‘Resources’ Archives
Its the 1st day of #Moodlemas and @ourlearning gave to me….
A freebie Christmas themed Glossary! We're getting into the spirit here at Moodlenews and kicking off 12 days of #Moodlemas: full of cheeky rhymes, free resources and perhaps a special surprise or two. Today I'm highlighting a cool free glossary export of Christmas cheer from OurLearning (http://ourlearning.co.uk/). The glossary includes [...]
A Video Playlist all about the Gradebook (from Western Nevada College)
Here's a great set of videos by the Teaching and Learning staff at Western Nevada College that highlight all sorts of features and setup options in the Moodle 2 Gradebook, including calculated/weighted grades, extra credit, sum of grades, non-graded items and more. There are tons of great resources to be found at the WNC blog: I've put them [...]
Moodle 2.x Accessibility a few thoughts and a report by NC State University
North Carolina State University recently published this webpage which highlights their exploration of Moodle 2.x's accessibility vs accessibility in 1.9.x releases. The thorough paper provides a lot of use case scenarios and outcomes when testing Moodle with various assistive technologies and standard tools (screen readers, mouse only, keyboard [...]
Quick review of FreeMoodle.org: great for sharing and learning
FreeMoodle.org is a Partner-backed free Moodle hosting site available to teachers and student with just one catch: courses must be open. I got a chance to checkout the site and play around with some of the courses already there. I can say that HRDNZ has really set the stage for something wonderful. Already there are quite a few courses on [...]
Free Moodle hosting site Gnomio now running version 2.2
If you're interested in checking out some of the new features in 2.2 like the Rubrics and Advanced Grading, the MyMobile theme, LTI or any of the other coolness you can without any risk at Gnomio's 2.x site http://www.mdl2.com/ according to a recent tweet. MDL2 is listed on the Moodlenews hosting chart and provides free but ad-supported [...]
2.1.3, 2.0.6 and 1.9.15 Released (Upgrade today)
For the freshest versions of Moodle you may need to upgrade: versions 2.1.3, 2.0.6 and 1.9.15 have been released. Each release fixes various bugs and vulnerabilities as well as bringing some minor enhancements in usability. Note that improvements and bug-fixing has ceased for 1.9.x as focus shifts to Moodle's most advanced releases. General [...]
2.2 has been released!
The second 6 month installment of Moodle 2.x releases has hit the digital shelves. Long awaited features like Rubrics, myMobile theme and LTI capabilities are included. Some features originally planned for 2.2 (like multi-tenancy) have been postponed until next June or later (release 2.3). You can read the complete release notes for [...]
Usability enhancements by LUNS (fewer page loads, easier resource/activity creation)
Here's a cool usability feature introduced by Andrew Nicols of the Lancaster University Network Services (LUNS) for what Moodle might look like post release in 2.3. Fewer page loads and easier to add resources and activities. I really like the fewer page loads and how the resources and activities are automatically paired with a quick [...]
How to use the Meta Course function in Moodle 2.x
Meta courses are great ways to automatically give students the resources they need on a Moodle site without having to enroll them into two areas. On several projects I've used Meta courses to speed up access to students and to create a 1 stop shop for supporting students that was easily update-able and centrally managed. In Moodle 1.9 Meta [...]
Attend the Open Source Software In Education this January 21st 2012 in Sunny Los Angeles
SCALE 10x (Southern California Linux Expo) is hosting its Open Source Software in Education (OSSIE) track this year and has provided Moodlenews with a 50% discount for anyone interested in attending and registering. The OSSIE track schedule is not yet posted (the CFP just closed) but in the past there have been presentations about Edubuntu, [...]
