Open Source Learning, Moodle Plugin Consultancy, Grant for the Web Recipient
Open Source Learning, Brighton-based open source developer and elearning consultancy led by Andrew Hancox, develops plugins for the Moodle Learning Management System on behalf of their clients. Loughborough University was kind enough to let Hancox publish their work as a free Moodle plugin, which is in fact a common way to bring new functionality into […]
Mathe-Mastery: How To Teach Math Virtually, The ‘Shanghai’ Way
Léelo en Español. As we learned last week, British school administrators will start implementing textbooks from Real Shanghai Mathematics, in which seems to be the first account of department-level math teaching methods commerce in recorded history. The key learning value offered by Real Shanghai receives the name of “mastery method.” It works by making sure the […]
With ‘Interactive Book’ Type, H5P Continues To Delight Open Source Educators
I heard you like H5P activities, so…
TeacherTools.Digital, The Easiest Language Learning Assignment Tool Ever, Now With Poodll Superpowers
“It’s like an LMS without the -MS,” says Justin Hunt, aka “Poodll Guy,” about TeacherTools.Digital. A jovial comment to underscore the simplicity that goes into the tool, built by Paul Raine in 2019 (first as EFL.Digital), but in which Hunt is now actively involved. TeacherTools.Digital was made with one goal in mind: To remove all […]
eCreators Joins Learning Technologies Group, LTG Becomes Largest Moodle Provider Globally
Updated on October 14, 2020. eCreators is no longer a Moodle Partner. In a surprising announcement, Melbourne-based eCreators, 2019 Global Moodle Partner of the Year, has been acquired by UK-based Learning Technologies Group. Earlier this year, LTG had acquired the Moodle business of Blackboard, Open LMS —formerly Blackboard Open LMS, formerly MoodleRooms—. According to a […]
EVEN MORE Providers Are Ready To Set You Up With A Free Moodle Site
Updated on September, 2021. Providers of Moodle LMS services, including certified Moodle Partners, are doing their part by helping organizations and teachers make the definitive jump into online learning. In the eyes of many, the transition to fully distant experience was imminent, and the pandemic was a not very gentle push into the future. While […]
Urkund and PlagScan Merge Into Ouriginal To Advance The Conversation On Plagiarism And Originality
On the eve of September 1st, 2020, Swedish anti-plagiarism EdTech company Urkund announced the acquisition of German counterpart PlagScan, to become Ouriginal. This would make the European company the second globally, behind American leader Turnitin, serving over 7,700 customers, mainly schools and universities but including a few corporations, in over 80 countries. According to a […]
Massive Effort In Academic Integrity Research Finds Urkund Best Overall Plagiarism Tools In 8 Languages, Top In 3
Updated on September 15. Urkund has acquired PlagScan to become Ouriginal. Learn more here. If you are considering a plagiarism plugin, you might have a simple goal in mind: To crack down on cheating. A reasonable goal indeed. Unfortunately, it is one that might miss out on the complexities, as well as the opportunities, of […]
‘Are You OK?’ #RUOK Highlights The Question eCreators Asks Every Day
Getting personal with Dean Saunders, Founder and CEO of eCreators, does not come easy for him. But increasingly so he’s been willing to open up.
Субзяsecs Pulse: ‘EduTikTok’ DOA, ExamSoft Woes, Twitter Teen Hacked And When BGP Broke 80% Of The Web
If you thought TikTok would swoop in and dealt a fatal blow to a thousand EdTech apps… Well you might have been right up until a few days ago, when the U.S. government decided to ban the app, following a more drastic measure by the Indian government. Was a revolution delayed, or successfully stymied? Only […]
