Moodle

Include block with link to My Moodle page in Moodle core

Details

  • Type: Improvement Improvement
  • Status: Closed Closed
  • Priority: Minor Minor
  • Resolution: Won't Fix
  • Affects Version/s: 1.8.5, 1.9.1
  • Fix Version/s: None
  • Component/s: Blocks
  • Labels:
    None
  • Affected Branches:
    MOODLE_18_STABLE, MOODLE_19_STABLE

Description

Many students, teachers and even admins don't now about My Moodle page simple because they never see a link to it. Forcing users go to it anytime they login to the site isn't a perfect solution. Simple block with this link will help them. It is very useful as pinned block on course page for example.

See attached solution. The code is pretty static and hardly can hurt anything, so I see no reason to keep it in 3d party area. Any improvments is welcome.

The block was also placed in database of 3d party blocks: http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?rid=778&page=0

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Oleg Sychev added a comment -

Helen, could you please get attention to this? The block is very simple and very iseful.

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Oleg Sychev added a comment - Helen, could you please get attention to this? The block is very simple and very iseful.
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Eloy Lafuente (stronk7) added a comment -

Assigning to Martin, for his consideration.

Although the URL for My Moodle is pretty simple "/my", I think this block can help newbies and others. My +1 for HEAD.

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Eloy Lafuente (stronk7) added a comment - Assigning to Martin, for his consideration. Although the URL for My Moodle is pretty simple "/my", I think this block can help newbies and others. My +1 for HEAD.
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Monica Brainard added a comment -

We have all of our faculty, staff, and students, directed to the MyMoodle page when logged on. We made a slight change to the code that we update every semester, so that only this semester's current courses are listed in the central portion as links. The "archived" courses (term we give to past course) will then show up in the My Courses block (also located on the MyMoodle page). It works very well for us.
Files modified:
\moodle\moodle\course\lib.php & C:\moodle\moodle\my\index.php

Each semester, lib.php needs to be modified:
$findme = '08-FA'; // MMS
to the current semester.

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Monica Brainard added a comment - We have all of our faculty, staff, and students, directed to the MyMoodle page when logged on. We made a slight change to the code that we update every semester, so that only this semester's current courses are listed in the central portion as links. The "archived" courses (term we give to past course) will then show up in the My Courses block (also located on the MyMoodle page). It works very well for us. Files modified: \moodle\moodle\course\lib.php & C:\moodle\moodle\my\index.php Each semester, lib.php needs to be modified: $findme = '08-FA'; // MMS to the current semester.
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Oleg Sychev added a comment -

The file here was old, one of my first when working with Moodle, it violated some rules.
Here is a new one, where all tabs are replaced by spaces, ready to include in Moodle.

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Oleg Sychev added a comment - The file here was old, one of my first when working with Moodle, it violated some rules. Here is a new one, where all tabs are replaced by spaces, ready to include in Moodle.
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Anthony Borrow added a comment -

For the purpose of usability, I think it is a good idea to have the option of adding a link. This block, while simple, would make a nice option for site admins especially on sites that make heavier use of the my page. My +1 for HEAD. Peace - Anthony

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Anthony Borrow added a comment - For the purpose of usability, I think it is a good idea to have the option of adding a link. This block, while simple, would make a nice option for site admins especially on sites that make heavier use of the my page. My +1 for HEAD. Peace - Anthony
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Artem Andreev added a comment -

Why not add a link to MyMoodle in My courses block instead of creating a separate block?

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Artem Andreev added a comment - Why not add a link to MyMoodle in My courses block instead of creating a separate block?
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Oleg Sychev added a comment -

Artem, the main reason for the block is to get new users (i.e. a bulk of new students every year) acquainted with MyMoodle page. It will be more evident as a separate slim block (I usualy place it on the right upper corner), than as a string in existing block.

Also, it's somewhat not a course. And with new front page, which lists their courses to users they usually don't mind MyCourses block much.

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Oleg Sychev added a comment - Artem, the main reason for the block is to get new users (i.e. a bulk of new students every year) acquainted with MyMoodle page. It will be more evident as a separate slim block (I usualy place it on the right upper corner), than as a string in existing block. Also, it's somewhat not a course. And with new front page, which lists their courses to users they usually don't mind MyCourses block much.
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Oleg Sychev added a comment -

I guess this shold be closed now, since it is replaced by new navigation system in Moodle 2.0.

It could helped people in 1.9, but that possibility is probably over.

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Oleg Sychev added a comment - I guess this shold be closed now, since it is replaced by new navigation system in Moodle 2.0. It could helped people in 1.9, but that possibility is probably over.
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Helen Foster added a comment -

Thanks Oleg, resolving as suggested.

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Helen Foster added a comment - Thanks Oleg, resolving as suggested.

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