Enrolment plugins: Difference between revisions
Helen Foster (talk | contribs) m (typo corrections) |
Helen Foster (talk | contribs) (common settings, simplifying page content, listing only standard plugins) |
||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
Location: ''Administration > Courses > Enrolments'' | Location: ''Administration > Courses > Enrolments'' | ||
==Managing course enrolment== | ==Managing course enrolment== | ||
Once the site administrator has set up [[Authentication|user authentication]], [[Add/edit courses|created some courses]] and assigned teachers to them, the next thing to consider is | Once the site administrator has set up [[Authentication|user authentication]], [[Add/edit courses|created some courses]] and assigned teachers to them, the next thing to consider is [[Enrolment|course enrolment]] i.e. assigning users the role of student in a course. | ||
Moodle provides a number of ways of managing course enrolment, called ''enrolment plugins''. | Moodle provides a number of ways of managing course enrolment, called ''enrolment plugins''. Enrolment plugins included in the standard Moodle are: | ||
*[[Authorize.net Payment Gateway]] | *[[Authorize.net Payment Gateway]] | ||
*[[External database]] | *[[External database]] | ||
*[[Flat file]] | *[[Flat file]] | ||
*[[IMS Enterprise]] (( | *[[IMS Enterprise]] ((from 1.6 onwards) | ||
*[[Internal enrolment]] (default method) | *[[Internal enrolment]] (default method) | ||
*[[LDAP enrolment|LDAP]] | *[[LDAP enrolment|LDAP]] | ||
*[[Paypal]] | *[[Paypal]] | ||
*[[Moodle Network]] (( | *[[Moodle Network]] ((from 1.8 onwards) | ||
==Setting the enrolment method== | ==Setting the enrolment method== | ||
[[Image:Administration Block Site Course Enrolments 19.png|thumb|center|Choosing an enrolment plugin in 1.9]] | |||
To set the enrolment method: | To set the enrolment method: | ||
#Click on Courses in the Site Administration block, then Enrolments. | #Click on Courses in the Site Administration block, then Enrolments. | ||
#Click on the enable checkboxes opposite your chosen enrolment plugin(s). If you wish, you may choose more than one enrolment method. For example if you have some courses which students must pay for and some free courses, you can use PayPal and internal enrolment. | #Click on the enable checkboxes opposite your chosen enrolment plugin(s). If you wish, you may choose more than one enrolment method. For example if you have some courses which students must pay for and some free courses, you can use PayPal and internal enrolment. | ||
# | ##Select the default plugin for interactive enrolment (see below). | ||
#Click the "Save changes" button. | #Click the "Save changes" button. | ||
#Click on Edit opposite one of the enrolment plugin(s) you have chosen. | #Click on Edit opposite one of the enrolment plugin(s) you have chosen. | ||
Line 32: | Line 30: | ||
From Moodle 1.6 onwards, multi-enrolment is supported, with one plugin set as the default plugin for interactive enrolment. | From Moodle 1.6 onwards, multi-enrolment is supported, with one plugin set as the default plugin for interactive enrolment. | ||
==Interactive | ==Interactive enrolment== | ||
Interactive enrolment triggers only when a user tries to enrol on a course. The user has to do something interactively in order to be enrolled, such as clicking "Yes, I do" ([[Internal enrolment]]), or paying some money ([[Authorize.net Payment Gateway]], [[Paypal]]). | Interactive enrolment triggers only when a user tries to enrol on a course. The user has to do something interactively in order to be enrolled, such as clicking "Yes, I do" ([[Internal enrolment]]), or paying some money ([[Authorize.net Payment Gateway]], [[Paypal]]). | ||
Line 40: | Line 38: | ||
[[Image:generalsetting4.gif|thumb|center|Enrolment section in Course settings]] | [[Image:generalsetting4.gif|thumb|center|Enrolment section in Course settings]] | ||
== | ==Login-time enrolment lookups== | ||
Login-time lookups perform a search of username and passwords against an an external database when a user logs in. For example, a course may use a [[LDAP authentication|LDAP/AD]] database. You can have several plugins set to perform login-time lookups. | |||
==Common settings== | |||
{{Moodle 1.9}}In Moodle 1.9.3 onwards, the course welcome email which is sent when users enrol themselves on courses may be disabled. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== |
Revision as of 11:09, 29 July 2008
Location: Administration > Courses > Enrolments
Managing course enrolment
Once the site administrator has set up user authentication, created some courses and assigned teachers to them, the next thing to consider is course enrolment i.e. assigning users the role of student in a course.
Moodle provides a number of ways of managing course enrolment, called enrolment plugins. Enrolment plugins included in the standard Moodle are:
- Authorize.net Payment Gateway
- External database
- Flat file
- IMS Enterprise ((from 1.6 onwards)
- Internal enrolment (default method)
- LDAP
- Paypal
- Moodle Network ((from 1.8 onwards)
Setting the enrolment method
To set the enrolment method:
- Click on Courses in the Site Administration block, then Enrolments.
- Click on the enable checkboxes opposite your chosen enrolment plugin(s). If you wish, you may choose more than one enrolment method. For example if you have some courses which students must pay for and some free courses, you can use PayPal and internal enrolment.
- Select the default plugin for interactive enrolment (see below).
- Click the "Save changes" button.
- Click on Edit opposite one of the enrolment plugin(s) you have chosen.
- Configure the required settings and click the "Save changes" button.
- Repeat Editing until you have edited all the plugins you have enabled.
Multi-enrolment
From Moodle 1.6 onwards, multi-enrolment is supported, with one plugin set as the default plugin for interactive enrolment.
Interactive enrolment
Interactive enrolment triggers only when a user tries to enrol on a course. The user has to do something interactively in order to be enrolled, such as clicking "Yes, I do" (Internal enrolment), or paying some money (Authorize.net Payment Gateway, Paypal).
The interactive enrolment plugin for a particular course may be selected on the Course settings page.
Login-time enrolment lookups
Login-time lookups perform a search of username and passwords against an an external database when a user logs in. For example, a course may use a LDAP/AD database. You can have several plugins set to perform login-time lookups.
Common settings
Template:Moodle 1.9In Moodle 1.9.3 onwards, the course welcome email which is sent when users enrol themselves on courses may be disabled.
See also
- Unenrolment
- Enrolment FAQ
- Using Moodle Enrolment Plugins forum
- Using Moodle Can't use External Database Enrollment Plugin forum discussion