Enrollment Options
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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)