FAQ and Other Tips and Tricks

This page is home to our Frequently Asked Questions, where you can find information on all sorts of things, from useful info about using Moodle and Google Docs to how to give someone access to course materials.  If you have any questions you would like to see us add answers to, please email us.

Since we have many questions answered here, we recommend that you either search by entering a keyword or by choosing a category. You may choose to add a focus (second category) to narrow your search.

For more in-depth Moodle FAQs, check out the wiki.

How do I add students to my course?

Lynda For a video guide please see this video created by Lynda.com (Note you will have to use your Carleton ID to log in)

1. On the course page, find the Administration tab or block on the left side of the page

2. Find users in the tab or block, click on Enrolled users

users to enrolled users

3. In this new page, click on the Enrol users button at the bottom right of the page

4. Type the person's name you would like to add, assign them their appropriate role, click Enrol next to their name, and finish enrolling users.

Note: To understand the different roles in Moodle, view this FAQ article that describes them at a very high level.

Other FAQs