If you had to describe Moodle in one word…what would it be?
If you had to describe Moodle in one word...what would it be? This short video from Webanywhere (@wastretchbeyond) asks just that. You might be surprised by some of the answers: Community, challenging, fun, reliable, amazing. If I had to describe Moodle in one word it's "enabling". Moodle has allowed me to create and test all sorts of ideas and concepts in an online environment. I've [...]
Moodle TV: a 26 video playlist that is ALL MOODLE
Enjoy this collection, perhaps just let it play in the background to learn about Moodle-y things from Tomaz Lasic's "How Moodle Changes a School" to Moodle Mobile to Moodle 2.0 and more. The 26 videos span a huge amount of Moodle information (in no particular order). You might find something new and exciting while tuning into Moodle TV
Opinion: Why I’m still using 1.9
It's ironic that someone running a Moodle blog does so little work on 2.0. I can't bring myself to start using it more than just testing out a few features. Mostly because my means and expertise in managing servers and installing software at that level is limited; but also because I'm not sold that 2.0 offers a better environment for the courses for which I use/administer/sell from Moodle [...]
2 New themes for 1.9
There are two cool new themes for Moodle 1.9 available from the theme repository at Moodle.org. First up is Corporate Blue which has nice gradient background and plenty of room for a logo in the header. Corporate Blue was created by Thiago Araujo and is available at http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=26&rid=4605 Next up is Cafelite - WR, which just makes me want to drink [...]
How is Moodle is like the Green Bay #Packers?
Michael Feldstein (@mfeldstein67) recently interviewed @Moodlerooms CEO, Lou Pugliese about his history, experiences and current position with Moodlerooms, an official Moodle partner. The interview, captured via Skype, highlights some very interesting history on Learning Management Systems (from CourseInfo, to WebCT, to Blackboard, Sakai, Moodle and more) and is worth the watch (it's about an [...]
Gone Moodle: BlueSky, Northern Beaches Christian, and Abilene Schools
As usual here are a few schools and organizations in the news lately concerning their use or adoption of Moodle in the classroom: BlueSky Online School, Minnesota, USA : BlueSky chooses Moodle as their LMS and Moodlerooms as their hosting provider according to the press release. BlueSky is Minnesota's first online charter school for middle and high school students. The online school’s [...]
iMoot Call for Presentations ongoing/Early Bird Registration extended! #imoot2011
For official news and updates follow @iMootOnline. The 2011 iMoot is fast approaching and to the delight of registrant procrastinators Early Bird registration has been extended until March 11th, 2011. Early bird registration is only $50AUD and provides access to all live presentations AND archives as they become available in case you miss a live session due to the jam packed schedule they're [...]
Want to Donate to Moodle AND Learn? Buy a book by @PacktPub
Packt Publishing has an interesting update on their news feed which focuses on their donations and funding to Open Source projects over the last few years. According to the post they've provided over $300,000 to open source projects around the world, including Moodle . The support they provide to the projects is used to put on conferences, hire developers and to maintain the community-focus [...]
Stay up to date on published courses from the Mooch with RSS
As long as you're an authenticated user at Moodle.org you can grab the RSS feed to view and keep track of the new courses posted to the Moodle Course Hub, dubbed the Mooch. Get it in just a few easy steps, Visit Moodle.org Login Visit hub.Moodle.org click the RSS button on the lower right. Subscribe with your favorite RSS reader et voila! What you'll get is a list like you [...]
Need a Great theme? Check out @NSLearning
Patrick Malley and his team at NewSchoolLearning.com have been turning out great themes since I've known about Moodle and browsing their site can really drive home the point: Moodle doesn't have to "look like a Moodle", just check out their portfolio: http://newschoollearning.com/folio/. In addition to the paid, custom themes that NSL creates for clients, there also are many free themes [...]
