‘News’ Archives
“Folderview” a new anti-Scroll of Death course format for Moodle 2
During my presentation at iMoot this year it was mentioned that there was a new course format coming for Moodle 2 which worked directly to prevent "Scroll of Death". Seems that the format and it's developers have both been named. According to a forum post at Moodle.org by Martin Dougiamas (in reference to the development priorities at Moodle [...]
Did you miss the May Moodle Developer Meeting? Read the recap online
If you missed the most recent Moodle Developer Meeting, not to worry. You can read the notes and minutes online to catch-up. 1 Minute recap: as many as 42 connections were made during the meeting Moodle 1.9 backups to Moodle 2.X is going well Moodle Docs reorganization ongoing Module & Plugin repository plugin development is [...]
More on Moodle Flavours #GSOC 2011
There is some new, interesting information on Moodle Flavours, one of Moodle's Google Summer of Code projects. This project was proposed and is being worked on by David Monllaó and was originally highlighted a few weeks back , quite simply it's a way for Moodle administrators to share and customize a package of settings and features on a [...]
@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 [...]
#Blackboard usage drops 6%; Moodle grows to 10% market share according to ITC Survey
According to the recently published 2010 Distance Education Survey Results by the Instructional Technology Council (ITC) there continues to be a shake up in the Learning Management System market with growth for some and drops for others across surveyed institutions. Note that those surveyed were generally the director of distance learning of [...]
Gone Moodle 2.0: Latrobe University
In light of the recent CLAMP report suggesting that the CLAMP member institutions stick with 1.9 for the 2012 Academic year it's important to note that there are a few universities making the leap to Moodle 2.0 around the world. One notable organization is the University of La Trobe in Victoria, Australia whose transition to Moodle 2.0 is [...]
CLAMP recommends using 1.9 for upcoming Academic year
The Collaborative Liberal Arts Moodle Project (CLAMP) report on Moodle 2.0 has been updated. While they still do not believe that Moodle 2.0 is production-ready for their member institutions and are recommending that their colleges and universities stick to Moodle 1.9; they have gone so far as recommending pilots of Moodle 2.0, according to the [...]
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 [...]
Just released: Moodle 2.0.3 and 1.9.12
Two new versions of Moodle have been released: 1.9.12 and 2.0.3. Each has several security and bug fixes which should make for a smoother and safer Moodle user experience. For more information on each release check the links [...]
@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 [...]
