There will be a few small changes that can make big impact for you in Moodle 3.2. These changes will help to improve your user experience when adding and removing content from your module pages on Moodle. From our Focus Groups this year, we found out it was too complicated for staff to locate “Add/…Continue Reading Moodle 3.2: Improvements to adding or removing sections
This year’s Moodle update focuses on major improvements to the visibility of feedback for students. We also wanted to provide more reassurance about the visibility of grades and feedback to staff during the marking and moderation process. In our Focus Groups this year, lecturers reported it was not obvious that grades and feedback were hidden…Continue Reading Moodle 3.2: Grading Assignments
I attended MoodleMoot for the first time in my career as an educational technologist. I was unsure of what to expect (besides the hints from the program outline) and I wasn’t disappointed. It was a series of great presentations focused not only on the technical side of the platform but also on showcasing pedagogic use of different tools…Continue Reading Moodling at MoodleMoot 2017
Improving the visibility of assignment feedback for students is our priority development for Moodle 3.2. In our Moodle usability sessions last term, students were asked to locate their feedback. We found that a number of students could not easily find feedback on assignments. Our Module Dashboard means that students go to the Assignment overview page…Continue Reading Moodle 3.2: Improved visibility of feedback for students
When you log into Moodle 3.2 from 27June, there won’t be a lot of new features for you to master. We have listened to feedback from staff and students in usability sessions, from ServiceNow queries, and from Focus Groups to design improvements that address areas of difficulty when using Moodle. We have concentrated on developing…Continue Reading What to expect in Moodle 3.2
My highlight of the conference was being able to meet and network with developers from other institutions. The connections built at MoodleMoot are invaluable throughout the year when I am on chats and forums asking for help or advice. In addition, mixing with other devs keeps me up to date with trends and new tech….Continue Reading MoodleMoot 2017: The Dev Perspective
The annual MoodleMoot is a great opportunity to come together to share experiences on using Moodle. Highlight My highlight of this year’s Moot was Rebecca Barrington’s presentation on how to put the ‘oo’ back in Moodle. Rebecca, Head of e-Learning at the Cornwall College Group, shared her tips on how to get users excited by…Continue Reading MoodleMoot 2017
Turnitin will have a new look and feel from 25th July 2017 when we update to the new Feedback Studio. While the process of accessing and setting up Turnitin assignments will not change, there will be several improvements to the way you can provide feedback and view originality reports. New features include: A new layer…Continue Reading Introducing Turnitin Feedback Studio
Moodle will be updated to version 3.2 on 27 June 2017. This blog post reports on the findings from our evaluation. We are using the findings to inform our work for the annual Moodle update. Identifying the pain points In term 1, LEaD and ERES gathered staff and student experiences of Moodle and Turnitin to…Continue Reading Moodle 3.2 Priorities
Annual Moodle Update Moodle will be updated to version 3.2 this summer. Here are some of the key dates for your calendars. Moodle update Moodle will be updated to version 3.2 on 27 June 2017. For the third year, the annual Moodle update will take place on the last Tuesday in June. Tuesday morning is…Continue Reading Moodle 3.2 Key Dates