5. The Enrollment "Menu"

Developer and ed tech enthusiast Lewis Carr created a helpful "menu" of enrollment methods, which we've included after this Book.

Carr classifies each method into one of five categories: Starters, Mains, Specials, Signature Dishes, and Desserts. This should provide an idea of each category’s expected usage, how common each is used, and which options are a better fit for custom rather than broad case scenarios. He also adds a “spice notice” next to each item to signal the technical difficulty involved in setting them up (don't worry; only two in the whole menu classify as “advanced").

You'll find the full "menu" saved as a PDF within this course, immediately after this Book. You're welcome to download and save this resource. 

While the PDF outlines the menu in a more visual way, the options you'll find there are also outlined below. 

Starters

  • Manual Enrollments (Core plugin – Available in Moodle by default; Easy)
  • Self Enrollments (Core; Easy)
  • Guest Access (Core; Easy)

Mains

  • Cohort Sync (Core; Easy)
  • Category Enrollments (Core; Easy)
  • Flat File (Core; Easy)
  • Course Meta Link (Core; Easy)
  • PayPal (Core; Easy)
  • LDAP Enrollment (Core; Moderate)
  • External Database (Core; Moderate)

Specials

  • MNet Remote Enrollments (Core; Advanced)
  • Publish as LTI Tool (Core; Advanced)
  • IMS Enterprise File (Core; Moderate)

Signature dishes

  • Auto Enroll (Plugin; Easy)
  • Enroll By User Profile Field (Plugin; Easy)
  • Course Completed Enrollment (Plugin; Easy)

Desserts

  • Badge Enrollment (Plugin; Easy)
  • Enrollment Upon Approval (Plugin; Easy)
  • Auto Enrollment (via activity) (Plugin; Easy)