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Moodle &#169; 2008 moodle http://moodle.org/pix/i/rsssitelogo.gif http://moodle.org 140 35 http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=19&rid=1963 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:14:07 GMT <div style="padding: 15px; margin-left: 15%; margin-right: 15%;" class="generalbox"> <div style="font-size: 1.5em;"><a href="http://www.campustechnology.com/articles/69333">CSU System Adopts Moodle LMS Services</a></div> <br /> <div style="font-size: 0.9em;"><b>Type:</b> Web article</div> <div style="font-size: 0.9em;"><b>From:</b> David Nagel, Campus Technology</div> <div style="font-size: 0.9em;"><b>Published:</b> 19 November 2008</div> <br /> <div style="font-size: 0.8em;">The <a target="_blank" href="http://www.calstate.edu/">California State University system</a> is providing new learning management system support options to its 23 campuses. Through a new agreement with <a target="_blank" href="http://www.moodlerooms.com/">Moodlerooms</a>, campuses will be offered the option of adopting the open source Moodle virtual learning environment and will be provided with hosting, training, and other support services. </div> <br /> <div align="right"> <a href="http://www.campustechnology.com/articles/69333" target="_new">See the full publication</a></div> <div style="font-size: 0.6em;"><b><span class="nolink">Added to this database by: </span></b> <a href="http://moodle.org/user/view.php?id=24152&amp;course=1">Helen Foster</a></div> </div> http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=19&rid=1963 http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=19&rid=1960 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:41:50 GMT <div style="padding: 15px; margin-left: 15%; margin-right: 15%;" class="generalbox"> <div style="font-size: 1.5em;"><a href="http://www.uctl.canterbury.ac.nz/moodle">University of Canterbury adopts Moodle</a></div> <br /> <div style="font-size: 0.9em;"><b>Type:</b> Web article</div> <div style="font-size: 0.9em;"><b>From:</b> Derek Chirnside</div> <div style="font-size: 0.9em;"><b>Published:</b> 25 November 2008</div> <br /> <div style="font-size: 0.8em;">Announced today: after a 17 month review process, the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand moving from Interact and Blackboard to Moodle for the start of 2010. The transition process starts now. </div> <br /> <div align="right"> <a href="http://www.uctl.canterbury.ac.nz/moodle" target="_new">See the full publication</a></div> <div style="font-size: 0.6em;"><b><span class="nolink">Added to this database by: </span></b> <a href="http://moodle.org/user/view.php?id=191052&amp;course=1">Derek Chirnside</a></div> </div> http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=19&rid=1960 http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=19&rid=1959 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:00:28 GMT <div style="padding: 15px; margin-left: 15%; margin-right: 15%;" class="generalbox"> <div style="font-size: 1.5em;"><a href="http://www.trainingzone.co.uk/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=189855">Free, flexible software for elearning</a></div> <br /> <div style="font-size: 0.9em;"><b>Type:</b> Web article</div> <div style="font-size: 0.9em;"><b>From:</b> Training Zone</div> <div style="font-size: 0.9em;"><b>Published:</b> 24 November 2008</div> <br /> <div style="font-size: 0.8em;"> With elearning on a stellar rise, more and more organisations are looking to introduce or improve their online learning management systems. Ray Lawrence of <a href="http://www.howtomoodle.com">HowToMoodle</a> considers the software options. </div> <br /> <div align="right"> <a href="http://www.trainingzone.co.uk/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=189855" target="_new">See the full publication</a></div> <div style="font-size: 0.6em;"><b><span class="nolink">Added to this database by: </span></b> <a href="http://moodle.org/user/view.php?id=7127&amp;course=1">Ray Lawrence</a></div> </div> http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=19&rid=1959 http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=19&rid=1955 Sun, 23 Nov 2008 17:24:43 GMT <div style="padding: 15px; margin-left: 15%; margin-right: 15%;" class="generalbox"> <div style="font-size: 1.5em;"><a href="http://www.teachersnews.net/artikel/nachrichten/beruf/009303.php">Informatik-Lehrmaterialien