Blocks are mostly supplemental and specialized information found on the right side of pages in Moodle (or below the content on a smaller screen like a mobile device) and are a good place to put helpful resources but not vital-to-the-course information or tasks.
Blocks can be:
- reordered (but not by students)
- removed (by those who can edit course content)
Different blocks can have very different functions, here are some common uses:
- If you want a text or custom block you can edit the content of you might want to add an HTML block
- If you want to track course completion on a course level you might add the Course Completion Status block
- to make it it easier for participants to jump from one section to another and save on scrolling you might add a Course contents block.