Posts Tagged ‘2010’
#Blackboard usage drops 6%; Moodle grows to 10% market share according to ITC Survey
According to the recently published 2010 Distance Education Survey Results by the Instructional Technology Council (ITC) there continues to be a shake up in the Learning Management System market with growth for some and drops for others across surveyed institutions. Note that those surveyed were generally the director of distance learning of [...]
Can’t wait for #iMoot 2011? Get your kicks by listening to last year’s keynotes from @imootonline
iMoot 2011 (@imootonline) is coming up at the end of April and it's sure to be a great virtual event. In the meantime, you might get your fill on all things Moodle by listening to one of the presentations from last year (check out all of the archived presentations and keynotes from last year at http://2010.imoot.org/course/view.php?id=64). My [...]
2010 Retrospective (part 2): and this year’s Top 10 Posts
Happy New Year's Eve! As promised here are the top ten posts from 2010 from Moodlenews. Thanks for reading and see you in the new year! Moodle 2.0 Happy Friday: my top 5 favorite Moodle sites Mobile Moodle is COMING (screen shots available) Happy Friday: Nine Moodle 2.0 Themes to peek at & a final contest [...]
2010 Retrospective (part 1): and this year’s Top 25 Posts (11-25)
2010 was a HUGE year for Moodle. MMX brought us some cool innovations in Moodle Mobile, some fantastic books, a huge amount of community activity at Moodle.org and a few other unofficial Moodle groups and sites and finally the wait for and release of Moodle 2.0. At Moodlenews we posted around 700 posts and articles, attracted over 600 [...]
Congrats to Joyce Seitzinger (@catspyjamasnz) and all the nominated Moodlers!
While none of the Moodle-based blogs won their categories in the Edublog Awards for 2010, we did have a strong showing in several categories which helped give more attention to the quality of resources and community supporting Moodle LMS. Joyce Seitzinger, the creator of the Moodle Tool Guide for Teachers (link) is a great resource and received [...]
Don’t forget to Vote for us in the 2010 Edublog Awards (voting ends Dec. 14th)
Moodlenews is in the running for "Best Resource Sharing Blog" of 2010 along with some awesome blogs. In any event, it's a great honor to even be considered but you can show your support for all of our efforts by giving Moodlenews a vote (or two...forward the link to a friend!). I encourage all readers to check out the 2010 Edublog Awards and [...]
Moodlenews and 4 other Moodle-blogs are up for “Edublog Awards” (Vote today and show your support)
I'm honored to have had Moodlenews be shortlisted for "Best Resource Sharing Blog" of 2010 along side a group of truly exceptional peers. Win or lose I'm excited that Moodlenews isn't the only Moodle-focused blog on the list. Check out the 2010 Edublog Awards and vote for your favorite blog in any category. Here are just of few of the other [...]
UK Moot 2010 Call for Papers
Open Source News reports that the 2010 Moodle Moot UK has opened its call for papers: First of all, thank you for pre-registering your interest for this year's MoodleMoot. We are now past 200 sign-ups and are working hard behind the scenes to put on a great conference. Tickets will be released shortly, so watch this space. We have now issued a [...]
2.0 will restore 1.9 or older Moodle courses
It was previously released online that the road-map for Moodle2.0 (soon to be released in early 2010) would not support restoring courses from 1.9 or earlier Moodle versions (source). Martin Dougiamas recently, via Twitter (@Moodler), set the record straight a) acknowledging that working native course restore for older Moodle versions would push [...]
MoodleMoot UK location announced
Next year’s Moodle Moot is to be hosted by University of London Computer Centre on 13th and 14th April. Cost to attend: TBA Tickets and registration information are yet to be released, but you may submit your interest at this site. This is the first year that the UK Moodle Moot will be hosted by ULCC. More information is available at [...]
