Course Layout

Learn about available Course Themes, Formats, and Block available in Moodle

Articles (11)

Pinned Article Moodle: Course Themes and Formats

Learn the different ways you can change the look and feel of your Moodle course page.

Moodle Format: Buttons

The Buttons course format in Moodle creates a navigation menu using clickable buttons, allowing users to access course sections one at a time.

Moodle Format: Custom Sections

The Custom Sections format allows instructors to organize course content into uniquely styled sections that can follow a thematic, project-based, or competency-driven structure. Each section may include resources, assignments, and activities grouped according to the instructor’s chosen logic.

Moodle Format: Flexible Sections

This course format allows for collapsable and nestable sections.

Moodle Format: Tiles

The Tiles course format displays each course section as a tile; clicking a tile reveals the associated activities while creating a dark overlay to the rest of the course page.

Moodle Format: Weekly

The Weekly course format organizes course sections by date ranges, but instructors can customize section titles as needed.

Moodle Theme: Boost

Carleton Boost was the default Moodle theme before the summer 2022 upgrade. This article goes over how to change the Moodle theme to Boost with a sample screenshot.

Moodle Theme: LearnR

LearnR is the default theme for Moodle at Carleton. This article gives a tour of the theme.

Moodle Theme: Moove

This article goes over how to change the Moodle theme to Moove and configurable settings with sample screenshots.

Moodle: Course Index

Learn how format options impact the Course Index for instructors and students.

Moodle: Bulk Editing

How to edit multiple activities or modules simultaneously using Bulk Edit.