How to Activate Your 2024-25 Moodle Modules

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If you plan to teach modules in 2024-25, follow the instructions below to learn how to set them up. Keep in mind that if your module has already run once and you intend to keep the content roughly the same, you can import the module content from your 2023/24 course, as long as you have used the same headings in the 2023-24 template. Refer to the Importing Content guide for more information.

To keep your course hidden from students during construction, go to Course Management > Edit Course Settings. Under ‘Course Visibility’ in the General section, select ‘Hide’ to hide the course. Be sure to click on Save and Display at the bottom of the page to activate these changes.

If you need assistance or are unsure which course to activate, please contact the TEL Team at tel@yorksj.ac.uk. It is difficult to correct mistakes after a course has been activated, so don’t hesitate to reach out for help.

IMPORTANT:  If you are London Campus tutor, do not activate your Moodle Modules until notified by the London Team. If you have any queries, please contact tel@yorksj.ac.uk.

ACTIVATING YOUR 2023/24 COURSE AREA(S) IN MOODLE

To activate your course area(s) in Moodle for the 2024/25 academic year, we require information on which credit-bearing modules need corresponding spaces in Moodle. Our web application, Moodle Modules, gathers this information. It enables you to inform us if you require a module space set up in Moodle. The application is intelligent and automatically grants access to the module spaces needed by participants, whether they are staff or students.

To access Moodle Modules, visit the Moodle homepage, click on Staff, and select Moodle Modules from the drop-down menu.

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QUICK GUIDE FOR CREATING MOODLE COURSES

Follow these instructions for creating Moodle courses:
Step 1: Log in to Moodle Modules https://intranet.yorksj.ac.uk/moodlemodules2024-25/with your YSJ username and password.
Step 2: On the All Modules page (found on the top menu bar next to My Modules) you’ll find a long list of modules. Either scroll down the page, or use Ctrl+F on your keyboard to quickly find the module code you need to activate. Once you’ve located the module, click on the module code to get to the next screen.
Step 3: Activate the module in Moodle by:

• Click on Select by the course type you wish to activate. In most cases, however, the top option will normally be the best option to select to activate your course(it states this in the option:
  “This will normally be the best option to select to activate your course”.

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• Click update details when you are happy with the choice you have made. You can use the Course Type descriptions to guide your decision. If in doubt about the type of course you want in Moodle, contact the TEL team.

• Add yourself to a module by clicking Add Tutor in the Tutors field – DO NOT add administrative staff to the list of tutors. They have a different way of accessing modules in Moodle.

If you can’t find your module in the list, the Add Module page lets you add a module code to the list of modules which requires a space in Moodle. Only official credit bearing module codes will lead to courses automatically being generated in Moodle.

It’s really that simple. This gives us the information needed to automatically create new courses in Moodle and to ensure that all your students are enrolled on them, ready for the 2024/25 academic year.