Category: Moodle
Moodle Extenders and Developers Group
May 10th, 2012 at 10:05
If you’re interested in helping the Moodle team to create and develop new features for Moodle, we invite you to join The University of Nottingham’s Moodle Extenders and Developers Group (MEAD). Developments may use existing plugins for Moodle or be developed from scratch. Either way MEAD is the community for those interested in contributing to future Moodle [...]
Moodle webinars from Ireland
May 10th, 2012 at 07:05
Ireland’s Learning Innovation Network have a series of webinars on the topic of Moodle. You can see recordings of those already held or register for the ones coming up. What is Moodle and how can it be used in my classes? Thurs 12th April- 4pm Recording Using Moodle to Manage your Assignments Wed 18th April – 1pm [...]
Elearning community Wednesday 9th May: Synchronous Online Communication
May 9th, 2012 at 07:05
Our next E-learning Community lunchtime seminar takes place today Wednesday 9th May, from 12.30 pm in Sir Clive Granger A48 The theme is Synchronous Online Communication: running successful Adobe Connect sessions with students Our speakers include Jonathan Houdmont (lecturer – including on the MSc in Health and Wellbeing – in the Institute for Work, Health [...]
New features in Moodle
May 8th, 2012 at 12:05
A block that provides navigation between sections/topics and one that provides WebCT learning-module-type functionality are just two of the improvements recently made to Nottingham’s Moodle. Module titles The full names of modules now appear automatically at the top of the central column on every module front page. This paves the way for the School banners [...]
Join us online for “Teaching with Moodle”
May 3rd, 2012 at 09:05
‘Teaching with Moodle’ is a new online course offered by the Learning Technology Section. It’s an exciting new format – as it’s an 8-week rolling online course that also forms a growing resource about all things Moodle. Each week there’s a particular topic with activities and resources, as well as a weekly webinar in Adobe Connect [...]
Moodle downtime – advanced warning
April 20th, 2012 at 10:04
Moodle will be unavailable from 10:00 (BST) on Wednesday 25th April whilst updates are carried out and new features added. We will endeavour to restore service as soon as possible but anticipate this taking most of the working day. Several new features are being added – watch out for a blog post next week to [...]
Elearning community – and webinar!
April 10th, 2012 at 02:04
This week we’re launching a new online course – Teaching with Moodle. Following on from the Key Moodle Basics Introduction to Moodle, this rolling 8-week course will explore a variety of topics relating to Moodle and provide the opportunity for staff to explore, share, and ask questions. We will be using tomorrow’s e-learning community meeting [...]
Moodle Tip – Releasing grades to students on a specified date
April 2nd, 2012 at 08:04
One of the questions I’ve been asked about Moodle is about marking. By default, Moodle is set to show the grades to the students as soon as given, but often you will want to release grades all together on a particular date. To set a “Hidden until” date for grades: Select the Gradebook by going [...]
How to enable conditional activities in Moodle
1 March 16th, 2012 at 09:03
Moodle has a useful feature that allows a teacher (Moodle’s word for instructor or module convenor) to set up a sequence of activites such that completion of each will be tracked and final course completion can be monitored. This could be useful, for example, for a self study course or for a Lab Induction or Health and Safety [...]
Participatory online learning – 5 ways to welcome your learners
March 14th, 2012 at 09:03
To accompany our elearning community discussion on Participatory Online Learning, we are offering a series of related posts on creating participatory activities and creating the kind of learning environment in which these are successful. If you’re trying to encourage your students to participate in online activities as part of their course, creating the feel of [...]