Course FAQ - Revision history

Marycooch: disable duplicating activities - copied from 2.2

2012-06-13T05:54:26Z

disable duplicating activities - copied from 2.2

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	==How can I remove the words Weekly/Topic outline and the numbering?==		==How can I remove the words Weekly/Topic outline and the numbering?==
	See this forum post for ideas http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=177442		See this forum post for ideas http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=177442

			==How can I prevent teachers from being able to duplicate course activities?==
			*Edit teacher role
			Untick 'allow' on capabilities: * moodle/backup:backuptargetimport ** moodle/restore:restoretargetimport
			*See forum post here http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=204488#p891807


	==Where can I find a list of all course resources?==		==Where can I find a list of all course resources?==

	<code><nowiki>http://yourmoodlesite.net/course/resources.php?id=x</nowiki></code> where x is the course ID number, for example http://school.demo.moodle.net/course/resources.php?id=115.		<code><nowiki>http://yourmoodlesite.net/course/resources.php?id=x</nowiki></code> where x is the course ID number, for example http://school.demo.moodle.net/course/resources.php?id=115.

Tsala: Where can I find a list of all course resources?

2012-05-21T07:54:17Z

Where can I find a list of all course resources?

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	==How can I remove the words Weekly/Topic outline and the numbering?==		==How can I remove the words Weekly/Topic outline and the numbering?==
	See this forum post for ideas http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=177442		See this forum post for ideas http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=177442

			==Where can I find a list of all course resources?==

			<code><nowiki>http://yourmoodlesite.net/course/resources.php?id=x</nowiki></code> where x is the course ID number, for example http://school.demo.moodle.net/course/resources.php?id=115.

Marycooch: copied from 2.2 docs

2012-03-22T13:43:17Z

copied from 2.2 docs

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	==How can I change Weekly Outline or Topic Outline to the name of the course?==		==How can I change Weekly Outline or Topic Outline to the name of the course?==
	This can only be done by changing the code, so if you are comfortable with theming, see https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Themes_2.0_How_to_change_%27Topic_outline%27_and_%27Weekly_outline%27_to_Page_heading		This can only be done by changing the code, so if you are comfortable with theming, see https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Themes_2.0_How_to_change_%27Topic_outline%27_and_%27Weekly_outline%27_to_Page_heading

			==How can I remove the words Weekly/Topic outline and the numbering?==
			See this forum post for ideas http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=177442

Marycooch: copied from 2.2 docs

2012-03-08T00:01:35Z

copied from 2.2 docs

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	==The edit icon of my topic summary is "stuck" and I can't access it to edit it.==		==The edit icon of my topic summary is "stuck" and I can't access it to edit it.==
	*This often happens if something copied and pasted from another source, such as MS Word has corrupted your topic summary. [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=194072&parent=845434 This forum post] suggests three possible solutions.		*This often happens if something copied and pasted from another source, such as MS Word has corrupted your topic summary. [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=194072&parent=845434 This forum post] suggests three possible solutions.

			==How can I change Weekly Outline or Topic Outline to the name of the course?==
			This can only be done by changing the code, so if you are comfortable with theming, see https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Themes_2.0_How_to_change_%27Topic_outline%27_and_%27Weekly_outline%27_to_Page_heading

Marycooch: added FAQ re only one hyperlink in IE

2012-01-24T21:54:23Z

added FAQ re only one hyperlink in IE

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	==Some of my courses have the course summaries showing but some only have an information icon.Why?==		==Some of my courses have the course summaries showing but some only have an information icon.Why?==
	*Categories which have fewer than ten courses will show the full summary but those with more will only show the information icon. If you want them all to show the full summary then change the number to a number lower in ''Settings>Site Administration>Front Page>Front page settings''. The courses will then display over more than one page but with the full summary.		*Categories which have fewer than ten courses will show the full summary but those with more will only show the information icon. If you want them all to show the full summary then change the number to a number lower in ''Settings>Site Administration>Front Page>Front page settings''. The courses will then display over more than one page but with the full summary.

			==Why can I only add one hyperlink to a page or label?==
			You are probably using Internet Explorer 8 or later. Try either switching to Firefox or click the icon to change to Compatibility mode (which is in effect Internet Explorer 7) and then you will be able to make more than one link.


	==The edit icon of my topic summary is "stuck" and I can't access it to edit it.==		==The edit icon of my topic summary is "stuck" and I can't access it to edit it.==
	*This often happens if something copied and pasted from another source, such as MS Word has corrupted your topic summary. [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=194072&parent=845434 This forum post] suggests three possible solutions.		*This often happens if something copied and pasted from another source, such as MS Word has corrupted your topic summary. [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=194072&parent=845434 This forum post] suggests three possible solutions.

