Pre-semester Checklist, September 2022
This post provides essential guidance to make sure you’re prepared for teaching, from the teams in TEL and IT Services.
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Mass Actions block has been reinstated
The Mass Actions block has been reinstated to Moodle and can once again be added to courses to help efficiently manage the activities and resources in modules.
Adjustment to rollover process that affects Moodle courses
This post concerns adjustments that have been made to the rollover script which affect the visibility of content in rolled-over Moodle courses. These changes apply to Moodle courses rolled over on or after the 10 June…
Moodle login page changes
We're making changes to the login page of Moodle to improve the accessibility of the page and make it consistent with the MySaint and MMS login pages.
Standardising the categorisation of Moodle courses for Schools
Changes are being made to the way courses are organised within a School category in Moodle.
Two Moodle blocks being retired (Mass Actions and Jump To Navigation)
The Mass Actions block and Jump To Navigation block will become unavailable to you in Moodle on Monday 6 September. Why is the Mass Actions block being retired? This is a heavily used block that offers helpful…
Flexible sections course format in Moodle being retired
The flexible sections course format in Moodle will be disabled on Monday 16 August. This is because the course format is not supported in the version of Moodle we are upgrading to. How do I know if I am using this…
Blackboard Ally for Moodle courses
Ally is a tool that is being integrated with Moodle in our virtual learning environment. It focuses on making digital course content more accessible.
New and improved features in Moodle 3.9
Preview Moodle feature improvements that will be introduced when we upgrade on Monday 16 August. The upgrade includes features from versions 3.6, 3.7, 3.8 and 3.9.
Stepping up to the challenge of Covid-19: Reflections from a new online skills development programme
The COVID-19 pandemic has had far-reaching and long-lasting implications for every sector, with higher education being no exception. Anticipating this, the University of St Andrews created the ‘Summer Team Enterprise…