auf dem IT-Gipfel: Freier Zugang zur IT-Qualifikation</a></div> <br /> <div style="font-size: 0.9em;"><b>Type:</b> Web article</div> <div style="font-size: 0.9em;"><b>From:</b> TeachersNews</div> <div style="font-size: 0.9em;"><b>Published:</b> 23 November 2008</div> <br /> <div style="font-size: 0.8em;"> German ECDL organization presents ICT Moodle at governmental National German ICT-Summit . </div> <br /> <div align="right"> <a href="http://www.teachersnews.net/artikel/nachrichten/beruf/009303.php" target="_new">See the full publication</a></div> <div style="font-size: 0.6em;"><b><span class="nolink">Added to this database by: </span></b> <a href="http://moodle.org/user/view.php?id=5382&amp;course=1">Ralf Hilgenstock</a></div> </div> http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=19&rid=1955 http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=19&rid=1917 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:25:05 GMT <div style="padding: 15px; margin-left: 15%; margin-right: 15%;" class="generalbox"> <div style="font-size: 1.5em;"><a href="http://www.elearningguild.com/articles/abstracts/index.cfm?action=viewonly2&id=289">Moodle: A Low-Cost Solution for Successful e-Learning</a></div> <br /> <div style="font-size: 0.9em;"><b>Type:</b> Web article</div> <div style="font-size: 0.9em;"><b>From:</b> Margaret Martinez and Sheila Jagannathan</div> <div style="font-size: 0.9em;"><b>Published:</b> 11 November 2008</div> <br /> <div style="font-size: 0.8em;"> <strong>Abstract:</strong><br /> &quot;Not too long ago, Moodle was a little-known content and learning management application supported by a tiny community. In the last two years, it has enjoyed tremendous growth, starting in the education community but now spreading to small- to medium-size businesses. Should you be looking for ways to put this Open Source Software to work? This week’s authors give you plenty of help in answering that question!&quot;<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">To see the actual PDF file, you must be a member of the eLearning Guild. Membership is free! The article is positive of Moodle, and cites some statistics from the guild's research that show Moodle's speedy growth in various markets. <br /><br />Sections include </span><br style="font-style:italic;" /> <ul style="font-style:italic;"> <li>Market share</li> <li>Why do organizations choose Moodle?</li> <li>How are educational institutions <a class="data autolink" title="Using Moodle" href="http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=55&amp;rid=1940" >using Moodle</a>?</li> <li>What are Moodle’s advantages?</li> <li>What are Moodle’s disadvantages?</li> <li>How does Moodle enhance teaching and learning?</li> </ul><br style="font-style:italic;" /><span style="font-style:italic;">Sidebars list moodle publications, on-line demos, and OSS Resources for e-Learnong and use with Moodle</span>.<br /> </div> <br /> <div align="right"> <a href="http://www.elearningguild.com/articles/abstracts/index.cfm?action=viewonly2&id=289" target="_new">See the full publication</a></div> <div style="font-size: 0.6em;"><b><span class="nolink">Added to this database by: </span></b> <a href="http://moodle.org/user/view.php?id=20117&amp;course=1">Kirk Fretwell</a></div> </div> http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=19&rid=1917 http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=19&rid=1899 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:42:43 GMT <div style="padding: 15px; margin-left: 15%; margin-right: 15%;" class="generalbox"> <div style="font-size: 1.5em;"><a href="http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/Top100Tools/moodle.html">Top 100 tools: Moodle</a></div> <br /> <div style="font-size: 0.9em;"><b>Type:</b> Web article</div> <div style="font-size: 0.9em;"><b>From:</b> The Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies</div> <div style="font-size: 0.9em;"><b>Published:</b> 31 October 2008</div> <br /> <div style="font-size: 0.8em;">Moodle is ranked 9th in the <a href="http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/recommended/top100.html">Top 100 Tools for Learning 2008</a>.<br /><br />Comments from those who selected Moodle as one of their Top 10 Tools.