Moodle: Flexible sections

Introduction

Flexible Sections allows to have nested sections and each section may be displayed expanded (with all content on the parent section page) or collapsed (as a link to a separate page)

This course format looks very similar to Topics format except:

• sections can be added inside other sections
• each section (regardless of its nesting level) can be shown either on the same page as parent or on a separate page. Teacher can change it in edit mode.
• If section is displayed on a separate page, it’s name is displayed as a link and on this  page the link “Back to … ” is displayed

If teacher hides a section all nested sections and activities become hidden as well.

Please note that if section has both activities and subsections activities are displayed first.

Set up

1.Click Open course menu > Settings

2.Expand Course format

3.Select Flexible sections format from the dropdown

4.Click the Save and display button

Visual