Course formats

Course formats

Why use it?

Course formats help structure course content using different layouts.

It is important that all Moodle courses are accessible and user friendly with clear labels, meaningful titles and descriptive names for files and images. Further guidance is available from the Digital Education team: Accessibility - Accessibility - LSE Digital Education Guides

Step 1: Select a course format

Select Settings from the course navigation menu.

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Course settings menu

Under Course format menu options, click the Format drop-down menu to view the available options. Select the required format from the list (you can view examples of the available formats below). Click Save and display to apply the changes.

Changing the format on an existing Moodle course will not remove any content.

Course formats available at LSE

Moodle courses at LSE should either use the Grid or Collapsed Topics format. Both allow for a compact display that helps students find what they need in their studies. Other formats are not supported as they tend to lead to long courses that are more difficult to navigate.

Grid format

This format places course content behind a grid of images for each section. Clicking on a section image displays the section content.

 

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EC1B3 Macroeconomics course using the Grid format

Collapsed Topics format

This format places course content in collapsible sections that can be toggled to hide or expand content. All course sections except General are collapsed by default.

Open All, Close All and > buttons are not accessible to keyboard users. It is possible to use the tab key to navigate to move between sections and then press enter to open a section.

 

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HY400 course using the Collapsed Topics format