Bootstrap Grid for Atto will help you create a better Moodle experience for all devices
One of the outcomes of the Dev Camp held in Vienna in late June/early July was the Bootstrap Grid plugin for Atto which will help all users create content–just using Atto text editor–that makes the content look good on any device (just like a responsive theme will do). The plugin works directly in Atto just adding […]
Moodle Subcourse lets you include another course’s final grade as an activity
Here’s a simple relational module for Moodle that let’s you include the final grade of a course as an activity for another course in Moodle. This might be a way to unlock exclusive content for students who’ve finished a prerequisite or training course, or a way to simply aggregate grades across a site into a […]
Blackboard Acquires X-Ray Analytics bringing predictive analysis to Moodlerooms
Blackboard recently announced its acquisition of X-Ray Analytics, a learning analytics and predictive analysis technology in Washington, DC. The technology aggregates student performance data and provides feedback to users/staff in order to optimize student outcomes and proactively identify at risk students. According to the Washington Business Journal, As CEO Jay Bhatt told me in an […]
Paradiso Solutions Announces Microsoft Dynamics CRM Moodle Integration
Paradiso Solutions continues to expand it’s 3rd party integration services and expertise by announcing the newest integration with Microsoft Dynamics, a customer relationship management system used by businesses worldwide. Dynamics, like Salesforce and Sugar CRM, offers tools to help manage customers and business efforts with sales and acquisition flow and budgeting, etc. If your organization […]
User Restore: Un-delete a user from Moodle
The User Restore plugin by Sebsoft is officially compatible with Moodle up to 3.7 and appears to be in active development as of February 2020 Here’s a handy tool if you’re in the habit of deleting users rather than suspending or archiving them: a way to restore a user who’s been deleted from your system. […]
Get a bigger working space in Moodle with this “Fullscreen” toggle
If you’re bugged by working on developing or using a Moodle course on a small screen or are distracted by blocks that won’t be deleted, the University of Nottingham and Barry Oosthuizen have created a toggle that lets users make the main Moodle area (most often the center column on sites) take up the full […]
Tutorial Booking addon creates a virtual sign up sheet for office hours
To further leverage Moodle in a blended environment or in a fully online course that utilizes web-conferencing tools, providing students a resource to schedule time to meet with you can be difficult. The Tutorial Booking activity for Moodle developed and maintained by Neill Magill and the University of Nottingham provides the functionality you need to […]
File Trash plugin for Moodle helps you cleanup unused and orphaned files
Moodle’s file directory took a new approach with the release of Moodle 2.0, no longer did each course has a specific and identifiable folder in which files were uploaded into (Legacy Files) now each file is uploaded, assigned a sha1 hash and controlled by user permissions where the file can be displayed and who has […]
Moodle IPA Filter could help add dictionary-like pronunciation to your courses
The International Phonetic Alphabet helps learners and logophiles understand the intended pronunciation. You may recognize it from english language dictionaries as the bit with the upside down e’s, œ and ε. The language can now also be leveraged in Moodle through the IPA Filter (sadly nothing to do with hoppy beer), “This filter will treat text […]
Ways to check student activity in your Moodle course using Reports and Logs
Here’s a quick video that highlights the ways that you can look up student activity to verify that students have reviewed material, participated in course and completed required exercises. The reports and logs in Moodle are a great way to validate whether or not students are staying pace and reading what they need to be […]
