Moodle News

Interview with the Folks behind #iMoot2013

Joseph Thibault — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:06 +0000

As you know the 2013 iMoot is coming up next week, I was able to do a email interview of Vinny Stocker and Julian Ridden (@Moodleman), two of the folks behind the scenes of the event put on by...

Merge User Account Script

Joseph Thibault — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:00:34 +0000

Please note that this is an advanced tool that will require access to your database (which you should backup first before executing any script) Have a lot of users that have signed up with more than...

6 Keynotes for the 2013 iMoot #imoot2013

Joseph Thibault — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:30:54 +0000

If you haven’t registered for the 2013 iMoot yet, you should. Only 9 days left to get your ticket to the virtual Moot. Announced recently were the 6 keynote presenters you can attend during...

Moodle 2.5 has been released!

Joseph Thibault — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:00:12 +0000

Right on its new schedule (May and November) and full of awesome new features, Moodle 2.5 was released yesterday and is now available for download from Moodle.org. According to Martin Dougiamas in...

SCORM 2004 Abandonned, Tin Can API the next focus

Joseph Thibault — Mon, 13 May 2013 15:00:05 +0000

Dan Marsden posted an interesting history of SCORM development for Moodle including the difficulties of funding development and maintaining SCORM 1.2 compatibility through the years. SCORM 2004, now...

Installing an add-on into Moodle 2.5 (2 minute video by @ghenrick)

Joseph Thibault — Mon, 13 May 2013 13:30:47 +0000

This 2 minute video shows the new WordPress-like feature that allows you to install add-ons in Moodle without access to FTP or the file directory. It’s an awesome advancement that I think will...

Paypal Enrollment Plugin for Moodle Now Supports all Currencies

Joseph Thibault — Mon, 13 May 2013 12:00:47 +0000

Moodle 2.5 brought a ton of great new features and enhancements to the Moodle community, among the long list of improvements is the expansion of supported currencies of the Paypal Enrollment Plugin....

Is blended learning the new normal?

Megan Pope — Fri, 10 May 2013 15:00:40 +0000

Welcome to Moodlenews’s newest contributor, Megan Pope. Pushing the role of technology in education seems to be a trend, and several schools in Michigan have been implementing Moodle as the LMS...

NextGenU brings two open courses via Moodle.net

Joseph Thibault — Fri, 10 May 2013 13:30:01 +0000

NextGenU.org is a provider of open education and credit bearing courses online. They’ve published two open enrollable courses to Moodle.net recently: Environmental Health and Climate Change...

100% Pass Rate for 2.5 QA Testing

Joseph Thibault — Fri, 10 May 2013 12:00:43 +0000

Announced earlier this week, the 100% pass rate of QA tests for Moodle 2.5 marks the last milestone before the official code release coming soon. 2.5 is full of enhancements, improvements and new...