CCA Moodle

With the end of the Fall semester only a few weeks away, here is a checklist for you to verify your Moodle gradebook calculations and course settings.

Gradebook

Note: Moodle is not CCA's academic system of record; all official grades should be submitted in Workday. Contact Student Records if you need assistance with submitting grades in Workday. 

If you are using Moodle gradebook, please confirm the accuracy of calculations and that your students have viewing access. 

• Select an appropriate grading aggregation method. Choose  “Natural” or “Weighted Mean of Grades by comparing your planned grading breakdown with the examples on the linked Portal pages. 

• (If using Weighted Mean of Grades) Enter "0" for not-submitted or missing student work.

• Unhide your gradebook so students can view grades in the course gradebook.

Contact Help Desk to schedule a one-on-one consultation with our Instructional Designer If you need help confirming the accuracy of your gradebook calculations..

Course End Date

The default end date for Fall 2025 Moodle courses is set to December 15, 2025. Once the end date is reached, your course will remain classified as “In Progress” for a grace period of 7 days before changing over to “Past.” You and your students will still be able to access “Past” courses by adjusting the Course Overview filter after the grace period has elapsed. 

Welcome to a brand new Moodle! We have upgraded to version 4.4. You will notice new features and an improved user interface for course home pages.

New Course Home Page

The course home page has been redesigned. There are new icons for activities and activity completion status is clearer than ever.

Better Activity Editing

Instructors will also notice a change in the Add an activity or resource button. It is easier than ever to insert an activity exactly where you want it, plus activity visibility and group settings are easier to modify from the course page. There are also Bulk actions that let you modify, move, or delete multiple activities at once. Simply enter Edit mode then click Bulk actions above the course's main menu to gain access to the bulk actions.

And more!

The Topics course format was renamed Custom Sections. It is much improved and has adopted some of the best features of Collapsed Topics, CCA's default course format.

To see the changes outlined above in action, check out the video below.

See Moodle.org's list of new features to learn about more new features. Note that CCA does not use all Moodle features, so some options listed on the official Moodle website may not exist.

We will update our Moodle documentation on Portal over the summer. If you have any questions about Moodle or any other instructional technologies, reach out to the Help Desk.