How to find Moodle programmers/developers for your project
Someone recently asked me, “how can I find a Moodle developer to help me with my Moodle [integration, plugin, module, block, theme] project?” Through my own experience there are just a few basic ways to find someone with Moodle help. So if you’re interested in finding a Moodle programmer, or if you have a project […]
Gone Moodle 2.0: Latrobe University
In light of the recent CLAMP report suggesting that the CLAMP member institutions stick with 1.9 for the 2012 Academic year it’s important to note that there are a few universities making the leap to Moodle 2.0 around the world. One notable organization is the University of La Trobe in Victoria, Australia whose transition to […]
Gone Moodle: Elon University, University of Portsmouth and Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences
As usual, here are a few educational organizations and institutions who’ve either made the switch to Moodle or are considering it: Elon University, Elon, NC, USA [Student article]: Elon students and faculty are considering a move to Moodle from Blackboard over the summer of 2012 once the current LMS contract has expired. The move is […]
This might be my new Favorite Moodle: TAFE SA Moodle and an update from @ozesteph1992’s
Stephan Schmidt (@ozesteph1992) asked that his team of course developers and Moodle-experts be given due recognition after I posted about his great presentation yesterday [link]. Stephan works at the Department of Further Education Employment Science and Technology, Training And Further Education of South Australia; better known as TAFE SA. He wanted to make sure that […]
The Worlds Largest Moodle Backup File (and how to avoid it)
Here’s a quick tip to keep your Moodle from becoming out of shape and over weight, illustrated with a quick story. A few years ago I was in charge of managing 80 courses that were tailored for teacher professional development. The courses ran every 6 weeks or so which required a new version of the […]
17 Great Student-Created Moodle Logos
Here’s a great use of student talent by City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College. Students in the graphic design course were encouraged to redesign the School’s Moodle logo which is featured at their installation: https://www.moodle.stokesfc.ac.uk/. It’s a great way to engage students and give them ownership of their virtual spaces. Not to mention that these students really have […]
47 Interesting Ways to Use Moodle in the Classroom (started by @TomBarrett)
There’s a great Google Documents presentation going around which features 42 (and growing) “interesting ways to use Moodle in the Classroom”. It was originally started by Tom Barrett (@Tombarrett) but many other Moodlers and educators have continued building upon the original slides to create a dynamic encyclopedia of tips, tricks, Moodle-uses and module sneak peaks. […]
Check out new courses at the MOOCH
If you haven’t been following what’s happening at the MOOCH, today’s a good day to go visit, http://hub.moodle.org. The MOOCH has lots of published courses already posted and available for download. Go browse or search for your favorite! Here are a few of the most recent additions of courses you can download, Biology PHP/MySQL Course […]
Gone Moodle: iPads + Moodle = Learning at Hudsonville Highschool
A little different than normal: I found a great article about Hudsonville Highschool‘s use of Moodle and iPads in the classroom from MLive.com. The highschool has over 200 iPads deployed throughout the school and is using them frequently in classroom settings to access electronic materials including Moodle courses. According to the article, Students accessed the […]
Doc of the Day: Calculating required RAM per student
Moodle.org is always a wealth of knowledge from all sorts of angles and contributors. Here’s a great Doc page which features a lot of what you need to know when evaluating Moodle (especially if you’re evaluating whether or not to host it yourself): http://docs.moodle.org/en/Installing_Moodle#Hardware. Installing Moodle through a cPanel (like what I use at Bluehost) […]
