‘News’ Archives
eyeOs and Moodle, Optimized for #ChromeOS?
Imagine this scenario: you start-up any computer with internet, login into your Education portal and voila, easy 2-click authentication to Moodle and instant access to your own personal, safe online file repository; all in the cloud. Sound good? Sounds like you need to check out eyeOs. eyeOs is a cool browser-based program that looks as [...]
Martin Dougiamas talks about the future of Moodle with Giovanni Farias (@gfarias_com)
Giovanni Farias (@gfarias_com) Moodle Partner in Brazil recently posted this interview with Martin Dougiamas highlighting the upcoming changes with Moodle, Moodle 2 and its mobile project. The interview is about 10 minutes long and highlights many of the exciting developments we can look forward to in the next 6-12 months. Enjoy! If you're [...]
Moodle named as “Spotlight Innovations” Company along with @Str8erline
Not often that two of the educational projects I work on are celebrated in the same report. The US Chamber's Institute for Competitive Workforce released its "College 2.0: Transforming Higher Education through Greater Innovation and Smarter Regulation" report which highlighted key policy and regulatory fixes as well as several companies and [...]
Moodle 2: Feedback Vs. Questionnaire
I've been working on a Moodle site for a client who needs to have students complete an end of course survey for external review. I've been playing with both the Feedback and Questionnaire modules for Moodle 2.0 and I have to say that I'm struck by how mature and user-friendly both of the modules are. It's a shame that with this level of [...]
eportfolios with google docs by @jenhegna on @Moodleshare
Moodleshare is a great resource for finding free courses to download (and new courses are added every week!). Jon Fila (@Moodleshare) recently posted a new course by Jen Hegna which highlights how to use Google Docs and Apps to create student e-Portfolios. From her post (which made the rounds on Moodlemayhem and elsewhere), I recently [...]
Me and my Friend Moodle Prezi by @Kentbrooks
Check out this great presentation which comically highlights the adoption of/transition to Moodle at Western Oklahoma State College by Kent Brooks (@Kentbrooks). Me and My Friend Moodle on Prezi
Congratulations to @iAlja “Best in Show” at the #imoot Course Creation Challenge
Via Gavin Henrick (@ghenrick) and the iMoot site: Best in Show “I can change the world” – Alja Isakovic Runners up “Surviving the Great iMoot Climate Change” – Drew Mortensen “Global Warming and Climate Change” – Sigi Jakob-Kühn The public favourite matched our own: iMoot Peoples Choice “I can change the world” [...]
Gone Moodle 2: Me. Using Moodle 2, a few first thoughts
I installed Moodle 2 using my cPanel over the weekend and played a bit with the new Admin interface and menus. The installation had no problems and was complete in about 2 minutes. I had near instant access to my new Moodle site (note that I did not upgrade an existing site). Right now the Moodle is running 2.0.2 (which is the most recent [...]
Public Service Annoucement: Stop the Scroll of Death!
A quick public service announcement on a very important subject. Prevent the scroll of death and stop symptoms like: inefficient screen navigation scroll of death finger wheel cramping next step confusion resource hide-and-seek syndrome and more. Call now (Jenny is standing by). Yet another great Moodle contribution from [...]
Gone Moodle: An interview with Clarence Maise of Western Nevada College
Recently Clarence Maise and Western Nevada College took a well-informed leap of faith in adopting their new LMS, Joule 2 provided by Moodlerooms. While many other higher education institutions have hesitated to adopt the underlying Moodle 2.0 technology, Clarence and his team were eager to adopt the best possible after piloting several versions [...]
