{"id":4291,"date":"2017-08-15T21:51:52","date_gmt":"2017-08-16T01:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/?p=4291"},"modified":"2017-08-16T07:39:52","modified_gmt":"2017-08-16T11:39:52","slug":"what-you-need-to-know-about-moodle-for-fall-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/2017\/08\/15\/what-you-need-to-know-about-moodle-for-fall-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"What you need to know about the Moodle Update for Fall 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Course Listing<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/courseoverview.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4293\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/courseoverview-300x195.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/courseoverview-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/courseoverview-93x60.png 93w, https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/courseoverview.png 529w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Your list of courses is\u00a0now separated into In progress (current), Future, and Past based on the start and end dates of the courses. \u00a0Click on the appropriate tab to see your courses. \u00a0Fall courses start on September 4, 2017 and will move from &#8220;Future&#8221; to &#8220;In progress&#8221; on that date.<\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1>Turning Editing On<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/editingon.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4292 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/editingon-300x194.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/editingon-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/editingon-93x60.png 93w, https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/editingon.png 509w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The link to turn editing on is now located at the top right\u00a0of the page. \u00a0Click on the gear icon and select &#8220;Turn Editing On&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;Edit settings&#8221;\u00a0link for the course is\u00a0located in the same menu.<\/p>\n<p>Look to the gear icon on the top right of the page when\u00a0editing settings for course resources and activities as well.<\/p>\n<h1>Left Course Menu<\/h1>\n<p>A new left menu contains course and site information. \u00a0It can be toggled between opened and collapsed using the small button in the top left of the page. \u00a0Closing the menu provides\u00a0increased room for course content. \u00a0All Moodle blocks show up in the right column.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4294\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4294\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/leftmenu.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4294 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/leftmenu-300x222.png\" alt=\"Moodle left menu\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/leftmenu-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/leftmenu-81x60.png 81w, https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/leftmenu.png 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4294\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left Menu Open<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4295\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4295\" style=\"width: 169px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/leftmenuclosed.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4295\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/leftmenuclosed.png\" alt=\"Moodle left menu closed\" width=\"169\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/leftmenuclosed.png 221w, https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/leftmenuclosed-46x60.png 46w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4295\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left Menu Closed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1>Other Questions<\/h1>\n<p>We&#8217;ve updated all our <a href=\"https:\/\/kb.swarthmore.edu:8443\/display\/MOODLE\/Moodle+Home\">Moodle help documentation<\/a>\u00a0for the new version of Moodle. \u00a0If you have questions about how to set up your courses or use the new version of Moodle, please email help@swarthmore.edu or get in touch with your\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.swarthmore.edu\/its\/academic-technology-staff\">Academic Technologist<\/a> and we will be glad to help.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Course Listing Your list of courses is\u00a0now separated into In progress (current), Future, and Past based on the start and end dates of the courses. \u00a0Click on the appropriate tab to see your courses. \u00a0Fall courses start on September 4, &hellip; 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