Moodlepreneur Monday: Sell Courses By Solving Somebody’s Problem
This might sound obvious, but for a course to sell well, it needs to be useful. It should address a problem, a need or a desire, and provide the means to solve it. Moodle content that opens doors for people and changes their lives for the better is what represents real value in a course. […]
Import And Export EPUB Books Into Moodle With This Plugin
The EPUB ebook format is a popular, open source way to receive and publish ebooks that can be read on almost any device and with many different apps. The Lucimoo EPUB import/export suite of plugins makes it easy for admins and instructors to add EPUB books to a course, and then export book module materials […]
Moodle Moot US 2016: Deadline Extended For Presentation Proposals to April 11th
If you were procrastinating sending in your proposal for a presentation for #mootus16 today is your lucky day. As announced by Michael de Raadt on the Moot site, they have extended the deadline for submissions until Monday, April 11th. The Moot administration noticed that there are still many people who are mid-submission and they also […]
The Learn Moodle MOOC In French Is Happening Now (aussi en français)
The MOOC LearnMoodle in French is now a reality and is happening right now (it began on 13 MAR 16). If you are interested in Learning To Teach With Moodle in French, click here to join the fun! This online course to learn how to teach with Moodle is free and runs for a period of […]
How To Create A Lesson Activity In Moodle
The Lesson Activity is a fantastic little bit of Moodle functionality that can be used to both engage learners and create individual learning pathways. If you’re new to Moodle as an instructor, or would like a quick refresher, check out the video below from Moodlerooms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6jz2VCEHgA While brief, the video covers essentially everything you need to know to […]
Have You Checked Out The New Moodle Grading UX Prototype?
Earlier this month, Damyon Wiese, posted about HQ starting the development of a new grading interface in the Moodle.org forums. He also posted a link to the specification doc that contains mock ups of the new design. Check out the initial design below: I think this is very timely as the grading interface is one of […]
Learn How UAG Has Improved Academic Processes With Moodle
E-Learn Magazine (a product of Moodlerooms) just posted a great article on how the Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara has used Moodle since 2006 to improve its academic processes and truly begin to deliver on the full promise of online learning. You can check out the full article here. As explained in the article, UAG’s initial […]
How To Integrate OpenEd Assessment Resources Into Moodle
As recently noted in EdWeek, teachers are facing a “needle in the haystack” problem of the “flood of open source resources.” The problem these days, it would seem, isn’t a lack of options; it is finding the option/resource that is the right fit for the learning goal or outcome sought by the instructor. OpenEd is a […]
Remote-Learner Is Moving Its Headquarters To Denver, Colorado
In a press release, Remote-Learner announce they will be moving their corporate headquarters to Denver, CO from Waynesboro, VA, and expect to be open for business in their new offices by February. From the press release, Remote-Learner’s CEO Ron Olsen said that: Moving to a central location in the US both increases opportunities for collaboration within the […]
Archive Your Moodle Courses With This Plugin
There comes a time for all things to end – and for some of us that means the courses we teach and maintain for our student body. Rather than destroying these resources and their associated data, in today’s digital age, it is always a great idea to just back them up for archiving. Matthew Davidson […]
