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Student Quick Start

Overview

Your Moodle profile contains information about you and is visible to your instructors and classmates. You can change your picture, description/biography, email address visibility, additional contact information, and time zone from your profile.

Accessing Profile Preferences in Moodle 4

View Your Profile

To view your profile, click the drop down arrow in the upper right hand corner of the any page and select Profile

Accessing Profile Preferences in Moodle 4

Edit Your Profile

Click the Edit Profile link in the User Details section of your profile. 

Edit Profile in Moodle 4

General

You can adjust the visibility of your email address and update your location from the Brandeis campus default of Waltham, MA. If you would like to add a bio to your profile, enter that into the Description box.

User Picture

You are encouraged to add a photograph of yourself to your Moodle profile. Your photo will then appear next to your name within Moodle forum posts. By including your photo, you will start to get to know your instructors and classmates and recognize them like you would in a face-to-face setting. 

You can upload a new profile image in two ways:

  • Drag and drop a photo file from your computer into the designated area.
  • Click the grey file button above the drag and drop area to open the file picker. Choose a file then click Upload this file.

Additional Names and Optional

You may choose to add information to these sections as they apply to you but it's not required.

Save

When you're finished updating your profile and photo, click the Update profile button at the bottom of the page to save your changes.