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This is a simple idea, but very effective nevertheless.

I have made it even easier to find courses in the MyMoodle course list by placing category icons next to each course name.

Courses in the Sport Category have a small football icon, IT courses have a floppy disc, Tutorial courses have a question mark symbol and so on.

The script works by first checking for a .png file with the name of the category ID.  If it finds the file it will include the icon, if an icon has not yet been created for the category then it will show the default icon.

If anything, the script adds a bit more eye candy to the MyMoodle page as well as making it easier for staff and students to find courses from a list (especially if the list is quite long).

I have attached a screenshot below:

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Submitted by lewiscarr on Fri, 08/14/2009 - 11:09

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micons

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/14/2009 - 15:41.

Such as simple yet clever idea and just makes moodle a little more personable - can individual users choose their own icons or can they possibly choose from a range of icons

Gideon, Perins School

micons

Submitted by lewiscarr on Sat, 08/15/2009 - 17:24.

Now that is a clever idea!  At the moment the icons are fixed, but it would be possible to all the user to choose with some more scripting.  It would have to write back to a table in the database but anything is possible.  Great idea!

One more thing I want to work on (when time allows) is to let the user change the order of the course list annd move things around via AJAX.  Then we really are using personalisation.  I'll keep posting my findings on this website.