Moodle FAQs
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Welcome to Moodle FAQs!
Moodle has been updated from version 4.1 to version 4.5 (May 13,2025) which has added a new friendlier user interface. While the navigation has changed, the overall function of the content has remained the same.
V4.5 has granted us a much more intuitive layout of headers and dropdown menus and sidebars.
Please see the course Moodle Orientation for Instructors for an interactive training on how to use Moodle as an Instructor
Terminology:
As you read through the FAQ's there will be references to certain features of the new Moodle navigation. Here are the top ones to know:
Primary Header
The Primary Header has changed and refers to the line of buttons next to the EMU Moodle visual. These host the most used items in Moodle to navigate the overarching platform with a dropdown of resources such as the Writing Program, ASC Tutoring, and Library & Research Assistance. These recourses are also located on the left sidebar. The sidebar is essentially some of the Primary Header and the left hand side (Block Drawer) in Moodle 4.1.
NEW SideBar
To open or Close SideBar. Click on Left Button from EMU Moodle Logo.
Secondary Header
The Secondary Header refers to the line of buttons inside a course. Here the navigation has changed to be more intuitive.
To open Course Index
Course Index
The course index appears on the left-hand side of a course page. This is similar to the table of contents that you would see in a course with the Collapsible Topics Format in Moodle 4.1. Note: The standard Topics Format is now collapsible with Expand/Collapse all features!
How to Close Index or Expand, Collapse Index
Close Index Expand or Collapse Index
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Check out this video by MoodleHQ that highlights the new layout!
Note the key new features:
- Subsections in courses
- Assignments
- Badges
- Notifications
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What is a course in Moodle 4.5? Part of the Moodle teaching Basics program on moodle.academy.
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Subsections in Moodle 4.5 help teachers better structure their courses by grouping materials together.
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Full playlist of Moodle 4.0 content from MoodleHQ
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A checklist of items to do to get your course ready for your students
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- Editing course settings
- Item edit tools
- Course visibility
- Gradebook visibility
- Blocks
- Importing content
- Resetting a course
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- Student groups
- Student course registration
- Adding participants to courses
- Change the role of a participant
- Self enrollment
- Enroll students in a Meta-Course
- Communication
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- Assignments
- Quizzes
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- Books
- External Tools
- Files
- Folders
- Labels
- Lessons
- Pages
- URLs
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- Chats
- Choices
- Feedback
- Surveys
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- Databases
- Forums
- Glossaries
- Wikis
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- Accessing the Gradebook
- Aggregation
- Grade Categories
- Add manually graded item from outside Moodle
- Grading
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For EMU specific questions, see our knowledge base on video conferencing.
For other questions, see Zoom's documentation.
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- Recording with Panopto
- Recording with Zoom
- Editing a video
- Copying and Moving Videos
- Table of Contents
- Permissions
- Embedding Videos
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