Moodle comes with a multitude of configuration options. In this chapter, we will cover the most important settings, some of which might not be relevant to your organization. We will distinguish between pedagogical and technical configuration:
Pedagogical configuration: These settings are likely to require input from other stakeholders in the organization, as they cover areas that are of an educational (not technical) nature. Areas covered are collaboration, localization, grades and gradebook, and a number of miscellaneous settings.
Technical configuration: These are settings that require some technical knowledge about your infrastructure. Topics dealt with are synchronous communication (instant messaging and video conferencing), asynchronous communication (messaging and RSS feeds), and a number of experimental settings.
There are a number of additional configuration topics, covered in dedicated chapters. These topics include plugins (Chapter 8, Moodle Plugins...