‘Modules & Plugins’ Archives
How to use the humble comma delimited (CSV) file to display private coursework marks on a Coursepage
In 2007, Serafim Panov created a Moodle mod named Display Data (it works for Moodle 1.6, 1.7, 1.8.2, 1.9.3 and 1.9.7.). By using Serafim's mod with Notepad or Excel to produce a comma-delimited (CSV) file, you can place a table containing an entire class' coursework marks on your Moodle coursepage, and yet just allow the user to see only his [...]
Adding Youtube videos by link with the Youtube Multimedia Filter plugin
Here's a time saver for those of you using Youtube videos in your Moodle courses. Did you know that a simple link like "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Six2mhNeJcg" will embed the video automatically in Moodle if you have the Youtube Multimedia Filter enabled? No more flipping to plain text or configuring the embed code: just paste and [...]
No more Wimba/Elluminate for Moodlers: Blackboard Collaborate officially unveiled
Earlier this week at Blackboard World in Las Vegas Blackboard officially unveiled its synchronous meeting tool based on the two acquired products Wimba and Elluminate. Current users of the two legacy products will be able to upgrade to the new official Blackboard product, Blackboard Collaborate at no cost; this includes all Moodle using [...]
Echo360 and Netspot team up to provide Moodle 1.9 and 2.0 plugin (due August 2011)
While there are several live, synchronous meeting and capture tools on the market for Moodle (BigBlueButton, Blackboard Collaborate, Adobe Connect, WizIQ), there's a new type of lecture capture system working on Moodle 1.9 and 2.0 integration via plugin: Echo360. Echo360 does lecture capture and presentation slide organization so students can [...]
Drag and Drop File upload Block by @Davosmith
Here's a really slick application of drag and drop for Moodle. The block, according to Davo Smith, the developer, is simply a proof of concept for adding easy drag and drop functionality to Moodle courses. That said, for Moodle 2.0 it works like a charm. Install the block and voila: drag and drop functionality to the topic/week areas within [...]
ELIS Community Package now Available at Moodle.org
Download it now and give it a test drive. The full community package and documentation is now available at Moodle.org in the Plugin Repository: http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&rid=4894. From the entry, As a highly flexible system, ELIS(TM) is widely used in a variety of learning programs. ELIS(TM) is a set of add-ons to [...]
Easy TinyMCE Port for Moodle 1.9
John Ehringer recently posted at Moodle.org about the new TinyMCE 3 installation instructions for 1.9.12. I was able to install this successfully for Moodle 1.9.10* using only the three-step process outlined by the TinyMCE team at Github: https://github.com/WebCourseworks/moodle/tree/tinymce. Specifically you'll want to peruse the readme [...]
Tweaking Marginalia for better visual cues and feedback
Tweak the look-and-feel of Marginalia and you get a whole new visual experience. Ever since my last post on Marginalia on Moodlenews, I'd been thinking about how to adjust the colour to suit (1) my Moodle theme; and (2) my own taste. I thought to myself, "Why not show the grammar mistakes in red, and the corrections is green?". Plus I really [...]
Moodle 2: Feedback Vs. Questionnaire
I've been working on a Moodle site for a client who needs to have students complete an end of course survey for external review. I've been playing with both the Feedback and Questionnaire modules for Moodle 2.0 and I have to say that I'm struck by how mature and user-friendly both of the modules are. It's a shame that with this level of [...]
A gem of a tool for English teachers: Marginalia forum web annotation tool for Moodle 1.9 and Moodle 2.0
Marginalia Add web annotation to your Moodle forums! This is a great pedagogical tool, from 2008, for those of you teaching English. You can use the Marginalia Moodle plugin to type corrections to your students' forum posts. Here's a Youtube video showing you the plugin in action. No audio, so don't bother turning on the volume knob on [...]
