Check out these reminders for managing Moodle course content after final exams, the annual deletion of 5-year-old Moodle courses, and tips for preparing for Fall.
Managing Access to Course Content after Final Exams
By default, Moodle courses remain accessible for students enrolled in a particular course. If you want additional security for materials (quizzes, assignments, lecture notes) of a concluded course, please check out Moodle: Options for restricting student access with suggestions for hiding your Moodle course or making specific parts of your Moodle course invisible for your past students.
Annual Deletion of 5-year-old Moodle Courses
All Moodle courses from the 2019-2020 Academic Year will be deleted on August 1st. If you want to save a copy of your course materials, we recommend you create a backup file of your course and download that to your preferred file storage location. Instructions for creating a backup file are available in this short Panopto video or this Knowledge Base article.
NOTE: The backup of your course will only be viewable if you restore it to Moodle. If you want a more easily accessible version of your course, consider printing to PDF so that you can quickly see how your Moodle course is organized.
Summer Break and Planning for Fall Courses
The AT team will remain available via email and through the ITS ticketing system throughout the break. PEPS will offer support by appointment only; send an email to peps@carleton.edu.
If you want to have longer conversations around the pedagogical strategies of your 2025-26 classes, please consider reaching out to Jennifer Ross-Wolff, Director of the LTC, or Wiebke Kuhn, Director of Academic Technology.
As you prepare for the Fall, consider incorporating new teaching and learning tools:
- Integrating strategies to use generative AI tools
- Creating asynchronous learning opportunities with the online resources in Moodle
- More equitable grading using Gradescope
- More interactive reading using Hypothes.is
- More collaboration using Google docs and other tools in the Google suite
- Engaging students with Poll Everywhere in class
For additional resources on teaching technology, check out our Moodle documentation pages, the Moodle Micro-Skills course (self-enrollment), and the Teaching and Learning Service Catalog. The Perlman Center for Learning and Teaching also provides valuable information on a number of teaching and learning topics.
Classroom Technology and Lab Computers
If you are interested in a classroom technology refresher, please reach out to Paul Bernhardt or Bryan Reed. In particular, consider using AirMedia for seamless, wireless connection to the classroom projection system for you and your students.
The full list of classroom AV is posted on the Classroom Technology Support page.
CMC110 computers will be replaced with PCs running Windows 11 as dual boot with MacOS is no longer possible.
Looking Ahead
Moodle will be updated to version 4.5 in December 2025. Improved features will include:
- An option for unconditional automatic attempts on assignments
- Easier ways to view All Submissions
- Notification improvements to help students stay organized
- Enhanced category management for quiz questions