‘Modules & Plugins’ Archives
Decaf 1.8, updated theme for Moodle 2.4+
The Decaf theme created by Lei Zhang was one of my favorites to hit Moodle 2.x due to the non-Moodle look and feel, and ease of use with heads up Administrative settings in the top navigation it brought to the LMS. Recently the theme was updated for Moodle 2.4+ by Lei Zhang and Paul Nicholls it has some pretty slick new options and [...]
Crowdfunding Moodle Development, My presentation from #iMoot2013
While the iMoot is more than a month behind us I've been thinking about community funded development projects every day since since. While I don't have anything to announce at the moment I would like to share the presentation deck from my presentation. If you're interested in community funding development projects and the potential that it holds [...]
@Moodlerooms unviels a new theme for it’s Joule Platform users: Minimal
Moodlerooms recently hosted a webinar for it's Joule userbase to usher in some changes which will come with the upgrade to Moodle 2.4 code base. In addition to the new features available in the core and specific to Moodlerooms (xpLor and a Blackboard Collaborate-based tool specifically for joule), they also unveiled a new base theme called [...]
@RemoteLearner releases a new version of ELIS
ELIS (Enterprise Learning Intelligence System), by Moodle Partner Remote-Learner is an extension of Moodle that allows more management tools to track students at a glance and intervene as necessary. There are a lot of features added on top of Moodle which augment the system and extend Moodle to a host of new capabilities. According to the site [...]
Weigh in on Future Development: Self-Assessment, Logging2, Activity Grading
There are a lot of amazing new features and changes on the horizon for Moodle.org. If you're interested in weighing in or stating your perspective on a proposed or possible change it can be hard to keep up with all of the discussions and docs at Moodle.org. Over the past few weeks a few opportunities have arisen. Here's each in brief (though not a [...]
Add Open Source and Java Based Labs to your Classroom with EJSApp
Easy Java Simulations (EJS) are a way to create Java Applets to showcase scientific labs and experiments on a computer. The EJSApp is a Moodle Addon (actually 4 plugins as a set) that allows the labs and simulations to be displayed and used right in your Moodle classroom, Easy Java Simulations (EJS, http://www.um.es/fem/EjsWiki/pmwiki.php) is [...]
Mutant Banjo: a Bootstrap-based theme with color and text picker by Gareth Barnard
This is a quick little video that showcases Gareth Barnard's new Bootstrap-based theme with color and text/font picker all built into the theme's administrative settings. Pretty slick work, Gareth! Of course you can also checkout the base Bootstrap theme for Moodle, Clean, in any install of Moodle 2.5. Read more [...]
#imoot2013 Presentation: How to guarantee your change is integrated to Moodle core
Here's another presentation deck from a live session given at the 2013 iMoot this past May. The presentation is by Dan Poltawski (Moodle HQ developer) and covers a bit of strategy in getting your code contribution integrated into core Moodle. How to guarantee your change is integrated to Moodle core from Dan Poltawski
7 Projects Accepted for Moodle’s GSOC 2013, including Global Search
There were 7 projects selected this year for Moodle's participation in the Google Summer of Code. Each student gets a mentor and stipend to tackle coding a new integration or rewrite of a component of Moodle. Here are the 7 projects for this year (check out all of the past Moodle GSOC projects [...]
Webinar Recording of @LambdaSolutions “Moodle 2.5: Badges, Bootstrap and Better Usability”
This is a webinar recording of an event Lambda Solutions put on. The video is just shy of 40 minutes and is an excellent quality. The webinar's focus was showcasing Moodle 2.5's new features like Badges, Bootstrap Theme and an improved UX. Participants from BCCampus and Lambda help to highlight the features. It's well worth the watch if you [...]
