Totara LMS Earns US Army Certificate of Networthiness
recently worked with ASM Research to be approved as a vendor to the Federal Government/United States Army potentially paving the way towards the open source learning software being utilized by the armed forces for training. Under what is called the Army’s Networthiness Certification Program which evaluates IT programs for risk and impact, Totara LMS is […]
This word cloud is a fun way to learn Moodle terminology
At Tagul.com there’s a cool Moodle Docs generated interactive word cloud. The terminology making up the word cloud reflects those terms a Moodler should be well acquainted with. Click any term and you’ll be transported to the appropriate Docs page at Moodle.org. Play with it here http://tagul.com/show/277781@4/Moodle%20Jargon
Login by Email with Moodle 2.7
A new feature in Moodle 2.7 allows the administrator to enable users to login by both their username and their registered email easily…which is to say, probably a feature that Moodlers across the globe will embrace as a way to cut down on “I forgot my username” tech tickets. The feature can be enabled on […]
Scaling a Quiz score using Categories and Calculations in Moodle
Say you have a need to award points for a questions that add up to higher than you’d like the entire quiz to be valued at (giving students a bit of opportunity for extra credit without using a separate activity for extra credit). For example: your exam is worth a total of 50 points Each question […]
Moodle’s Database Schema (2.2) visualized
If you’re interested in getting a sense of and understanding the architecture and interrelationships of Moodle, starting by looking at the database schema might give you a good primer. Available at http://www.examulator.com/er/, Moodle 2.2’s Database Schema was reverse engineered and visually displayed so that you can check it out, trace the web and better understand […]
Quick Tip for Databases: A nice layout for the list view
I’ve been working on a Job database for a Moodle site and while Moodle.org’s Job database has been a great example to follow there were a few things not as obvious to the creation which would be great to know starting out. One of the things I struggled with until I found the answer in […]
Happy Friday: My 5 Favorite Moodle sites for 2014
My post, 5 Favorite Moodle sites from back in 2010 is the most popular post of all time on Moodlenews. However, a LOT has changed since 2010 in Moodle aesthetics so here goes a 2nd installment of my favorite sites from around the web since that date. A few notes, responsive themes have really taken […]
Add a Scoreboard and gamify your Moodle course with the Ranking Block
The Ranking Block is a new addon at Moodle.org that is designed to enhance the gamification of your course through completion and grades. Developed/maintained by William Mano the block uses course completion activities and grades to aggregate a formal ranking of students and puts that information on display. Point defaults can be customized as can […]
162 Page Moodle Manual from @HowtoMoodle
Here’s a 162 page resource compiled by Moodle Partner HowtoMoodle that covers a host of need to know Moodle processes for course creation and management in 2.5. Within the pages of Course Creator Essential 2.5 are easy keys to help you understand what you’re looking at (which view, if it’s an admin setting, etc.) and loads of […]
Bulk Upload of Courses for Moodle 2.6
Another new feature of Moodle 2.6 is the ability to create courses in bulk using a csv file. It just requires a few mandatory fields to be filled out (required fieldnames are shortname, fullname, and category), then you’re able to upload that csv file to your Moodle where courses will be created in the appropriate […]
