Instructors can open their Moodle Projects space so participants can enroll themselves in the course. If enabled, the instructor does not have to manage adding users to the space directly.
This article provides steps to enable the "Self enrollments" enrollment method in a Moodle Projects space.
Enabling Self Enrollments in Moodle Projects
To allow participants to self-enroll into a Moodle Projects space, an instructor must add the "Self enrollments" option to the course enrollment methods. These instructions do not apply to academic Moodle spaces, which get their enrollments from R&R and WolfWare.
Self Enrollment Key Options
The key options for self enrollments are:
- Enrollment key
- This serves as the password that must be shared with the user in order to self enroll.
- When clicking the "Enroll me" button on the course homepage, users must provide the "Enrollment key" set in this field.
- Default assigned role
- This is the role that the user will be self-enrolled with.
- By default, this is set to "Student", but this can be any role in the space.
- Enrollment duration
- The enrollment will expire following the number of days set in this field.
- Notify before enrollment expires
- This option will provide a notification of expiring enrollment to either the enroller, or enroller and enrolled user.
- Notification threshold
- This option will set when the users specified in "Notify before enrollment expires" field will receive their expiry notification.
Enabling self enrollments with the default role of "Student", without any enrollment duration options, suits a hands-off use case that enables users to self-enroll with minimal intervention from instructors.
Enabling Self-Enrollment
To enable self-enrollment in Moodle Projects:
- In the course menu at the top of the main Moodle course page, select the "Participants" tab.
- In the drop-down menu at the top left of the page, select "Enrollment methods" from the list.
- Select the "Enrollment methods" option from the list.
- On the enrollment methods page, in the drop-down menu for "Add method", select "Self enrollment".
- Configure the self enrollment options.
- Click the "Add method" button.
The "Enroll me" link should now be visible to any user who tries to access the Moodle Projects space. After clicking that link and completing any registration steps, the user will be enrolled in the course as an active participant.
Additional Resources
Self Enrolment (MoodleDocs)
Enabling Manual Enrollments in a Moodle Projects Space (DELTA Knowledge Base)
For additional assistance, please contact the LearnTech Help Desk at learntech@ncsu.edu, (919) 513-7094, or via the Get Help form on the DELTA Knowledge Base.