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{{Blocks}}The Course overview block is visible on a user's [[My Moodle|My home]] page and shows a list of all courses in which a user is enrolled/has an assigned role.
{{Blocks}}
The Course overview block is visible on a user's [[My home]] page and shows a list of all courses in which a user is enrolled/has an assigned role.


By default this block appears in the central content block on the My home page but can be moved to the left or right column.
By default this block appears in the central content block on the My home page but can be moved to the left or right column.
==Customising the course order==
When a user clicks the "customise this page" button, they can then rearrange their courses by dragging them into different places. They can also choose how many courses they wish to display:
{|
|[[File:myhome1.png|thumb|Deciding how many courses to display]]
|[[File:myhome2.png|thumb|Moving a course]]
|[[File:myhome3.png|thumb|Courses have been reordered]]
|}
==Site administration settings==
*An administrator can set the default maximum number of courses and whether to force this number in '' Administration > Site administration > Plugins > Blocks > Course overview''.
*The setting 'Showchildren" allows for child courses to be listed under the main course settings.
*'Show welcome area" when checked will display a welcome area above the course list.
{{New features}}
Categories (and subcategories) may be displayed below each course with the setting 'Categories to show'.
[[File:courseoverviewsettings.png|center|thumb|300px]]
[[Category:Course]]
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[[es:Bloque de vista general del curso]]

Latest revision as of 14:22, 27 October 2014

The Course overview block is visible on a user's My home page and shows a list of all courses in which a user is enrolled/has an assigned role.

By default this block appears in the central content block on the My home page but can be moved to the left or right column.

Customising the course order

When a user clicks the "customise this page" button, they can then rearrange their courses by dragging them into different places. They can also choose how many courses they wish to display:

Deciding how many courses to display
Moving a course
Courses have been reordered

Site administration settings

  • An administrator can set the default maximum number of courses and whether to force this number in Administration > Site administration > Plugins > Blocks > Course overview.
  • The setting 'Showchildren" allows for child courses to be listed under the main course settings.
  • 'Show welcome area" when checked will display a welcome area above the course list.

New feature
in Moodle 2.8!

Categories (and subcategories) may be displayed below each course with the setting 'Categories to show'.

courseoverviewsettings.png