Frequently Asked Questions

How to see Recent activity in a course in Moodle.

How to see Recent activity in a course in Moodle.

The Recent activity block displays course events, such as forum posts and new resources and activity, that have occurred since the user last logged in. View Recent activity by following the steps below.

Navigate to the Recent activity block in the course, click on the link "Full report of recent activity...."

recent activity block

*Note:The block will reveal public activities in the course since the users last login date. If the Recent activity block is not in the course, the teacher may not have enabled it for the course.


Click the "Hide/Show Advanced" button.

recent activity block filter

Filter Participants and Activities, as well as set a date for the report.  The report will reveal all the public actions within the course by Participants since the specified date. Click "Hide advanced" when done.


Click on a link to view Participant's contributions to the course.

recent activity results


 Last updated Mon, Jun 8 2015 8:00pm

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