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In Moodle,

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four types of course formats

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define the outline

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Single activity format

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 Suitable when you have just one activity or resource to study. For example, a survey, a book, or a video lecture. Also, choose this format if you have a SCORM package.

You can use a single activity format to assign learners some readings

Topics format

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Organizes content into different sections (lessons, units, or whatever you prefer to call it).

Topics are the most popular format for organizing an eLearning course

Weekly format

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This is similar to the topics format, but instead of units, you’ll have weeks. This is a good option for you if you’d like to set a regular learning pace for your students.

You can rename dates into Week 1, Week 2, and so forth, to make a course more reusable

Social format

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If you choose this format, then you’ll have a forum instead of traditional units. This is a good choice when you need informal learning and would like to encourage discussions between learners.

Who said that learning platforms are only for e-courses? Forums are super useful for helping learners to get to know each other and allow productive informal communication

Step 1 - Open the course shell you’re going to fill with the learning content and activities. Click the ⚙ icon in the upper right and turn on the editing mode.

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Step 2 - Click the ⚙ icon again and choose Edit settings from the drop-down menu.

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Step 3 - Scroll down the course settings to the Course format section and choose the format you’d like to proceed with.

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