The academic Moodle server, called Moodle Courses, is provided for official Registration & Records courses. However, Moodle can also be used for other purposes, such as committee work, student groups, developing future academic courses, research projects, or developing future non-credit, fee-based offerings.
Moodle spaces for non-fee based offerings are supported on a Moodle server called Moodle Projects. All NC State faculty and staff have permission to activate a WolfWare Projects space, and can follow the instructions below to request a WolfWare Projects space and Moodle Projects course.
Any online, non-credit, fee-based offering needs to be run through the Moodle Outreach server. To start the process and gain access to build courses on Moodle Outreach, please review our DELTA WolfWare Outreach Page for further guidance.
Creating a WolfWare Projects Space and Moodle Projects Course
Moodle is one of the course tools available through WolfWare, so to activate a Moodle Projects space, users must:
- Request the WolfWare Projects space.
- Activate Moodle, and any other tools, in that Projects space.
Before creating a Projects Space, faculty or staff must acknowledge that they have read and understood the WolfWare Project Spaces SOP.
Request the WolfWare Space
To request a WolfWare space, follow the instructions below.
- Log into WolfWare.
- On the My Current Courses page select the Projects tab.
- Click the Request Project Space button.
- Review the terms and conditions and complete the agreement statements.
- Enter a name for the project space in the Project Space Name textbox.
- Click the Request Project Space button to create it.
Activate Moodle
To activate the Moodle course for the new project space, follow the instructions in the "Activating WolfWare Tools" article for Moodle.
WolfWare Projects Space Settings
Some pertinent settings are:
- Shortname
- Provides users with a succinct label for the Moodle course.
- This is typically a shortened version of the full title that Moodle uses for breadcrumbs and other navigation.
- Availability window
- Set a start and end date for when users enrolled with the Student role should have access to the Moodle space.
- Set no date here for continuous access.
- Moodle Course Copier
- Allows the user to copy the content from another Moodle space.
- Only course content without student data will be copied over.
- Users can also start with a blank Moodle space (select Create Blank Course) or a pre-structured Moodle course (see the "Quick Start Course Shell" User Guide).
After submitting the form, the Projects Space will typically be created in one hour or less. Using the Course Copier may increase the time required, depending on the size of the course being copied, and how many courses are currently also being copied by other instructors.
Additional Resources
Requesting a WolfWare Space (DELTA Knowledge Base)
Activating WolfWare Tools (DELTA Knowledge Base)
For additional assistance, please contact the LearnTech Help Desk at learntech@ncsu.edu or (919) 513-7094, or via the Get Help form on the DELTA Knowledge Base.