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Moodle Manager

Manager / Faculty Coordinator

Role Definition:

The Manager (or Faculty Coordinator) role in Moodle is designed to provide administrative control over a specific category or group of courses, such as a faculty, department, or program. It’s less powerful than Site Administrator but more privileged than a teacher.

This role is ideal for non-technical academic coordinators who help manage course setup, teacher assignment, and user support within a limited scope.

Typical Use Case

In a university setting:

  • Faculty of Science → assigned to a Faculty Coordinator (Manager).
  • The Coordinator manages courses like “Physics 101”, “Biology Basics” in that faculty, assigns teachers, helps with student enrolment, and monitors course quality and progress.

Main Responsibilities & Capabilities

A. Course and Category Management

  • View and manage all courses in the assigned category (e.g., Faculty of Science).
  • Create, edit, and delete courses within the category.
  • Reuse course templates for new offerings.
  • Set course visibility (Hide/Show).
  • Control course formats (Weekly, Topics, etc.).

B. Teacher and Student Management

  • Assign teachers to courses (without needing site admin).
  • Manually enroll or unenroll students in courses.
  • Assign or switch student roles (e.g., Student, Non-editing Teacher).
  • Support teachers with enrollment and course setup issues.

C. User Support and Monitoring

  • Assist teachers in uploading resources (PDFs, videos, quizzes).
  • Review course progress, completion rates, and student logs.
  • Monitor teacher activity and course quality.

D. Reports and Logs

  • View course-level reports:

  • Participation

  • Activity completion
  • Grades overview
  • Analyze student progress and attendance (if enabled).
  • Identify inactive students and notify them.

E. Communication

  • Send messages or notifications to all users in a course or faculty.
  • Use announcements or forums to coordinate with teachers.
  • Help with onboarding of new academic staff.

F. Backup and Restore

  • Back up individual courses (within scope).
  • Restore courses from previous years or import content into new ones.