Moodle 3.1 Enables LTI® Specification For Courses And Activities
Moodle is taking a decisive step toward a standardized global practice by enabling Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) for courses made in Moodle 3.1. The LTI specification creates a unified set of guidelines about the integration of “rich learning applications” in platforms such as Learning Management Systems, of which Moodle is a prominent example. Moodle could […]
Teaching With Moodle MOOC Week 2 And We Are Still Waiting For You
By the end of the week we’ll be halfway through the official Moodle HQ “Teaching With Moodle” MOOC. But there is no rush. You haven’t missed any deadlines! Contents will remain for a while, and so will the forums. Moodle cannot replace oxygen intake (we’ll see what version 3.2 brings), so you’re better off taking […]
Bring A New Level Of Grading Standards Into You School With Moodle Coursework
The University of London Computer Centre (ULCC) has gifted the Moodleverse with the Coursework Plugin. It gives extra functionality to the grading of written activities. It also shows one of the greatest things about open source technologies. When you create a solution for yourself, you end up making thousands more lives easier! I’m sure the […]
Moodle Partner BlackBoard Enters The Predictive Learning Analytics Race With Blackboard Predict
The acquisition of skills is, in many ways, a risk management endeavor. Students face many perils through their learning years which might affect what they learn, how and for how long. There are also the risk factors. Health issues, social and financial situations place them at a disadvantage before the competition begins. The system has […]
Demo RemUI, Another Responsive Theme For Moodle By Edwiser
RemUI is a new look for a Moodle theme, significantly changing the look and feel of the Dashboard for students, teachers and administrators. It looks to help some of Moodle’s “Achilles heel” of usability, as Edwiser’s Rajiv Sathian calls it. He claims both students and administrators “struggle to find their way around complex settings”. There […]
Register Now For The Blackboard, AWS & IBM Partnership Webinar
The Blackboard, AWS, IBM partnership was announced earlier this month in two press releases. We covered both. The most recent one took place during the annual BBWorld 2016. The three companies are hosting a webinar to provide an overview of what managed hosted and cloud hosted partners can expect from the partnership. Blackboard is a Moodle […]
Universal Instructional Design Principles: Usability, Accessibility, Evidence In Moodle vs MOOCs
Are MOOCs really open? We have witnessed its rise in past years. We have also witnessed the wave of backlash in many of its aspects. Content, engagement, completion rates and churning in particular. These issues cannot move forward without actual empirical research. An article from the recent release of the Proceedings from the 2016 Conference of the […]
Do The New Google EDU Services Make It A Stronger Moodle Contender?
Google EDU provides a set of features that seek to extend the LMS arena. And when it comes to helping with the creation and development of online courses, the Google Apps ecosystem is a valuable support, while not yet providing a full LMS. The real competitor, Google Clasroom, is still restricted for Google Apps for Education accounts. […]
Revolutionary Fork to the Snap Moodle Theme Will Streamline Your Learning Workflow
#MootUS16 has just completed and we are already seeing some impressive outputs! The Moodlerooms Snap Theme has received a warm welcome since its launch. Its focus on whitespace and decluttering reminded tense students to breathe. Now CASS takes the idea further by decluttering the decision making process itself. CASS Business School’s Leonard Houx showcased a fork on the already versatile Snap […]
