‘Tech Tip’ Archives
TONS of FAQs Answered by @uniofbath
Here's a great FAQ list based on Moodle (most is applicable to any installation) from the University of Bath (@uniofbath) Moodle, http://moodle.bath.ac.uk/faq/showcat.html
Another Easy Quiz Creation tool (Examview) tutorial by @mguhlin
Examview is a really handy quiz creation tool that's often included with text books that provide their own test banks for your courses. I bet you didn't know that you could use those questions in your Moodle though. Miguel (@mguhlin) has outlined a handy hack that allows users to export questions from Examview into Blackboard format, then [...]
Easy Quiz Question Creation by @Moodlexml
Yulia Ivanova submitted this tip to MN and I have to say that the website tool is pretty slick. Moodle supports several easy to use quiz creation formats already (GIFT and Aiken are among my personal favorites), but the MoodleXML format is another option. Through Yulia's website you can easily create quizzes in plain, easy to read text and [...]
30+ Moodle Videos and Tutorials by @sbrandt (nice work!)
Stumbled across this huge repository of video screencasts on Screenr.com last week and just had to share them. Shawn Brandt (@sbrandt) created them all and out of the nearly 80 videos he's posted about 1/2 are all about Moodle. The topics range from beginner to more advanced and most videos are under 5 minutes. Note that many appear to [...]
Poodle for Moodle: a desktop Moodle install for offline testing, learning and course construction
I stumbled upon "Poodle" yesterday and had to try it. It installs a Moodle and all the underlying software needed to your compuer so that you can work on Moodle locally (away from prying eyes or testers). Why use Poodle? In a sense, Poodle provides an "offline" testing and development environment for those that are constructing or editing [...]
End of Year Moodle Course Cleanup Webinar 5/26 3pm EST
If you're wondering what to do with your course at the end of the school year or semester, there's a free webinar for that. How can you sustain a Moodle learning space over the summer? What annual maintenance will your course need before opening the gates again in September? Let us share our to-do list with you, so that this year you can spend [...]
@imoodler shows how to add an RSS block in Moodle
Here's a quick video that illustrates the process of adding a RSS block into Moodle from @imoodler: No sound necessary (you can probably mute the video to ignore the background TV noise).
Cool Tip from @moodlecamp: View all user profile pix at once as admin
This is a really simple, but useful tip for Moodle administrators noted by @Moodlecamp. If you'd like to share (or view) a full list of the user profile pictures uploaded to your Moodle, just tack "userpix" on to the end of your Moodle URL* and voila! For it to work you must be logged in as Admin. *My test Moodle is [...]
@lasic quenches your thirst for Moodle with WATER: now open to all (mtg 5/16 @ 6pm EST to discuss edu-demo)
"Water", the first of a series of Moodle-usage experiments and demonstrations was recently run with much success. As a result, Tomaz Lasic is now opening the course (and all of the "student" data created within it) for other curious Moodlers to see and engage. It's a great way to see how the many different configurations of Moodle modules and [...]
@howtoMoodle shows the #Moodle2 theme, learn how to get it now for your current Moodle
@howtomoodle showed off the Moodle 2.0 theme recently, specifically how easy it is to create a custom menu for quick access of your most important and popular resources: http://bit.ly/bWznpI. The new theme options in 2.0 are certainly a great addition to make Moodle pages more flexible and customizable. If you're interested in getting that [...]
