KB1019 - Adding or Managing a Block in a course

A Block is an item which can be added to the block drawer on the right side of any page in Moodle. 

Blocks are modular, and can be easily re-positioned up or down or hidden from view. You can use blocks to add resources, activities, or features to your course which may not applicable to one particular section or topic in your course, but that you want to be easily accessible to your learners. 

Here's a video from Moodle HQ describing how to add a block and manage Blocks in your shell:

How to Add a Block

In order to add Activities, Resources, or Blocks, you must have editing turned on for your course.

With editing turned on:

  1. Open the Blocks drawer (on the right).
  2. Click on +Add a block.
  3. Choose the block from the list (they are in alphabetical order).

Your block should now appear, either on the far-right margin on wider screens or below the course content on narrower screens (such as on mobile devices).

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