Inserting a notifications course element - sending a message automatically

FELIX 30-060

What you need to know

With the Notifications element you can send messages to your students. The course element is pre-configured so that students automatically subscribe to it when they first click on it. This means that as soon as you enter a new message, an email notification is sent to the subscribers or participants registered in the course. The subscription remains active until you delete the course element, students unsubscribe from your course, or students deactivate their subscription directly under Notifications or under "Personal tools" (subscriptions).

What you have to do

  1. In your course, click on "Course editor" under "Administration" (top left).

    • The course editor will open.

  2. In the course structure (left), activate the course element under which the new element is to be inserted.
    Under "Insert course elements" (above) in the category "Administration and Organization" select the element "Notifications". Alternatively, you can use the "Quick-Add" search function.

    • You can also move the element later by dragging and dropping.

  3. To rename the course element, in the "Title" field enter the title you want to be displayed in the course. If necessary, abbreviate the title in the "Title in course menu" field. "Save" your entries.

    • The "Title in course menu" will be displayed in the menu on the left. Since the menu has a fixed width, a maximum of 25 characters is recommended.

    • Under "Insert additional information" below, you can enter, for example, learning objectives and instructions for learners.

    • If you want to enable students to write messages themselves and also manage them if necessary, you must also activate the "Participants" option under "Notification configuration" in the "User rights" area.

  4. Click the red cross (top right) to close the course editor. Select the "Yes, automatically" option to publish the change.

    • The new element is not displayed in the course view until it has been published.

  5. Click on "Notifications" in the course view and compose a message with "Create new message".
    In the window that opens, enter a subject and the message and click "Next".

    • The "Configure e-mail distribution" window opens.

  6. If necessary, select the appropriate recipients of the email notification directly and click "Finish".

    • The message created is displayed as a notification in the course element.
      The subscribed students receive an email with the information that there is a new message in the respective course, but without message content.
      If a recipient group is selected, an additional email with message content is sent to the selected recipients.

    • Edit or delete the message using the buttons below the message.

    • Create a new message for important changes, as editing will not trigger another email!

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