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Title of the script: Moodle 4.5 – Blocks in Moodle

Author: Nancy Varkey

Keywords: moodle, moodle lms, lms, learning management system, educational lms, open-source lms, course categories, manage course categories, organize categories, edit category descriptions, delete restore categories, site administration

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|| Narration

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|| Slide Title: Moodle 4.5 – Categories in Moodle
|| Welcome to this spoken tutorial on '''Moodle 4.5 – Categories in Moodle.'''

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|| Slide: Learning Objectives
|| In this tutorial, we will learn:
* What is a '''course category'''
* How to create '''categories''' and '''subcategories'''
* How to manage them
* And how to change the parent '''category''' of a '''subcategory'''

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|| Slide: Target Audience
|| This tutorial is for '''Moodle site administrators''' who want to organise '''courses''' using '''categories'''.

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|| Slide: System Requirements

This tutorial is recorded using:
* Ubuntu Linux OS version 22.04
* Moodle version 4.5
* Firefox browser

You can use any OS or web browser of your choice.
|| Recorded with '''Ubuntu, Moodle 4.5,''' and '''Firefox.'''

Use any '''OS''' or '''web browser''' of your choice.

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|| Slide: Prerequisites

To follow this tutorial, ensure you have:
* Moodle 4.5 installed and
* Admin access to your Moodle site
|| Here are the prerequisites to learn this video.

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|| Slide: Course categories
|| Let us begin with '''course categories''' in '''Moodle'''.

'''Course categories''' are used to group similar '''courses''' together.

They help in organizing content effectively.

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|| Login as admin
|| We are '''logged in''' as the '''Admin user.'''

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|| Go to Site Administration, >> Courses >> click on Manage courses and categories.
|| Click on '''Site Administration''', '''Courses''' and '''Manage courses and categories.'''

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|| Screen: Default Categories
|| '''Moodle''' has a default '''category''' called “'''Category 1'''”.

All uncategorized '''courses''' usually go here.

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||Click Actions menu >> select Edit >> Rename as "Miscellaneous" >> click Save Changes
||Click the '''Actions menu''' and select '''Edit'''.

Rename as '''Miscellaneous''' and '''Save Changes.'''

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|| Click Site Administration >> Courses >> click on Manage courses and categories
|| To create a new '''category''', go to '''Site Administration''', then '''Courses.'''

Now click on '''Manage courses and categories'''.

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|| Screen: Click on ‘Create new category’ >> parent category >> select Top in the drop-down

Type name as Mathematics >> click Create Category
|| Let’s now learn to create a new '''category'''.

Click '''Create new category'''.

In the parent '''category''' dropdown, select '''Top'''.

Type '''Mathematics''' as the name and click '''Create Category'''.

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|| Click Create new category >> Choose Mathematics as parent category >> name it "1st Year Maths" >> click Create Category.

Repeat the same steps for "2nd Year Maths".
|| Next, we’ll add two '''subcategories''' under '''Mathematics'''.

Click '''Create new category''' again. Choose '''Mathematics''' as the parent '''category''', and name it '''1st Year Maths'''.

Repeat the same steps for '''2nd Year Maths'''.

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|| Screen: Edit >> Mathematics category >> add description >> Save Changes
|| Next, click '''Edit''' next to '''Mathematics'''.
Add this description: '''"All mathematics courses will be listed under this category."'''

Click '''Save changes'''.

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|| Just point, do not delete.
|| To delete a '''category''', one has to click '''Delete'''.

'''Warning''': Deleting a '''category''' removes all its '''subcategories''' and '''courses''' along with all materials and '''user data'''.

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|| Screen: Change Parent Category
|| Let’s change the parent of '''2nd Year Maths''' from '''Mathematics''' to '''Miscellaneous'''.

To do so, click on '''Edit,''' change the parent to '''Miscellaneous''' and save.

Again edit and revert the parent '''category''' back to '''Mathematics'''.

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|| So that’s how we create and manage '''categories''' and '''sub-categories''' in '''Moodle'''!

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|| Slide: Summary

To summarise, we learnt:
* What course categories are
* How to create, edit, and delete categories
* How to change the parent category of a course
* And how to organize courses better in Moodle
|| Here is the summary of this tutorial.

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|| Slide: Assignment

As an assignment:
* Edit "Miscellaneous" and add a description: "This category is used to keep extra content which is not assigned to any course."
* Add two subcategories: "Resources & References" and "Optional Modules"
* Delete the subcategory - "Optional Modules"
|| We encourage you to try out this assignment.

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|| Slide: Acknowledgement

This tutorial is brought to you by EduPyramids, SINE, IIT Bombay.

To learn more, visit [spoken-tutorial.org](https://spoken-tutorial.org/).
|| Thank you for watching!

