How do I roll over my Moodle course? Click 'Rollover' from the ‘Administration’ block and select the items you wish to roll over.
How do I add a link to my Moodle course? Turn editing on, click 'Add an activity or resource' in the desirable section and select 'URL' from the list.
Which format should I choose for my Moodle course? We recommend using the Topics format and choosing one format across all modules in a programme.
How do I change the format of my course in Moodle? Go to Administration > Edit Settings > Course Format and under Format select Topics.
How do I change the assignment settings in Moodle? Turn editing on and click Edit Settings next to the assignment title.
Why doesn’t the ‘User Overrides’ setting work in a Moodle quiz? When adding time restrictions, use the relevant section in the activity settings and not Restrict Access.
How do I make a Moodle activity visible to students? Turn editing on, click Edit next to the activity title and then click Show.
How do I hide a Moodle activity from students? Turn editing on, click Edit next to the activity title and then click Hide.
When are modules created in Moodle? SRS courses are created 6 months prior to the course start date (with some exceptions).
How do I switch to student view in Moodle? Click your name from the top right to switch to a different Moodle role.
How do I set up Moodle on my phone? The Moodle mobile app is not currently compatible with Moodle@Brookes.
How do I turn editing on in Moodle? Click the Settings cog, top right of your course, and choose Turn editing on.
Maximising Moodle We have crowdsourced from staff at Brookes what Moodle functionality they’d like to know more about in a single tutorial.
How do I set up the Topics course format? The Topics format is a course format that organises your course into topic sections that a course creator can rename, add descriptions for the section, and keep track of the resources and activities added to the section.
How do I set up the Grid course format? The Grid format is a course format that organises your course into a visual modular format. The course format has a dashboard style grid of icons that link to individual course sections. Clicking on the image will open the corresponding topic.
How do I add a file to Moodle? To add a file to your course, you need to add the File resource in Moodle:
How do I add headings and subheadings to Moodle? To add headings and subheadings to your Moodle course, you should use the Label resource.
What is a Page resource? Turn editing on, click 'Add an activity or resource' in the desirable section and select 'Page' from the list.
What is H5P and how do I add an H5P interactive activity in Moodle? H5P stands for HTML5 Package which is free open-sourced pre-made interactive activities that you can customise with your own content.