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Moodle 2 Administration

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Moodle 2 Administration

Overview of this book

Moodle has evolved from an academic project to the world's most popular virtual learning environment. During this evolution, its complexity has risen dramatically and so have the skills that are required to administer the system.Moodle 2 Administration is a complete, practical guide to administering Moodle sites. It covers how to set up Moodle in any learning environment, configuration and day-to-day admin tasks, as well as advanced options for customizing and extending Moodle.The author, who has been administering systems for over 20 years, has adopted a problem-solution approach to bring the content in line with your day-to-day operations. The practical examples will help you to set up Moodle for large groups and small courses alike. This is a one-stop reference for any task you will ever come across when administering a Moodle site of any shape and size.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)
Moodle 2 Administration
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
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Preface

Module plugins


Moodle distinguishes between three types of module plugins that are used in the courses the front page (which is treated as a course), the My Moodle page, and the user profile pages:

  • Activities modules (which also covers resources)

  • Blocks

  • Filters

Activities modules

Navigating to Plugins | Activity modules | Manage activities displays the following screen:

The table displays the following information:

Column

Description

Activity module

Icon and name of the activity/resource as they appear in courses and elsewhere.

Activities

The number of times the activity module is used in Moodle. When you click on the number, a table, which displays the courses in which the activity module has been used, is shown.

Version

Version of the activity module (format YYYYMMDDHH).

Hide/Show

The opened eye indicates that the activity module is available for use, while the closed eye indicates that it is hidden (unavailable).

Delete

Performs delete action. All activities, except...