Get started with Moodle 4 staff guide

Moodle 4 has a fresh new look with improvements to both layout and navigation, and a host of new features. While the appearance may be changing, the process of creating content and activities will stay the same. 

This page highlights where you can find key features in Moodle 4 that have moved location from Moodle 3.9.

The Moodle landing page (My Moodle) is now the Dashboard page. The page provides access to modules and activities that require action e.g, grading for staff and assessment deadlines for students. The page contains five blocks and the location of the blocks can be changed by each user. Each user can personalise this page by adding additional blocks.

The Settings menu in Moodle 3.9 has been replaced by the contextual navigation menu in Moodle 4. This is located above the Module name. The features available in this menu change, depending on the role you have on the module and your location within the module.

If you are on the module page, the Settings link opens up module settings where you can edit the start date and change the course format.

If you are on an activity page e.g. Turnitin assignment, the Settings link opens up the Turnitin settings where you can update the activity name, summary, dates and other settings.

Rollover tool is available from the Utilities menu in the top navigation menu. The top navigation menu is available on all Moodle and modules pages.

1. Select the link to Utilities on the top navigation menu to open.
2. Select the link to Rollover tool. Rollover tool will open.

Import is available from the More menu in the contextual navigation menu above the module name. 

1. Select the More menu from the contextual navigation menu above the module name.
2. Choose Module reuse.
3. Import settings display.

You can enrol users from the link to Participants available on the contextual navigation menu above the module name.

1. Select link to Participants in the contextual navigation menu above the module name. This opens the Participants page.
2. Select the Enrol users button on right of the page. The Enrolment options opens in an overlay window.

In Moodle 4, groups and groupings can be managed via the link to Participants.

1. Select the link to Participants in the contextual navigation menu above the module name.
2. Open the Enrolled users drop-down menu and select Groups or Groupings.

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Question bank is available from the More link in the contextual navigation menu above the module name.

1. Select More menu from the contextual navigation menu above the module name.
2. Choose Question bank. The Question bank will open.

Recycle bin is available from the More link in the contextual navigation menu above the module name.

1. Open the More menu from the contextual navigation menu above the module name.
2. Choose Recycle bin.

Please note it can take up to 30 minutes after you delete content for the Recycle bin to display in your module. 

Ally Accessibility report is available from Reports on the contextual navigation menu above the module name. This report provides a module-level accessibility score and provides options to fix accessibility issues in a systematic way.

1. Select Reports from the contextual navigation menu above the module name. The Reports page will open.
2. Select Accessibility report. The Accessibility report will open.

Photo Grid is available from the link to Participants in the contextual navigation menu. Photo Grid allow you to review and print student photos and names.

1. Select link to Participants in the contextual navigation menu.
2. Select Photo Grid tab.

Grades and Grader report are available from the contextual navigation menu above the module name.

1. Select the link to Grades from the contextual navigation menu above the module name. The Grader Report page opens.
2. Open the Grader report drop-down menu to navigate to different Grades pages.

My Media is located in Utilities link on the top navigation menu. The top navigation menu is available on all Moodle and module pages.

My Media enables users to access MediaSpace from Moodle which is a common route for students to access MediaSpace. 

1. Open the Utilities menu from the top navigation bar.
2. Choose the link to My Media. MediaSpace will open.

The HTML block has had a name change and is now the Text block. The functionality remains the same and the block uses the standard Moodle text editor so you can add text, images and links to the block. You can use the Text block to add contact details for the module teaching team so that it can be easily accessed by students.