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 Author: Nancy Varkey
-Keywords: moodle, moodle lms, lms, learning management system, educational lms, open-source lms, course categories, manage course categories, organize categories, edit category descriptions, delete restore categories, site administration
+Keywords: moodle, moodle lms, lms, learning management system, educational lms, open-source lms, course categories, manage course categories, organize categories, edit category descriptions, delete restore categories, site administration, video tutorial.
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 * What is a '''course category'''
 * How to create '''categories''' and '''subcategories'''
-* How to manage them
+* How to manage them and
-* And how to change the parent '''category''' of a '''subcategory'''
+* How to change the parent '''category''' of a '''subcategory'''
 |-
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 || Go to Site Administration, >> Courses >> click on Manage courses and categories.
-|| Click on '''Site Administration''', '''Courses''' and '''Manage courses and categories.'''
+|| Click on '''Site administration''', '''Courses''' and '''Manage courses and categories.'''
 |-
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 ||Click the '''Actions menu''' and select '''Edit'''.
-Rename as '''Miscellaneous''' and '''Save Changes.'''
+Rename as '''Miscellaneous''' and '''Save changes.'''
 |-
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 || Click '''Create new category'''.
-In the '''Parent category''' dropdown, select '''Top'''.
+In the '''Parent category''' drop down, select '''Top'''.
 Type '''Mathematics''' as the name and click '''Create Category'''.

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 |-
-|| Slide: Course categories
+||
 || Let us begin with '''course categories''' in '''Moodle'''.
-'''Course categories''' are used to group similar '''courses''' together.
+|-
 They help in organizing content effectively.
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 Rename as '''Miscellaneous''' and '''Save Changes.'''
 |-
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 Type name as Mathematics  >> click Create Category
-|| Let’s now learn to create a new '''category'''.
+|| Click '''Create new category'''.
-Click '''Create new category'''.
+In the '''Parent category''' dropdown, select '''Top'''.
-−
-In the parent '''category''' dropdown, select '''Top'''.
 Type '''Mathematics''' as the name and click '''Create Category'''.
 |-
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 Repeat the same steps for "2nd Year Maths".
-|| Next, we’ll add two '''subcategories''' under '''Mathematics'''.
+|| Click '''Create new category''' again.
-Click '''Create new category''' again.
+Choose '''Mathematics''' as the '''Parent category''', and name it as '''1st Year Maths'''.
-−
-Choose '''Mathematics''' as the parent '''category''', and name it '''1st Year Maths'''.
 Repeat the same steps for '''2nd Year Maths'''.
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 || Screen: Change Parent Category
-|| Let’s change the parent of '''2nd Year Maths''' from '''Mathematics''' to '''Miscellaneous'''.
+|| Let’s change the '''Parent''' of '''2nd Year Maths''' from '''Mathematics''' to '''Miscellaneous'''.
-To do so, click on '''Edit,''' change the parent to '''Miscellaneous''' and save.
+To do so, click on '''Edit,''' change the '''Parent''' to '''Miscellaneous''' and save.
-Again, edit and revert the parent '''category''' back to '''Mathematics'''.
+Again, edit and revert the '''Parent category''' back to '''Mathematics'''.
 |-
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 To summarise, we learnt:
-* What course categories are
+* What is a course category
 * How to create, edit, and delete categories
-* How to change the parent category of a course
+* How to change the parent category of a subcategory
-* And how to organize courses better in Moodle
+* How to organize categories
 || Here is the summary of this tutorial.
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 As an assignment:
 * Edit "Miscellaneous" and add a description: "This category is used to keep extra content which is not assigned to any course."
 * Add two subcategories: "Resources & References" and "Optional Modules"
 * Delete the subcategory - "Optional Modules"
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 Domain Expert: Nancy Varkey
-|This tutorial is brought to you by '''EduPyramids, SINE, IIT Bombay.'''
+|This spoken tutorial is brought to you by '''EduPyramids Educational Services, SINE, IIT Bombay.'''
 Thank you for watching!
 |-

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 *  Moodle 4.5 installed and
 *  Admin access to your Moodle site
 || Here are the prerequisites to learn this video.

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 Rename as '''Miscellaneous''' and '''Save Changes.'''
 |-
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 || Next, we’ll add two '''subcategories''' under '''Mathematics'''.
-Click '''Create new category''' again. Choose '''Mathematics''' as the parent '''category''', and name it '''1st Year Maths'''.
+Click '''Create new category''' again.
 Repeat the same steps for '''2nd Year Maths'''.
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 || Screen: Edit >> Mathematics category >> add description >> Save Changes
 || Next, click '''Edit''' next to '''Mathematics'''.
 Add this description: '''"All mathematics courses will be listed under this category."'''
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 To do so, click on '''Edit,''' change the parent to '''Miscellaneous''' and save.
-Again edit and revert the parent '''category''' back to '''Mathematics'''.
+Again, edit and revert the parent '''category''' back to '''Mathematics'''.
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 || Slide: Acknowledgement
-This tutorial is brought to you by EduPyramids, SINE, IIT Bombay.
+Domain Expert: Nancy Varkey
-To learn more, visit [spoken-tutorial.org](https://spoken-tutorial.org/).
+Thank you for watching!
-|| Thank you for watching!
 |-