Initial summary
As a Moodle administrator, you can configure the necessary plugins to correctly integrate digital content with your platform. This configuration allows you to manage licences and create virtual classrooms automatically, optimising the use of Moodle in your educational centre.
Steps to configure plugins in Moodle
Access the plugin configuration
- Log in to Moodle with an administrator profile.
- Go to Site administration.
- Click on Extensions > Blocks.
- Select the block corresponding to course management.
- Enter the configuration keys
- Enter the fields for Shared key and Shared secret.
- These keys are provided by email.
- Click on Save changes to complete the automatic synchronisation.
- Add the blocks to the main page
If the blocks do not appear automatically:
- Click Customise this page.
- In the Add a block menu, add:
- Courses block
- Licences block
- Finish by selecting Stop customising this page.
Once this step is complete, the new blocks will be visible on the administrator's home page.
- Check available licences
- Access the Licences block.
- Click on View licences.
- You will be able to check:
- Active licences
- Available licences
- Differentiation between teacher and student licences
- Check synchronised courses
- From the Courses block, click on View courses.
- The list of courses created in Moodle will be displayed.
- If necessary, you can update them manually.
- Create courses from the plugin
You can create courses in two ways:
- From Create a new course within the courses block.
- By selecting a book from the available list.
During creation:
- Choose the course format:
- Plugin-specific format (default option).
- Standard Moodle format (LTI).
- Click on Create.
Courses are automatically created in the Miscellaneous category in Moodle and can be reorganised later.
- User and licence management
- Use the usual Moodle systems to enrol users (cohorts, self-enrolment, etc.).
- Licences are automatically assigned according to the profile of the user accessing the course.
Practical example
An educational centre wants to create a virtual classroom based on a digital book. The administrator accesses the course block, selects Create a new course, chooses the appropriate format and completes the process. The course is generated automatically and teachers and students receive their licences when they access it.
Related frequently asked questions
What profile do I need to configure the plugins?
→ You must have administrator permissions in Moodle.
Where are default courses created?
→ Courses are initially created in the Miscellaneous category in Moodle.
Are licences assigned manually?
→ No, they are assigned automatically according to the profile of the user accessing the course.