‘This just in!’ Archives
Simple but extremely useful: User Bookmarks Block
As an administrator on the site you may have noticed the "Admin Bookmarks" block which helps you save hard to find settings pages. Handy...but its useless to the all other users. NO MORE! User Bookmark Block: http://moodle.org/plugins/view.php?plugin=block_user_bookmarks You may know that my job and hobby worlds collided a few months [...]
Farewell MoodleMayhem.org
Miguel Guhlin created Moodlemayhem.org a few years ago and it was a great resource for people seeking Moodle information, fresh ideas or any of Miguel's great tutorials for doing just about anything with Moodle. I was saddened to hear that the domain has now expired and while the site and discussion email group are still up and running (the [...]
@Moodlerooms releases the Folder View to the community
Moodlerooms has now released two new course formats to the Moodle.org database, Flexpage for Moodle 2 and the Folder View course format. According to Kris Stokking the lead maintainer from Moodlerooms, The Folder View course format displays activities and resources within a folder that is expandable or collapsible. This course format can [...]
Get Ready to XPLor
A few months ago I had a the privilege of seeing a sneak peek of a new project by Moodlerooms called originally "FolkLOR". The premise: a curated repository of learning objects that teachers could easily search for, locate and add to their course, no advanced integration necessary. The whole process, whether for a test of community (or [...]
Moodle.org’s Mobile Pivot: Official iOS MyMoodle App scrapped, Android App cancelled
Mobile Moodle apps and themes have been a major facet of the Moodlenews coverage over the past 2 years. Despite the change in course for mobile Moodle applications at the official HQ level I think the road forward will constitute some great contributions to Moodle's flexibility and usability for users world-wide. The recent announcement by [...]
Computational Intelligence course from the MOOCH
If you're interested in teaching (or learning about) Computational Intelligence and artificial intelligence then a course backup just hit the MOOCH with your name on it. The course includes several quizzes and over 2 dozen webpages full of information about artificial intelligence: Computational intelligence (CI) is a set of Nature-inspired [...]
Moodle 2.3 has been released
Moodle 2.3, just a few days behind schedule, has now been released and is available for download at http://download.moodle.org/. Check out all the new features such as a new course format, drag and drop upload, new file manager look and feel, redesigned assignment module and much more: http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=205466
One more week until 2.3
In light of this official announcement, It's the 18th of June, I hear you saying. Probably 19th in Australia. Where's Moodle 2.3? I've had my coffee and I'm ready to install it! What happened to "no more late releases", you say? Well, the answer is that this release contains a lot of great new stuff. It is the best version of [...]
Moodle 2.3 Coming June 18th?
According to the Moodleman (Julian Ridden) the next release of Moodle is now due out June 18th, 2012. Just 2 short weeks away. @moodler announces the due date for #moodle 2.3 is June 18 2012 . Get your servers ready admins! Your staff will be DEMANDING this release— Julian Ridden (@moodleman) May 28, 2012 This is great news for anyone [...]
CLAMP releases Moodle 1.9.16 + Liberal Arts Edition v1.6.2
The Collaborative Liberal Arts Moodle Project (CLAMP) has released their newest version of the LAE for Moodle 1.9.x. This release fixes a few issues with compatibility when using the gradebook and TinyMCE in Firefox. Check out the release update and notes at: http://www.clamp-it.org/2012/05/new-moodle-lae-releases-1-6-1-1-6-2/
