@CSUMB creates their own Moodle Mobile App
California State University, Monterey Bay [http://csumb.edu/] has released their own Moodle Mobile app in the iTunes store called iLearn for CSUMB. The app provides access to the most frequented areas of their Moodle site, including courses, the messaging system, calendars, iPhone compatible files and grades. While you won’t be able to login or use the site, […]
3 Resources to help manage your #Blackboard to Moodle Migration
It’s certainly a hot topic, so if you’re looking for some resources to move from BB to Moodle you’re not alone. Here are three of the best resources available that might help ease your transition. If you’re contracting with a Moodle Partner or skilled consultant, you may also be able to outsource complete course conversion […]
Happy Friday: my top 5 favorite Moodle sites
I’ve seen a lot of Moodles. I can’t resist a new Moodle link, to see the theme, the apparent activity on the front page and the various courses that are available (even though they might be closed). Checking out a new Moodle always gives me new ideas for posts, and how to design my own […]
Moodle Feasibility Study Survey
At the Moot in Austin we covered a great presentation about the feasibility study conducted by North Carolina Community College’s Open Source Collaborative [link to MN coverage] and now we’ve found a collaborative opportunity to tackle the question of feasibility of Moodle in schools and organizations. It’s a short survey, but from it we hope […]
Ask Mr. Moodle: is Godaddy hosting good enough for a small Moodle?
Here’s a question from a little while ago submitted to our quick “ask Mr. Moodle” survey: http://goo.gl/6aU2. Is a godaddy shared hosting account sufficient enough to be able to host and operate moodle? I know a dedicated server is suggested, but they’re expensive. I wouldn’t have more than 50 people on it at a time, […]
855 Moodle-based Open Courses, #OER
A few months ago we asked for suggestions of courses that were available and open for download. The list has been growing steadily and now there are links to over 855 courses that are based in Moodle and available to download and restore to your own site. Add your own to the list by clicking […]
Moodle Monday: 30+ Moodle resources from @NJIT
The New Jersey’s Science and Technology University (www.NJIT.edu) uses Moodle and has over 30 Moodle videos, tutorials and PDF documents that highlight the basics to the more advanced and 3rd party modules specific actions and procedures in Moodle (i.e. Turnitin integration). It’s a great page to peruse if you’re looking for documentation to work into […]
Intro to Moodle Video by @MrHSIE
Saw this on Twitter and had to share (Thanks to @Moodleman for the RT). It’s a great video by Steve Williams (@MrHSIE) created in the style of Common Craft highlighting the history and use of Moodle. A great introductory video.
Another Moodle 2.0 Theme from @moodledan (I like this one a lot)
This theme is an adaptation of Dan’s EduMoodle theme [http://vl3.co.uk/moodle/?&theme=EduMoodle], but it goes a little further in creating a customizable slide show as part of the header. It’s pretty.
How to change your Moodle’s Favicon
What’s a Favicon? A Favicon is the little image that shows on most browser tabs or in the address bar next to the URL of the site that you’re visiting; this is based on a file usually named “favicon.ico”. For Moodle sites it looks something like this:. This little icon is one of the first […]
