{"id":26,"date":"2022-05-03T11:25:56","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T15:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/selkirkcollegefacultyguide\/chapter\/introduction\/"},"modified":"2024-03-18T14:16:50","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T18:16:50","slug":"introduction","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/selkirkcollegefacultyguide\/chapter\/introduction\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction","rendered":"Introduction"},"content":{"raw":"<h2><strong><a id=\"Moodle-Dashboard\"><\/a>\r\n<a href=\"#Moodle-Dashboard\">Moodle Dashboard<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\r\nEveryone in Moodle has their own personal and customizable home page called <strong>Dashboard<\/strong>. The dashboard is your point of entry or homepage that provides you with an overview of your courses as well as \"Announcements\" sent out by the LMS support team and IT.\r\n\r\nYou can customize your Dashboard by adding or removing blocks and changing block positions.\r\n\r\nYou can revert your Dashboard to the default set by Selkirk by selecting the \"Revert page to default.\"\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-311 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/selkirkcollegefacultyguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2189\/2022\/05\/2024-03-18-11_16_07-Dashboard-_-Teach.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"849\" height=\"465\" \/>\r\n<h2><strong><a id=\"Timeline\"><\/a>\r\n<a href=\"#Timeline\">Timeline<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_22\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 888px\">\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-22\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/selkirkcollegemoodlefacultyguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2189\/2022\/05\/timeline-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"888\" height=\"501\" \/>The Timeline visible in your Dashboard view provides an overview of deadlines and actions in a clean interface.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Buttons allow learners to easily navigate to linked activities to complete the requirements; e.g. submit an assignment.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Highly visible \u201coverdue\u201d tags on items allow learners to identify missed deadlines more effectively.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Activity icons enable users to easily recognize the type of activity that requires action.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>A search function allowing learners to search deadlines by course, activity name or activity type.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h1><span style=\"color: #ffffff;background-color: #000000\">FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS<\/span><\/h1>\r\n<h2>Where did my course(s) go?<\/h2>\r\nYou may have accidentally removed courses from your view with the 'Remove from view' option.\u00a0If you do this by accident though, it\u2019s okay, simply set the course filter to <b>'Removed from view' <\/b>to see the course.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-23 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/selkirkcollegemoodlefacultyguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2189\/2024\/03\/1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"695\" height=\"447\" \/>\r\n\r\nYou can add it back to your Dashboard view by choosing the<strong>\u00a0\"Restore to view\"<\/strong> option.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-24 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/selkirkcollegemoodlefacultyguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2189\/2024\/03\/2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"693\" height=\"508\" \/>\r\n<h2>How do I find next semesters Moodle courses?<\/h2>\r\nIf you have upcoming classes and you want to see if these course shells were automatically created, in the course overview on the Dashboard, set the course filter to <strong>Future<\/strong>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-25 \" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/selkirkcollegemoodlefacultyguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2189\/2024\/03\/future-courses-1024x520.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"774\" height=\"393\" \/>","rendered":"<h2><strong><a id=\"Moodle-Dashboard\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#Moodle-Dashboard\">Moodle Dashboard<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Everyone in Moodle has their own personal and customizable home page called <strong>Dashboard<\/strong>. The dashboard is your point of entry or homepage that provides you with an overview of your courses as well as &#8220;Announcements&#8221; sent out by the LMS support team and IT.<\/p>\n<p>You can customize your Dashboard by adding or removing blocks and changing block positions.<\/p>\n<p>You can revert your Dashboard to the default set by Selkirk by selecting the &#8220;Revert page to default.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-311 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/selkirkcollegefacultyguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2189\/2022\/05\/2024-03-18-11_16_07-Dashboard-_-Teach.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"849\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/selkirkcollegefacultyguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2189\/2022\/05\/2024-03-18-11_16_07-Dashboard-_-Teach.jpg 849w, 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