Tag: moodle

  • Moodle Moot UK 2010 – Day 2 Welcome

    Welcome to day two by Martin Dougiamas Moodle 2.0 Overview Over past ten years code has grown, features been added, and came to the time  when it needed an overhaul. By 1.9 was inevitable to go to 2.0 rather than 1.10. Been working on 2.0 for about two years now. Have resisted all sorts of…

  • Moodle Moot UK 2010 – Closing Keynote/Plenary

    Closing keynote/plenary: Philip Badman, Vice Principal Funding & Planning, Newham College Starts by saying Newham College are not mature users on ILCT – as in they are not at the end of the road, just part way along it. One of largest FE centres, and 6th most deprived area in England. Most culturally diverse FE…

  • Moodle Moot UK 2010 – Moving to Moodle

    Laura Widger – Waterford Institute of Technology in 2008 were using WebCT 4. At a point where they had to move. So either upgrade webct/blackboard or go open source. Evaluated others having taken same decision. people with commercial were happy. people with open source were excited. Open source is like a race car, need very…

  • Moodle Moot Uk 2010 – Enhancing Moodle (e-portfolios)

    Two sessions, one by Newham and one by TDM. Newham Purchased Moodle from ULCC  Nov 2008, launched for staff Dec 2008. Live for students and staff Mar 2009 (MIS integration). E-learning advisors in place to develop VLE and provide staff support. Over 200 staff given 1 hour of 1-2-1 compulsory training. Followed by 2 hours…

  • Moodle Moot UK 2010 – Morning Keynote

    Morning keynote: Professor Sugata Mitra, Newcastle University The Future of Learning (or A future of learning) Everywhere on Earth, there are places where, for various reasons, good teachers do not want to, or cannot, go. We have the above problem even in this country. How would poor children get to work with computers? The Hole…

  • Moodle Moot UK 2010 – Welcome

    A welcome from Phillip Butler ULCC followed by: Official opening of MoodleMoot UK 2010 by Professor Geoffrey Crossick, Warden of Goldsmith College and Deputy Vice Chancellor of the University of London. Moodle central to the external systems with 50k+ students worldwide. Replacement to their bespoke vle . Moold e at the heart of ULCCs provision.…