<br /></div> <br /> <div align="right"> <a href="http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/Top100Tools/moodle.html" target="_new">See the full publication</a></div> <div style="font-size: 0.6em;"><b><span class="nolink">Added to this database by: </span></b> <a href="http://moodle.org/user/view.php?id=24152&amp;course=1">Helen Foster</a></div> </div> http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=19&rid=1899 http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=19&rid=1889 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:29:48 GMT <div style="padding: 15px; margin-left: 15%; margin-right: 15%;" class="generalbox"> <div style="font-size: 1.5em;"><a href="http://dontbeafraid.edublogs.org/2008/11/05/moodle-from-a-students-perspective/">Moodle from a Students Perspective</a></div> <br /> <div style="font-size: 0.9em;"><b>Type:</b> Blog entry</div> <div style="font-size: 0.9em;"><b>From:</b> Alex Miller</div> <div style="font-size: 0.9em;"><b>Published:</b> 5 November 2008</div> <br /> <div style="font-size: 0.8em;">What the students said about Moodle...</div> <br /> <div align="right"> <a href="http://dontbeafraid.edublogs.org/2008/11/05/moodle-from-a-students-perspective/" target="_new">See the full publication</a></div> <div style="font-size: 0.6em;"><b><span class="nolink">Added to this database by: </span></b> <a href="http://moodle.org/user/view.php?id=24152&amp;course=1">Helen Foster</a></div> </div> http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=19&rid=1889 http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=19&rid=1877 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 22:09:29 GMT <div style="padding: 15px; margin-left: 15%; margin-right: 15%;" class="generalbox"> <div style="font-size: 1.5em;"><a href="http://connect.educause.edu/Library/Abstract/AnOpenSourceLMSforaMissio/46546">An Open Source LMS for a Mission-Critical, Enterprise-Level Application: Are We There Yet?</a></div> <br /> <div style="font-size: 0.9em;"><b>Type:</b> Presentation</div> <div style="font-size: 0.9em;"><b>From:</b> Wen Hao Chuang, Kevin Kelly</div> <div style="font-size: 0.9em;"><b>Published:</b> 2 April 2008</div> <br /> <div style="font-size: 0.8em;"> <p>The open source learning management system has gradually reached maturity. In this session, we will share ideas and lessons learned about making open source LMS enterprise-ready. Currently SFSU has one of the largest Moodle installations in the United States and is the sole university hosting an anonymous Moodle CVS server.</p> </div> <br /> <div align="right"> <a href="http://connect.educause.edu/Library/Abstract/AnOpenSourceLMSforaMissio/46546" target="_new">See the full publication</a></div> <div style="font-size: 0.6em;"><b><span class="nolink">Added to this database by: </span></b> <a href="http://moodle.org/user/view.php?id=18123&amp;course=1">Wen Hao Chuang</a></div> </div> http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=19&rid=1877 http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=19&rid=1861 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:21:51 GMT <div style="padding: 15px; margin-left: 15%; margin-right: 15%;" class="generalbox"> <div style="font-size: 1.5em;"><a href="http://moodlemootau.org/mod/resource/view.php?id=105">Moodle Moot AU 08</a></div> <br /> <div style="font-size: 0.9em;"><b>Type:</b> Web article</div> <div style="font-size: 0.9em;"><b>From:</b> Chad Outten</div> <div style="font-size: 0.9em;"><b>Published:</b> 1 October 2008</div> <br /> <div style="font-size: 0.8em;">Media release from Moodle Moot AU 08 held in Brisbane, Australia. </div> <br /> <div align="right"> <a href="http://moodlemootau.org/mod/resource/view.php?id=105" target="_new">See the full publication</a></div> <div style="font-size: 0.6em;"><b><span class="nolink">Added to this database by: </span></b> <a href="http://moodle.org/user/view.php?id=93233&amp;course=1">Chad Outten</a></div> </div> http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=19&rid=1861 http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=19&rid=1850 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:09:55 GMT <div style="padding: 15px; margin-left: 15%; margin-right: 15%;" class="generalbox"> <div style="font-size: 1.5em;"><a href="http://human.edublogs.org/2008/09/30/moodle-explained-with-lego/">Moodle explained with Lego</a></div> <br /> <div style="font-size: 0.9em;"><b>Type:</b> Blog entry</div> <div style="font-size: 0.9em;"><b>From:</b> Tomaz Lasic </div> <div style="font-size: 0.9em;"><b>Published:</b> 30 September 2008</div> <br /> <div style="font-size: 0.8em;"> Like many millions of people around the world, one of my favourite toys as a child was Lego. I spent countless hours engaged in imaginative play with it (I still do, just much, much less these days) and it looks like I have passed the genes. Last week, I played with my son when the similarity between <a href="../../" title="moodle link" target="_blank">Moodle </a>and Lego struck me. They are not only both tough, light, modular, infinitely open-ended and very popular products worldwide but they also encourage the way of learning I am passionate about practicing and promoting – try, connect, observe, see patterns, share, watch, (re)construct, change and above all immerse yourself in learning and discovery. </div> <br /> <div align="right"> <a href="http://human.edublogs.org/2008/09/30/moodle-explained-with-lego/" target="_new">See the full publication</a></div> <div style="font-size: 0.6em;"><b><span class="nolink">Added to this database by: </span></b> <a href="http://moodle.org/user/view.php?id=24152&amp;course=1">Helen Foster</a></div> </div> http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=19&rid=1850 http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=19&rid=1842 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 07:28:34 GMT <div style="padding: 15px; margin-left: 15%; margin-right: 15%;" class="generalbox"> <div style="font-size: 1.5em;"><a href="http://www.icwe.net/oeb_special/news98.php">Interview with Dr Sebastian Graeb-Konneker, Royal Dutch Shell</a></div> <br /> <div style="font-size: 0.9em;"><b>Type:</b> Newspaper article</div> <div style="font-size: 0.9em;"><b>From:</b> OEB News Portal</div> <div style="font-size: 0.9em;"><b>Published:</b> 9 October 2008</div> <br /> <div style="font-size: 0.8em;"> <h5>OEB: What was the clincher for you to choose Moodle, then?</h5> <p><strong>Graeb-Konneker</strong>: At Shell, we have a learning strategy that has been developed over a number of years, starting with the use of another VLE in 2001. Today, Moodle is just one of half a dozen applications that we use in learning and knowledge management. However, it is a valuable add-on to the tools we already have because it is strong in one specific aspect. We want knowledge workers; we want people to be able to contribute, so you need to have a functionality that engages users and allows them to submit, influence, manipulate and drive the knowledge that is in the system. In many ways, Moodle comes very close to that because it supports a constructivist learning mode. It is no big surprise that this was a good fit. </p> </div> <br /> <div align="right"> <a href="http://www.icwe.net/oeb_special/news98.php" target="_new">See the full publication</a></div> <div style="font-size: 0.6em;"><b><span class="nolink">Added to this database by: </span></b> <a href="http://moodle.org/user/view.php?id=20216&amp;course=1">Joseph Rézeau</a></div> </div> http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=19&rid=1842 http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=19&rid=1841 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:40:05 GMT <div style="padding: 15px; margin-left: 15%; margin-right: 15%;" class="generalbox"> <div style="font-size: 1.5em;"><a href="http://duckygator.com/2008/10/impressive-use-of-social-tools-in-school/">Impressive use of social tools in school</a></div> <br /> <div style="font-size: 0.9em;"><b>Type:</b> Blog entry</div> <div style="font-size: 0.9em;"><b>From:</b> Tom Roberts</div> <div style="font-size: 0.9em;"><b>Published:</b> 11 October 2008</div> <br /> <div style="font-size: 0.8em;">A very interesting thing happened tonight. My 13 year old daughter was logged into a <a href="../../" title="Moodle Course Management System">Moodle</a> account being used by the school district. Her English class added a course to the system and the kids were introduced to the system today.<br /><br />I was impressed to see the school district using a tool like Moodle to help manage courses, but was more impressed when I saw HOW they were using it, WHAT the kids were saying, and how QUICKLY it was adopted.