Moodle hack
Hide without hiding - Use Stealth mode to clean up those course pages
Stealth mode hides an activity from the course page while still keeping it available to learners — great for organising course materials without adding clutter.
How to use it (make sure this is enabled at the site level):
- Open the settings for any activity or resource.
- Under Common module settings, set Availability to “Make available but don’t show on course page.”
- Save and link to it from anywhere in your course.
Result: A cleaner, calmer course page, with everything still available to learners.
Learning in the wild
Authentic assessments for real humans.
This month’s find from The Learning Scientists explores authentic assessments — tasks that mirror real-world skills instead of tests. In a world shaped by AI, these kinds of assessments help learners show what they truly understand and can do (and they’re usually a lot more fun than a test).
Check out all these great Authentic Assessment resources
Useful thing
Coolors.co — generate perfect colour palettes
Need a fresh palette for your course design, certificate, or site theme? Coolors makes it easy to spin up accessible, harmonious colour combos you can tweak and export instantly.
Play around with Coolors and give your Moodle colours a glow up