Decaf 1.8, updated theme for Moodle 2.4+
The Decaf theme created by Lei Zhang was one of my favorites to hit Moodle 2.x due to the non-Moodle look and feel, and ease of use with heads up Administrative settings in the top navigation it brought to the LMS. Recently the theme was updated for Moodle 2.4+ by Lei Zhang and Paul Nicholls it has some pretty slick new options and features: use mod chooser tiles: a new look at the [...]
Crowdfunding Moodle Development, My presentation from #iMoot2013
While the iMoot is more than a month behind us I've been thinking about community funded development projects every day since since. While I don't have anything to announce at the moment I would like to share the presentation deck from my presentation. If you're interested in community funding development projects and the potential that it holds for Moodle sites and independent developers I'd be [...]
Free Webinar: Open Educational Resources #OER in Moodle by @Lambdasolutions
If you're interested in free webinars that highlight how to use free content in your free LMS, there's a solid event for you today 6/19 at 1pm EST (10am PST): http://info.lambdasolutions.net/moodle-webinars-open-20130619.html Free Webinar - Open Education Resources and Moodle - June 19 10AM PST There is a trend in many things to go “open” – open source software, open learning, and [...]
@Moodlerooms unviels a new theme for it’s Joule Platform users: Minimal
Moodlerooms recently hosted a webinar for it's Joule userbase to usher in some changes which will come with the upgrade to Moodle 2.4 code base. In addition to the new features available in the core and specific to Moodlerooms (xpLor and a Blackboard Collaborate-based tool specifically for joule), they also unveiled a new base theme called "Minimal". The theme was purportedly designed with [...]
@RemoteLearner releases a new version of ELIS
ELIS (Enterprise Learning Intelligence System), by Moodle Partner Remote-Learner is an extension of Moodle that allows more management tools to track students at a glance and intervene as necessary. There are a lot of features added on top of Moodle which augment the system and extend Moodle to a host of new capabilities. According to the site there are 5 components of ELIS: Repository [...]
Registration for the Midwest Moot in Naperville is now open #Mootusil13
The Midwest Moot (Naperville, IL) registration is now open and discounted (the conference registration is only $135 for the 1.5 day event). The event takes place on October 9th and 10th. The call for presentations is also open and the deadline for submissions is July 31st if you want priority consideration and have a higher likelihood of being accepted. This year's keynote for the event has [...]
Track Attendance, Mark Progress and Award Behavior with @SchoolAnywhere’s Platform (Video)
Schoolanywhere (Webanywhere) is an advertising sponsor of Moodlenews allowing us to host the site, help fund development (and by the occasional pint...you know, to get the creative juices flowing) This video highlights Schoolanywhere's hosted features including attendance tracking, awarding badges and marking progress of students. The teacher video shows off a lot of features that appear to [...]
The Moodle Shake (Harlem Shake video from the Canadian Moot with Boba Fett)
How can you resist Starwars and Moodle together in the form of Martin Dougiamas and a suited Boba Fett dancing the Harlem Shake? I can't. Meme-tastic. Direct: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FhrMkmPW4k The dance skills are undeniable.
Weigh in on Future Development: Self-Assessment, Logging2, Activity Grading
There are a lot of amazing new features and changes on the horizon for Moodle.org. If you're interested in weighing in or stating your perspective on a proposed or possible change it can be hard to keep up with all of the discussions and docs at Moodle.org. Over the past few weeks a few opportunities have arisen. Here's each in brief (though not a definitive list) and links to help track down and [...]
Add Open Source and Java Based Labs to your Classroom with EJSApp
Easy Java Simulations (EJS) are a way to create Java Applets to showcase scientific labs and experiments on a computer. The EJSApp is a Moodle Addon (actually 4 plugins as a set) that allows the labs and simulations to be displayed and used right in your Moodle classroom, Easy Java Simulations (EJS, http://www.um.es/fem/EjsWiki/pmwiki.php) is a tool designed for the creation of discrete [...]
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