---
type: source
title: "Moodle: Instructions for Teaching Staff - Self-enrolment"
tags: [moodle, e-learning, teaching-staff, enrolment]
related: [selbsteinschreibung, moodle]
created: 2026-06-30
updated: 2026-06-30
authors: [Universitätsrechenzentrum (URZ)]
year: 2026
url: "https://rz.uni-greifswald.de/dienste/studium-lehre/moodle/anleitungen-fuer-lehrende/selbsteinschreibung"
venue: "Universität Greifswald"
sources: ["output/rz_uni_greifswald_de_dienste_studium_lehre_moodle_anleitungen_fuer_lehrende_selb.md"]
---

# Moodle: Instructions for Teaching Staff - Self-enrolment

This source provides a technical step-by-step guide for teaching staff at the Universität Greifswald on how to configure self-enrolment for students within the [[moodle]] platform.

## Key Instructions
The guide outlines the following process for enabling self-enrolment:
1. Open the course in a browser.
2. Navigate to **Administration** $\rightarrow$ **Users** $\rightarrow$ **Enrolment methods**.
3. Add "Self-enrolment" via the "Add method" dropdown or activate an existing one using the eye icon.
4. Configure optional parameters via the gear icon.

## Configuration Options
Teaching staff can define several optional parameters:
- **Enrolment Key**: A password required for students to join the course.
- **Start/End Dates**: Defining the period during which self-enrolment is active.

## Security Warning
The source explicitly warns that if no **Enrolment Key** is defined, any person with a valid URZ account (including students, teachers, and staff) can access the course.

## Alternatives
The guide mentions **Manual Enrolment** as an alternative for adding specific users, though it notes that this requires a higher configuration effort.
