Moodle: Auto-linking James Neill University of Canberra April, 2009

The Problem A key advantage of web-based materials is the ability to create HYPERLINKs. However, hyperlinks are often: Under-used Time-consuming to create Broken

Under-used

Time-consuming to create

Broken

Auto-linking: What it does Be default, Moodle creates auto-links to: GLOSSARY items RESOURCES ACTIVITIES These auto-links appear in: LABELS & WEB PAGES FORUM POSTS QUIZZES etc.

GLOSSARY items

RESOURCES

ACTIVITIES

LABELS & WEB PAGES

FORUM POSTS

QUIZZES etc.

Auto-linking: By design Create auto-links for key site components and commonly used external links. Link

Auto-linking: By design By default, only the first instance of an auto-linkable item in a section will be hyperlinked. <nolink> ..... </nolink> in the html code can be used to disable auto-linking

By default, only the first instance of an auto-linkable item in a section will be hyperlinked.

<nolink> ..... </nolink> in the html code can be used to disable auto-linking

Auto-linking: Via glossary Add commonly used terms to the glossary (if they are not already Resources or Activities) Then those terms will be auto-linked whenever anyone uses them Link to Unit Glossary

Add commonly used terms to the glossary (if they are not already Resources or Activities)

Then those terms will be auto-linked whenever anyone uses them