Moodle Course Creation and Visibility

University Courses

Image RemovedOfficial University Courses are added to Moodle automatically when they are entered into Banner.  If a faculty member sees a course in Blink > MyBethel > Faculty Academics > Faculty Dashboard  then Active Courses  then the course should show up in your My Courses list in Moodle.  

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• If you do not see your course listed in Blink contact MyBethel contact your Department Chair, Program Director, or the Registrar's office.
• If your course is listed in Blink but in MyBethel but not in Moodle contact TLT at TLT@bethel.edu or 651-635-8527. TLT will reset the M flag for the course to refresh the Moodle data with current Banner data.

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How to "Show" your Moodle course (make visible to or available for student access)

 All Moodle courses are created by default in a "hidden" state.  Hidden courses are indicated by gray text. Courses that are "hidden" cannot be seen or accessed by students, but can be seen and accessed by Instructors and Teaching Assistants.

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 Here is an example of a hidden course site:

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1. To make a course "visible". so that it can be accessed by students, enter the course site in Moodle, click on the gear icon in the

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1. upper right, then click on Edit settings, and set the

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1. Availability setting to

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1. Show

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2. Click on Save and Display at the bottom of the settings screen. Visible courses appear in your Moodle My courses list in blue text. 
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1. Faculty are responsible for making courses visible when they wish for students to have access to the Moodle site for their courses.

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How to "Hide" your previous semester's courses (optional):

Faculty have the option to "hide" your previous term courses after a course is completed.  Some programs recommend that courses be available to learners until completion of the program or degree.  If you have questions about the practice or policy in your program or department, please consult with your Department Chair or Program Director. 

1. To make a course "hidden", enter the course site in Moodle, click on the gear icon in the

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1. upper right, then click on Edit settings, and set

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1. the Availability setting to Hide .
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2. Click on Save and Display at the bottom of the settings screen. Visible courses appear in your Moodle My courses list in blue text. 

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Community Courses

Community courses are Moodle sites that are used for Departmental, Club, Group, etc. purposes.  These reside in a special section on our Moodle system. Enrollments are not automatic and need to be managed by the Community site manager.

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