Posts Tagged ‘2.0’
Getting Started: Course Templates
Here are two great course templates which teachers/new course builders might use to get a leg up in the course development process. To quickly test new features and course formats I'll often rely on these (or ones like them) to check out the functionality and usability for the host of standard Moodle modules. Jon Fila, creator of Moodleshare, [...]
Moodle Builder Needed: Authorize.net Integration (and a quick tip)
Here's a plea for a savvy software designer to help with a problematic upgrade to Moodle 2. The issue is that the Authorize.net (a popular payment gateway) plugin has not been updated for Moodle 2.0, so the upgrading institution, the Ludwig von Mises Institute is now unable to use their Authorize.net account (and are relying solely on the Paypal [...]
Dark Blue Theme now for Moodle 1.9 and 2.0
The Dark Blue theme is a pretty slick skin for Moodle which was released by John Stabinger back in early 2010 and I'm a huge fan. Just released recently is an update to the theme making it ready for 2.0 deployment. The change of pace (rearranged breadcrumbs, keyboard short cut controls and links to myMoodle) provides for a really fresh Moodle [...]
UPDATE: Moodle 1.9 gets longer support runway through June 2012
Good news for many institutions who haven't yet begun to plan a migration from pre to post Moodle 2.0; Martin Dougiamas and Moodle HQ has posted an updated schedule of support for Moodle 1.9 which runs through June 2012. For more information on the background to this discussion check out the "End of Life" thread at Moodle.org: [...]
Docs of the Day: Development Overview & the HQ Decision FAQs
As a follow-up to the "End of life Cycle" article yesterday at Moodlenews I thought it was important to point out the two new places where you can find the end of life cycle documentation which was first mentioned in the ongoing discussion about the end of support for 1.9 (and whenever that may be). Good news for 1.9 users is that it was [...]
End of Life Policy for 1.9 has some Moodlers Worried
This post is cross posted at my new site with broader coverage of the LMS world: http://www.lmswatch.com. Subscribe and follow @LMSWatch. The "official" (but undocumented) end-of-life cycle for Moodle versions was clarified in the Moodle.org forums this weekend by lead developer and Moodle Founder, Martin Dougiamas. According to Martin, [...]
Doc of the Day: My Moodle 2.0 (with video!)
My Moodle is a great way to add a place for students to customize their entry way into Moodle. Think of it as your students' very own digital space which comes complete with a list of their courses and relevant learning tools. There are some cool tricks and tips for what you can do with My Moodle for pre-2.0 versions, but check out this great [...]
Doc of the Day: Moodle 3.0
I've seen the future: its orange and wears a mortar board. While issues still swirl with the release and testing of Moodle 2.0, it's interesting to see that the Moodle 3.0 page at docs.moodle.org has already been created (and there seems to be a lively discussion of the possibilities that the next major Moodle release this [...]
Doc of the Day: Legacy Course Files for 2.0
When you get your new Moodle 2.0 test site set up this might be the first thing you enable for teachers/users. A little familiarity in new territory can go along way. http://docs.moodle.org/en/Legacy_course_files Legacy course files as described will bring that "Files" link back to course administration, giving you quick access to the [...]
Course converted from 1.9 to 2.0…but where did the files go?
There was a comment on the most recent ConversionThingy2 release post which had focused on the conversion of 1.9 backups to 2.0 MBZ files. The question from Kerry J at BrightCookie was What happens to the files that were formerly stored in the course files? Good news is that the files are restored and that they are available in the site Server [...]
