‘Resources’ Archives
#imoot2013 Presentations Announced!
The 2013 iMoot is coming this May and presenters were recently notified of their acceptance. Myself and Justin Hunt will both be presenting (me on crowdsourcing the first Moodle development project and Justin speaking to the Youtube Assignment and Youtube Anywhere apps he created); but in addition you learn and hear from many other great Moodlers [...]
MyDay Moodle Connects Sharepoint and Moodle in a pretty slick way
Collabco (a UK based company) has a new plugin for Moodle out that connects Microsoft Sharepoint and Moodle in a really slick and pleasing way. While similar to some functionality that you can get from MyMoodle in Core Moodle installs, this is a bit different in that the activity information is embedded elsewhere and available at a glance. [...]
Moodle Theming and Customization Webinar with @LambdaSolutions 4/25
Interested in learning how to theme and customize your Moodle for a more pleasing aesthetic in your online courses? Lambda Solutions is hosting a webinar on 4/25 that will start exploring the ins and outs of changing the look and feel of your Moodle site. The webinar is free and takes place at 1pm EST 4/25 via Adobe Connect. Register here to [...]
Flexible Sections give your course topics hierarchy and a flexible structure
Flexible Sections is a new plugin for Moodle course formats that allows you to nest or add hierarchy to your Moodle course's topics. The plugin is contributed by Marina Glancy is and available only for Moodle 2.4. Topics can be collapsed or expanded and could be used to provide a more streamlined and succinct main course page. Check out the [...]
Simple Space Theme updated for Moodle 2.4
SimpleSpace is a great looking theme for Moodle 2.x and is now available for 2.4. Theme features: 3 column flexible width User profile header Simple, crisp design The theme was developed and is maintained by John Stabinger of New School Learning. t
10 new Moodle themes that are out of this world (the Planet series)
Gordon McLeod has created 10 new themes which are all part of his Planet series. Mercury was the first but now available are Earth, Luna, Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Pluto, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Check them all out here: https://moodle.org/plugins/browse.php?list=contributor&id=1039666. The Planet series are all based on the core theme [...]
Youtube Anywhere for Moodle update (with a video!)
Quick update on the 1st ever crowdfunded Moodle development: Justin has created a video highlighting the tool and how it can be used. Below is a short video and screencast of the beta which shows how the final product will work for Moodle 2.4. Its exactly as I imagined and will be a super simple way to record right into Moodle (or to insert [...]
Teaching with Moodle 2: Training, collaboration and reflection online (Course for Download)
Here's a free course from Moodle.net which you can use to help kick start your professional development. The course is all about training teachers with Moodle 2 and was shared by Rebecca Barrington at South Devon College. According to Moodle.net: An online course providing support and training for new features within Moodle 2 and how they [...]
How Can LTI Benefit You?
Here's an infographic created by the Celtic Project (celtic-project.org) that does it's best to answer that question. LTI by IMS is a framework to develop, deploy and use learning content and activities through various LMSs easily. If you're looking to connect to content and information, activities and exercises or another LMS it's a way to do [...]
Video: Editing the Front Page by @webanywhere
Here's a 2 minute video by Webanywhere that shows how to edit the front page of Moodle. Just a quick and easy way to add information, customize the start page or redesign the user experience with Moodle features or HTML. The video is part of the Moodle Training series by Webanywhere. Direct video [...]
