Is Asynchronous Engagement Sustainable? MoodleNews EdTech Labs Review
Baiba Avota (2018) “Assessment of distance learning quality criteria for continuing education of medical practitioners” Society. Integration. Education. Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference, May 25th-26 An LMS or similarly-featured system could enhance the practice of physicians in rural areas, this research argues. Specific needs in these contexts are divided into “synchronous and asynchronous,” as […]
My Learning Consultants Becomes Seventh Moodle Partner In The US
“We have rules to tell you yes.” Jonathan Moore and Michelle Moore, co-owners, join the official Moodle roster with a celebration of open innovation and the possibilities they are eager to bring to the US segment. A press release at moodle.com quotes him, and her celebrating the milestone, which in many ways it’s just the […]
Moodle 3.5 Ya Está Disponible, ¡Descárgalo Ahora!
Available in English. Moodle 3.5 ya está listo para descargar. La última versión del LMS más popular del mundo y la solución de código abierto número uno ya puede descargarse desde su página oficial. Moodle 3.5 continúa con el enfoque en usabilidad iniciado en Moodle 3.4, en donde el ciclo de desarrollo da prioridad a […]
Inscríbete ya al MOOC ‘Moodle Básico 3.5’ que Inicia en Junio 18
Available in English. Otra de las tradiciones asociadas con el lanzamiento de una versión “mayor” o de “primer punto” de Moodle, es una edición más de su Curso Masivo Abierto Online, conocidos también como “MOOCs”, cuya fecha de inicio usualmente cae en el primer mes posterior al lanzamiento. En el MOOC de Moodle, miles de […]
Prepare Your Moodle Site For The US Distance Education Regulation
If the distance education headlines seem to be filled with Europe’s soon-to-be-enforced GDPR, the American EdTech counterparts might want to stay tuned to their own regulatory environment. On July 1, a new set of rules by the US Education Department focusing on distance education providers, including online schools, is set to become active. WCET, a […]
The Dickinson College Faculty Resists The Switch From Moodle
College student paper The Dickinsonian’s Jessica Oren reports on the objections and measures a group of professors is taking to prevent the college from transitioning from Moodle to Canvas LMS, which was initially scheduled sometime in 2019, but has now been suspended indefinitely. Moodle has been Dickinson’s LMS since 2009. The most exemplary complaint comes […]
The Experience Of Learning Efficiency. MoodleMoot Germany 2018 Highlights
The latest Moodle-centric gathering in Germany proved how, if you can isolate every element of the learning experience, it can be optimized, from the “front end” system the user encounters every time they log into Moodle, to the seamlessness to which it connects to other systems securely and reliably, to the way it convinces students […]
Meet The Moodle Plugins That Will Help You Comply With GDPR
Moodle, with Founder and CEO Martin Dougiamas at the helm, has been on top of the developments in personal data and privacy and their regulation across Europe. For next May, when the first stage of enforcement of the General Data Protection Regulation sets in, Moodle will already have a year of discussions and tools under […]
reCAPTCHA v2: How To Update The Defenses Of Your Moodle Site Against Unwanted Robots
Moodle-based e-learning company Pukunui is offering warning and advice for Moodle site administrators or job roles involving data security. As reported on Pukuni’s blog, this month Google will discontinue reCAPTCHA v1, the original tool designed to verify the identity of users login into pages. The new version, reCAPTCHA v2, brings an improved, machine learning-based tool […]
Moodle Is So Flexible MOL Can Fit 30+ Years Of Professional Development History On It
Launched in 1984, MOL offers custom-fit study programs for companies in the UK, with Manchester as its main area of influence. Over time, the value of learning for their own internal processes has not gone unnoticed. In the nineties, MOL started to deliver programs for standard and trade qualifications, and deepened the production of training […]
