‘This just in!’ Archives
Saturday’s Classroom 2.0 LIVE with Beth Still: Moodler
Classroom 2.0 has a great live session program that highlights all sorts of great events and individuals. This Saturday you can hear from Beth Still regarding her teaching/learning/Moodling. From the session description: When: Sat, November 19, 10am – 11am Where: http://tinyurl.com/cr20live Description: Our topic for this [...]
2.2 QA Testers needed at Moodle.org
Moodle.org Community Manager, Helen Foster announced early this week that QA testing for Moodle 2.2 has started (http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=190362), As Martin posted in the general developer forum, we're hoping to release Moodle 2.2 in just over two weeks time on 1st December 2011. To ensure a top quality release, we're running [...]
CLAMP Liberal Arts Edition v1.5 have been released!
The Collaborative Liberal Arts Moodle Project (CLAMP) has released its newest distribution of the popular software and its Liberal Arts Edition is now version 1.5. CLAMP's LAE incorporates a selection of usability and functional improvements adopted by a cadre of Moodle using Liberal Arts colleges in the US. Enhancements include, a better [...]
Moodbile 0.2 beta released: supports HTML5 mobile browsers, Android app in the works
Great news on the Mobile Moodle front, Moodbile, an alternative app for Moodle has released its 0.2 beta version which includes Moodbile Server for Moodle 2.0, and a new Moodbile Client for HTML5 Mobile Browsers. Also announced is a Android app pending release, possibly this week. Try out the app and the services [...]
@Moodlerooms named Hottest Tech in Town award by the GBTC
Good news on the local Moodle front (local in Baltimore, MD anyway), Moodlerooms one of companies in the area's growing Educational Technology sector was named Hottest Tech in Town award by the Greater Baltimore Tech Council (GBTC). A hearty congratulations to Moodlerooms and the Moodle Partner program that makes their success possible. Here's [...]
“Moodle Top 10″: free webinar with @Campus_Tech and @Moodlerooms Today (Wed. Nov. 2nd at 2pm EST)
Join Campus Technology and Moodlerooms for a look at the why's and how's of using an open source enterprise learning management system in higher education. Two current Moodle/campus Directors of IT will be on hand to talk about their experiences. According to the landing page, Moodle has become a mainstream alternative to the legacy LMS of [...]
News Flash: KeytoSchool’s free Moodle hosting shuttered
A quick notification from Jai Gupta, KeytoSchool's spokesman, announced today that registration and new site creation at KeytoSchool's free Moodle hosting has been shuttered effective immediately. More bad news for KeytoSchool users is that the free hosting service will be discontinued completely on January 1st. From the announcement, It has [...]
Registration for the Moodleposium 2011 is still open ($50 for virtual attendance) #mpos11
Virtual registration for the Moodleposium event in Canberra, Australia is still open and is only $50 (AUD). Virtual attendance provides access to all of the streamed sessions on Thursday and Friday (October 27th and 28th) and a virtual grab bag of goodies. If you're interested in learning more about Moodle via topics such as Top 10 tips [...]
Students report improved grades via Technology/LMS use
Jeff Hargarten of the MNDaily reports that "Of more than 6,000 students polled across 36 campuses, 77 percent said their grades improved through web-based course material and online classroom managing sites like Moodle" according to a recent annual National Lone Star Report. These are students self-reporting their own thoughts on [...]
Huge Professional Development Opportunities in Moodle on the CEET ning #edtechbc
The Community of Expertise in Educational Technology (CEET) social network site is a wealth of information for teachers and Moodlers worldwide. Members share tons of great information, engage in discussions and even do some live events each month. A list of the upcoming "Moodle Meets", which are short (5 day) professional development jaunts [...]
