‘Moodle.org’ Archives
Course Format for 1.9 and 2: Grid View
This is a really unique course format that allows course topic sections to be identified with a specific image. The Grid View allocates an image to each topic area and when clicked from the course homepage a nifty popup appears highlighting the information held within. It's easy to use, easy to configure and is a great way to simplify course [...]
Doc of the Day: Basic Site Structure
As a follow-on to the "intro" doc we posted about last week (Key Terms) this quick resource explains to newbies the basic site structure of a Moodle installation. From the front page to navigating around: it is a quick reference for getting started. http://docs.moodle.org/20/en/Moodle_site_-_basic_structure This page and others make up the [...]
Doc of the day: Key Terms
This is a great resource to share with teachers or students if ever you want to get everyone on the same page with Moodle-terminology. From Blocks to Resources to Activities, each is discussed here and helpfully explained in plain terms. For more great guides like this and more visit http://docs.moodle.org/20/en/Moodle_key_terms
Three new releases have hit the shelves: 1.9.14, 2.0.5 and 2.1.2
Three new release versions of Moodle are now available for download from Moodle.org/downloads. The releases are 2.1.2: http://docs.moodle.org/dev/Moodle_2.1.2_release_notes 2.0.5: http://docs.moodle.org/dev/Moodle_2.0.5_release_notes 1.9.14: http://docs.moodle.org/dev/Moodle_1.9.14_release_notes For Moodle 2.1 and 2.0, the releases [...]
Friction-less Learning with Quizzes in Moodle
In a few of the online courses I run the goal is to create the most friction-less learning environment for students so that they can pace themselves exactly as they want. Once enrolled, students can progress through the course as quickly or slowly as they want/need (choosing their own pace unconstrained by any external factor) working to the [...]
What is “Multi-Tenancy”? (new in Moodle 2.2)
One of the things to look forward to in Moodle 2.2 (release date is December 2011) is "Multi-Tenancy" which will set the stage for some really awesome developments within and on Moodle. From the Development Tracker page for the feature , Multi-tenancy is the ability to have multiple virtual Moodle sites running on one copy of Moodle. Example [...]
Back to School: Find a Moot (and attend)
It’s Back to School 2011! We’ll be running back to school focused posts throughout the week of September 2nd, highlighting some good tips and suggestions for making the most out of your Moodle usage in 2011-2012. There are Moodle-related events around the country and world on a regular basis. Moodle meetups are generally called [...]
“Your might be a Moodler…” get some LOLs from Moodle.org
If you know who Jeff Foxworthy is, then you're familiar with "you might be a redneck..." At Moodle.org they have their own orange version of the jokes (some funnier than others) about die-hard Moodlers. Some of my favorite "you might be a Moodler..." You describe the color of something as "Moodle" orange. You throw away all but the [...]
New Moodle.org Plugin Database is now live
The new plugin database is now live at Moodle.org and ready to be seeded by the developers of the various plugins, addons, grade reports, themes and other 3rd party tools that give Moodle a host of additional capabilities and user experience improvements. The new database specs and preliminary mockup can be found [...]
Moodle LMS is 9 years old. Happy Birthday, Moodle!
Every August 20th, 2002 1993 Moodle and Martin Dougiamas have celebrated their birthday's in tandem. This year Moodle turns 9. After hitting 2002 with it's first version Moodle has grown into a robust and stable learning management system used (and loved) by Moodlers world wide in education, business and for fun (I did once meet someone using [...]
