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This is one of many help and support pages that are available about the University of Nottingham's Moodle online learning environment. If you have any questions or queries concerning Moodle then contact information is at the bottom of every page.
Refers This refers to Moodle 34.11 from August 2022 onward1 from December 2023 onwards.
Module settings explained
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To navigate to the modulesettings: navigate to the module, in the module find the select 'Cogwheel' icon, drop down the menu and click 'Edit settings'Settings' from the row of headings below the module title.
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In the General Section of the settings
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'Hide' - this means the module is not visible to students. It will not come up in a search of the site
'Show' - this means students can see and participate in your module. It can be found on a search of the site
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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).
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If the block does not show this message then it is visible.
In your 'Module Overview' you can also see this message.
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To make a module visible to students:
Go into Navigate to your module . Find the 'Administration' ('Cogwheel' icon) block and click on 'Edit Settings'and select the 'Settings' tab from the top row under the module heading.
Look for the "Module Visibility" field and click on the drop-down box.
Select 'Show'
Click on the 'Save changes' button at the bottom of the page.
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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.
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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.
Under Under "Format" you you can select from a number of possible formats. 'Topics format' or - increasingly - 'Collapsed Topics' are recommended.Image Removed‘Collapsed topics’ has been set for ease of navigation.
You can adjust the 'Hidden sections' to be completely invisible - or to have only the title showing "in a collapsed form" - this gives students an idea of what is coming, For example, if there will be a section for each topic, the contents of which will be made available at intervals through the moduleshow as not available. Often it is easiest to set it s that as all hidden modules are completely invisible.
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If "Format" of the module is 'Collapsed Topics' is chosen, a number of other module format settings will appear.Image Added
In the Appearance Section (The defaults here can safely be left)
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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.
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Other sections
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. Image Removed Image Added
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. Image Removed Image Added
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.