‘Events’ Archives
Ross MacKenzie: Moving the Open University to Moodle 2.0
MootUK11's video archive from this year is a great collection of resources and videos that highlight some of the most cutting edge Moodle use/practices from around the UK (and world). Today I got to watch Ross MacKenzie's presentation in which he highlights Open University's move to Moodle 2.0. Ross highlights a lot of great information about [...]
Regular Registration for the Australia Moot closes 6/17 #MootAU11
Just a quick reminder for anyone headed down under for the 2011 Australia Moot: regular registrations end on June 17th (there after the late registration price will be enforced). This year's Moot features some high-profile speakers (including Martin Dougiamas and Mary Cooch) in addition to a few Australian academics. The opening speaker is Ian [...]
#MMVC11 MoodleMoot Virtual Conference of 2011 to take place in August
Here's another virtual Moodle Moot which takes place August 17-21. This Moot will employ WizIQ's webinar tool. According to the MMVC landing page the conference will be bilingual (English and Spanish) and is now open to submit your presentations or register for participation. The topic tracks for MMVC11 are: Moodle for instruction and [...]
@Moodlerooms sets the unveil date for joule 2
I just finished a move to Baltimore, MD to be closer to StraighterLine and my role as Course Director there. It's a great city and my wife and I are really enjoying the change of pace and new locale. Aside from a few furniture items not fitting through the door we've unpacked most of the way and are starting to settle back in; needless to say [...]
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 [...]
@webanywhere_inc to host a free “Cost Effective Elearning” session in Philadelphia
This June 15th, Webanywhere, an official Moodle Partner and vendor of Totara LMS (a flavor of Moodle very similar to the MITMS http://wiki.mitms.ac.nz) is hosting evening seminar about "Cost Effective eLearning". If you're in the Philadelphia area in June this might be a great chance to check out some of the extensions and specific use [...]
#iMoot Recap: Statistics and future plans (find out how many attendees there were)
The iMoot Wrap-up "So long and thanks for all the fish" was a well attended end of conference event which touched on all of the positives and negatives experienced by iMooters this year. Julian Ridden (@moodleman) gave special thanks to his staff of tireless session moderators and programmers who really created one of the best virtual [...]
#iMoot Recap: Best Practices in Course Design @michelledmoore
Michelle Moore (@michelledmoore), Chief Evangelist for Moodle at Remote-Learner.net had one of the best presentations that I saw at the iMoot last week. Her presentation focused on the best practices of Moodle course design and usage including the list of tips and tricks you'll see below. If you ever get a chance to attend one of her [...]
#imoot recap: Course Creator Challenge Entries
One of the coolest things about the iMoot this year was that there was an interactive synchronous challenge given to all interested iMoot attendees. The Course Creator Challenge was for attendees only, but was nearly like a poster session as you might see at a regular face-to-face educational technology conference. Attendees were able to [...]
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 [...]
