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Adding Course Reserves to Moodle course site

Instructor FAQs

  • How long can I expect to see my readings available in Moodle? - The readings will be available in Moodle as long as your course site is in Moodle.
  • At the end of the term, do my readings visibility end? - No. The readings will stay on your site as long as your course is in Moodle.
  • Do you store in an archival retrieval system my readings? - No, unless you back up your site (although all sites are backed-up every Sunday automatically). However, you can download the readings to your desktop: 
    Click on Folder link and then on Edit button.
    inside folder
    In the new window click on Download icon, then Save changes:
    download folder
    Moodle will download all files in the folder in ZIP folder which you can extract by dowble-clicking on it:
    zipped file

  • Will I have access to them to edit or move article out of that class into another of my class readings? - The folder will be available for copying with the rest of the materials in your course through Administration -> Import (detailed instructions for importing/copying your course http://pacificu.libguides.com/copy):
    importing course materials
  • What if I only want a reading available for a week? Can that be done? - You can simply hide the folder after you no longer want it available to students by clicking on Edit pull-down menu by the folder and then Hide:


  • I like to have folders with several readings inside that folder, will Moodle allow me to have a folders? - Yes. After you click Edit button inside newly created folder, click on Add folder icon in Files area:

    Give your new folder a name in a pop-up window and click Create folder:

    Once the folder created, click on it in Fileswindow and add as many documents as you wish to that folder following the same instructions as for Adding Files through page+ on the sidebar of http://pacificu.libguides.com/moodlereserves page: 

  • Can I have in eReserves a URL that will direct my student to open that URL to read that article or do I need to print it out into a PDF and post it to my eReserves. How about if that URL is video clip? - You can add a URL by following these instructions: http://pacificu.libguides.com/weblink, for video clips you can do the same or you can embed video clip in your Moodle course by following these instructions: http://pacificu.libguides.com/youtube