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Moodle FAQs

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    Upgrading from Moodle 4.1 to 4.5

    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.

    Primary Header

    NEW SideBar 

        To open or Close SideBar.  Click on Left Button from EMU Moodle Logo.

    Side Bar

     

    Secondary Header

     

    The Secondary Header refers to the line of buttons inside a course. Here the navigation has changed to be more intuitive.

    Secondary Header

    To open Course Index

    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
     

     

     

    Expand or Collapse Index

    Close Index                                    Expand or Collapse Index

  • Basic Navigation

  • Instructor Toolbox

  • Course Administration

    • Book icon
      Course Editing Book
      1. Editing course settings
      2. Item edit tools
      3. Course visibility
      4. Gradebook visibility
      5. Blocks
      6. Importing content
      7. Resetting a course
    • Book icon
      User Management and Communication Book

      1. Student groups
      2. Student course registration
      3. Adding participants to courses
      4. Change the role of a participant
      5. Self enrollment
      6. Enroll students in a Meta-Course
      7. Communication

  • Course Activities & Resources - Students

  • Course Activities & Resources- Teachers

  • Gradebook

    • Book icon
      Setting up and Adding Grades Book

      1. Accessing the Gradebook
      2. Aggregation
      3. Grade Categories
      4. Add manually graded item from outside Moodle 
      5. Grading

  • Zoom

    For EMU specific questions, see our knowledge base on video conferencing.

    For other questions, see Zoom's documentation.

  • Panopto (Course Video Storage and Management)

    • Book icon
      Panopto Book
      1. Recording with Panopto
      2. Recording with Zoom
      3. Editing a video
      4. Copying and Moving Videos
      5. Table of Contents
      6. Permissions
      7. Embedding Videos

  • VoiceThread

  • Perusall

  • Fixing your Google Drive access from Moodle

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