‘This just in!’ Archives
Presentation Recordings from #MootUK11 are now available
Day 1 and 2 from this year's UK Moot are now available online for your viewing pleasure. From the keynote by Professor Grainne Conole to sessions on Open University's move to Moodle 2.0, Mobile Moodle, Eye Tracking, Do's and Don'ts, Best course design Practices and more. The videos page at Mootuk11.org.uk is full of information about Moodle [...]
Just released: Moodle 2.0.3 and 1.9.12
Two new versions of Moodle have been released: 1.9.12 and 2.0.3. Each has several security and bug fixes which should make for a smoother and safer Moodle user experience. For more information on each release check the links [...]
CLAMP Moodle 1.9.11+LAE1.2 has been released
The Collaborative Liberal Arts Moodle Project has released its newest version of its Liberal Arts Edition (LAE) of Moodle addons as a package for anyone to download. This distribution of Moodle includes several non-core features which help to simplify grading and adds a host of useful tools. In this release you can look forward to two new [...]
Meet Steve the Moodle Doodle: Star of the Moodle Awareness Campaign by @ulethbridge
This is a special "Gone Moodle" which highlight's one University's transition to Moodle including fanfare and cartoons. Meet Steve, the Moodle Doodle who helped make it happen below. To raise awareness of their transition from Blackboard to Moodle 2.0 recently the University of Lethbridge (@ulethbridge) employed a cartoon character (dubbed [...]
The Midwest Moodle Moot is Open for Registration #mootusin11
The Midwest Moodle Moot in Goshen is now open for registration and the keynote speaker for the event has been announced. The Midwest Moot takes place at Goshen College in Goshen, Indiana--in close proximity to Amish country. Registration for the event is only $135 until June 17th (thereafter the early bird price will no longer apply and be [...]
Check out the “Slides” course format for Moodle 2.0
There's a new course format available in beta from Jeremy FitzPatrick in the Moodle.org discussion forums . The format is called "Slides" and is a little bit like the Tabbed course format available now for Moodle 1.9. If you're adventurous and have a Moodle 2.0 site to play with, consider installing it and giving it a test drive. You can [...]
And #iMoot registration winners are…
I'm happy to announce the 5 (yes 5!) winners of the free registrations to iMoot. The winners are: Francisco, Michal, William, Tami and Denise (last names redacted). Check your inbox on how to finalize the registration process. Thanks for participating and see you at the Moot!
#MootUSCA11 introduces its Ning & Early Bird registration ends 5/2
The 2011 US Moodle Moot in Rohnert Park, CA which will take place this July 12th-14th and now there's a new site available where you can get involved and connect with fellow Mooters. The Moot site is http://www.moot-us.com/ The Moot Social site (Ning-powered) is http://moodlemootus.ning.com/ Do you find it interesting that they opted [...]
#iMoot Speaker Spotlight: The Course Creation CHALLENGE Panel
For Participants/Attendees only (but there's still time to sign up to win free registration, do it now!) on Saturday during the iMoot there is a panel which will "wrestle with the question 'What makes a great Moodle course?'" But this isn't a regular discussion, this is the midway point of a competition to create the best possible Moodle course [...]
1st Mobile Theme for Moodle 2.0?
myMobile Alpha is a new theme created by John Stabinger (http://stabinger.us/) which allows for better mobile access of a Moodle 2 site. The theme is not intended for allowing teachers and admins to manage their resources and content (or the site settings) but is intended to provide a cleaner, better end-user experience for Moodle access via [...]
