‘Resources’ Archives
Moodle & #Blackboard LMS Feasibility Study Now Available from OSC
The Open Source Collaborative project of North Carolina Community College System has released it's most recent LMS Feasibility Study (Part 2): http://goo.gl/XNbU. The full report is over 120 pages, (give us a little time to go over that) but the summary is a lean 7 pages. Report concluded that Moodle was a viable alternative to Blackboard in [...]
Moodle Monday: Moving resources between courses by @timdalton
Today I needed to move a whole set of resources from one course to another. Last year we had a 'Learning to Learn' course on Moodle that all students followed during tutor time. However, the page grew over the year to a point where there were too many resources so this year we are creating a different course for each year group. So, what I need to [...]
Cool intro to Moodle video by mpowerlearning.com
This is a cool 5 minute video that showcases generally the features and abilities that are available to teachers and students using Moodle. It's about 5 minutes and if you're trying to describe what Moodle does to someone that doesn't know, it might provide a good foundation/introduction. Enjoy: E-learning and Moodle from Mpower [...]
14 New Courses from @moodleshare!
Jon Fila, the coordinator and creator of Moodleshare.com (on Twitter at @moodleshare) is also hosting courses that are shared and available for download at http://courses.moodleshare.com. He's recently posted a few new courses, including Web tools for online courses Alcohol Unit for health courses Heat and Populations units for [...]
Video: Uploading Zipped files in Moodle (quick tip)
Here's a quick video that showcases how to zip up files and upload them to Moodle (a huge time saver for course creators). learn the "sent to" zip file process (Windows) how to upload how to unpack in Moodle Here's a link to the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs7P3GOe7DI You also might enjoy the same video creator's video [...]
Moodle Feasibility Study Survey
At the Moot in Austin we covered a great presentation about the feasibility study conducted by North Carolina Community College's Open Source Collaborative and now we've found a collaborative opportunity to tackle the question of feasibility of Moodle in schools and organizations. It's a short survey, but from it we hope that Moodle [...]
“Failure of Constructivism” Keynote by Dr. Richard Clark Slides now available
One of the most popular posts here lately has been a recap of the MootusTX10 keynote by Dr. Richard Clark down in Austin (August 2nd) . It was a very, very good keynote (interesting throughout with great anecdotes and quick wit). The slides are now available (thanks to Moodlerooms, @moodlerooms). Truth be told, the correct title of the [...]
New Theme – Isometric by Mary Evans
There's a new theme out for Moodle 1.9x available from Moodle.org's theme database: http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=26&rid=4098 The theme is called Isometric and is quite striking: At my request Mary also formatted the theme to be seen with a logo: B-e-a-utiful. For more themes visit the Moodle.org theme database or follow [...]
Module: Helpdesk Block
There's a slick new module out that might help you get a handle on bugs and issues with your Moodle site (by tapping the inherent QA skills all users possess). The module is called "Help Desk" and it provides a simple bug and ticket submission and tracker tool for the Moodle administrator team. Help desk at Moodle.org: [...]
Ask Mr. Moodle: is Godaddy hosting good enough for a small Moodle?
Here's a question from a little while ago submitted to our quick "ask Mr. Moodle" survey: http://goo.gl/6aU2. Is a godaddy shared hosting account sufficient enough to be able to host and operate moodle? I know a dedicated server is suggested, but they're expensive. I wouldn't have more than 50 people on it at a time, so I'm hoping it would be [...]
