‘This just in!’ Archives
Behind the Scenes at #iMoot2010 and #Elluminate
It's not too late to register for the first ever iMoot! http://imoot.org/register iMoot2010 is just gearing up (keynote by Martin Dougiamas starts in minutes!) and it's been a really exciting from the presenter perspective (I am presenting Thursday at 2:30 PM PST on the topic of Selling Courses through Moodle). As the first ever iMoot, it's [...]
2nd call for proposal – Midwest MoodleMoot
Floyd Saner, organizer of the 2010 Midwest MoodleMoot sent 2nd notice today calling for proposals. The 2010 MWMM will take place in Goshen, IN on July 26th through 28th. Presenters and panel discussion organizers receive a 40% discount on the registration fee. Workshop presenters receive free registration plus a stipend. More information is [...]
#iMoot2010 only days away
iMoot 2010 is fast approaching, have you registered to attend and get access to over 40 presentations that are available live the first time, as synchronous re-playing with the speaker on hand to answer questions (twice after) and then as recorded sessions on-demand after that? No? What are you waiting for? The cost to attend is only AU$45 [...]
Login to #iMoot2010 with #Facebook Connect
Julien Ridden, one of the organizers of the upcoming iMoot announced today that the site has integrated the Facebook Connect authentication plug-in recently posted to Moodle.org and mentioned on MoodleMonthly. iMoot is the first ever web-based Moodle Moot. It starts February 4th and runs through the 7th. The cost is only 41 USD to attend [...]
MoodleMeet hits 1000 members!
This past weekend, Moodle social network, MoodleMeet, hit 1000 members on it's Ning-based community. MoodleMeet was created in 2007 by Laurie Korte of Northbrook School District in Illinois. Laurie has implemented Moodle into two different school systems through her work and authored a popular Moodle tutorial and guide (for beginner users) [...]
Moodle for Teachers (v. 4) Starts March 1st
Integrating-Technology.com is hosting another M4T course this coming March 1st. This session will run from 3/1/10 to 3/31/10. M4T is a collaboratively taught Moodle training course for Moodle beginners. Each week covers Moodle and online pedagogy equally and culminates with weekly live sessions hosted on WizIQ.com. The next Moodle for [...]
#Facebook Connect for Moodle
Aaron Fulton of www.Webtolife.org recently submitted a new module/plug-in for Moodle that allows Facebook Connect to authenticate users. There are three main features of the plug-in (but it certainly packs a lot of value for users): users can use existing Facebook accounts to register to a Moodle site users can link existing accounts to [...]
#MootAU10 Call for Contributions
The 2010 Moodle Moot Australia will be held in Melbourne from July 11-14. The official Moot site (http://moodlemoot.org.au/) recently announced it's call for contributions. MoodleMoot AU 2010 invites educational practitioners, managers and technologists from around the world to participate in a stimulating and dynamic forum to review, reflect [...]
Updated: Moodle.org QA Testing site Open!
The Moodle QA testing site was officially opened today (According to Helen Foster, @moodlehelen's tweet: http://twitter.com/moodlehelen/status/7940791238) with additional capabilities (including course creation and access as an Administrator), contrary to an earlier post: [...]
Tomaz @Lasic Joins Moodle HQ
Tomaz Lasic, blogger and Moodler extraordinaire announced 1/19/10 that he joined the staff at Moodle HQ in Perth as a Education Researcher. Tomaz has long been a great resource for Moodlers online at his blog "Human" (http://tomazlasic.net/). According to Tomaz, This afternoon, I accepted Martin Dougiamas‘ kind offer to formally [...]
