moodle how to make section of course unavailable

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To make an available course unavailable: Log in to the AIRS system and open the Moodle interface (left menu > Moodle) Click the “Operations” button and choose the “Make Course Unavailable” option.

Select the first “Edit settings” option. On the “Edit Course Settings” page, look in the first section labelled “General.” The third item down is the “Course visibility” setting. Change the “Course visibility” option from “Hide” to “Show.”Oct 16, 2012

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How do I make a course available in Moodle?

To make an available course unavailable: Log in to the AIRS system and open the Moodle interface (left menu > Moodle) Click the “Operations” button and choose the “Make Course Unavailable” option.

When do moodle courses become hidden from students?

May 22, 2014 · I have upgraded a new release of the Onetopic format to moodle 2.6+ and moodle 2.7+, this release includes the below characteristics: - Fixed visualization of hidden/unavailable topics/tabs. Thanks to Mike Grant for your contribution on it. - Fixed bug when creating courses with Onetopic format by default.

How do I make a course available to students?

To make your Moodle course available (or unavailable) to students, click the Edit settings link. In the General section, locate the Visible option and select "Show" or "Hide" as appropriate. The course in the example below is available as it has "Show" selected. Selecting "Hide" would make this course unavailable.

Can non-Swarthmore users access my course in Moodle?

New blank teaching courses are create with 10 sections, but you can delete unneeded sections or create new ones as needed. To create a new section, scroll down to the bottom of your Contents left sidebar. The Create a new section link is located below Contents and just above Course Tools. Note: You can restore content from courses with more ...

How do you hide sections in Moodle?

To the right of the Section name for the section you wish to hide, select Edit. The Edit drop-down menu will appear. To hide the section, select Hide section. The section will be dimmed, indicating it is hidden.

How do I restrict a course in Moodle?

Restricting whole course section access Do this by editing the section settings in Topic menu > Edit topic > Restrict access.Aug 11, 2021

Can you hide courses on Moodle?

To hide an entire course from Registered students and Auditors: Click on the gear icon (Actions menu) in the top right corner of the course site. Choose Edit Settings. Under General, click on the Course Visibility drop-down menu and choose Hide.Aug 1, 2019

How do I hide content in Moodle?

GuideClick Turn editing on at the top right of the page .Select Edit next to the name of the activity or resource. ... Once the Hide option is selected, Hidden from students appear below the activity.More items...•Dec 20, 2019

What does Restricted mean on Moodle?

The restrict access feature enables teachers to restrict the availability of any activity or even a course section according to certain conditions such as dates, grade obtained, group or activity completion.Jun 17, 2019

How do I restrict access?

1:586:26How to restrict access to content on your website. Ultimate member ...YouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipAnd then it brings up this drop down which has options to restrict to everyone locked up usersMoreAnd then it brings up this drop down which has options to restrict to everyone locked up users logged in users. And click on logged in users. So if we want to restrict to login users.

How do I archive a Moodle course?

InstallationMake sure you have all the required versions.Download the Course Archiving plugin.Unzip it into your moodle/blocks/ directory.Login to you moodle as Administrator and go to Site administration -> Notifications to trigger the installation process.Turn editing on the home page.Add the block to the page.More items...•Jan 27, 2022

How do you hide a course?

Making a course private/open it what makes the course available or not available to students. On your Courses page in Blackboard, click the three dots next to a course and choose Hide Course.Jan 20, 2021

Who can see the hidden course in Moodle?

studentsHidden sections should be invisible for students, which is given. They are of course visible for administrators. We need an extra role for lecturers to edit and to hide/unhide sections. E.g. the manager role has maimum view rights.Feb 24, 2021

How do you hide assignments from students on Moodle?

Manually Hide Grades for an Entire Assignment or Activity The gradebook will open to the Gradebook setup. In the row for the grade item or category you wish to hide, under the Actions column, click Edit, a drop-down menu will appear. From the drop-down menu, select Hide.

How do I hide weeks in Moodle?

Hide or Unhide Weeks, Topics, or ItemsIntroduction. ... Make sure editing in your course is turned on.Find the week or item you'd like to hide, and click Edit->Hide. ... The week or item should now be hidden.Nov 1, 2017

Course section settings

There are several different section formats available in a course. Selecting and changing formats is done in Settings > Course administration block > Edit settings menu, with the format pulldown menu.

Editing sections

The top most section may act as a header and usually contains the News forum. Like other sections, it has an HTML editor.

See also

Project Course Format: a contributed section format for project-based learning.

Restricted Sections visible on OneTopic format

I was using Collapsed topic before, and when a section would have been hidden for a student (Restricted if userprofile has a field....), the topic name and section was completely hidden..

Re: Restricted Sections visible on OneTopic format

Who are you logged in as when they are visible? - remember using 'login as...' to get a student type view is not advised in many respects as you are still actually a teacher/admin on the course. You need to log out of your admin/teacher role and log in with an actual (specially created test...) student account to see what they see properly.

Re: Restricted Sections visible on OneTopic format

Gareth, i couldnt get hold of him.. I tried looking and matching the code of Collapased Topics to other, but couldnt find the right hack

Re: Restricted Sections visible on OneTopic format

It's probably something I could fix given the nature of reacting to completely hidden sections in the code. However, it would take at least half a day and therefore something I do not have time for.

Re: Restricted Sections visible on OneTopic format

I've also got this issue and would love a fix. I will post same in the plugin page.

Re: Restricted Sections visible on OneTopic format

How can I move resources between topics? It is not working for me in 2.8.

How to add a password to a guest access in Moodle?

To add a password to guest access, follow the instructions above to add guest enrollments and then go to the Participants (left menu) → Gear Icon (top right of page) → Enrollment Methods → Guest Access → Gear Icon (to the right, in the Guest Access column) and enter a password → Save. To allow a guest to access your course, email a copy the URL of the course and the guest password to your visitor or write the password on the board in class and ask non-enrolled students to browse through the Moodle course catalog to find your course.

What does it mean to open a course to guests?

Opening up your course to guests means anyone on the Internet can access your course without needing an account. It is possible to set an optional password for guests. To enable guest access:

When are Moodle courses hidden?

When first requested, Moodle courses are hidden from students. Courses requested before the start of Preview Week are automatically released to students at the start of Preview Week. If a course is requested during Preview Week, it will be released to students the business day before the semester starts. If requested after the business day ...

Can you reopen a course after the close of the semester?

Note: We do not recommend re-opening a course after the close of the semester because it can confuse students. If you have a student working on an Incomplete you do not need to re-open a past semester's course (which would make it show in the My Courses navigation for all students who had been enrolled in the class).