More effective ways of managing/storing files, offering better flexibility in accessing and linking to files across modules In Moodle 2, uploading files has become much easier and quicker so it’s no longer a two-stage process. In Moodle 1.9 you would have had to upload your resources to a course file area and then you would…Continue Reading Moodle 2: A new file management system
Uploading of files and folders into Moodle just got a whole lot easier and faster. You can now use Moodle’s drag and drop function to upload files or or an entire folder into your Moodle module. The whole process can substantially reduce time spent that it has taken in the old Moodle since before you…Continue Reading Moodle 2: Save time uploading files by using the drag and drop
Drag and Drop and a new activity feed are just some of the new features that you asked for in Moodle 2. Testing has been meticulous and has included all schools. With confidence therefore, we are able to showcase these new features at the learning at City conference this year. I will provide you with…Continue Reading You said we listened: Moodle 2 features delivers a better learning experience
The Video Special Interest Group (VideoSIG) invites City staff to participate in a workshop at the Learning at City Conference on Thursday, 6th June 2013, that will showcase practice and introduce the new video platform. The workshop will be of interest to all staff considering making video or using video content as part of their…Continue Reading Video in Education is our speciality!
What is Lecture capture? As discussed in my earlier post, lecture capture is an automated system for recording lectures and subsequently making them available via the web. Lecture capture is the chosen service name for City’s installation of the Echo360 system and tends to be the common term used in the educational technology community though…Continue Reading Sir could you repeat that please?
MyMoodle is staff and students very own private learning space in Moodle. The aim of MyMoodle is to provide staff and students with a personalised page which helps organise modules and activities within them. These activities could include unread forum posts, upcoming assignments and/or quizzes. MyMoodle, if used to its fullest potential, could be…Continue Reading Moodle 2: A personal MyMoodle
As has been promised in earlier posts, Moodle 2 is on its way to us as our newly improved learning environment. This upgrade will see the release of new features which have been identified as priorities by users using a range of agile and rigorous testing techniques. I’d like to provide a brief overview of…Continue Reading Moodle 2 New features
Moodle is City University London’s virtual learning environment (VLE). As you may know, the ed. tech teams in schools are busy working on enhancements to Moodle. This will take advantage of exciting new functionality offered by the recently released Moodle in terms of functionality, tools and new look and feel. What will this mean for…Continue Reading Are you in the mood for New Moodle 2?
With the Moodle 2 upgrade not far off, many of our ed. tech teams in each of the ETC working groups, have been working hard to provide all staff and students with an easier, friendlier, enjoyable experience on Moodle 2. So what better then to commend the work being put into this change. Well there…Continue Reading City staff pave the way forward in Moodle 2
Online learning is a growing trend in higher education and one that allows an expansion of ways to connect with learners and to share content and pedagogy. It is for this reason that web and video conferencing are becoming increasingly popular to support teaching and learning at higher education institutions (Reushle & Loch, 2008, Motamedi,…Continue Reading Get facetime by learning anytime, anyplace and anywhere