Posts Tagged ‘2.0’
Moodle 2.0 Video Playlist by @ghenrick
Here's great resource pulled together and shared by Gavin Henrick (@ghenrick) who's also been systematically documenting and reviewing the modules and features of Moodle 2.0 at his blog: http://moodle.drupalgardens.com/. A great resource that's highlighting some of the new and improved features of Moodle (and additional newly released modules [...]
New Conversionthingy2 1.9 to 2.0 conversion process video
Here's a video that highlights one of the easy ways available for converting course content from 1.9 to 2.0 (the other way is upgrading the entire site on which a course has been restored/built). The process uses ConversionThingy2 (by Peter Friesen), which we've highlighted here before . It works pretty well converting the standard Moodle [...]
@OpenUniversity Working to update several Modules for Moodle 2.0 (OUWiki, OUblog, ForumNG)
Sam Marshall, a Moodle developer at Open University recently announced that the OU is working to update their popular contributed modules for use on Moodle 2.0. The OU contributions have been popular among modules and plugins from Moodle.org due to the additional features each modules adds to the basic/standard Moodle module version. Open [...]
@LPCreps brings a Moodle 2 course navigation tutorial
Here's are a few videos by Life Pacific College which highlight the basics of being a student in a Moodle 2.0 course. Part 1 highlights some nifty simple tricks for navigating any Moodle, including how to open new tabs and windows to ensure you don't close your course page, how to show only 1 topic area, how to save relevant files/documents [...]
mTouch 2.0.1 and mTouch+ 2.0.1 released (Now supporting Photo uploads)
mTouch 2.0.1 and mTouch+ 2.0.1 (for iPad) are both now available in the Apple App Store (as of today, 4/1/2011). These newest releases from PragmaTouch and Ali Özgür have addressed a few bugs and have continued to innovate the product to support more Moodle features. Here's a full list of what you can expect for changes if you upgrade to [...]
An indepth introduction to Moodle 2.0 by @titantechtrain
Here's a much longer tutorial which covers Moodle 2.0 (installed at Cal State LA). The video is about 34 minutes long and covers: Setting up your profile Editing course details Adding activities and resources The video is part of a 'video training course' created by Titan Tech Training (@titantechtrain) and the quality is great. The [...]
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 [...]
@ScotFEICT provides great series on Moodle 2.0 (with videos/analysis)
Noel Chidwick (@ScotFEICT) has a great resource-blog which features some analysis and feedback on Moodle 2.0 and it's new features. There are already three episodes in the Moodle 2 series on the site, covering an array of great and useful info, What's New for You? First Impressions What's New for You? Navigation The Conditionals The [...]
CLAMP Concludes “Moodle 2.0.1 Not Production Ready”
CLAMP (the Collaborative Liberal Arts Moodle Project), which is comprised of several liberal arts colleges in the US using Moodle has issued a report recently that they have found Moodle 2.0.1 not ready for production . The report outlines how and why they reached the conclusion for their own institutions/CLAMP version of Moodle. While the [...]
@WiZiQ Live Class Module now works for Moodle 2.0.2
The folks over at WiZiQ have released their new plugin for Moodle 2.0.2 (the freshest release) in order to support all WiZiQ live class users. The plugin for Moodle 2.0 is available from http://org.wiziq.com/moodle/ once you're registered/logged in. Note that this module is compatible with the premium Live Class service from WiZiQ. For more [...]
