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Refers to Moodle 3.10 11 from September 2021 August 2022 onward
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To navigate to the module settings: navigate to the module, in the module find the 'Cogwheel' icon, drop down the menu and click 'Edit settings'
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By default modules are hidden: this means that you need to change this setting to Show before students can access it (even if they’re already enrolled on it).
To check if your module is visible or not, check the 'Year End and Archive' block (visible only to editing teachers, not students). A hidden module will be flagged up
If the block does not show this message then it is visible.
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This setting determines whether the module appears in the list of modules for students.
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It is an external description and does not appear anywhere within the module once you have clicked into it.
The "Module summary files" sections allows you to upload a hero image for the module, i.e. the image that appears on the Dashboard in Card view for those who are enrolled on it.
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There is also a setting called "Show gradebook to students." This allows you to choose whether students can see their own grades. The default is set to 'Yes' but you can hide your marks here e.g. temporarily while you are marking or permanently, given that marks are never final in Moodle anyway. Sometimes showing a "total mark" to students before adjustments have been made can be counter-productive. Make it clear that final marks are always in BlueCastle.
In the "Files and uploads" section you can change the maximum size of files in your module. The default is the maximum 250 MB. Normally, leave as the default.
In the "Completion tracking" section you can choose to track the completion by students of some or all activities in the module. See How to use completion tracking to monitor student progress
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Note: if you are going to have a group assignment, it is vital that the assignment is set up to properly use groups and groupings.
In the "Role renaming" section where you can change words like "Student" to "Participant" or "Editing Teacher" to "Lecturer", applicable just in your module. Useful when the module is aimed at staff for example, not students.
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