The Moodle Dashboard
As an active XBOX gamer I really like the XBOX Gamercard that allows you to view your score and game progress and compare this with other users.
In fact, I liked the idea so much that I built a Moodle version.
My Moodle 2.0 Upgrade Journey Part 1…
To upgrade or not to upgrade? That is the question.
Well my answer is…upgrade!
I am currently in the process of writing a short paper on a possible upgrade to Moodle 2.0 for Leeds City College. I am proposing an upgrade during the summer.
Unfortunately, due to the size of the organisation, our custom tweaks, third party plug-ins and staff training needs, an upgrade isn’t going to be easy.
This blog post will be part of several posts during the run up to D-Day! Or M2-Day as I’ll call it.
What’s in your Moodle Toolkit?
Most jobs require tools. Plumbers need wrenches, joiners need saws, accountants need calculators, hairdressers need scissors. But what does a Moodle Developer carry in their toolbox?
This will differ depending on your Operating System but in terms of functionality, how many applications does a Moodle developer really need?
Moodle Tip: Change the default popup file window size
One of the most frustrating things about Moodle is the popup window that opens when a tutor uploads a file. Not only does it open in a small window but it often crops of the side of the screen with the “choose” option.
Many tutors then miss out this vital step of clicking choose and often place a checkbox next to the filename instead.
So we set about trying to find the code in Moodle which changes the size of the popup window (by default this is set to 750px x 500px).
New MyMoodle Idea: Moodle Folders
As I’ve said many times before, I love the MyMoodle page and I’m always looking for ways in which to improve it. So my colleague and I, Sukhwant Lota (@sukhwantlota) set about creating Moodle Folders.
We needed something new for the start of the summer term and we needed a custom way to sort long course lists on the MyMoodle page. Being avid fans of Google Mail and Docs we liked the idea of using tags and labels, so in effect this is how Moodle Folders works. The user simply creates a tag/folder which is assigned to a course.
Book Review: Moodle 1.9 Teaching Techniques
This has quickly become of my favourite Moodle books as it offers something completely different. The book focuses on using Moodle as a teaching tool and mixes both the technical know-how and the pedagogical theory to great effect.
This book is ideal for any teacher/tutor who wants to use Moodle interactively. The book teaches the reader how to build an effective online course by promoting the use of the book module, forums, workshops, wikis and other core activities. The use of groups and groupings are not only explained but also put into practice.
Moodle Persona for Firefox 3.6
Today I created the first ever Moodle themed persona for Firefox 3.6!
To view it please visit: http://bit.ly/d7ZJgc
I hope to create many more!
Moodle Bar v1.0 now available
As promised, I have released the Moodle Bar. The release date coinsides with the iMoot 2010.
It is available direct from this website by following this link:
Please feel free to use it, hack it, modify it and do with it what you will.
Do send me an email though so I can see it in action on your Moodle sites.
Moodle Twitter Post Block
I have just finished an early release of my Moodle Twitter Block. The block simply allows you to post a tweet to a Twitter account. At present it asks you to enter your Twitter username and password but I will be customising this to pull the data from user profile fields already in Moodle. A lot of work has already been done on a similar block by M3 (http://m3.jiscemerge.org.uk/) but I wanted to create my