topics==== | ====Number of weeks/topics==== | ||
How many weeks or topics should show in the course? | |||
====Course start date==== | ====Course start date==== | ||
When do you want your course to start? This overrides the 'Availability" setting below. Your course will automatically appear on this date when the course is "available to students". | |||
====Hidden sections==== | ====Hidden sections==== | ||
Do you want your student to see that parts of the course are not open to them? Or do you want to completely hide these things. For example, you may have quizes that you have built in your course and manually "unhide" them at a time of you choose. In this case you might use hidden sections are completely invisible, instead of "hidden sections are shown in collapsed form" from the pull down menu. | |||
====News items to show==== | ====News items to show==== | ||
In the Latest News block, how many of the newest entries do you want to show? For example, you might have posted 8 items. Setting this to 3, would show the last 3 posts subject headings. | |||
====Show grades==== | ====Show grades==== | ||
Some teachers do no want to show grades to students. This hides the [[Image:grades_icon.jpg]] grade's icon in the student view. | |||
====Show activity reports==== | ====Show activity reports==== | ||
Do you want your students to be able to see their activity in the course along with their blogs and profile information? | |||
====Maximum upload size==== | ====Maximum upload size==== | ||
====Is this a meta course?==== | What is the maximum file a student can upload. | ||
====Is this a meta course?==== | |||
A meta course automatically enrolls students in other courses that is attached to it. | |||
===Enrolment=== | ===Enrolment=== | ||
====Enrolment Plugins==== | ====Enrolment Plugins==== | ||
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====Enrolment duration==== | ====Enrolment duration==== | ||
===Enrolment expiry notification=== | ===Enrolment expiry notification=== | ||
Notify | [[Image:generalsettings5.gif]] | ||
Notify students | ====Notify ==== | ||
Threshold | ====Notify students ==== | ||
====Threshold ==== | |||
===Groups=== | ===Groups=== | ||
Group mode | [[Image:generalsettings6.gif]] | ||
Force | ====Group mode==== | ||
====Force ==== | |||
===Availability=== | ===Availability=== | ||
Availability | [[Image:generalsettings7.gif]] | ||
Enrolment key | ====Availability ==== | ||
Unmask | ====Enrolment key ==== | ||
Guest access | *Unmask | ||
Cost | ====Guest access ==== | ||
====Cost ==== | |||
===Language=== | ===Language=== | ||
Force language | Force language | ||
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Guest | Guest | ||
Authenticated user | Authenticated user | ||
==See Also== | |||
[[Course settings]] for adding/editing a course. | |||
External links: | |||
*Video Tutorial : [http://www.idwebsitedesigner.com/moodle How to create a course in Moodle] | |||
*Create courses on a spreadsheet: [http://keelandownton.blogspot.com/2009/02/create-moodle-courses-easily-with.html Moodle Course Creator (Creative Commons license)] which uses EditGrid templates to create a zipped xml file. | |||
::Think Keelan's template could be useful but appears to be under development. I do not know difference between GPL and Creative Commons licenses. --[[User:chris collman|chris collman]] 11:41, 1 May 2009 (UTC) |
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There has been a lot of great work and links on this page which should not be lost. I am thinking of a new user and duplicate information (which is OK to me) and the general need for more how to examples in MoodleDocs. Just want to think about this for a while and invite others to comment here --Chris collman 07:09, 31 August 2006 (CDT)
- Here we have a page called 'Create your own course'. It seems have alot about settings, which certainly is part of creating a course. There is also a MoodleDoc page called 'course settings' (formerly called 'settings'). Humm, I am wondering if we want to push the slant of this page to even more towards the hands on by using more links and less words. For example, I like the screen shot size,shape and how the text below describes what the reader is seeing and where to go. I would tend to edit down the headings before this with the use of links and also rework the concepts(which I like) that follow the screenshot. ( --Chris collman 07:09, 31 August 2006 (CDT)
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Now I am not sure. My goal was is to give the new user a different way to see (with more pictures) the Course settings page. I spent some time on that page creating more links to existing things. Long overdue, looks like last major edit was just before 1.8 was released :) --Chris collman 09:36, 13 July 2008 (CDT)
Add/edit a course (course settings)
General
Category
Use the pulldown menu to change or select a category for your course.
Full name
The full name usually appears at the top of every page in the course.
Short name
The short course name appears in the navigation bar. Clicking on it brings the user to the course's home page. "Features" is the course short name in the example.
Course ID
This is used with enrolment plugins.
Summary
The summary appears on a list of courses. Here is demo.moodle.org Features description.
Format
There are several formats for a course. Topic, Weekly, Social, LAMS, SCORM and Weekly CSS/no tables
Number of weeks/topics
How many weeks or topics should show in the course?
Course start date
When do you want your course to start? This overrides the 'Availability" setting below. Your course will automatically appear on this date when the course is "available to students".
Hidden sections
Do you want your student to see that parts of the course are not open to them? Or do you want to completely hide these things. For example, you may have quizes that you have built in your course and manually "unhide" them at a time of you choose. In this case you might use hidden sections are completely invisible, instead of "hidden sections are shown in collapsed form" from the pull down menu.
News items to show
In the Latest News block, how many of the newest entries do you want to show? For example, you might have posted 8 items. Setting this to 3, would show the last 3 posts subject headings.
Show grades
Some teachers do no want to show grades to students. This hides the File:grades icon.jpg grade's icon in the student view.
Show activity reports
Do you want your students to be able to see their activity in the course along with their blogs and profile information?
Maximum upload size
What is the maximum file a student can upload.
Is this a meta course?
A meta course automatically enrolls students in other courses that is attached to it.
Enrolment
Enrolment Plugins
Default role
Course enrollable
- No Yes Date range
Start date
- Day Month Year Disable
End date
- Day Month Year Disable
Enrolment duration
Enrolment expiry notification
Notify
Notify students
Threshold
Groups
Group mode
Force
Availability
Availability
Enrolment key
- Unmask
Guest access
Cost
Language
Force language
Roles
Administrator Course creator Teacher Non-editing teacher Student Guest Authenticated user
See Also
Course settings for adding/editing a course.
External links:
- Video Tutorial : How to create a course in Moodle
- Create courses on a spreadsheet: Moodle Course Creator (Creative Commons license) which uses EditGrid templates to create a zipped xml file.
- Think Keelan's template could be useful but appears to be under development. I do not know difference between GPL and Creative Commons licenses. --Chris collman 11:41, 1 May 2009 (UTC)