Colleges with a configured Moodle/Paradigm integration have access to this on the Moderation Portal.

A Moodle course preset is a template with settings that is applied when a Moodle course is created via the Moderation Portal.


To create/update a Moodle course preset, go to Moodle course presets · Moderation Portal (actheology.edu.au).


Click on 'Create' for a new Moodle course preset. 

To update an existing Moodle course preset, click on the action item 'edit'. Note, you can use a generic Moodle course preset like "semester unit" to create all units in a semester and then update the Parent Course Category ID to the new course category e.g. S2 for the 


Complete the form an click on submit.


NameChoose a name for the preset (e.g. Intensives, Summer Units, Semester Units)
Course Format

The course format determines the layout of the course page.

  • Topics format - The course page is organised into topic sections (default)
  • Weekly format - The course page is organised into weekly sections, with the first week starting on the course start date
  • Tiles format - The course page is organised in a grid - PLEASE SELECT ONLY IF TILES FORMAT IS INSTALLED AS PLUGIN (https://moodle.org/plugins/format_tiles)
  • Collapsed topics - PLEASE SELECT ONLY IF TILES FORMAT IS INSTALLED AS PLUGIN (https://moodle.org/plugins/format_topcoll)
Group ModeThis setting has 3 options:
  • No groups 
  • Separate groups - Each group member can only see their own group, others are invisible 
  • Visible groups - Each group member works in their own group, but can also see other groups. 
The group mode defined at course level is the default mode for all activities within the course. Each activity that supports groups can also define its own group mode, though if the group mode is forced at course level, the group mode setting for each activity is ignored.

More info: https://docs.moodle.org/401/en/Groups#Group_modes

Parent Course Category ID


Enter the parent course category ID.
To check the ID go to https://{YOUR_MOODLE_Site}/course/management.php
Click on the parent category (or create a new one) to get the ID in the URL.
For example, the parent course category ID for Semester 1, 2023 on the sample page below is 14 (note, it will be different on your Moodle site).

Number of Sections

Enter the number of sections, e.g. enter 18 for a semester-long unit.
This will allow you to have additional sections for general, unit outline, assessments, study week. etc.

Create Audit Group

Select yes if you would like to have an additional group created for audit students.
This is helpful if you are restricting access to activities or resources based on groups.



A Moodle course preset can be edited or deactivated.