Moodle: Blocks: Make Moodle Mail Unavailable to Students (Faculty)

Instructors can change the settings in Moodle Mail to restrict students from sending email to other users in a course. If this is disabled, students will not see the Moodle Mail block in their course or the Moodle Mail icon on the My Courses course card. Students can still contact other users and instructors depending on their course and personal settings. However, they will not be able to directly email other students in your course. For an overview of how users communicate in Moodle, see GROK 20188: Communicating in Moodle Overview. 

To disable Moodle Mail in your course for students, follow the steps below.


Making Moodle Mail Unavailable to Students in a Course

  1. In your Moodle course, turn Editing on, open the sidebar, and click on the blocks icon. If the Moodle Mail block is not in the block drawer, follow the steps to add it in GROK 19791: Adding a Block.
     
  2. In the Moodle Mail block, click Configuration.

Configuration in Moodle Mail block menu
 

  1. Use the drop down box to select No.  Instructors can also use the Selectable roles to limit the ability of other users in the course to use Moodle Mail.

Moodle Mail Configuration allow menu
 

  1. Click Save preferences.

Support & Training

The Faculty Technology Center (FTC) provides Moodle support by email, by phone, or live through Zoom. For contact information, please see the article Faculty Technology Center: LSU Overview. To connect through Zoom and for further information on support services and training, see the LSU Online & Continuing Education Faculty Resources & Support page.

The FTC also provides just-in-time faculty training opportunities and recorded training sessions. Attending at least one training session for Moodle upgrades is highly recommended. For a comprehensive list of available workshops and recordings, please see the LSU Online & Continuing Education Training page.

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