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Moodle E-Learning Course Development

By : William Rice, William Rice
Book Image

Moodle E-Learning Course Development

By: William Rice, William Rice

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (21 chapters)
Moodle E-Learning Course Development Third Edition
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
8
Evaluating Students with Quizzes
10
Collaborating with Wikis and Glossaries
Index

Entering the name and description


For every resource or activity that you add, you must enter a name and description. You will also choose if and when the description is displayed. Because these fields are common to every resource or activity that you add, let's cover them under the respective sections.

To give a name and description for a resource or an activity, do the following:

  1. Enter a Name:

    When you are done with editing and save the resource or activity, this name will appear as a link on the course page, as seen in the following screenshot:

    The name will also appear as a link on the navigation menu of the course. It is usually in the left or right column:

  2. Enter a Description:

    The item's description can appear on the course home page and also when the item appears in a list of resources for your course: