Exploring Moodle courses
Courses are central to Moodle, as this is where content is presented to learners and most of the learning and collaboration takes place.
In the following sections, first, we will cover the two most essential learning elements of courses: resources and activities. Then, we will look at categories that organize courses hierarchically. Finally, you are going to create your first course.
Important note
Moodle is a course-centric system.
Resources and activities
Moodle manages activities and stores resources in courses, and this is where the vast majority of learning takes place:
- Resources are learning elements where the learner is passive – for instance, a PDF document can be read, a URL can be navigated to, a podcast can be listened to, or a video can be watched
- Activities are learning elements where the learner is active and more engaged – for example, posting to a discussion forum, responding to a feedback questionnaire...