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4 Intro Moodle Videos from @ciscoinstitute

Joseph Thibault — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:00:46 +0000

Here’s a collection of short videos highlighting a few easy Moodle tricks, including the file upload process from @ciscoinstitute. You can also check out their Moodle at http://ciscoinstitute.net/.

Direct video links:

Video: Goomoodleikiog 4 Students by @leighmurrell & @HeidiBeez

Joseph Thibault — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:00:06 +0000

I’m a fan of the original Goomoodleikiog video by Leigh Murrell (@leighmurrell) and Heidi Beezley (@heidibeez), but this follow up video explaining the technologies to students is just too good not to share.

Here’s a link to their website: http://goomoodleikiog.com

And to the video on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uE0dzbVMaQ

O-M-G.

Introduction to Moodle Video Collection (8 videos)

Joseph Thibault — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:30:20 +0000

Here’s another video playlist from sbudd from Embedr.com: http://embedr.com/playlist/introduction-to-moodle. This list includes

Moodle’s flagship introduction video, http://vimeo.com/3867499
Tomaz Lasic’s “How Moodle Can change a School” (part 1 and 2), http://vimeo.com/4964277
Goomoodleikiog, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOKJk-7K9gY
Using Moodle in the Classroom, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9XfwBzt1mY
Moodle Explained with Lego http://vimeo.com/4955838
and others.

It’s a great collection of the best intro to Moodle videos (note that a few of the videos were linked to no-longer functional sites, but you should find active links above).

@digidoug shows how to restore last year’s Moodle course backup

Joseph Thibault — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:00:03 +0000

Doug, (@digidoug) the author “Reflections on Distributed Learning” (http://distlearn.wordpress.com/), published a quick post that highlights the process of restoring a previous term or year’s Moodle backup file.

Here’s a link to the great post: http://distlearn.wordpress.com/2010/08/30/restoring-last-years-moodle-backup/

Doug also created a handy video to show the process: http://screencast.com/t/M2FiOWQ3ZTU

This process goes well with the backup files you can get through MoodleShare (as highlighted in today’s earlier post): http://www.moodlenews.com/2010/new-at-moodleshare-11-more-courses/

12+ Moodle Screencasts and Tutorials

Joseph Thibault — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:33:14 +0000

Moodle In Schools, NZ has a great list of screencasts to help you learn and manage Moodle. No registration is required:

http://www.moodleinschools.org.nz/screencasts.

Videos include:

Introduction to Moodle
Embedding
Mashups
feedback surveys
Glossary
Microsoft Office Add-on for Moodle
and more!

10 Moodle Tutorial Videos (for your viewing pleasure)

Joseph Thibault — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:00:31 +0000

From sbudd on Embedr: http://embedr.com/playlist/my-training-screencasts

Moodle by Colby – A Moodle Video from the Student’s Perspective

Joseph Thibault — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:00:06 +0000

I really like this simple video that was created by a student to describe the why, what and how of Moodle [direct link to the video]:

Enjoy!

Cool intro to Moodle video by mpowerlearning.com

Joseph Thibault — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:00:24 +0000

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 Learning on Vimeo.

According to their site,

MPower is an educational services organization that focuses on building conceptual clarity and strong application skills for students in grades five through college, and above. We provide expedient online tutoring at competitive prices.

Note: though a commercial company, the video does not appear at all “commercial”.

Video: Uploading Zipped files in Moodle (quick tip)

Joseph Thibault — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:00:42 +0000

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 covering how to embed video in Moodle: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeN98WEX8hc

If you want an even easier way, consider the multiple file upload module (Enhanced File Upload): http://www.moodlenews.com/2010/module-enhanced-file-resource/

Wanna new Wiki? Check out OUWiki

Joseph Thibault — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:00:22 +0000

If you’re looking for a more robust Wiki module and don’t want to wait for the upgraded wiki in Moodle 2.0, consider checking out OUWiki.

OUWiki is an alternative wiki activity for Moodle which is fully supported and updated by the Open University. Instead of using the current wiki syntax/markup included in Moodle, the OUWiki uses a text editor for markup. Note that the new wiki included in Moodle 2.0 is not based on OUWiki [link].

Download/more information: http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&rid=1015

Check out this great 3 minute video that shows how to use the OUWiki in production (provided by Hazel Owen at http://ictelt.blogspot.com):