‘This just in!’ Archives
@Lasic leaving Moodle HQ
Tomaz Lasic announced recently that he is returning to the classroom after around 18 months at Moodle HQ. A sad day for Moodle HQ and Moodle.org but a happy one for sure for the school receiving his full-time employment. Over the past year Tomaz has worked on several projects at Moodle HQ, including the full reorganization of the Moodle Docs, [...]
What’s the #Blackboard Acquisition Mean for Moodle?
In the LMS world, there hasn't been bigger news lately than the acquisition of Blackboard by Providence Equity Partners this past July 1, 2011 . The 1.6 billion dollar acquisition of the worlds largest LMS corporation caused a flurry of conjecture and forecasting, but what does it mean for the Moodle community? By and large, it doesn't mean [...]
@Moodlerooms launches two joule2 demo sites to the public
If you're interested in getting a feel for joule 2.0, recently released by Moodlerooms then you might want to start at the two new demo sites available for you to check out, play with and see the joule feature set in action. For potential higher education clients: http://demo2hied.moodlerooms.com/ For potential K12 [...]
Check out the #imoot course creation challenge courses on the Mooch!
The courses from the Course Creation Challenge held during the iMoot this past spring are now available on the Mooch to check out. No need to have attended iMoot 2011, you can now enter the courses and even download a copy to use on your own. From the winner by Alja Isakovic to my personal favorite by Kristian Still, explore each [...]
Moving the Open University to Moodle 2.1 Presentation by @rossmackenzie
This presentation highlights the internal road-map for moving Open University's enormous Moodle installation to 2.1. The presentation is by Ross MacKenzie and highlights the current status of Open University's daily usage and stats and some of the considerations they are being forced to make as they move forward and toward an [...]
Drag and Drop File upload Block by @Davosmith
Here's a really slick application of drag and drop for Moodle. The block, according to Davo Smith, the developer, is simply a proof of concept for adding easy drag and drop functionality to Moodle courses. That said, for Moodle 2.0 it works like a charm. Install the block and voila: drag and drop functionality to the topic/week areas within [...]
Happy Moodle 2.1 Release Day!
While at the time of writing this post Moodle 2.1 wasn't showing on the Moodle.org Downloads page, it is scheduled for release today according to the new Moodle HQ major release cycle and confirmation of all the testing was provided via the Tracker by Helen Foster. 2.1 brings a host of new features, including a totally new assessment engine and [...]
Win Blackboard Collaborate (a 50 seat classroom) for a year!
Here's a cool promotion which would integrate with your current Moodle course: win a Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate) 50 seat license for a year, just by registering on a site and posting a proposal for how you'd use it in the coming year. According to Steve Hargadon, the man behind the scenes, Join the contest site [...]
@Moodlerooms Raises $2.9 Million more
On the tail of announcing a nearly 1/2 million influx of investment last month (May) Moodlerooms' SEC filings have shown that it recently raised another 2.9 million dollars (with more to come). This puts the investment total at around 10 million dollars since the beginning of 2010 . According to the Baltimore Sun article by Gus [...]
Prepare to be blown away (I am) by the Official Mobile Moodle App #ios #mobile
Included in the release notes for 2.1 is information about Moodle HQ's official Mobile app. You can get a sneak peek at some screen shots in the Tracker: http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MOBILE-42 and I think you will NOT be disappointed. Looks amazing thanks to the guidance of Martin Dougiamas and skills of Julian Ridden (among [...]
