Prepare for the new academic year – Personalise your dashboard and adjust the view of modules.

We’ve got a series of posts to help you prepare for the new academic year on Moodle. This is our ninth post and will cover how to adjust the view of modules and highlight the personalisation features available to make your dashboard easier to use.

If you are enrolled on multiple modules, for example if you are a course officer, using the list view within the Module overview will provide a more concise view of each module compared to the standard cards view. This format retains other aspects of the dashboard you might have personalised.

The image shows the Moodle Dashboard. The Module overview and the current modules are shown in the cards format.
Cards layout
The image shows the Moodle Dashboard. The Module overview and the current modules are shown in the cards format.
List layout

 

However, if you have modules which you access regularly, use the star this module feature. To access this useful feature, select the three dots beside the modules you are enrolled on, and select star this module. All starred modules and specific year filters are accessed under the All tab, which provides ease of access and a clearer view of modules.

Within the Module dashboard, the Module overview is shown and the starred tab is highlighted

 

Our guidance site has been updated and includes up-to-date information and how-to guides.  Our training programme will cover Moodle basics for teaching focuses on both features and how Moodle has the capability to personalise the dashboard and provide an overview of Moodle.  To see details of the full range of workshops and to book, please see the LEaD training calendar.

Our next post will focus on Reading Lists Online and the change to how they are displayed in Moodle.

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