When you first create your moodle there are various settings you can customize. However, do not worry, these changes are not final. You can always make changes to these settings later. Shown above is how you can access the page to edit course settings. (moodle main
If you are logged in as teacher, you may update the administration settings. "Settings" within the "Administration" tab will bring you to the menu to edit the course settings. There are various settings that you can change to fit the type of Moodle you would like to host. Below, we will explain the different settings.
Full name: This is where you state the full name of your course.
Short name: examples - HTML101 or EPLC
ID number: Official Course Number
Summary: Catalog or General Description
Format: Social - Use for social website, community website
Topics - Topic Discussion (ex: Services that St. Anthony provides)
Weekly - Weekly Discussion (ex: A+ Weekly Discussion Topics)
Course start date: The start date of the course
Enrollment duration: How long the program lasts (Unlimited or No.Days)
Number of weeks/topics: Number of weeks or topics within the course
Group mode: No Groups - Single Class or Community Acces
Separate - Single class with exclusive Coherts
Visible - Single class with public Groups
Force: Force group level within activities
Availability: Moodle can be hidden from students
Enrolment key: Forces a person to have to enroll with a password
Guest access: Guests can visit sites with or without restrictions
Hidden sections: Visibility of Sections
News items to show: Global forum length
Show grades: Visible Grades
Show activity reports: Visible Activity Reports
Maximum upload size: Maximum upload size for different resources
Your word for Teacher:
Your word for Teachers:
Your word for Student:
Your word for Students:
Force language: View in different languages
Is this a meta course?: