Managing Blocks from the Dashboard in Moodle 3.5

About

The new Moodle 3.5 dashboard starts out with a set of default blocks. It is possible for students to add and modify Blocks in their Moodle Dashboard to customize their experience.

How Blocks Work

Blocks are a feature in Moodle that allows one to have relevant information displayed on their Moodle Dashboard. For example, the following image shows the default blocks that are found on one's Dashboard.

image depicting the default blocks in moodle 3.5

Add a Block

Step 1:

Select Customize this page to enter editing mode. This will allow you to drag and organize existing blocks you may have. You will see a gear icon appear at each block. This can be used to delete blocks that you do not need.

image depicting the moodle dashboard and where to enter editing mode

Step 2

Once Customize this page is enabled, select the Add a block which appears at the bottom of the left column.

image depicting the add a block button on the left side of the screen

Step 3

Once you have selected Add a block, select a block to add from list that appears.

image depicting the list of different blocks

Step 4

Once you have selected the type of block to add, the page will reload and the new block will be added.

 

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