<br /> </div> <br /> <div align="right"> <a href="http://duckygator.com/2008/10/impressive-use-of-social-tools-in-school/" target="_new">See the full publication</a></div> <div style="font-size: 0.6em;"><b><span class="nolink">Added to this database by: </span></b> <a href="http://moodle.org/user/view.php?id=688311&amp;course=1">Tom Roberts</a></div> </div> http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=19&rid=1841 http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=19&rid=1808 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:24:48 GMT <div style="padding: 15px; margin-left: 15%; margin-right: 15%;" class="generalbox"> <div style="font-size: 1.5em;"><a href="http://minnov8.com/2008/09/22/moodle/">Moodle Makes Its Mark</a></div> <br /> <div style="font-size: 0.9em;"><b>Type:</b> Web article</div> <div style="font-size: 0.9em;"><b>From:</b> Steve Borsch, Minnov8</div> <div style="font-size: 0.9em;"><b>Published:</b> 22 September 2008</div> <br /> <div style="font-size: 0.8em;"><p>Though I’ve been aware of the OSS learning management system called “<a target="_blank" href="../../">Moodle</a>” (Modular <a class="data autolink" title="Object" href="http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&amp;rid=106" >Object</a>-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment) for some time, I was both delighted at what I discovered at the U of MN and surprised (stunned might be the better word) by its adoption within Eden Prairie schools where my son attends high school.</p> <p>There are lessons in this story for all of us about how two very different educational organizations recognized that collaboration, human connection, and the move to parallel and associative learning is at the core of education going forward, and took <a class="data autolink" title="Calculated" href="http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&amp;rid=104" >calculated</a> risk with the OSS Moodle to meet new needs.</p> </div> <br /> <div align="right"> <a href="http://minnov8.com/2008/09/22/moodle/" target="_new">See the full publication</a></div> <div style="font-size: 0.6em;"><b><span class="nolink">Added to this database by: </span></b> <a href="http://moodle.org/user/view.php?id=24152&amp;course=1">Helen Foster</a></div> </div> http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=19&rid=1808 http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=19&rid=1800 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:43:04 GMT <div style="padding: 15px; margin-left: 15%; margin-right: 15%;" class="generalbox"> <div style="font-size: 1.5em;"><a href="http://cornellsun.com/node/31655">C.U. Considers Alternative to Blackboard Site</a></div> <br /> <div style="font-size: 0.9em;"><b>Type:</b> Newspaper article</div> <div style="font-size: 0.9em;"><b>From:</b> Seth Shapiro, The Cornell Daily Sun</div> <div style="font-size: 0.9em;"><b>Published:</b> 18 September 2008</div> <br /> <div style="font-size: 0.8em;">Recently, several universities across the country decided to put an end to their relationships with Blackboard and switch to one of its competitors. Cornell is now evaluating whether it will do the same.<br /><br />The University is currently testing Moodle, one of Blackboard’s leading competitors. </div> <br /> <div align="right"> <a href="http://cornellsun.com/node/31655" target="_new">See the full publication</a></div> <div style="font-size: 0.6em;"><b><span class="nolink">Added to this database by: </span></b> <a href="http://moodle.org/user/view.php?id=24152&amp;course=1">Helen Foster</a></div> </div> http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=19&rid=1800 http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=19&rid=1783 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 07:43:23 GMT <div style="padding: 15px; margin-left: 15%; margin-right: 15%;" class="generalbox"> <div style="font-size: 1.5em;"><a href="http://chronicle.com/free/v55/i03/03a00103.htm">Blackboard Customers Consider Alternatives</a></div> <br /> <div style="font-size: 0.9em;"><b>Type:</b> Web article</div> <div style="font-size: 0.9em;"><b>From:</b> Jeffrey R. Young</div> <div style="font-size: 0.9em;"><b>Published:</b> 12 September 2008</div> <br /> <div style="font-size: 0.8em;">Open-source software for course management poses market challenge.</div> <br /> <div align="right"> <a href="http://chronicle.com/free/v55/i03/03a00103.htm" target="_new">See the full publication</a></div> <div style="font-size: 0.6em;"><b><span class="nolink">Added to this database by: </span></b> <a href="http://moodle.org/user/view.php?id=167572&amp;course=1">Mark Aberdour</a></div> </div> http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=19&rid=1783