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Mass Actions in Depth

Summary

Tool Description:

The Mass Actions block allows you to perform actions upon multiple resources or activities, rather than having to perform repeated actions on individual items.

This Guide Will Help You to:

Add the Mass Actions Blockimage.png

Clarkson Moodle also uses the Mass Actions Block, It offers a more persistent interface compared to the toolbar (lse.atlassian.net, CCA Portal).

  1. Add it via the Block drawer on the right side of your Moodle page.

  2. Add a block → “Mass Actions”

  3. Use it instead to enable bulk editing, select items, and apply the same actions

🎥 See It in Action

Here’s a quick demo showing how to activate and use Mass Actions:

Make Bulk Changes with the Mass Actions Block in Moodle

Example Scenarios for Using this Tool

Here are a few examples of it's time-saving use:

Scenario: You may need your students to use a link to the Clarkson library during Modules 1, 2, 5, 6, and 7 in your course.

Without Mass Actions: You would need to create the link to the Clarkson library 5 separate times, once in each module or create the link once, then duplicate it and move it manually 4 separate times.

With Mass Actions: You would create the link to the Clarkson library once in Module 1, select it, then use the Mass Actions block to duplicate it directly to each of the modules.

Scenario: You get Module 1 of your course set up and organized how you want it, with headings. You would like to use a consistent heading structure for all the rest of your modules.

Without Mass Actions: You would need to either re-create the headings from scratch in each module or individually duplicate each item and move it to Module 2 (then do it again for Module 3, etc.).

With Mass Actions: You would select the headings from Module 1 that you would like to duplicate to other modules and use the Mass Actions block to duplicate it directly to each of the modules.

Scenario: You want to hide just the homework and quizzes in each module throughout your course before you open the course at the beginning of the term.

Without Mass Actions: You would need to click the Edit link and choose hide for every homework and quiz in every module individually.

With Mass Actions: You would click the check box to the left of every homework and quiz, then click Hide from the Mass Actions block once.

If the Mass Actions block appears to be not working correctly, refresh your browser or remove the Mass Actions block and add it to your course again. Removing it and adding it back will not affect anything that you have previously done using the Mass Actions block.

Seek Further Assistance

For additional assistance please contact, Clarkson OIT Help Desk;

Online: Get Help
Email: helpdesk@clarkson.edu
Call: 315-268-HELP (x4357)

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