Marycooch: added link to forum post re corrupted edit icon - copied from 2.2 docs

2012-01-17T22:14:33Z

added link to forum post re corrupted edit icon - copied from 2.2 docs

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:14, 17 January 2012
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	==Some of my courses have the course summaries showing but some only have an information icon.Why?==		==Some of my courses have the course summaries showing but some only have an information icon.Why?==
	*Categories which have fewer than ten courses will show the full summary but those with more will only show the information icon. If you want them all to show the full summary then change the number to a number lower in ''Settings>Site Administration>Front Page>Front page settings''. The courses will then display over more than one page but with the full summary.		*Categories which have fewer than ten courses will show the full summary but those with more will only show the information icon. If you want them all to show the full summary then change the number to a number lower in ''Settings>Site Administration>Front Page>Front page settings''. The courses will then display over more than one page but with the full summary.

			==The edit icon of my topic summary is "stuck" and I can't access it to edit it.==
			*This often happens if something copied and pasted from another source, such as MS Word has corrupted your topic summary. [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=194072&parent=845434 This forum post] suggests three possible solutions.

Marycooch: /* Some of my courses have the course summaries showing but some only have an information icon.Why? */ clafiried

2011-12-08T17:39:02Z

Some of my courses have the course summaries showing but some only have an information icon.Why?: clafiried

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	==Some of my courses have the course summaries showing but some only have an information icon.Why?==		==Some of my courses have the course summaries showing but some only have an information icon.Why?==
	*Categories which have fewer than ten courses will show the full summary but those with more will only show the information icon. If you want them all to show the full summary then change the number in ''Settings>Site Administration>Front Page>Front page settings''. The courses will then display over more than one page but with the full summary.		*Categories which have fewer than ten courses will show the full summary but those with more will only show the information icon. If you want them all to show the full summary then change the number to a number lower in ''Settings>Site Administration>Front Page>Front page settings''. The courses will then display over more than one page but with the full summary.

Marycooch: /* Some of my courses have the course summaries showing but some only have an information icon.Why? */

2011-10-29T18:57:30Z

Some of my courses have the course summaries showing but some only have an information icon.Why?

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	==Some of my courses have the course summaries showing but some only have an information icon.Why?==		==Some of my courses have the course summaries showing but some only have an information icon.Why?==
	*Categories which have fewer than ten courses will show the full summary but those with more will only show the information icon. If you want them all to show the full summary then change the number in Settings>Site Administration>Front Page>Front page settings. The courses will then display over more than one page but with the full summary.		*Categories which have fewer than ten courses will show the full summary but those with more will only show the information icon. If you want them all to show the full summary then change the number in ''Settings>Site Administration>Front Page>Front page settings''. The courses will then display over more than one page but with the full summary.

Marycooch: updated and removed stub template

2011-10-29T18:56:43Z

updated and removed stub template

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	{{Courses}}		{{Courses}}
	==How do I ~~manage sections/groups/cohorts~~ of ~~students~~?==		==How do I get rid of the teachers' names on my course descriptions?==
	~~We have students that we want to bring into an ongoing~~ course ~~as a group~~.		*By default Moodle will show names of teachers on course descriptions.If you don't want this, uncheck the role in ''Settings>Site Administration>Appearance>Course contacts''
	*It is helpful to bring them in ~~on the same day of the week~~

	~~{{stub}}~~		==How do I add the names of non-editing teachers to my course descriptions?==
			*By default Moodle will only show names of teachers on course descriptions.If you want to add other roles, check the role in ''Settings>Site Administration>Appearance>Course contacts''

			==Some of my courses have the course summaries showing but some only have an information icon.Why?==
			*Categories which have fewer than ten courses will show the full summary but those with more will only show the information icon. If you want them all to show the full summary then change the number in Settings>Site Administration>Front Page>Front page settings. The courses will then display over more than one page but with the full summary.

Tsala: courses template

2011-10-28T08:36:18Z

courses template

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	{{~~stub}}~~		{{Courses}}
	~~{{Creating a course~~}}
	==How do I manage sections/groups/cohorts of students?==		==How do I manage sections/groups/cohorts of students?==
	We have students that we want to bring into an ongoing course as a group.		We have students that we want to bring into an ongoing course as a group.
	*It is helpful to bring them in on the same day of the week		*It is helpful to bring them in on the same day of the week

			{{stub}}