Moodle: Course Themes, Formats, and Blocks

Moodle gives you several ways to change the way you can organize your course page.  Each of these can be mixed and matched, for the most part. Below are links to the features that are available on the Carleton Moodle server.

Themes

Themes will change the color scheme and sometimes the layout of your course page. Below are the available themes in Moodle. To change the theme of your Moodle course, click the Course management button () > click the Edit course settings link > expand the Appearance section > choose an option in the Force theme drop down > scroll to the bottom of the page and click Save and display.

  • Fordson - The current default theme for Moodle at Carleton.
  • Carleton Boost - The past default theme for Moodle at Carleton, with a simple and familiar look
  • MOOVE - An intuitive UI design with special options for visual accessibility in the bottom-left corner
  • No not force - This option keeps the default theme for Moodle at Carleton.

Course Formats

Course formats can change the layout of the sections on your course and come in a wide variety of styles. Weekly format is the default for all course pages.  Dates for each section are calculated from the Course Start Date, which can be found in the Course settings.

You can change your course format by clicking the Course management button () > Edit course settings > expand the Course format section > choose an option in the Format drop down > scroll to the bottom of the page and click Save and display.

  • Topics format - Similar to Weekly, but rather than labeled by date sections are labeled Topic 1, Topic 2, etc.
  • Buttons format - The Buttons Course Format in Moodle shows one section at a time, and uses button icons to select the viewed section.
  • Flexible Sections format - This format allows for collapsable and nestable sections.
  • Edwiser Course Formats - Edwiser course formats displays topics in either a list or a cards format.
  • Tiles - This format displays topics as expandable tiles on the course's main page.

Blocks

Blocks are displayed as boxes on right sidebar of the page. As students, you can add/remove Blocks on your Moodle Dashboard. As instructors or course editors, you can add/remove Blocks on your Moodle Dashboard and your Course page.

For Students and Instructors: To add Blocks to your Moodle Dashboard, click on the Customise this page button (top-right of screen in the header image) > click the Add a Block option (in the navigation drawer ) > choose one of the Block options > Configure the block using the gear () icon.

For Instructors or Course editors only: To add Blocks to your Course page, click the Turn editing on button () > click the Add a Block option (in the navigation drawer ) > choose one of the Block options > Configure the block using the gear () icon.

For more information, view the dedicated Blocks article.

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Created by Carly Born, Fri 7/30/21. Last modified by Em Palencia, Sun 9/4/22.

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