https://grok.lsu.edu/New Setting up a Course articles!60https://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=20522 The Dates report is a tool that lets the instructor edit all dates for all activities in the course on a single page. To access the Dates report: Click on the Course Administration gear icon and select Reports , then select Dates . The report can be filter20522Fri, 23 Feb 2024 11:00:23 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=20375 Moodle sections (AKA “topics” or “modules”) can be configured to accommodate sequential names in the form of either weeks or numbered topics. How to configure a course for Weekly format: From the main course page, click the Admin (gear) icon and click “Edit settings” under Course Adm20375Mon, 09 Oct 2023 16:40:13 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=20312 Blocks in Moodle are small content areas that contain important tools and functions for managing a Moodle course. Blocks are located in three places in Moodle: on the My Home page, at the bottom of the My Courses page, and in the block drawer. The block drawer on the Moodle front page or in a Moo20312Mon, 30 Jun 2025 11:50:16 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=20262 The Course Filter Settings are located on the Administration Menu. These settings contain filter options to control settings such as auto-links. Note: The settings available to you depend on your role and the number of sections you teach. For example, if you teach one section, you will not20262Wed, 28 Feb 2024 11:29:51 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=20261 This feature allows the primary instructor of a course to refresh the enrollment to immediately get the most current list of students enrolled in a Moodle course based on enrollment in the mainframe. Although Moodle rosters are automatically updated as students add/drop a course, it is an overnight20261Wed, 24 Jan 2024 12:38:23 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=20260 While registered students are automatically enrolled into your course, you can manually enroll extra participants, such as a Teaching Assistant (TA) or Guest Instructor. For the manual user to work with students, they must then be added to any section groups or manual groups in the course. To 20260Fri, 20 Jun 2025 15:17:15 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=20240 You can temporarily change your role in a Moodle course to view the course as a student (or other role) might see it. To Switch Your Role: Log on to Moodle and select the course. Go to the gear icon in the upper right corner to access the Course Administration menu. S20240Wed, 06 Mar 2024 11:13:29 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=20234 You may need to temporarily hide a section from students while you are in the process of adding or editing its contents. To hide a section, simply navigate to the offending section and click on the open eye icon located in the toolbar just below the name. This icon is a toggle control, so clicking 20234Tue, 02 Jul 2024 12:34:43 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=20233 Whether formatted as Topics or Weekly, sections are simply the containers in which course content is organized and stored. New blank teaching courses are create with 10 sections, but you can delete unneeded sections or create new ones as needed. To create a new section, scroll down to the bott20233Tue, 02 Jul 2024 11:13:10 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=20227 Administration Menu The administration block has many of the miscellaneous controls of each course and is accessible from the gear icon in the upper right corner of the course page. Co20227Wed, 06 Mar 2024 11:41:17 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=20189 An instructor may want to control when and under what conditions a student can access specific items in a course. This level of control can be useful in the following scenarios: Students must complete items in a specific order The instructor does not want the students to rush through t20189Thu, 22 Feb 2024 16:41:51 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=19939 Changing the course cover image in Moodle courses can be used to add interest to your course page. In addition to appearing on the top of the course page, the image appears on the course tile for your course on the My Courses page for anyone who is enrolled in your course. To Change Your Course19939Thu, 08 Aug 2024 14:33:37 GMT