6. Quick guide for teachers

6.10. Add / edit content

Edit activities on the course

When edit mode is on, you will see a button with three dots next to each activity you have already added. Click the dots to open a menu where you can, for example, edit, move, duplicate and delete the activity, set it visible or hide it, assign roles and set group mode for it.

Edit activities menu.
You can also change the activity's group mode from the group mode button that appears when you hover over the activity (marked in red in the image above).

Bulk actions

When edit mode is on, you can use bulk actions to assign a specific action (availability, duplicate, move, delete) to multiple activities at once.

Click the Bulk actions link in the upper right corner of the course area.

Bulk actions button.

Select the activities you want and the action you want to assign to them.

Select activities and the action to assign to them.


Add content

When edit mode is on, you can hover your mouse over each activity and resource to see a plus sign button below it, which you can click to add content to that location. You can add an activity or resource, or a sub-section.

Add an activity or resource or a sub-section.
Add an activity or resource

Select an activity or resource from the list.

Activities and resources available.

Add a sub-section

Name the sub-section using the pencil button. You can also go directly to adding activities and resources to the sub-section.

Add a sub-section.


Find more instructions from the official Moodle documentation: Managing a Moodle course (opens in new window)