Figure 16-4. Adding a new category or course
Roles that are not synchronized to meta courses Meta courses combine enrollments from multiple courses (see Chapter 2). You will probably want users to have the same role in the meta course as in the normal courses. If not, select the roles that should not be synchronized. Hide user fields User fields appear on users’ profile pages. You can increase student privacy by hiding selected user fields.
Courses You, as the administrator, together with any colleagues you have assigned as course creators, are responsible for adding courses to Moodle.
Add/edit courses Before creating courses, it’s sensible to set up some course categories. By default, there is only one Moodle category: miscellaneous. Although you are certainly free to put all your classes in the miscellaneous category, your students will find it easier to find their classes if they are organized in descriptive categories. To add a category: 1. Click on Courses in the Site Administration block, then “Add/edit courses.” 2. On the “Course categories” page, as shown in Figure 16-4, type the name of your new category in the text box and click the “Add new category” button. You now have a new course category, which you can move up or down or into an existing category to create a subcategory. Once you set up a few course categories, you are ready to create a course.
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