Moodle Tutorials: Navigating in Moodle

Navigating Moodle

There are two main page views you will encounter in Moodle: the Dashboard, and individual Moodle course pages.

• The Dashboard has several main navigation areas: (see image below)

1. Recently accessed courses and Course overview - These areas display and allow you to access all the courses that you have access to in Moodle.
2. Dashboard link - The dashboard link is always visible and allows you to return to the dashboard from any area of Moodle.
3. Edit mode - Enabling the edit mode allows you to change the layout of your dashboard and add blocks.
4. Moodle Help & Tutorials - Want more help? The link to these pages are located on the right-hand  menu. To show the menu, click on the Blue half circle button on the upper right.

The Navigation within the Course is done by menus displayed on top of the content for the course. Keep in mind that you can get back to your Dashboard by clicking on the Dashboard menu item at the very top of the page.

You can open Boxes on each side of the course by clicking on semi-circles located on the top left and right. By default, they are hidden. The box on the left will display every item in your course and the block on the right additional boxes such as the Accessibility block and others you add to it.

You have more options for the course under More... One of the important ones is Course Re-use which will allow you to replicate content from previous courses you have taught.

Here is an example of open blocks in your course:

On the left-hand side:

On the right-hand side:

Keep in mind, you can only open one side at a time.  To add a block to the right-hand side first open it and then select the editing mode and then click on Add a Block:

As far as blocks are concerned additionally you can add them to your Dashboard as well by following the same method.