Moodle Administrator Course

Moodle Administrator is Remote-Learner's online course offering for individuals tasked with Moodle site setup and day-to-day user and course management. This four-week asynchronous course has been designed to meet the needs of Moodle administrators at all levels and covers a wide variety of site needs and configurations.

Through the course, participants will first be introduced to basic Moodle navigation, terminology and community resources. These activities will be followed by scenario-based lessons that will guide participants through real-world examples, common issues and decision-making processes related to Moodle site settings. With these scenarios, participants will learn about the more important and frequently used administrative settings and features of Moodle. This information is further reinforced and enhanced with discussions in which participants can discuss the impact of various settings and relevant concerns with their peers in the course.

During the course, and for two months following, participants will be provided with their own sandbox Moodle site to explore, experiment and apply the information presented in the Moodle Administrator course and accompanying book (provided). Participants should plan to spend approximately 3-5 hours each week completing course activities. Participants will each get a copy of Moodle Administration from Packt Publishing. Participants who successfully complete the course will receive a Moodle Administrator Course Completion Certificate.

In this course participants will learn to:

Navigate the Moodle Site Administration menu and utilize community resources
Designate site settings as appropriate to the needs of their organization
Create and manage user accounts and implement user authentication and enrollment methods (including LDAP)
Define, modify, and assign roles to users within various site contexts
Develop site front page, course shells, and course category structure
Add and select a site theme