Course formats guide

1. Turn Edit mode on. Once edit mode is on, your module looks like a regular Moodle module with sections. 
2. Scroll to the first section. Select the three dots to the right of the title to open the section menu. Select Edit section.

   

3. Update Section name. 
4. Add text to the Summary field if you need to provide further context as the Grid titles get truncated.
5. Scroll down to Section image settings and upload an image if required. 
6. If you add an image, enter the alternative text in the Image alt text field. 
7. Select Save changes. 

You can add sections between existing sections or choose to add a section to the end of the module,

1. Turn Edit mode on.
2. Scroll to the location on the module where you want to add a new section. Hover your mouse between two sections until the + symbol displays. Select the + symbol to add a new section. 

Move a section to a new location

1. Turn Edit mode on.
2. Scroll to the section that you want to move.
3. Select the three dots to the right of the section title.
4. Select Move.

   

5. An overlay window will open. Select the section on the module after which you would like to display the new section.

   

6. Turn Edit mode off to confirm that the section displays in the expected location. If the section has not been named, the section number will change to correspond to its new location.
7. You can also move a section to a new location using the Module index. With Edit mode on, open the Module index on the panel on the left. Select the arrow alongside the section title and use your mouse to drag and drop it to a new location on the Module index. Switch Edit mode off to confirm that the section is in the correct location.

Using Grid format, you can add a section break to organise your Grids. This could be useful for modules running over multiple terms e.g. Term 1, Term 2.

1. Turn Edit mode on.
2. Select the three dots menu alongside the section where you want the separator to display above.
3. Select edit section.
4. Set Section break to Yes.
5. Type the name into the Section break heading input field. You can format your section heading using HTML e.g. H2 or strong.

   

6. Select Save changes.
7. You will be returned to the module page. Turn edit mode off to confirm that the section break displays in the correct position.

1. To start adding content, turn Edit mode on.
2. Open the section where you want to display content.
3. You can add activities and resources anywhere within in a section. Hover your mouse between existing content until a plus symbol displays. Select the plus symbol and select Activity or resource.

   

4. The Activity chooser opens in an overlay window. Use the Activity chooser to select an activity or resource and complete the steps.

The Activity Chooser is structured in tabs to help you quickly find the relevant activity/resource to add to your modules.

1. Starred: Activities/resources that you have chosen to star because you use them regularly. Starring activities/resources helps you to quickly locate and add them to your module. 
2. All: Available activities/resources.
3. Activities: All activity types (e.g. Forum, Assignment, Glossary).
4. Resources: Content types to help you present and display content (e.g. Page, Book, Label).
5. Recommended: Most commonly used activity and resource types across Moodle modules.
6. If you can't find what you are looking for start typing into the Search field.

To quickly update your module for the new academic year, you can use the Bulk actions tool to delete, hide, make visible or duplicate content.

1. Turn Edit mode on.
2. Select the Bulk actions link to the right of the module name at the top of the module.

3. Your sections and content will display with checkboxes.
4. Select the checkboxes next to the activities or sections where you want to perform the same actions.  
5. Select the action that you want to complete on the content from the Bulk actions menu at the end of the module page.

Please note that if you duplicate a Label or a Bootstrap label, it is appended with the word copy, remember to remove the word copy and update the title of the label.

Perform bulk action on all sections or content

If you want to perform an action on all sections or on all module content, select a section or a piece of content and then choose the Select all checkbox in the menu at the end of the module. All of the sections or content will be selected and you can then choose the action to complete.

Duplicate sections

You can also duplicate sections on a module, but this feature is not available from the Bulk actions menu.

1. Turn Edit mode on.
2. To duplicate a section, select the three dot menu to the right of the section. A menu will open.
3. Select Duplicate. The section will be duplicated.

Activities and resources within a duplicated section are not appended with the word Copy. If you duplicate a section, immediately change the title of the copied activities or resources before you get confused!