Blackboard Tries Out Controversial Income Stream For School Districts
In a press release last August, Blackboard and Education Funding Partners (EFP) announced the launch of a “sustainable, new revenue stream” model for districts and schools at no direct cost for the institutions. The catch: Digital advertisements will be shown to students and the community on institutions websites running on Blackboard Web Community Manager, a solution […]
The EME Debacle: A Moodler’s Perspective. Open Source News Roundup
El Tema ‘Boost Campus’ Coloriza y Enriquece Funciones y Comandos de Moodle
This Story in English. La Universidad de Ulm en Alemania ha puesto a disposición de la comunidad Moodle “Boost campus,” un tema que parte de la apariencia estándar y agrega funciones en conformidad con casos de uso universitario. Lo anterior, sin perjuicio de una experiencia ligera y minimalista. Sus desarrolladores, Kathrin Osswald y Alexander Bias, […]
Moodle Mobile 3.3.2 Lets You Slide And Scroll Like Never Before
The mobile companion for the recently launched Moodle 3.3.2 is available for download at your nearest app store. It brings few new features, as the team focused on getting right parts of the experience that were beginning to frustrate some users. One of the main goods Moodle Mobile 3.3.2 brings is an enhancement in page […]
Tu Primer Tema Moodle en Colaboración con CodeLobster (Parte 2 de 2)
This Story in English. Por Stanislav Ustimenko, CodeLobster.com (Traducción: Cristian T. Duque) Parte 1 aquí. Hoy comenzarás el desarrollo de código de tu tema en Moodle Vamos a darle un nombre. Haz clic derecho sobre el proyecto y crea una nueva carpeta (en el ejemplo, “codelobster“.) Esta carpeta contendrá todos los archivos de nuestro nuevo […]
Try The ‘Boost Campus’ Moodle Theme’s Colorful Choices From Your Keyboard
The University of Ulm in Germany is releasing “Boost Campus,” a child theme of Moodle’s default interface designed for universities. It adds interesting functionality without bloating the original theme. In fact, developers Kathrin Osswald and Alexander Bias strived to “keep the functionality from Boost from Moodle core as much as possible.” (Not to be confused […]
WIRIS Acquires Design Science To Rule The Multiplatform Math Equation Editing Market
A press release on Design Science’s page announces its acquisition by WIRIS, a transaction which will soon lead to a “MathType Everywhere” solution that may preserve the compatibility of the company’s flagship product, as well as the trademark. As “MathType Everywhere” is planned to offer versions for Microsoft Office Online and Google Docs, in addition […]
eThink Education Crosses The Border To Deliver Moodle Learning Solutions In Canada
Baltimore-based eThink Education, an official Moodle Partner in the US, The Caribbean and Nigeria, has announced the beginning of operations in Canada. As the announcement mentions, Canada is a mature LMS market, often considered as the other half of the competitive North American Region. While Moodle is in second place in the US Higher Ed […]
How To ‘Progressify’ Your Moodle™ Site Into A Progressive Web Application (Lesson One)
Mobile browsers for Android such as Firefox, Opera, or Chrome support Progressive Web Applications. PWAs are somewhere between a mobile page and a native Android app. Unless the features involve real-time graphics processing or other features that require high-use computational resources, a PWA is surprisingly capable of offering an experience indistinguishable from mobile apps. It can […]
Moodle 3.3.2 Available For Download, Moodle 3.2, 3.1 Also Updated
News! #Moodle 3.3.2, 3.2.5 & 3.1.8 are available to download: https://t.co/CVmKjJ2h0WCheck out our release notes: https://t.co/jiHhOlZcUJ pic.twitter.com/t78YFT0VJl — Moodle | moodle.com (@moodle) September 11, 2017 This set of minor releases are the last ones before the long-awaited Moodle 3.4. As usual, a series of tweaks, from bug fixes to improvements, make the bulk of the […]
