Manually enroll a large group of users

Preparation 

Note: This process requires you to use Microsoft Excel. Please have the list of students you would like to bulk enroll saved as an Excel like below:  

 

Procedure 

  1. Navigate to moodle.stfx.ca in your web browser. 

  1. Select the course you would like to edit. 

  1. Click Participants from the top of the course page.

  2. Select "Bulk enrollments": 

  1. Go to your class list in Excel and save it as a .CSV 


 

  1. Go back to Moodle and upload this file to the bulk enrolment page: 

 

  1. Once the .CSV is uploaded, change the role to assign to "Student" and make sure that the first column contains "email" 


Optional: if you would like groups to be created, you must choose Yes to "Create groups if needed" and your .CSV file must have a groups column:  


 

  1. Scroll down and click "Enroll them to my course". 

  1. Once all students have been enrolled, you will receive an email. Then, click "continue". 

Individuals added later should be added through manual enrollment. 

 

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