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Location: ''Administration > Courses > Enrolments'' shows the list of enrolment plugins for your Moodle site in the site administration block.  These can be used in the context of the site or a course.
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 how a [[Enrolment|course will enrol people]] in it. For example, how it will assign users the role of student in a course.
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''. There are [[Contributed code|contributed plugins]] and standard Moodle plugins include:
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]] (standard)
*[[Authorize.net Payment Gateway]]
*[[External database]] (standard)
*[[External database]]
*[[Flat file]] (standard)
*[[Flat file]]
*[[IMS Enterprise]] ((standard from 1.6 onwards)
*[[IMS Enterprise]] ((from 1.6 onwards)
*[[Internal enrolment]] (default method)
*[[Internal enrolment]] (default method)
*[[LDAP enrolment|LDAP]] (standard)
*[[LDAP enrolment|LDAP]]
*[[Paypal]] (standard)
*[[Paypal]]
*[[Moodle Network]] ((standard from 1.8 onwards)
*[[Moodle Network]] ((from 1.8 onwards)
*[[Enrolment/OSCommerce|OSCommerce]] (contributed code)


==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:
[[Image:Administration Block Site Course Enrolments 19.png|thumb|center|Choosing an enrolment plugin in 1.9]]
#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.
#Decide which default plugins will automatically be associated with every course for [[Enrolment_plugins#Interactive login_enrolment|interactive enrolment]]. The standard default is "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.
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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 login 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]]).
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]]).
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[[Image:generalsetting4.gif|thumb|center|Enrolment section in Course settings]]
[[Image:generalsetting4.gif|thumb|center|Enrolment section in Course settings]]


==External login enrolment lookups==
==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==


External enrolment 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.
{{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:

Setting the enrolment method

Choosing an enrolment plugin in 1.9

To set the enrolment method:

  1. Click on Courses in the Site Administration block, then Enrolments.
  2. 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.
    1. Select the default plugin for interactive enrolment (see below).
  3. Click the "Save changes" button.
  4. Click on Edit opposite one of the enrolment plugin(s) you have chosen.
  5. Configure the required settings and click the "Save changes" button.
  6. 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.

File:generalsetting4.gif
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/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